FREE Comprehensive Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Questions and Answers

Question 1

A male patient who overdosed on oxazepam (Serax) has been prescribed flumazenil (Romazicon). Which typical side effect should nurse Gina be ready for before to delivering the medication?

Accepted Answer

Seizures

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Anxiety

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Chest pain

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Shivering

Question 2

Bulimia is being treated for by nurse Mench's patient. The most suitable first objective for a client with bulimia is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify anxiety-causing situations.

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Control eating impulses.

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Eat only three meals per day.

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Avoid shopping for large amounts of food.

Question 3

A female client who poses a serious suicide risk requires strict surveillance. In order to best guarantee the client's safety, Nurse Shenny ought to?

Accepted Answer

Check the client frequently at irregular intervals throughout the night.

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Assure the client that the nurse will hold in confidence anything the client says.

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Repeatedly discuss previous suicide attempts with the client.

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Disregard decreased communication by the client because this is common with suicidal clients.

Question 4

Which of the following medications should Nurse Rose get ready to give to a patient who has dangerous levels of acetaminophen (Tylenol)?

Accepted Answer

Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

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Deferoxamine mesylate (Desferal)

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Succimer (Chemet)

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Flumazenil (Romazicon)

Question 5

For alcohol detoxification, a male client is admitted to the drug addiction unit. Which of the following drugs is Nurse Carmen most likely to prescribe to lessen alcohol withdrawal symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)

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Magnesium sulfate

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Naloxone (Narcan)

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Haloperidol (Haldol)

Question 6

A female client with bulimia nervosa tells the nurse, "You can sit with me, but you're just wasting your time," during postprandial monitoring. I was still able to purge after you sat with me yesterday. What is the best reply from the nurse? "Today, my objective is to do it twice."

Accepted Answer

“I know it’s important for you to feel in control, but I’ll monitor you for 90 minutes after you eat.”

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“How are you purging and when do you do it?”

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“Don’t worry. I won’t allow you to purge today.”

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“I trust you not to purge.”

Question 7

Which of the following is the best way to respond to a male patient who has been brought to the psychiatric ward for drug misuse therapy when he says to the nurse, "It felt so wonderful to get high?"

Accepted Answer

“You told me you got fired from your last job for missing too many days after taking drugs all night.”

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“Tell me more about how it felt to get high.”

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“Don’t you know it’s illegal to use drugs?”

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“If you continue to talk like that, I’m going to stop speaking to you.”