Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 1 of 24

What is the most appropriate short-term goal for a client with paranoid personality disorder and impaired social skills?

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 2 of 24

The nurse is aware that which client is at highest risk for suicide?

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 3 of 24

A nurse is teaching a class about child abuse. What defense mechanism most often used by the physically abusive individual should the nurse include?

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Question 4 of 24

According to family systems theory, removing the 'identified patient' from the environment most likely causes the:

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 5 of 24

What is the most difficult initial task when developing a nurse-client relationship?

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Question 6 of 24

A nursing student is presenting a discussion of the history of psychiatricmental health nursing and its place within nursing history. Which of the following would be most appropriate to include?

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Question 7 of 24

A monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) is prescribed. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan about what to avoid when taking this drug?

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Question 8 of 24

A nurse must consider a child's cognitive level of development when providing preoperative teaching. At which stage of Piaget's cognitive theory should the nurse anticipate a child will experience the greatest fear of surgery?

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 9 of 24

A health care provider prescribes haloperidol (Haldol) for a client. What should the nurse teach the client to avoid while taking this medication?

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 10 of 24

Which is the most important assessment data for a nurse to gather from the client in crisis?

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Question 11 of 24

The severe feeling of restlessness produced by some psychotropic medications, which is often misinterpreted by patients as anxiety or a recurrence of psychiatric symptoms, is known as:

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ATI LPN · Mental Health Nursing Quiz for LPN Students

Question 12 of 24

The psychiatric-mental health nurse knows that the patient's spouse clearly understands the side effects of lithium carbonate (Eskalith), when he or she says:

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Question 13 of 24

The nurse is aware that which outcome criteria would be appropriate for a child diagnosed with oppositional defiance disorder?

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Question 14 of 24

During electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), oxygen is administered. What is the primary purpose of providing oxygen during this procedure?

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Question 15 of 24

In the emergency department, a client with facial lacerations states that her husband beat her with a shoe. After the health care team repairs her lacerations, she waits to be seen by the crisis intake nurse, who will evaluate the continued threat of violence. Suddenly the client's husband arrives, shouting that he wants to 'finish the job.' What is the first priority of the health care worker who witnesses this scene?

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Question 16 of 24

A client diagnosed with major depression tells a nurse, 'No matter what I do, everything turns out bad.' The nurse concludes that this is an example of:

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Question 17 of 24

Flumazenil (Romazicon) has been ordered for a male client who has overdosed on oxazepam (Serax). Before administering the medication, the nurse should be prepared for which common adverse effect?

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Question 18 of 24

At a group therapy session a client tearfully tells the other members, 'I just lost my job this week.' What is the nurse leader's most appropriate response?

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Question 19 of 24

A client is receiving lithium. What is an important nursing intervention while this medication is being administered?

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Question 20 of 24

When monitoring a female client recently admitted for treatment of cocaine addiction, the nurse notes sudden increases in the arterial blood pressure and heart rate. To correct these problems, the nurse expects the physician to prescribe:

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Question 21 of 24

A psychiatricmental health nurse is asked to be a guest speaker at a community fundraising event for mental health services. Which of the following would the nurse emphasize as the primary goal of mental health services?

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Question 22 of 24

Older adults have reached Erikson's developmental stage of ego integrity when they:

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Question 23 of 24

A defense mechanism in which an individual redirects the expression of their negative feelings to a less-threatening subject is referred to as:

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Question 24 of 24

Involuntary repetition of another person's behaviour or movements is referred to as:

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