N2281 Mental Health Proctored Exam

How can the mental health nurse best advocate for individuals with mental illness and prevent stigmatization?

When assessing patients at a mental health clinic, how should their current level of overall functioning be judged?

What best explains the importance of epidemiology in understanding the impact of mental disorders?

A single parent is experiencing feelings of inadequacy related to work and family since one teenaged child ran away several weeks ago. The parent seeks the help of a therapist specializing in cognitiv

A nurse uses Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to plan care for a psychotic patient. Which problem will receive priority?

A nursing student says, “Little of what takes place on the behavioral health unit seems to be theory-based.” A nurse educates the student by identifying which is a common use of Sullivan’s theory on t

On the basis of current knowledge of neurotransmitter effects, a nurse anticipates that the treatment plan for a patient with memory difficulties may include medications designed to do what?

Which of the following side effects is associated with the blockade of attachment of norepinephrine to alpha-1 receptors?

A patient prescribed a muscarinic-receptor blocker will require assessment for what side effect?

A patient is taking a first-generation antipsychotic medication. What should the nurse teach about the drug’s strong dopaminergic effect?

Which neurotransmitter is associated with the hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behavior seen in schizophrenia?

Which neurotransmitter has both muscarinic and nicotinic receptor subtypes?

A patient presents with anxiety, increased heart rate, and fear. The nurse suspects the activation of which neurotransmitter?

How does a psychiatric nurse best implement the ethical principle of autonomy?

“I’m concerned whether we are behaving ethically by restraining one patient to prevent them from self-mutilating while placing another patient on one-on-one supervision to prevent them from self-mutil

After teaching a class about the rights of persons receiving mental health services, the nurse determines a need for additional discussion when the group wrongly identifies which as a right?

Several nurses are concerned that agency policies related to restraint and seclusion are inadequate. Which statement about the relationship of substandard institutional policies and individual nursing

A nurse works with a patient to establish goals/outcomes. The nurse believes that one outcome suggested by the patient is not in the patient’s best interest. What is the nurse’s best action?

Your patient sometimes forgets to eat. In which part of the nursing care plan would the nurse expect to find this statement: “Offer snacks and finger foods frequently”?

After assessing the patient and formulating the nursing diagnoses for a plan of care, what is the next action a nurse should take?

At one point in an assessment interview, a nurse asks, “Does your faith help you in stressful situations?” What assessment topic does this question fall under?

Which of the following speech patterns is an example of tangential thinking?

Which principle should guide the nurse in determining when to use silence during a patient interview?

A patient with paranoia states, “The state is monitoring us through the listening devices hidden in this room. Be careful what you say.” Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?

A patient says to the nurse, “I dreamed I was pusillanimous. When I woke up, I felt emotionally drained, as though I hadn’t rested well.” Which comment would be appropriate if the nurse seeks clarific