PN CMS Mental Health 2020 TEST LATEST
2024/2025 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED (DETAILED)
ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse is collecting data from a client who was admitted with alcohol use disorder.
Which of the following actions is the nurses' priority?
-Assist the client to identify effects of chemical dependency.
-Ask the client about thoughts of self-harm.
-Encourage the client to join a support group in the community.
-Help the client focus on efforts to maintain sobriety.
Answer: Ask the client about thoughts of self-harm.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has schizophrenia and is
taking clozapine. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse
effect of the medication?
-Glycosylated hemoglobin 4.3%
-Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 100 mg/dL
-Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 800/mm3
-Platelets 175,000/mm3
Answer: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 800/mm3
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has bipolar disorder and is
taking lithium as a mood stabilizer. The client's lithium level os 0.9 mEq/L. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
-Contact the provider.
-Administer the medication.
-Repeat the laboratory test.
-Monitor for weight loss.
Answer: Administer the medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who is agitated. The client yells, "I hate all the nurses in this
place!" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
-"You seem to have strong feelings about the nurses here."
, -"You must immediately stop this behavior."
-"Why are you so angry towards nurses?"
-"It is good you are expressing your real feelings about nurses."
Answer: "You seem to have strong feelings about the nurses here."
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is advised to begin extensive radiation
therapy immediately. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the use of
the defense mechanism of rationalization?
-"I won't be able to begin radation treatment right now because my house is being
remodeled."
-"I'm not planning to beging radiation treatment because I don't believe my conditions is
serious."
-"I know my sister is worried about me starting radiation treatment because she thinks it
will be painful for me."
-"I have been reading aobut the type of cancer I was diagnosed with and am studying
how it is treated."
Answer: "I won't be able to begin radiation treatment right now because my house is
being completely remodeled."
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute heroin use disorder and will soon
experience manifestations of withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the
nurse expect to administer to the client?
A nurse is caring for a client who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is
experiencing anxiety. Which of the following actions shoud the nurse take?
-Ignore distorted thinking if it occurs.
-Encourage the client to participate in group activities.
-Offer detailed explanations when providing information.
-Determine the client's level of anxiety.
Answer: Determine the client's level of anxiety.
A nurse is caring for a client who appears distraught after losing all their possessions in
an apartment fire. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
-Encouragethe client to block negative feelings.
-Maintain eye contact with the client during communication.
-Adopt an optimistic attitude by telling the client that the situation will end positively.
-Request a chaplain to help provide spiritual support for the client.
Answer: Maintain eye contact with the client during communication.
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