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NURS 2488 MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 2023

 A nurse is planning care for a client who has borderline personality disorder who self-

mutilates. Which of the following treatment approaches should the nurse plan to take?

a)Restrict participation in group therapy sessions

b) Establish consequences for self-mutilation

c) Maintain close observation

d) Provide an unstructered environment



Clients who have borderline personality disorder are at risk for self-harm during times of

increased anxiety. Maintaining close observation reduces the client's risk of injury



 A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and a new prescription for

donepezil. What action should the nurse take?

Administer med at bedtime



 A nurse is caring for a client who reports that the television set in the room is really a

two-way radio and states, "voices are coming from the TV and everything we say in this

room is being recorded." What response should the nurse make?

“That must be very frightening."

The nurse should respond to the client's delusion in a calm and empathetic manner. By

acknowledging to the client that the delusion must be frightening, the nurse promotes the

nurse-client relationship.



 A nurse is caring for a client who has Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome due to alcohol use

disorder. What finding should the nurse expect?

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Confusion

The nurse should expect the client who has Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome to exhibit

neurological and cognitive manifestations due to thiamine deficiency. Confusion, stupor,

diplopia, and memory loss are expected findings of this disorder.



 A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has generalized anxiety disorder and a new

prescription for buspirone. The nurse should inform the client that which manifestations

is a common adverse effect of this medication?

Dizziness

The nurse should inform the client that dizziness is a common adverse effect of

buspirone. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid driving and operating heavy

machinery until the presence of adverse effects is determined.



 A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for a

benzodiazepine. What finding should the nurse question the provider's prescription?

Hypotension.

The nurse should question the provider's prescription for a benzodiazepine for a client

who has hypotension. Benzodiazepines can cause severe hypotension and increase the

client's risk for cardiac arrest.



 A nurse is assessing a client who takes phenelzine for the treatment of depression. What

finding is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?

Elevated blood pressure.

The nurse should identify that the greatest risk to the client is an elevated blood pressure,

which increases the risk for a hypertensive crisis that can result from taking an MAOI,

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such as phenelzine. The nurse should apply the safety and risk reduction priority-setting

framework when assessing this client. This framework assigns priority to the factor or

situation posing the greatest safety risk to the client. When there are several risks to client

safety, the one posing the greatest threat is the highest priority. The nurse should use

Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ABC priority-setting frame-work, or nursing knowledge

to identify which risk poses the greatest risk.



 A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for disulfiram for the

management of alcohol dependence. What dietary choices should the nurse instruct the

client to avoid?

Pure vanilla extract.

The nurse should instruct the client to avoid alcohol and alcohol-containing substances

such as pure vanilla extract. The ingestion of alcohol while taking this medication causes

a disulfiram-alcohol reaction, which is manifested by hyperventilation, dizziness,

vomiting, and hypotension.



 A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child who has attention

deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).What should the nurse include in her teaching?

Ignore your child's attention-seeking behaviors that are not dangerous



 A nurse is planning a staff education session about the administration of antidepressant

medications to older adult clients. What should the nurse include in the teaching?

Older adult clients require a lower initial dose of antidepressant medication than

adult clients

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 A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder and is severely

withdrawn. What techniques should the nurse use to facilitate communication with the

client?

Speak to the client using simple and concrete terminology



 A nurse in a substance use disorder treatment facility is reviewing the medication records

for a group of clients. The nurse should expect to administer methadone for a client who

has a substance use disorder for what substance?

Opiates.

Opiates include opium, morphine, codeine, methadone, and heroin. Methadone is given

as a substitute to prevent cravings and severe manifestions of opiate withdrawal.

 A nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who has restricting type

anorexia nervosa. What finding should the nurse expect?

Decreased caloric intake.



 A nurse in an acute mental health facility is caring for a client who is experiencing an

acute manic episode. What is the nurses priority?

Protect the client from impulsive behavior.



 A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has heroin intoxication.

What should the nurse expect?

Respiratory depression



 A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving treatment for alcohol detoxification. What

medication should the nurse expect to administer during this phase of the client's care?

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