N3381 Mental Health Exam ( uta University)
Total Questions : 54
Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreA patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder tells the nurse, "Bad things that happen are always my fault." To support the patient to reframe this overgeneralization, the nurse's best response is:
A patient presenting with delusions of persecution about being poisoned has refused all meals for 3 days. Which intervention will most likely be acceptable to the patient?
The nurse preparing to teach a patient diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) about recommended psychotherapy and psychopharmacology will discuss:
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with Bipolar I who tells the nurse that frequent admissions for severe mania have adversely impacted their children and family. The nurse feels consumed with worry, concern, and has intrusive thoughts about the patient's family and their situation. The nurse recognizes that she is experiencing:
The experience of trauma causes neurochemical changes in the brain that play a role in encoding fear memories that are implicated in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The nurse identifies the involvement of which neurotransmitters?
As part of the stress response, the HPA axis is stimulated. Which structures make up this system?
Which scenario best demonstrates an example of eustress?
A patient states, "I feel detached from myself and weird all the time. It is as though I am looking at life through a cloudy window. Everything seems unreal. It really messes up things at work and school." This scenario is most suggestive of which health problem?
A client is suspected to have dissociative identity disorder. Which characteristic does the nurse identify that the disturbed personal identity is most likely related to?
A nurse provided medication education for a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder who began a new prescription for phenelzine (Nardil). Which behavior indicates effective learning? The patient:
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