Exam 56: Mental Health Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures

The nurse is caring for a patient who is verbalizing concerns related to a difficult relationship.Which responses by the nurse will block communication and should be avoided? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assisting a patient identify coping mechanisms.What general definition of "coping" is the nurse most likely using with this patient?

A student feels anxious about being unprepared for an upcoming test.Which action is a positive response to this anxiety?

After being admitted for a surgical procedure a patient with a history of schizophrenia becomes extremely agitated when other patients are around and believes that others want to cause the patient harm.Which intervention should the nurse use to provide a therapeutic milieu for the patient?

Staff on a mental health unit routinely uses positive and negative reinforcement when caring for patients with mental health disorders.What needs to be done before the staff can implement these approaches?

A patient recovering from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)for severe depression is confused and wants to know what has been done.What action by the nurse is best?

After collecting data the nurse is concerned that a patient is at risk for developing a mental illness.What findings caused the nurse to come to this conclusion? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with a suspected mental health disorder having blood drawn to check electrolyte levels asks what blood work have to do with mental health.Which response by the nurse is correct?

During initial assessment of mental health status,the nurse asks a patient to interpret a familiar proverb and explain what it means.Which area/aspect of the patient's mental status is the nurse assessing?

After talking with a patient being evaluated for a mental health disorder,the nurse says,"It sounds as if you are feeling angry." Which therapeutic communication technique is the nurse employing?

The nurse is preparing to establish a relationship with a newly admitted patient.On which qualities should the nurse focus when creating this nurse-patient relationship? (Select all that apply.)

A young mother is angry with the mess her son has made in his room.She yells at him and tells him to stay in his room until it is cleaned up.About 20 minutes later,the mother enters the boy's room offering him milk and cookies.Which ego defense mechanism is the mother using?

During a mental status assessment a patient cannot remember the name of a childhood neighborhood.In which aspect of the assessment is the patient demonstrating an alteration?

A patient diagnosed with a mental illness is being considered for psychotherapy.What should the nurse realize are the goals for this treatment? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing depression.Which neurotransmitters should the nurse consider being decreased in this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing anxiety.Which techniques should the nurse use when instructing on progressive muscle relaxation therapy? (Select all that apply.)

A student is angry about failing a test at school and accuses the teacher of trying to fail everyone.What type of response is the student demonstrating?

While providing care a teenage mother expresses ambivalence about her new role as a parent.Which response by the nurse is best?

The nurse is visiting the home of a patient with a mental health disorder.What should the nurse ensure during this home visit? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with schizophrenia states,"I'm going to the fribity to see a megnat." What term should the nurse use to describe this language?