NUR 336 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM REVIEW | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 2025/2026 UPDATE
1. inpatient 24 hour monitoring: client is a harm to self and/or others and is unable to
care for themselves
2. outpatient patients are able to go home at night to be connected to support system.
client may be experiencing depression, anxiety, hypomania episodes
3. informal admission patient can leave, not a danger to self or others
4. involuntary admis- hx of mental health issues, harm to self or others, cannot leave until legally
sion approved to
5. voluntary admission patient believes they need to be admitted, provider confirms and signs ott
6. temporary emer- client is danger to self or others, law enforcement is involved, can be
gency admission voluntary or involuntary
7. seclusion is a therapeutic intervention
8. isolation is time away from others
9. restraint rules least restrictive to most restrictive, least amount of time as possible, doctor
order needed, check capillary refill for circulation
10. 18+ restraint time q4hr
11. 9-17 y/o restraint q2hr
time
12. <8 y/o restraint time q1hr
13. reaction formation Defense mechanism by which people behave the opposite of how they feel
14. projection pushing your thoughts or feelings onto someone else. For example, if
someone feels poorly qualified for their job, they might project this onto
, NUR 336 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM REVIEW | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 2025/2026 UPDATE
a coworker by lashing out at them. Projection distorts the other person's
motivations.
15. dissociation detaching yourself from reality
16. denial ignoring reality to manage unpleasant thoughts or feelings
17. displacement redirecting negative feelings about someone onto someone ditterent (same
as transference). For example, if someone is angry at their boss, they might
displace their anger onto a family member. Displacement misattributes
one's own emotional response.
18. milieu a safe environment for both clients and statt. boundaries and rules are set
from the beginning. appropriate activities that support safety and healing
(i.e. drawing, therapy)
19. signs of depression harm time sleeping OR sleeping too much
decreased concentration
suicidal ideation (sometimes)
lack of pleasure
20. nonpharmacologic ECT, TMS, CBT
treatments for
depression
21. electroconvulsive deliberate induction of seizures under anesthesia
therapy (ECT)
22. ECT side effects - confusion
- disorientation
- short-term memory loss
23. ECT nursing inter- Educate client & family
ventions -Procedure - 6-12 tx per course
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 2025/2026 UPDATE
1. inpatient 24 hour monitoring: client is a harm to self and/or others and is unable to
care for themselves
2. outpatient patients are able to go home at night to be connected to support system.
client may be experiencing depression, anxiety, hypomania episodes
3. informal admission patient can leave, not a danger to self or others
4. involuntary admis- hx of mental health issues, harm to self or others, cannot leave until legally
sion approved to
5. voluntary admission patient believes they need to be admitted, provider confirms and signs ott
6. temporary emer- client is danger to self or others, law enforcement is involved, can be
gency admission voluntary or involuntary
7. seclusion is a therapeutic intervention
8. isolation is time away from others
9. restraint rules least restrictive to most restrictive, least amount of time as possible, doctor
order needed, check capillary refill for circulation
10. 18+ restraint time q4hr
11. 9-17 y/o restraint q2hr
time
12. <8 y/o restraint time q1hr
13. reaction formation Defense mechanism by which people behave the opposite of how they feel
14. projection pushing your thoughts or feelings onto someone else. For example, if
someone feels poorly qualified for their job, they might project this onto
, NUR 336 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM REVIEW | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) 2025/2026 UPDATE
a coworker by lashing out at them. Projection distorts the other person's
motivations.
15. dissociation detaching yourself from reality
16. denial ignoring reality to manage unpleasant thoughts or feelings
17. displacement redirecting negative feelings about someone onto someone ditterent (same
as transference). For example, if someone is angry at their boss, they might
displace their anger onto a family member. Displacement misattributes
one's own emotional response.
18. milieu a safe environment for both clients and statt. boundaries and rules are set
from the beginning. appropriate activities that support safety and healing
(i.e. drawing, therapy)
19. signs of depression harm time sleeping OR sleeping too much
decreased concentration
suicidal ideation (sometimes)
lack of pleasure
20. nonpharmacologic ECT, TMS, CBT
treatments for
depression
21. electroconvulsive deliberate induction of seizures under anesthesia
therapy (ECT)
22. ECT side effects - confusion
- disorientation
- short-term memory loss
23. ECT nursing inter- Educate client & family
ventions -Procedure - 6-12 tx per course
