Which of the following is more likely to be associated with postpartum depression rather than simple “baby blues?”
A.
The Shipley Scale would be used to measure which type of functioning?
B.
Cholinesterase inhibitors are the mainstay of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in which of the following stages?
A.
Ed is 88 years old and recently lost his wife to cancer. He has also recently lost his brother and a friend. All of these losses coming together can result in a condition for Ed that is referred to as
C.
Identify the correct description of a patient who is considerably confused.
A.
Nurses can take an active role in the legislative and political process to affect change. A provision usually not related but tacked on to a bill that its sponsor hopes to get through is known as which of the following?
D.
Hall defined space norms from a Western cultural perspective. According to Hall, which of the following spaces would be maintained for a public distance?
D.
In 1996, the United States government passed which of the following laws
that made it illegal for any company that employes more than 50 people
to limit the annual amount of mental health benefits unless they also
limit benefits for physical illnesses?
B.
If a patient exhibits symptoms similar to Alzheimer's and there is no genetic test or family history, then what might the diagnosis be?
A.
Your patient is unable to perform rapid alternating movements. He is experiencing which of the following?
A.
Your patient is experiencing an ignorance of illness secondary to disorganized thought process. This is called
B.
Your patient refuses to watch a movie in the milieu and the nurses concludes the patient has the inability to comprehend more than one element of a visual scene at a time. This is known as
D.
In terms of group development stages, cohesiveness of the group develops in which stage?
C.
Moreno’s type of psychotherapy that is also called psychodrama involved all of the following instruments used in the group setting except:
A.
All of the following statements are true of intentional torts EXCEPT:
B.
The battery of tests designed to provide the clinician with a database for inferring the nature, location, and extent of the structural changes in the brain that may underlie and explain the pattern of intact and impaired functions is which of the following?
D.
Working through traumatic experiences with clients can cause the nurse to experience something called
A.
Etiology of eating disorders has neurobiological factors implicated in causation. Which of the following is NOT a factor?
D.
Which of the following individuals would be the most likely to be homeless?
B.
What medication can induce mania?
D.
How soon should a follow-up visit be scheduled with a high-risk patient after being discharged?
A.
A 16 year old girl presents with low energy, dysphoric mood, an anxious affect and seems sad. She weighs in at 101, has a medium body type and little muscle mass. At the physical exam, the nurse suspects an eating disorder and observes symptoms. Which of the following would not likely be one of the symptoms she observes that would lead her to the diagnosis?
D.
Mental health promotion and education would include all of the following EXCEPT:
B.
Which of the following is a psychological response to moderate anxiety?
B.
Which of the following statistics about mood disorders is not accurate?
C.
When crafting a care plan for a patient who demonstrates a self-care deficit, which of the following should be the FIRST intervention planned?
B.
What developmental screening and assessment tool would be used for assessing cognitive development/intelligence in children?
A.
A client who unconsciously channels unacceptable impulses to a primary goal that is socially acceptable is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
A.
Identifying the client’s strengths and limitations would take place in which of the following phases of the nurse-client relationship?
B.
Although there are specific goals with psychiatric mental health nursing
treatment, the basis for this treatment would be considered?
B.
Which of the following would be a biologically based CAM therapy?
C. Reiki
B.
Your client with schizophrenia tells you that he can feel red blood cells forming in his body. This is which of the following types of hallucinations?
D.
When prescribing Invega, a nurse should advise a patient that which of the following is a potentially serious side effect?