NCLEX-RN
Mental Health RN NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is counseling a client who has experienced domestic abuse for several years. The client expresses fear of leaving the abuser due to financial dependence. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Providing information about shelters and resources addresses the client's immediate safety and financial concerns, which is the priority in cases of domestic abuse.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse working in an alcohol rehabilitation program is teaching staff how to give clients constructive feedback. Which of the following statements is an example of constructive feedback?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Saying 'You interrupted Terry twice in 4 minutes' is constructive, as it is specific, factual, and focuses on observable behavior, promoting awareness without judgment.
Question 3 of 5
A client will be discharged on lithium carbonate 600 mg three times daily. When teaching the client and his family about lithium therapy, the nurse determines that teaching has been effective if the client and family state that they will notify the prescribing health care provider immediately if which of the following occur? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B, C, E, F
Rationale: Muscle weakness, vertigo, vomiting, and anorexia are signs of lithium toxicity, requiring immediate notification.
Question 4 of 5
A client with suspected abuse describes her husband as a good man who works hard and provides well for his family. She does not work outside the home and states that she is proud to be a wife and mother will be taken to the client. The nurse interprets the family pattern described by the client as best illustrating which of the following as characteristic of abusive families?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The client's description of rigid gender roles (husband as provider, wife as homemaker) suggests role stereotyping, which is common in abusive families where traditional roles may reinforce power imbalances.
Question 5 of 5
After administering naloxone (Narcan), an opioid antagonist, the nurse should monitor the client carefully for which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Naloxone can precipitate withdrawal, and its effects may wear off, leading to recurrent respiratory depression, which requires close monitoring.