NUR 214 (Mental Health - Test 5) NCLEX Style Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 214
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NUR 214
After a mammogram, a client is told that she needs a fine needle aspirate of a breast mass. Which action by the client demonstrates engagement in a primary appraisal of the stressful situation?
A) Holding her breath while the nurse is talking B) Sitting in the dressing room crying C) Asking the nu...
NUR 214 (Mental Health - Test 5) NCLEX
Style Practice Questions and Correct
Answers
After a mammogram, a client is told that she needs a fine needle aspirate of a breast
mass. Which action by the client demonstrates engagement in a primary appraisal of
the stressful situation?
A) Holding her breath while the nurse is talking
B) Sitting in the dressing room crying
C) Asking the nurse if she has cancer
D) Scheduling the procedure in 6 weeks, which is the earliest possible appointment
**P-31** ✅C
(Asking the nurse if she has cancer)
A client worries every day about personal health and states, "I may not have enough
medication if the weather takes a turn for the worse." This client is exhibiting a sign of
which alteration in stress and coping?
A) Generalized anxiety disorder
B) Phobia
C) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) Panic disorder
**P-31** ✅A
(Generalized anxiety disorder)
A client states to the nurse that learning how to use the blood glucose machine will have
to wait until holiday events are planned. Which cognitive indication of stress is the client
demonstrating?
A) Problem solving
B) Suppression
C) Self-control
D) Cognitive structuring
**P-31** ✅B
(Suppression)
,Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that a client is experiencing stress?
(Select all that apply)
A) Chewing on a fingernail
B) Checking cellular phone
C) Reading a magazine
D) Talking with others
E) Tapping foot
**P-31** ✅A & E
(Chewing on a fingernail)
(Tapping foot)
A client complains about the stress of having to work long hours and missing daily
exercise routines. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
A) "There are other ways to reduce stress, such as meditation."
B) "Exercise helps reduce the impact of stress on the body and would be a good thing."
C) "Drinking a small glass of wine each day does help reduce stress."
D) "Maybe exercising, with all of the work, would be too much for your body anyway."
**P-31** ✅B
("Exercise helps reduce the impact of stress on the body and would be a good thing.")
Which intervention would help a client who is demonstrating stress about being
hospitalized who is concerned about the needs of the children at home?
A) Ask the client if there is anything that is needed once discharged to home
B) Ask the client if there is anyone who would be able to help with the family needs at
home during recuperation
C) Find out if the children can be sent to a grandparent's home until the client fully
recovers
D) Suggest the client be transferred to a long-term care facility to ensure a full recovery
**P-31** ✅B
(Ask the client if there is anyone who would be able to help with the family needs at
home during recuperation)
Which instruction by the nurse to a client prescribed diazepam (Valium) for anxiety and
stress is appropriate?
,A) "This medication will be good to take for a long time."
B) "Take this medication every time feelings of stress become overwhelming."
C) "This medication works best if taken with a meal."
D) "This medication is good to use for the short term only."
**P-31** ✅D
("This medication is good to use for the short term only.")
A client is recently prescribed risperidone (Risperdal) by the healthcare provider. Which
would be a priority nursing consideration for this client?
A) Assess blood pressure and heart rate
B) Monitor for increased agitation
C) Assess for drowsiness
D) Monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome
**P-31** ✅D
(Monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome)
A nurse on the behavioral health unit is caring for a client diagnosed with depression
who just lost a spouse in a motor vehicle crash. The client states to the nurse, "My wife
would not have wanted to live if she were disabled." Based on this statement, which
defense mechanism is the client using?
A) Identification
B) Denial
C) Intellectualization
D) Displacement
**P-31** ✅C
(Intellectualization)
Which hormone is one of the primary mediators of stress?
A) Glucagon
B) Cortisol
C) Serotonin
D) Somatostatin
**P-31** ✅B
(Cortisol)
, Occupation-specific stressors that are ongoing and unmanaged can lead to what
extreme form of stress?
A) Distress
B) Eustress
C) Allostasis
D) Burnout
**P-31** ✅D
(Burnout)
Which intervention can the nurse implement independently when caring for a client with
alterations in stress and coping?
A) Therapeutic communication
B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) Psychotherapy
D) Administration of medications
**P-31** ✅A
(Therapeutic communication)
Which child would the nurse recognize as being at the highest risk of experiencing toxic
stress?
A) A 15-year-old adolescent who is slightly overweight and didn't make the football
team; he regularly gets teased for his weight at school
B) A 2-week-old infant who was born at 31 weeks' gestation and has been in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for the entire 2 weeks; the child's parents are at the
hospital as often as possible
C) A 12-year-old child whose father recently died and whose mother works three part-
time jobs; this child is expected to care for two younger siblings after school
D) A 4-year-old child who attends preschool or daycare each day while the parents
work; the child displays signs of mild separation anxiety
**P-31** ✅C
(A 12-year-old child whose father recently died and whose mother works three part-time
jobs; this child is expected to care for two younger siblings after school)
The nurse is assessing a 68-year-old client who appears disheveled. At previous
appointments, the client was well kept with good hygiene practices. Today, the client's
clothes do not match, the client's hair is unkempt, and the client has intense body odor.
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