Medications
Anxiety
Therapies
Name that Disorder
Communication
100

A nurse is caring for a client who is to begin taking sertraline to treat depression. When asked how long this medication will take to go into effect the nurse answers. 

What is 4-6 weeks?

100

This client experiences excessive fear of social or performance situations. 

What is Social Anxiety?

100

What type of therapy uses both cognitive and behavioral approaches to assist a client with anxiety management. 

What is Cognitive-Behavior therapy?

100

With this disorder the patients symptoms include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsive. What is the disorder.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

100

A nurse is assessing a patient who is experiencing panic. How should the nurse communicate with this patient?

What is, use gentle guidance and direction?

200

What medication should be used in a patient that is suspected of having an Opioid Overdose? 

What is Naloxone?

200

With this disorder the patient experiences excessive fear or anxiety when separated from an individual to which the client is emotionally attached too. 

What is Separation Anxiety?

200

This type of therapy uses electrical currents to induce brief seizure activity while the client is anesthetized. 

What is Electroconvulsive Therapy?

200

This disorder/disease is a neurodegenerative resulting in the gradual impairment of cognitive function. 

What is Alzheimer's disease?

200

A nurse is assessing a client that is confused and states they are having hallucinations. How should the nurse communicate with this patient?

What is acknowledge the fear but do not reinforce?

300

Concurrent use of TCAs, MAOIs and or St Johns Wart can cause?

What is Serotonin Syndrome?

300

What level of anxiety has signs and symptoms including restlessness, irritable or impatient foot or finger tapping. 

What is Mild Level Anxiety?

300

In the phases of group development, what phase includes the promotion of problem solving skills to facilitate behavioral changes/

What is the Working Phase?

300

This disorder is occurs after one has experienced, witnessed or has learned of a traumatic event. 

What is Post traumatic Stress Disorder?  

300

A nurse is assessing a patient that is anxious and depressed. How should the nurse communicate with this patient?

What is Open-Ended questions?

400

A nurse is teaching a patient that has just been prescribed Phenelzine, what foods can they not consume while taking this medication 

What are foods containing tyramine?

400

A nurse has a patient that is unable to focus on the environment and cannot process what is happening. They have been experiencing hallucinations and delusions as well. What level of anxiety does this patient have 

What is Panic Level Anxiety?

400

A nurse is discussing the use of Transcranial magnetic stimulation with a patient. When the patient asks the nurse how often they will have this treatment the nurse responds.

What is daily for a period of 4-6 weeks?

400

This client has psychotic thinking or behavior that has been present for at least 6 mo.  This disorder impairs functioning areas like school/work, self care ability, and interpersonal relationships. 

What is Schizophrenia?

400

A nurse is assessing a patient that is having an obsessive/compulsive behavior. How should the nurse communicate with the patient? 

What is communicate after the compulsive behavior is over?

500

A nurse is teaching a client who has a tobacco use disorder about the use of nicotine gum. When the patient asks the nurse how long they can chew this gum for, the nurse responds. 

What is chew the gum slowly and intermittently over 30 minutes. 

500

How long must a client exhibit uncontrollable, excessive worry for it to be considered Generalized Anxiety Disorder? 

What is longer than 6 months?

500

A nurse on a mental health unit forms a group to focus on self management of medications. At each of the meetings, two members conspire together to exclude the rest of the group. This is an example of what concept with group therapy?

What is a Subgroup?

500

This disorder is characterized by deficits in intellectual functioning, social functioning, and managing activities of daily living. What is the disorder?

What is Intellectual Development Disorder?
500

A nurse is assessing a patient who is having suicidal thoughts. How should the nurse communicate with this patient? 

What is, use direct yes no questions to assess suicide risk?