N2281 Mental Health Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• By emphasizing that all people with mental illness can eventually be cured
• By emphasizing the creativity and freedom that accompany a mental illness
• By tactfully correcting misperceptions about abnormal behavior and mental illness
• By informing people that most mental illness is actually a manifestation of substance use disorder

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• A continuum from mentally healthy to mentally unhealthy
• The rate of both their intellectual and emotional growth
• The degree of conformity of the individual to society’s norms
• The degree to which an individual appears logical and rational

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• Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover from a specific mental disorder
• Epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders occur
• Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental disorders
• Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease distribution and determinants of health within populations

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• Discussing ego states
• Helping the patient identify and change faulty thinking
• Negatively reinforcing an undesirable behavior
• Focusing on unconscious mental processes

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• Needs to be taught about medication action and side effects
• Reports feelings of alienation from his family and friends
• Is reluctant to participate in unit social activities
• Is hearing voices telling him to protect himself from others

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• Structure of the therapeutic milieu of most behavioral health units
• Assessment tools based on age-appropriate versus arrested behaviors
• Frequent use of restraint and seclusion for behavior modification
• Use of the nursing process to determine the best sequence for nursing actions

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• Decrease dopamine at receptor sites
• Inhibit GABA production
• Prevent destruction of acetylcholine
• Increase dopamine sensitivity

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• Orthostatic hypotension
• Increased psychotic symptoms
• Severe appetite disturbance
• Hypertensive crisis

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• Dry mouth
• Orthostatic hypotension
• Pseudoparkinsonism
• Gynecomastia

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• To arise slowly from bed
• To report muscle stiffness
• To chew sugarless gum
• To increase dietary fiber