Mental health nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A patient speaks rapidly, jumping from one topic to another, with each idea loosely linked to the previous one. What is this called?

  1. AFlight of ideas
  2. BPerseveration
  3. CPoverty of speech
  4. DThought blocking
2.Easy

A patient's arm stays in an odd raised position for a long time after the nurse moves it. What is this called?

  1. AWaxy flexibility
  2. BEchopraxia
  3. CAkathisia
  4. DTardive dyskinesia
3.Easy

What is conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)?

  1. ADeliberately faking symptoms to get money or avoid work
  2. BNeurological symptoms, such as weakness or blindness, that are not explained by a neurological disease
  3. CA condition in which the person has two or more distinct identities, with gaps in memory between them
  4. DA belief that one has a serious illness without having any symptoms
4.Medium

What should a patient on clozapine be taught to report immediately?

  1. AIncreased saliva at night
  2. BA wish to eat more
  3. CFever, sore throat or other signs of infection
  4. DMild drowsiness after the evening dose
5.Medium

Which pattern suggests premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

  1. AMood symptoms that begin only after the menopause and last for several years
  2. BMarked mood symptoms in the week before menstruation that improve within a few days after it starts
  3. CMild bloating the day before a period, without any mood changes
  4. DLow mood throughout the whole month that is not linked to the menstrual cycle
6.Medium

In the mental status examination, which finding is recorded under thought content?

  1. AFlight of ideas
  2. BPressured speech
  3. CLoose associations
  4. DObsessions and delusions
7.Hard

A school nurse is teaching about inhalant use such as sniffing glue or aerosols. Which risk should be stressed?

  1. AThere is no physical risk, because the substances are legal
  2. BSudden death from a heart arrhythmia, even on the first use
  3. CInhalants are only dangerous if they are mixed with alcohol
  4. DInhalants cause only a mild headache and nothing else
8.Hard

A patient asks, "Do you think I should divorce my husband?" Which response best supports the patient's autonomy?

  1. A"No, divorce would only make things worse for you."
  2. B"Yes, I think you'd be happier without him."
  3. C"You should ask your doctor what to do about it."
  4. D"What are your thoughts about the options you have?"

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Flight of ideas
  2. 2. A · Waxy flexibility
  3. 3. B · Neurological symptoms, such as weakness or blindness, that are not explained by a neurological disease
  4. 4. C · Fever, sore throat or other signs of infection
  5. 5. B · Marked mood symptoms in the week before menstruation that improve within a few days after it starts
  6. 6. D · Obsessions and delusions
  7. 7. B · Sudden death from a heart arrhythmia, even on the first use
  8. 8. D · "What are your thoughts about the options you have?"

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