NCLEX-PN
Mental Health NCLEX Questions and Answers Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Staff are debriefing following the client’s violent episode. Which information should be included in the debriefing session? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C ,D, E
Rationale: Debriefing includes policy adherence (
C) team effectiveness (
D) and therapeutic response (E) to identify training needs. Client coping (
A) and history (
B) are not debriefing focuses.
Question 2 of 5
Which action is most appropriate if the nurse discovers the oriented older couple having consensual sexual intercourse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Restoring privacy respects the couple's autonomy and dignity, supporting their right to consensual intimacy.
Question 3 of 5
The 19-year old client regularly abuses dextromethorphan (DXM). Which activity if performed under the influence of dextromethorphan places the client at highest risk for complications related to DXM abuse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dancing (
A) risks hyperthermia with DXM. Swimming (
B) skiing (
C) and fishing (
D) are cooler lower-risk activities.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse in the ED is admitting an agitated young adult who tried to jump from a bridge after taking a hallucinogenic drug at a party. What should be the nurse’s initial action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Staying with the client (
C) prevents self-harm due to altered perception. Inpatient arrangements (
A) reversal drugs (B unavailable) and security (
D) are secondary.
Question 5 of 5
The client is started on buprenorphine with naloxone (Suboxone) sublingual for opiate addiction. Which statements indicate that the client understood the nurse’s instructions about the medication? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A ,C, E
Rationale: Suboxone risks respiratory depression (
A) causes withdrawal if stopped (
C) and is abusable (E). It’s habit-forming (
B) and sublingual tablets shouldn’t be crushed (
D).