NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Mental Health Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which therapeutic activity is most helpful in facilitating reminiscence therapy among older adult clients?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Singing familiar songs from the past stimulates memories, enhancing engagement in reminiscence therapy.
Question 2 of 5
The client is visibly upset pounding on the desk at the nurses’ station and shouting “You’re the nurse so you have to fix this now.” What should be the nurse’s primary rationale for recognizing that the client is a danger to staff and other clients?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Intimidation and anger as primary strategies (
D) indicate danger. No verbal threat (
A) role acknowledgment (
B) or recognition of inappropriateness (
C) is evident.
Question 3 of 5
Which therapeutic activity is most helpful in facilitating reminiscence therapy among older adult clients?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Singing familiar songs from the past stimulates memories, enhancing engagement in reminiscence therapy.
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 is aware that if the client's panic attacks occur successfully, the client is likely to develop which common reaction?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Frequent panic attacks can lead to agoraphobia, where fear of attacks causes avoidance of public places and reclusiveness.