Exam 4: NSG221/ NSG 221 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Mental Health Nursing Review |Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing

Examl 4:l NSG221/l NSGl 221l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Herzing

QUESTION
whatl isl latencyl ofl response?


Answer:
hesitationl beforel answeringl al question




QUESTION
whatl isl perseveration?


Answer:
persistentl repetitionl ofl thel samel wordl orl ideal inl responsel tol differentl questions;l evenl
ifl personl triesl tol changel topicl w




QUESTION
Whatl isl verbigeration?


Answer:
meaninglessl repetitionl ofl specificl wordsl orl phrases




QUESTION

,whatl isl stiltedl language?


Answer:
usel ofl wordsl orl phrasesl thatl arel flowery,l excessive,l andl pompous




QUESTION
whatl isl wordl salad?


Answer:
combol ofl jumbledl wordsl andl phrasesl thatl makel nol sensel tol listener




QUESTION
whatl isl persecutory/paranoidl delusions?


Answer:
ptl believesl othersl arel planningl tol harml theml orl arel spyingl orl belittlingl inl somel way




QUESTION
whatl isl nihilisticl delusions?


Answer:
believel theirl organsl arel notl functioningl orl rottingl away




QUESTION
whatl isl somaticl delisions?


Answer:
unrealisticl beliefsl aboutl ptl healthl orl bodyl functionsw

,QUESTION
whatl isl grandiosel delusions?


Answer:
ptl claimsl tol associatel withl celebritiesl orl ptl believesl themselfl tol bel famousl orl capablel
ofl majorl things




QUESTION
whatl isl delirium?


Answer:
Al disorientedl reactionl withl restlessnessl andl confusionl thatl mayl bel associatedl withl fearl
andl hallucinations




QUESTION
whatl arel causesl ofl delirium?


Answer:
-Medicinel toxicityl (anticholinergics)
-Metabolicl probleml (e.g.,l thyroidl storm)
-Infectionl (HIV,l syphilis)
-Electrolytel abnormalityl (hypoxemia)
-Alchohol
-B12,l folate,l orl thiaminel deficienciesl (duel tol malnutrition)




QUESTION
whatl arel sxl ofl delirium?

, Answer:
-l poorl attentionl
-l easilyl distracted,l disoriented
-l sensoryl distb.l (illusions,l misinterpretation,l hallucinations)




QUESTION
whatl isl treatmentl forl delirium?


Answer:
1.l IDl andl addressl underlyingl cause
2.l optimizel brainl conditionl (O2,l hydration,l pain)
3.l antipsychoticsl (haloperidol),l benzos




QUESTION
whatl isl dementia?


Answer:
progressivel d/ol
-l startl withl memoryl lossl (mildl stage)l
-l confusionl andl lossl ofl indepdentl fcnl (moderate)l
-l totall disorientationl andl lossl ofl fcnl (severe)




QUESTION
whatl medsl arel usedl tol treatl demential tol slowl diseasel progression?


Answer:
-l acetylcholinesterasel inhibitors-l donepezil,l galantamine,l rivastigminel (exelone)
l

Mostl commonl s/el diarrhea,l nausea,l anorexia,l wtl less