NCLEX-PN
Mental Health NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse completed an admission interview and assessment of the client who is under the influence of cocaine. Which finding should the nurse attribute to the client being under the influence of cocaine?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cocaine causes hypersensitivity (
C). It increases BP/HR (
A) causes hypervigilance (not inattention
B) and underreporting (
D) is general not specific.
Question 2 of 5
If a diagnosis of panic disorder is accurate, the nurse would correctly assume that the chest pain is related to which cause?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chest pain in panic disorder results from intense fear, which triggers physical symptoms like muscle tension and hyperventilation.
Question 3 of 5
The older disheveled client is admitted to the ED with hypertension severe dehydration and malnourishment. During the admission interview the daughter notes that she and her husband who is temporarily out of work have been living with the client. Which nursing action is most important?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Private questioning (
B) elicits abuse/neglect details. Reporting (
A) needs more evidence asking the daughter (
C) is less direct and calling a hotline (
D) is secondary.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse correctly explains to the nursing assistant that this is an example of a client using which coping mechanism?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Displacement involves redirecting emotions, such as anger from a spouse, onto a safer target like the nursing assistant, as seen in the client's behavior.
Question 5 of 5
If the home health nurse documented all of the following findings, which one is most suggestive that the client is depressed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Multiple somatic complaints are a hallmark of depression in older adults, often masking emotional symptoms.