MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client receiving lithium
carbonate. Which blood level with the nurse interpret as being therapeutic?
- ANSWER>>1 mEq/L
A client diagnosed with bipolar Disorder is verbalizing, "the mare, doesn't
care, over there, if you dare, anywhere. " The nurse interprets this is which
type of thought pattern? - ANSWER>>Flight of ideas
A client diagnosed with mania is pacing back-and-forth. To ensure adequate
nutrition for this client, which action would be most appropriate? -
ANSWER>>Providing pieces of fruit and grilled chicken
A nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client after the client receives
electroconvulsive therapy ECT. Which action would be most appropriate to
include? - ANSWER>>Reinforcing the client for time, place, and person
A client prescribe phenelzine has spent the afternoon away from the unit
with family. Which intervention should the nurse initiate immediately
upon learning that the client had pepperoni pizza - ANSWER>>Perform a
bedside electrocardiogram
After educating a client who is prescribed lithium about the drug, the nurse
determines that the teaching was successful based on what client
statement? - ANSWER>>"I can eat a little of salt one day and a lot the
next. "
The teaching plan for a client prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
MAOI should stress the importance of avoiding which food?