MENTAL HEALTH NURSING NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A client with a known history of panic disorder comes to the emergency department and states to the nurse, "Please help me. I think I'm having a heart attack." What is the priority nursing action?

Assess the client's vital signs.

The nurse admits a client with a suspected diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. While performing the admission assessment, the nurse expects to elicit which data about the client's beliefs?

Views purging as an accepted behavior

The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. When the nurse enters the room, the client is engaged in rigorous push-ups. Which nursing action should the nurse implement?

Interrupting the client and offer to take the client for a walk