NCLEX-RN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX RN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements by a client taking trazodone (Desyrel) indicates to the nurse that further teaching about the medication is needed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Antidepressants like trazodone typically take 2–4 weeks to alleviate depression, not 5–7 days.
Question 2 of 5
A client with depression who is taking doxepin (Sinequan) 100 mg P.O. at bedtime has dizziness on arising. Which of the following suggestions is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Orthostatic hypotension is a side effect of doxepin; rising slowly minimizes dizziness and fall risk.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse manager in the emergency department (ED) is conducting an in-service for the nursing staff about screening clients for suicide. One of the nurses states, 'Questioning adolescents about suicide will only increase their thinking about self-harm and they would not admit it to me anyhow.' How should the nurse manager respond?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Talking about suicide does not increase risk and can elicit honest responses from adolescents.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse on the Geropsychiatric unit receives a call from the son of a recently discharged client. He reports that his father just got a prescription for memantine (Namenda) to take 'on top of his donepezil (Aricept).' The son then asks, 'Why does he have to take extra medicines?' The nurse should tell the son:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Memantine and donepezil are often combined to target different aspects of dementia (cholinesterase inhibition and NMDA receptor regulation), slowing progression more effectively together.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statements by a client taking trazodone (Desyrel) indicates to the nurse that further teaching about the medication is needed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Antidepressants like trazodone typically take 2–4 weeks to alleviate depression, not 5–7 days.