NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Mental Health Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which is the most desired outcome of a self-help group of rape victims?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Self-help groups provide mutual support, allowing victims to share experiences and coping strategies, fostering recovery through shared understanding.
Question 2 of 5
Which nursing action is especially important when administering medications to a depressed client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ensuring medications are swallowed prevents hoarding, a risk in depressed clients with suicidal ideation.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is teaching home health aides about monitoring for alcohol abuse in older adults. Which response by a home health aide indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Retirement can increase alcohol use due to isolation (C is incorrect). Alcohol is a major issue (
A) risk factors include male smokers (
B) and signs include confusion (
D).
Question 4 of 5
When the anxious client summons the nurse and reports feeling weak and dizzy, which nursing action is most appropriate at this time?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Taking vital signs assesses for physiological causes of weakness and dizziness, ensuring appropriate intervention for the anxious client.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse explains to the client's family the alcoholic's recovery process. What is the first step in recovering from alcohol?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Admitting powerlessness over alcohol is the foundational step in recovery models like Alcoholics Anonymous, as it acknowledges the problem and initiates the commitment to change.