Rasmussen Mental Health Final Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Version | Professor Verified | Graded A+

1. A nurse performed these actions while caring for patients in an inpatient
psychiatric setting. Which action violated patients' rights?
A. Prohibited a patient from using the telephone
B. In patient's presence, opened a package mailed to patient
C. Remained within arm's length of patient with homicidal ideation
D. Permitted a patient with psychosis to refuse oral psychotropic medication. ------
Correct Answer-----A. Prohibited a patient from using telephone
2. A psychiatric nurse discusses rules of the therapeutic milieu and patient's rights
with a newly admitted patient. Which rights should be included? (Select all that
apply)
The right to:
A. Have visitors
B. confidentiality
C. A private Room
D. complain about inadequate care
E. select the nurse assigned to their care ------Correct Answer-----A. Have visitors
B. Confidentiality
D. Complain about inadequate care
3. A nurse prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol to a patient
with schizophrenia. As the nurse swabs the site, the patient shouts, "Stop! I don't
want to take that medicine anymore. I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's
best action.
A. Assemble other stuff for a show of force and proceed with injection, using restrains if
necessary.
B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the patient, "Tell me more
about the side effects you've been having."
C. Proceed with the injection but explain to the patient that here are medications that
will help reduce the unpleasant side effects.
D. Say to the patient, "Since i've already drawn the medication in the syringe, I'm
required to give it, but let's talk to the doctor about delaying next month's dose." ------
Correct Answer-----B. Stop the medication administration procedure and say to the
patient, "Tell me more about the side effects you've been having."