Capstone Mental Health Assessment, Questions with Answers, Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+.
A nurse is discussing discipline techniques with the
... [Show More] parent of a preschooler.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding
of time-out as a form of discipline?
"I place my child in time-out for 15 minutes when they
misbehave." "I send my child to their room for the timeout period."
"I make use of time-out after giving three warnings."
"I use a kitchen timer to mark the end of the time-out period."
A nurse in a well-child clinic receives a phone call from the parent of an
adolescent client. The parent states, "I think my son might try to kill
himself." Which of the following statements by the parent is the priority
for the nurse to investigate further? "I can hear him crying in the middle
of the night."
"He spends most of his time locked in his
room." "He refuses to go to the movies
with his friends."
"I noticed several cutting marks on both of his arms."
A nurse is caring for an adult client who is receiving treatment for alcohol
use disorder. The client is upset because his partner has refused to visit him
in the treatment facility. Which of the following actions by the client should
indicate to the nurse that the client is using regression as a defense
mechanism?
The client states that he has developed sudden hearing loss.
The client states that his partner will not visit because they are too busy
with their job. The client yells obscenities at the nurse.
The client stomps his feet and throws objects o his bedside table
A nurse in an acute care facility is assessing a client who has schizophrenia.
The client states, "Walk tall broom short dog bell." The nurse should
document the client's speech as which of the following speech patterns?
Flight of
ideas Word
salad
Neologisms
Clang associations
A nurse is caring for a client who has depression and is taking
imipramine 300 mg PO divided equally every 6 hr. Available is
imipramine 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 1.5 tab
A nurse is teaching the guardian of a school-age child who has autism
spectrum disorder about a new prescription for risperidone. Which of the
following statements by the guardian demonstrates an understanding of the
teaching?
"This medication will help control my child's aggressive
behavior." "This medication can cause my child to have
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low blood sugar." "This medication won't require my
child to have routine lab tests."
"This medication might need to be increased if my child has muscle spasms."
A nurse on a mental health unit is leading a group therapy staff for a group
of clients. Which of the following statements should the nurse expect from
a client who has illness anxiety disorder?
"I check my breasts for lumps every day, but I'm still really scared about
getting breast cancer."
"I have had several negative pregnancy tests, but I know they are all wrong."
"I double-check my pills because I think the pharmacist may be putting
poison in them." “I feel really nervous when my partner goes to work and I
am home alone during the day.”
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. For which of
the following clients should the nurse recommend a referral for assertive
community treatment (ACT)?
A client who has a new diagnosis of major depressive disorder
A client who has repeated acute care admissions due to schizophrenia
A client who has requested family therapy following the death of a
family member A client who has physical injuries following an incident
of partner violence
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A nurse is admitting a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
to a community mental health facility. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect when completing the admission
assessment?
Decreased startle response to loud noises
Reports uninterrupted sleep of 10 to 12 hr each night
Reluctance to discuss the event that precipitated the
distress Reports feelings of acute distress that began 1
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