Mental Health Emergency NCLEX-PN Questions

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Question 1 of 18

Among persons who successfully commit suicide, the two most frequent diagnoses are major depression and:

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Question 2 of 18

The nurse correctly teaches a client taking the benzodiazepine oxazepam (Serax) to avoid excessive intake of:

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Question 3 of 18

A 75-year-old client has dementia of the Alzheimer's type and confabulates. The nurse understands that this client:

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Question 4 of 18

The nurse would expect a client with early Alzheimer's disease to have problems with:

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Question 5 of 18

General guidelines to follow when caring for a patient with a behavioral crisis include all of the following, EXCEPT:

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Question 6 of 18

Andrew, a New York City firefighter, and his entire unit responded to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. Working as a team, he and his best friend, Carlo, entered the area together. Carlo was killed when the building collapsed. Andrew was injured but survived. Since that time, Andrew has had frequent nightmares and anxiety attacks. He says to the mental health worker, 'I dont know why Carlo had to die and I didn't!' Intervention with Andrew would include

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Question 7 of 18

Jenny reported to the high school nurse that her mother drinks too much. She is drunk every afternoon when Jenny gets home from school. Jenny is afraid to invite friends over because of her mother's behavior. The most appropriate nursing intervention with Jenny would be to

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Question 8 of 18

An adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner uses a cognitive-behavioral approach to help an adolescent patient change self-defeating behaviors. After identifying the initial stressor that is causing the inappropriate behavior, the therapeutic intervention is to identify:

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Question 9 of 18

A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient:

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Question 10 of 18

An adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner is using rational emotive therapy to treat a patient with depression and anxiety. An effective strategy for helping the patient recognize the connections between affect, cognition, and behavior is to:

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Question 11 of 18

A nurse responds to a client's statement, 'Do you think I could have one night with you?' by saying:

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Question 12 of 18

Which disorder is a culture-bound syndrome?

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Question 13 of 18

A nurse is working with a client who has schizophrenia, paranoid type. Which of the following outcomes related to the client's delusional perceptions would the nurse establish?

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Question 14 of 18

The nurse is teaching a group of clients about the mood-stabilizing medications lithium carbonate. Which medications should she instruct the clients to avoid because of the increased risk of lithium toxicity?

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Question 15 of 18

Which nursing intervention is most appropriate for a client with anorexia nervosa during initial hospitalization on a behavioral therapy unit?

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Question 16 of 18

a client is admitted to the mental health unit after an attempted suicide by hanging. The nurse can best ensure the client safety by which action?

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Question 17 of 18

The neurochemical pathophysiology of Tourette disorder involves:

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Question 18 of 18

According to the family systems theory, which of the following best describes the process of differentiation?

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