Mental health nursing worksheet with answers

A patient says, "My husband never listens to me." The nurse says, "You sound frustrated." Which technique is this?

1. AChanging the subject
2. BGiving approval
3. CReflecting feelings
4. DPresenting reality

In DSM-5, an adjustment disorder begins within what time after an identifiable stressor?

1. AOnly after 1 year
2. BWithin 3 months
3. CWithin 3 days
4. DOnly after 2 years

Which feature is typical of Korsakoff syndrome?

1. AA flapping tremor of the hands caused by liver failure
2. BPinpoint pupils and slow breathing
3. CFever, rigidity and a high creatine kinase
4. DSevere memory loss with confabulation

Which statement about buspirone for anxiety is correct?

1. AIt works within minutes during a panic attack, like a benzodiazepine
2. BIt takes weeks to work and is not useful as an as-needed drug
3. CIt is highly addictive
4. DIt must be taken with alcohol

When are delirium tremens most likely to start after the last drink?

1. AAfter 2 months
2. BAbout 2 to 4 days (48 to 96 hours)
3. CWithin 1 to 2 hours
4. DAfter 2 weeks

How should a nurse screen a patient for intimate partner violence?

1. AOnly ask patients who have visible injuries
2. BAsk the partner instead of the patient
3. CAsk in front of the partner to see how he reacts
4. DAsk in private, without the partner or family present

A patient with dementia with Lewy bodies is having vivid visual hallucinations. A new nurse suggests asking for haloperidol. What is the main concern?

1. AThese patients can have severe, sometimes life-threatening, sensitivity reactions to antipsychotics
2. BHaloperidol does not work in older patients at all
3. CHaloperidol will make his hallucinations more frequent
4. DThere is no concern, because haloperidol is the treatment of choice for hallucinations in all types of dementia

A patient asks the nurse to pray with her before her ECT. The nurse does not share her religion. What is the most appropriate response?

1. ATry to persuade her to adopt the nurse's own beliefs
2. BIgnore the request politely and change the subject to the procedure itself
3. CRespect the request, join in if comfortable, and offer to call the chaplain
4. DTell her that religion has no place in hospital care