MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE TEST A

1. A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 2. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following ndings should the nurse report? A ...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 2. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following ndings should the nurse report? A client who is taking clozapine and has a WBC count of 7,500/mm3 3. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse, "I hear voices telling me what to do." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 4. A nurse is communicating with a client in an inpatient mental health facility. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of active listening? 5. A client who has paranoid schizophrenia is attending a treatment planning conference with a family member. During the discussion of the medication adherence portion of the plan, a nurse notices that the family member seems distracted. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing psychosis. The nurse should identify that which of the following founding’s indicates a potential psychiatric 6. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first? (Click on the "Exhibit" button below for additional client information. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.) 7. A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to notify the provider? 1. A nurse in a community health center is counseling a family of two parents and two children. Which of the following statements by a family member indicates manipulative behavior? A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and began taking a conventional antipsychotic medication yesterday. Which of the following findings indicates the nurse should administer benztropine 2 mg IM? 2. A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the LPN? Obtain the weight of a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing mania. Assess the nutritional intake of a client who has anorexia nervosa and has refused to eat for the past 2 days. Monitor the cardiovascular status of a client who is experiencing serotonin syndrome. 3. While observing group therapy, a nurse recognizes that a client is behaving in a way suggestive of dependent personality disorder. Which of the following behaviors is consistent with this condition? A nurse is planning care for a 7-year-old child who has ADHD. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? 4. A nurse in an outpatient mental health setting is collecting a health history from a client who is taking paroxetine for depression. The client reports to the nurse that he also takes herbal supplements. The nurse should advise the client that which of the following supplements interacts adversely with paroxetine?