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N2281 Mental Health Exam

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Question 1:

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

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Question 2:

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

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Question 3:

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

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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 cognitive therapy. What intervention will the psychotherapist introduce?

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

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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 the inpatient psychiatric unit?

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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?

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

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Question 9:

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

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Question 10:

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

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