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Q: A 22-year-old woman is brought to the inpatient unit for attempting suicide. Her clothes are

clean, and her general appearance is neat and well groomed. She appears to be well nourished. In

considering Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which is a priority for this client?

a. Physiological

b. Love and belonging

c. Self-actualization

d. Safety and security

Answer:

D. Safety and security

Q: The nurse is preparing an adult male client, who has been successfully treated for a social

phobia, for the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship. During their last meeting, the

client told the nurse that he noticed he has developed a nervous habit that started a few days ago

of checking his door at home several times a day to be sure it is locked. This client is exhibiting

the client response to termination known as:

a. Continuation

b. Regression

c. Withdrawal

d. Confabulation

Answer:

A. Continuation

Q: A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks

of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:

a. Insomnia

b. Narcolepsy

c. Hypersomnia

A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks of

the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:

a. Insomnia

b. Narcolepsy

c. Hypersomnia

d. Nocturnal myoclonus

Answer:

D. Nocturnal myoclonus

Q: A client is continually late for his appointment at the mental health clinic. What is a likely

reason for his lack of punctuality?

a. Need for environmental control

b. Time orientation

c. Space comfort zone

d. Territorial needs

Answer:

B. Time orientation

Q: A client response to the termination phase of the therapeutic relationship is withdrawal. This

response most often is manifested by client behaviors such as:

a. Bringing up new problems

b. Being absent from appointments

c. Returning to maladaptive behavior

d. Having increased anxiety

Answer:

B. Being absent from appointments

Q: A therapy that once was denounced by the scientific community but now is being used to

treat successfully victims of the events of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the South Asian tsunami

of 2004 and that helps the rational left side of the brain bond with a traumatic memory from the

emotional right side of the brain is known as:

a. Hypnosis therapy

b. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

c. Shiatsu

d. Doshas

Answer:

B. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Q: Children learn to label themselves according to their sex around the age of ____ year(s).

a. 1

b. 6

c. 2

d. 4

Answer:

C. 2

Q: The nurse is completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit.

What action is most appropriate for the nurse to take?

a. Complete the admission interview with the client's son.

b. Shout at the client so he or she can hear.

c. Provide pen and paper and let the client write his answers.

d. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history

Answer:

D. Allow the client time to respond to the questions regarding health history

Q: The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with

chronic mental illness in:

a. Nursing homes

b. State mental health facilities

c. Residential treatment centers

d. Homeless shelter

Answer:

A. Nursing homes

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Q: When care is provided for a dying client in pain, addiction to analgesics is:

Select one:

a. Not an issue

b. To be evaluated daily

c. To be carefully avoided

d. To be prevented with pain management techniques

Answer:

**not C

Q: A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged, with follow-up at

a community mental health center. His family is concerned that his inpatient stay was not long

enough, and he will be re-admitted in the near future. The nurse knows that the average length of

inpatient stay is:

Select one:

a. 5 days

b. 10 days

c. 25 days

d. 1 month

Answer:

5 days

Q: The new nurse confides to his supervisor, "I am feeling frustrated. Mr. J has been doing so

well in dealing with his issues over the last month, and today he refused to discuss anything

productive in our session." What is the most appropriate response?

Select one:

a. "You are still in the preparation phase and need to check the medical record for information."

b. "The orientation phase is a time in which the client is building trust and testing you."

c. "During the working phase the client may experience growth and resistance."

d. "The termination phase is a difficult one for both nurse and client."

Answer:

"During the working phase the client may experience growth and resistance."

Q: A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his house.

This client is experiencing a(n):

Select one:

a. Compulsion

b. Phobia

c. Obsession

d. Anxiety reaction

Answer:

Obsession

Q: A physically or mentally impaired older woman who is living with a relative and has a

history of unexplained bruises or injuries, burns in unusual places, or poor personal hygiene is

likely a victim of:

Select one:

a. Neglect

b. Child abuse

c. Elder abuse

d. Adolescent abuse

Answer:

Elder abuse

Q: What is the main function of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative

Medicine (NCCAM)?

Select one:

a. To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for the public for CAM therapies

b. To investigate and develop new CAM therapies

c. To produce a monthly newsletter on new CAM therapies

d. To monitor the production of dietary and herbal supplements used in CAM therapies

Answer:

To seek scientific validation of CAM and also be a resource for the public for CAM therapies

Q: The theory that cites poverty, unemployment, and crime as sources of violence is known as

the ____ theory.

Select one:

a. Feminist

b. Sociological

c. Anthropological

d. Psychiatric/mental illness

Answer:

Sociological

Q: Which nurse response is the best example of the therapeutic principle of respect?

Select one:

a. "I'm interested in what you have to say."

b. "Describe how you are feeling for me."

c. "I hear how worried you are about your future and can imagine how you feel."

d. "You signed a contract stating that you would let me know when you have those thoughts."

Answer:

"I hear how worried you are about your future and can imagine how you feel."

Q: A female client with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder who attends group meetings at a

community mental health clinic often voices that her boss at work frequently complains that she

is working at a level below her capabilities. The client also states that she feels that she "never

gets anything done." Which nursing diagnosis best addresses these issues?

Select one:

a. Self-esteem, low

b. Social isolation

c. Body-image, disturbed

d. Memory, impaired

Answer:

Self-esteem, low

Q: A female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder is undergoing treatment in an outpatient

setting and is attending group therapy sessions. She is working on controlling the compulsion of

touching her head three times every time she talks. To maintain the therapeutic relationship

established with the client, by which action can the nurse show acceptance?

