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NSG3450 /NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 4 NEWEST
2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
A female pt diagnosed w/ schizophrenia has been prescribed a
first generation antipsychotic medication. What info should the
nurse provide to the pt regarding her s/s?
a. her memory problems will likely decrease
b. depressive episodes should be less severe
c. she will probably enjoy social interactions more
d. she should experience a reduction in hallucinations -
ANSWER-D
Which characteristic presents the greatest risk for injury to others
by the pt diagnosed with schizophrenia?
a. depersonalization
b. pressured speech
c. negative sx
d. paranoia - ANSWER-D
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Gilbert, age 19, described his parents as a "moody child" with an
onset of odd behavior at about age 14, which caused Gilbert to
suffer academically and socially. Gilbert has lost the ability to
complete household chores, is reluctant to leave the house, and
is obsessed with the lock on the windows and doors. Due to
Gilbert's early and slow onset of what is now recognized as
schizophrenia, his prognosis is considered:
a. favorable with medication
b. int he relapse stage
c. improvable with psychosocial interventions
d. to have a less positive outcome - ANSWER-D
Which therapeutic communications statement might have a
psychiatric-mental health registered nurse use when a pt's
nursing diagnosis is altered thought processes?
a. "I know you say you hear voices, but I cannot hear them'
b. "stop listening to the voices they are NOT real"
c. "you say you hear voices, what are they telling you?"
d. "please tell the voices to leave you alone for now" - ANSWER-
C
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When pt's diagnosed with schizophrenia suffer from anosognosia,
they often refuse medication, believing that:
a. meds provided are ineffective
b. nurses are trying to control their minds
c. the meds will make them sick
d. they are not actually ill - ANSWER-D
Kyle, a pt with schizophrenia, began to take the FGA haloperidol
(Haldol) last week. One day you find him sitting very stuffy and
not moving. He is diaphoretic, and when you ask if he is okay he
seems to respond verbally. His vital signs are: BP 170/100, P 110,
T 104.2F. What is the priority nursing intervention? Select all that
apply:
a. hold his med and contact his prescriber
b. wipe him with a washcloth wet with cold water or alcohol
c. administer a med such as a benztropine IM to correct this
dystonic reaction
d. reassure him that although there is no treatment for his tarydive
dyskinesia, it will pass
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e. hold his med for now and consult his prescriber when he
comes to the unit later today - ANSWER-a, b
Tomas is a 21 y/o male with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Tomas's nurses recognizes that self-medicating with excessive
alcohol is common in this ds and can co-occur along with:
a. generally good health despite the mental illness
b. an aversion to drinking fluids
c. anxiety and depression
d. the ability to express his needs - ANSWER-C
Which assessment findings mark the prodromal stage of
schizophrenia?
a. withdrawal, misinterpreting, poor concentrating, and
preoccupation with religion
b. Auditory hallucinations, ideas of reference, thought inserting,
and broadcasting
c. stereotyped behavior, echopraxia, echolalia, and waxy flexibility
neologisms
NSG3450 /NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 4 NEWEST
2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|
A female pt diagnosed w/ schizophrenia has been prescribed a
first generation antipsychotic medication. What info should the
nurse provide to the pt regarding her s/s?
a. her memory problems will likely decrease
b. depressive episodes should be less severe
c. she will probably enjoy social interactions more
d. she should experience a reduction in hallucinations -
ANSWER-D
Which characteristic presents the greatest risk for injury to others
by the pt diagnosed with schizophrenia?
a. depersonalization
b. pressured speech
c. negative sx
d. paranoia - ANSWER-D
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Gilbert, age 19, described his parents as a "moody child" with an
onset of odd behavior at about age 14, which caused Gilbert to
suffer academically and socially. Gilbert has lost the ability to
complete household chores, is reluctant to leave the house, and
is obsessed with the lock on the windows and doors. Due to
Gilbert's early and slow onset of what is now recognized as
schizophrenia, his prognosis is considered:
a. favorable with medication
b. int he relapse stage
c. improvable with psychosocial interventions
d. to have a less positive outcome - ANSWER-D
Which therapeutic communications statement might have a
psychiatric-mental health registered nurse use when a pt's
nursing diagnosis is altered thought processes?
a. "I know you say you hear voices, but I cannot hear them'
b. "stop listening to the voices they are NOT real"
c. "you say you hear voices, what are they telling you?"
d. "please tell the voices to leave you alone for now" - ANSWER-
C
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When pt's diagnosed with schizophrenia suffer from anosognosia,
they often refuse medication, believing that:
a. meds provided are ineffective
b. nurses are trying to control their minds
c. the meds will make them sick
d. they are not actually ill - ANSWER-D
Kyle, a pt with schizophrenia, began to take the FGA haloperidol
(Haldol) last week. One day you find him sitting very stuffy and
not moving. He is diaphoretic, and when you ask if he is okay he
seems to respond verbally. His vital signs are: BP 170/100, P 110,
T 104.2F. What is the priority nursing intervention? Select all that
apply:
a. hold his med and contact his prescriber
b. wipe him with a washcloth wet with cold water or alcohol
c. administer a med such as a benztropine IM to correct this
dystonic reaction
d. reassure him that although there is no treatment for his tarydive
dyskinesia, it will pass
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e. hold his med for now and consult his prescriber when he
comes to the unit later today - ANSWER-a, b
Tomas is a 21 y/o male with a recent diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Tomas's nurses recognizes that self-medicating with excessive
alcohol is common in this ds and can co-occur along with:
a. generally good health despite the mental illness
b. an aversion to drinking fluids
c. anxiety and depression
d. the ability to express his needs - ANSWER-C
Which assessment findings mark the prodromal stage of
schizophrenia?
a. withdrawal, misinterpreting, poor concentrating, and
preoccupation with religion
b. Auditory hallucinations, ideas of reference, thought inserting,
and broadcasting
c. stereotyped behavior, echopraxia, echolalia, and waxy flexibility
neologisms
