Mental health nursing worksheet with answers

Which of these medicines is a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic?

1. AHaloperidol
2. BLorazepam
3. CChlorpromazine
4. DQuetiapine

In the stages of change model, a person who does not see their drinking as a problem and has no intention of changing is in which stage?

1. APreparation
2. BMaintenance of change
3. CContemplation
4. DPrecontemplation

A patient says, "I couldn't sleep, and then I just stayed in bed all day." The nurse replies, "You stayed in bed all day?" Which technique is this?

1. AVoicing doubt
2. BSummarising
3. CGiving advice
4. DRestating

Which activity is most suitable for a patient in an acute manic episode?

1. AA competitive team game of volleyball
2. BA walk with a staff member
3. CA complicated board game such as chess with other patients
4. DA long group discussion in the day room

How may depression present differently in adolescents than in adults?

1. AWith increased energy and less need for sleep
2. BWith irritability rather than obvious sadness
3. CWith a high fever and a rash
4. DAlways with psychotic symptoms

An 86-year-old nursing home resident becomes acutely confused over two days. Which cause should be considered first?

1. AA first episode of schizophrenia caused by moving into the home
2. BThe normal ageing process
3. CA sudden onset of Alzheimer's disease
4. DAn infection such as a urinary tract infection, or a medicine side effect

A 30-year-old who used cocaine an hour ago has crushing chest pain and sweating. What is the priority?

1. AGive him a benzodiazepine for the anxiety and send him home to rest once he feels calmer
2. BLet him rest, because the pain will pass when the drug wears off
3. CTreat it as a possible heart attack, with an urgent ECG and medical review
4. DReassure him that young people do not have heart problems

A voluntary patient asks to leave the ward now. While talking, he says he plans to jump from a bridge on the way home. What should the nurse do?

1. ATell him to go home now and come back tomorrow morning when he feels calmer and safer
2. BLet him leave, because voluntary patients can always go when they want
3. CAsk him to promise that he will not jump, and then let him go home on his own
4. DStay with him and inform the team at once, so he can be urgently assessed under mental health law