Exam 2: NUR2459 NUR 2459

Exam 2: NUR2459 / NUR 2459

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Mental and Behavioral Health Nursing | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen

Question:

What are the possible psychological changes in the brain of a client diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

Answer:

Brain Atrophy Overabundance of plaques (amyloid beta) Overabundance of tangles (tau proteins)

Question:

In educating the family, what would the nurse teach regarding the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer:

These flattened symptoms should not be confused with laziness.

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Question:

The nurse is caring for a client with poor self-esteem. What intervention would be important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

Answer:

Provide activities that can be accomplished

Question:

A client with depression is taking a tricyclic antidepressant TCA. The client says, "I don't think I can keep taking these pills. They make me so dizzy, especially when I stand up" What action by the nurse is best?

Answer:

Explain how to manage hypotension and educate the patient that side effects go away after several weeks.

Question:

The nurse has just finished report on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Which of the following clients will the nurse assess first?

Answer:

A client with bipolar disorder prescribed lithium carbonate who woke this morning slurring words and having difficulty ambulating to the bathroom.

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Question:

A nurse in the emergency department is implementing a plan of care for an older adult client who is experiencing delirium tremens. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Answer:

Administer diazepam

Question:

A 28-year-old male admitted with catatonic schizophrenia has been mute and motionless for several days while at home prior to admission. He still appears stuporous in the hospital. Which nursing intervention would be an initial priority?

Answer:

Assessing the client for physical problems

Question:

A newly admitted client has a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse would expect to find which of the following symptoms

Answer:

Delusional thinking and mood changes

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Question:

While caring for a depressed client, a nurse would evaluate the need for suicide precautions under which circumstance

Answer:

suddenly cheerful

Question:

The spouse of a client diagnosed recently with a mood disorder calls the nurse therapist to report a change in the client's mood. The spouse states, "My spouse is clearly in a better mood than usual. I would say my spouse seems mildly elated. They are functioning fine at work and home. My spouse is

energetic, up and doing things at 5:00 a.m. and really confident again. It

seems fantastic, but unusual. Is this something to worry about?" Which potential response by the nurse accurately assesses the situation?

Answer:

"The client sounds hypomanic. Let's schedule an appointment for this week for an evaluation. The client may need additional or different medication."

Question:

An adult in the emergency department states, "Everything I see appears to be waving. I am outside my body looking at myself. I think I'm losing my mind."Vital signs are slightly elevated. What does the nurse suspect?

Answer:

Hallucinogen ingestion

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