Mental Health Finals Proctored Exam

Cartton is 70 years old and has recently lost his wife and his best male friend within the past 3 months. His daughter brings him to the clinic because he has become forgetful, is not eating, has been

A nurse provides care for an adolescent patient diagnosed with an eating disorder. Which behaviour by this nurse indicates that additional clinical supervision is needed?

A patient diagnosed with depression tells the nurse, "I want to try supplementing my selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with St John's wort." Which action should the nurse take first?

A 14-year-old belongs to a gang that bullies and punishes other teens, engages sexually promiscuous behaviour, attends school infrequently and argues with her parents, claiming they are just old-fashi

An older adult patient was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 18. A nurse at the outpatient medication clinic interviews this patient. Which communication strategy will be most helpful?

When determining whether an elderly patients confusion is related to delirium or another problem, what information would be of particular value?

Which nursing intervention demonstrates false imprisonment?

The RPN is unsure if Henry Picard, age 87, is manifesting symptoms of delirium or dementia. Which question might he ask the Picard family?

A patient with Schizophrenia has been prescribed an antipsychotic medication. They return to the clinic complaining they are experiencing leaking from their breasts. What drug would the nurse assume i

Which documentation for patient diagnosed with major depression indicates the treatment plan was effective

Individuals with affective instability personality disorder display a pattern of intense and chaotic relationships with

Mr Olsen, age 75 years, lives in a nursing home and diagnosed with mild dementia. Occasionally he attempts to get out of bed during the night and is a risk tor falls. What nursing intervention should

Patient reveals that she induces vomiting as often as a dozen times a day. Which at the following would the nurse expect assessment findings to reveal?

Which intervention is appropriate an individual diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder who frequently manipulates others?

During a psychiatric assessment, the nurse observes a patients facial expression is without emotion. The patient says, "Life feels so hopeless to me I've been feeling sad for several months." How will

A 79-year-old male tells a nurse, "I have felt very sad lately. I do not have much to live for. My family and friends are all dead, and my own health is failing." The nurse should analyze this comment

While conducting the initial interview with a patient in crisis, the nurse should do which of the following?

A nurse documents, "Patient is mute despite repeated efforts to elicit speech. Makes no eye contact. Inattentive to staff. Gazes off to the side or looks upward rather than at speaker." Which nursing

Which indication warrants the use of seclusion?

A patient admitted for injuries sustained while intoxicated has been hospitalized for 48 hours. The patient is now shaky, irritable, anxious and diaphoretic and reports nightmares. The pulse rate is 1

An older adult patient takes multiple medications daily. Over 2 days the patient developed confusion, incoherent speech, an unsteady gait, and fluctuating levels of orientation. These findings are mos

A 12 year old finds herself feeling anxious and overwhelmed and seeks out the school nurse to report that “ Everything is changing .. my body, the way the boys who were my friends are treating me, eve

Which of the following statements is true of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Which of the following trends is true regarding Aboriginal population and suicide?

Which of the following is true for withdrawn patients diagnosed with schizophrenia?