Healthcare and Nursing Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 2

Question 1

A patient taking lithium reports nausea, tremors, and blurred vision. The nurse's priority action is to:

Accepted Answer

Check the serum lithium level immediately

Answer

These symptoms suggest lithium toxicity; a serum level must be obtained immediately as lithium has a narrow therapeutic index (0.6–1.2 mEq/L).

Question 2

Which is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

Auditory hallucinations

Answer

Positive symptoms represent an excess or distortion of normal function; auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) are a classic positive symptom of schizophrenia.

Question 3

What is the correct approach when a patient is experiencing a panic attack?

Accepted Answer

Stay with the patient, speak calmly, and guide slow breathing

Answer

Staying with the patient provides safety, while calm reassurance and guided breathing activate the parasympathetic nervous system to reduce panic.

Question 4

A nurse is using the CAGE questionnaire. What condition is it used to screen for?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use disorder

Answer

The CAGE questionnaire (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) is a validated screening tool specifically for alcohol use disorder.

Question 5

Which medication requires dietary tyramine restriction to prevent hypertensive crisis?

Accepted Answer

MAOIs

Answer

MAOIs block breakdown of tyramine from foods like aged cheese and cured meats, causing dangerous catecholamine release and severe hypertension.

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Healthcare and Nursing Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 2