Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

An outpatient with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a cat as an emotional support animal, and when she resumes work, she wants to bring the cat with her.
An emotional support animal is defined by Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act as:

Accepted Answer

Does not qualify as a service animal

Answer

Can be certified as a service animal only if it is a dog

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Is certified as a service animal only on special request

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Must be accommodated by employers as a service animal

Question 2

A patient with a persistent alcohol use disorder presents physically with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, disorientation, stupor, and somnolence. These statistics indicate that: is the most likely reason.

Accepted Answer

Thiamine deficiency

Answer

Vitamin D deficiency

Answer

Vitamin C deficiency

Answer

Iron deficiency

Question 3

The best way to promote participation in an outreach program to evaluate homeless people for mental health and/or substance misuse disorders is to:

Accepted Answer

Offer free food, water, and hygiene products.

Answer

Advertise through community volunteers.

Answer

Advertise on TV and radio and in local newspapers.

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Ask the police department to refer homeless people.

Question 4

The following is the best method for separating delirium from other types of confusion:

Accepted Answer

Confusion Assessment Method

Answer

Mini-cog

Answer

Time and Change Test

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Mini-Mental State Exam

Question 5

The psychiatric and mental health nurse should recognize that when a patient with substance addiction disorder says he has been using "beanies," he is referring to:

Accepted Answer

Methamphetamine

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Heroin

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Marijuana

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Cocaine

Question 6

Which of the aforementioned tasks for a patient should a psychiatric and mental health nurse assign to untrained support staff?

Accepted Answer

Taking routine vital signs

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Conducting health teaching

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Applying restraints

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Performing a psychosocial assessment

Question 7

The psychiatric and mental health nurse is followed by a patient who has been really angry because his girlfriend dumped him while he was in the hospital. He insults the nurse and claims that she is trying to thwart his therapy. This is probably an illustration of:

Accepted Answer

Transference

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Obsession

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Displacement

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Countertransference

An outpatient with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a cat as an emotional support animal, and when she resumes work, she wants to bring the cat with her.An emotional support animal is defined by Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act as:

An outpatient with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a cat as an emotional support animal, and when she resumes work, she wants to bring the cat with her.
An emotional support animal is defined by Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act as: