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Mental Proctored Exam(Samuel Merit University) Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 4Multiple-Select / Select All That Apply (SATA)

Tiffany is a 16-year-old teenager who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and continually washes her hands until they are cracked and bleeding. She was placed on the inpatient unit on a 5150 after a recent suicide attempt in which she overdosed on her mother’s sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. She is medically stable. You are her assigned nurse, and when you approach her room, you hear her in the bathroom washing her hands.
Tiffany describes the ending of her relationship with her boyfriend as “ghosting.” He just “stopped calling me after a year of going out.” Important cognitive behavioral approaches for her lack of self-esteem and anxiety may be (select all that apply):

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Question 2 of 4Single-Select Multiple Choice

Mr. Jones is a 55-year-old divorced white male who was recently fired from his job. He lives alone in an apartment, and his sister, who lives nearby, called the police when she found no food in his refrigerator, his house was in shambles, and he threatened “to shoot himself.” When the police arrived, they placed him on an involuntary hold 5150 for danger to self (DTS). In the ambulance, his blood pressure is 180/96, his pulse is 96, respirations are 20 with pulse ox at 99%, and his temperature is 98.6. He looks down and is moving around a lot in his chair.
When conducting an admission assessment for Mr. Jones on the psychiatric unit, your first nursing priority is (select the best answer):

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Question 3 of 4Single-Select Multiple Choice

Tiffany is a 16-year-old teenager who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and continually washes her hands until they are cracked and bleeding. She was placed on the inpatient unit on a 5150 after a recent suicide attempt in which she overdosed on her mother’s sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. She is medically stable and receiving treatment for Major Depression and OCD. You are her assigned nurse, and when you approach her room, you hear her in the bathroom washing her hands.
The nurse investigates triggers to Tiffany’s anxiety and rituals by asking (choose the best answer):

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Question 4 of 4Single-Select Multiple Choice

Edward is a 20-year-old college student. The student’s roommates tell the school nurse that their friend has seemed more moody than usual since a grandparent died of a COVID-19 infection last month. They also report that the patient sleeps all day and sometimes doesn’t wake up until noon or later. They tell the nurse that they invite the patient to go with them to the dining hall most meals, but he declines most of the time and, when he does go, he will only eat a few bites. Edward admits to feeling “empty most days” and “doesn’t do much most days” and that “nothing is really fun anymore.”
Edward states he “abandoned his grandfather who died alone in the ICU.” The nurse determines his depressive symptoms may be complicated due to “survivor’s guilt” and identifies his grief as (choose the best answer):

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