Select one:

a. Ignoring the compulsion during the group therapy session and talking with the client privately

about the behavior

b. Asking the group to remind the client every time she touches her head to help her consciously

stop the compulsion

c. Pointing out the compulsion to the group each time the client exhibits the behavior

d. Asking the client to stop talking during the group session until she has learned to control her

compulsion

Answer:

Ignoring the compulsion during the group therapy session and talking with the client privately

about the behavior

Q: The home mental health nurse visits a female client to assess her ability to care for herself at

home after discharge from an inpatient setting. Which component of the case management

system does this demonstrate?

Select one:

a. Consultation

b. Crisis intervention

c. Resource linkage

d. Psychosocial rehabilitation

Answer:

Psychosocial rehabilitation

Q: A disorder that interrupts normal sleep patterns and is characterized by repeated, brief jerks

of the arms and legs that occur every 20 to 60 seconds during the beginning of sleep is called:

Select one:

a. Insomnia

b. Narcolepsy

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Q: Most psychosomatic problems and somatoform disorders begin in

Answer:

childhood

Q: It is estimated that approximately ______ of adults experience some form of mental or

emotional disorder

Answer:

19%

Q: Addiction to recreational drugs, such a as crack, cocaine and heroin combined with the use

of psychotherapeutic drugs is associated with:

Answer:

Permanent psychotic disorder

Q: ____ coping mechanisms are means of successfully solving a problem or reducing ones

stress level:

Answer:

construction

Q: The parents of a 14 y/o girl have noticed over the past couple months that their daughter has

not been enjoying participating in the track team, which she has previously been enjoyed. She

often states that she feels ugly and has dropped a letter grade in two of her classes. Based on

these symptoms, this client may be diagnosed with:

Answer:

depressive disorders

Q: It is important to be aware that ___ of individuals over the age of 45 take prescription, over

the counter or a combination of both these medications:

Answer:

95%

Q: The tech providing care to a female client who has been given the diagnosis of

schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) The client is experiencing

visual and auditory hallucinations short of breath with cyanosis of nail beds and has cool moist

skin. Where should the techs first intervention be directed?

Answer:

shortness of breath and cyanosis

Q: Delays stress adaption theory consists of three stages, with the second stage characterized

by:

Answer:

Attempts of the body to cope with stress

Q: According to freuds theory, a baby who is crying in response to wanting to be held by his

mother as an example of which part of the personalities control over behavior

Answer:

ID

Q: The providers administrations anti-depressant medication to a client is in an assistant living

facility this is an example of which phase of the nursing process

Answer:

intervention

Q: During an admission assessment a male client states that he has been having auditory

hallucinations and difficulty concentrating at work this type of data is referred to as

Answer:

subjective

Q: The client that has been admitted to the medical unit for unexplained weight loss and fatigue

he does not speak except for to answer questions and refuses to interact with other people except

when necessary which coping Is he using to cope

Answer:

Withdrawl

Q: During a session with a female client with a diagnosis of social phobia she talks about how

proud she is of herself because she has finally been able to shop at the grocery store the provider

documents the events and knows that this would be considered which phase of the provider

process

Answer:

Evaluation

Q: The ability to respond to life circumstances in an appropriate manner and is accountable for

one's actions is best described as

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Q: A male client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia begins to have hallucinations during a

conversation with the nurse; this prevents him from receiving the message that the nurse is trying

to communicate to him. According to Ruesch's theory of communication, this unsuccessful

interaction is called _____ communication.

Select one:

a. Disturbed

b. Nontherapeutic

c. Blocked

d. Therapeutic

Answer:

Disturbed

Q: Severe, prolonged depression affects a person's risk for physical illness by ____ the risk.

Select one:

a. Decreasing

b. Increasing

c. Not affecting

d. Having little effect on

Answer:

Increasing

Q: The home care nurse is providing care to an older adult client with a diagnosis of depression

who is caring for his wife who has Alzheimer's disease. He states that he hardly has enough

energy to cook and clean the house. The couple has no children, and no relatives live within a

close distance. Which community agency would be of greatest benefit to this client?

Select one:

a. A recreational club

b. An adult education program

c. A daycare center for elderly

d. Meals on Wheels

Answer:

Meals on Wheels

Q: The metabolism of psychotropic medications is most likely to be affected by:

Select one:

a. Ethnicity

b. Religion

c. Culture

d. Values

Answer:

Ethnicity

Q: Whenever there is a history of unexplained lethargy, fussiness, or irritability in an infant,

caregivers should suspect ____ syndrome. Select one:

a. Shaken baby

b. Drugged baby

c. Depressed infant

d. Feeding disorder

Answer:

Q: A woman whose culture believes her depression is the result of being possessed by the spirit

of a deceased relative is considered to have a(n):

Select one:

a. Impaired coping mechanism

b. Culture-bound disorder

c. Medically diagnosed disorder

d. Projection-based disorder

Answer:

Culture-bound disorder

Q: In the United States, 1 in _____ individuals has a diagnosable mental health disorder.

Select one:

a. 4

b. 8

c. 12

d. 16

Answer:

4

Q: As a direct result of Clifford Beers' work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the

Committee for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness

and:

Select one:

a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness

b. Education of caregivers

c. Current treatment options

d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness

Answer:

Removing the Stigma Attached to mental illness

Q: Adult disorders such as chronic anxiety and depression often are associated with childhood:

Select one:

a. Illnesses

b. Fears

c. Education

d. Abuse

Answer:

Abuse