Capstone Mental Health Assessment 2026 Exam Questions and Answers

Capstone Mental Health Assessment 2024 Exam Questions and Answers Study Material 1. Provide an example of how a nurse can demonstrate each of the following ethical principles: Beneficence, Autonomy, Justice, Fidelity, Veracity. a. Beneficiaries: the quality of doing good, can be described as charity or a nurse doing good for a pt. B. Autonomy: the nurse lets the pt right to make decisions, but the pteducate the pt of the consequences of those decisions. The pt must also respect the decision of others. C. Justice: nurse is fair and equal tx for all D .Fidelity: loyalty and faithfulness to the pt and to one’s duty E. Veracity: a nurse is honestly when dealing with a patient A nurse is discussing discipline techniques with the parent of a preschooler. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of time-out as a form of discipline? 2. What are the phases of the cycle of violence that can occur between domestic partners and what may take place during each of these phases? -Tension-building phase, the abuser has minor episodes of anger and can be verbally abusive and responsible for some minor physical violence. -Acute battering phase: tension becomes too much to bear, and serious abuse takes place -Honeymoon phase : the situation is dufused for a while after the violet episode. The abuser becomes loving, promising to change and is very sorry for the behavior -Periods of escalation and de-escalation, usually continue with shorter and shorter periods of time between the two. 3. A nurse is caring for a client with an impulse control disorder who has become very aggressive during group therapy and is threatening to hit the nurse. What steps should the nurse take to prevent this behavior from escalating? ●Responding quickly ●Remaining calm and in control ●Encourage the pt to express feelings verbally, using therapeutic communication techniques ●Person space for pt ●Communicate with honesty, sincerity, and nonaggression describe options clearly and offering choices ●Setting limits for the pt 4. A nurse is caring for a client prescribed clonazepam for the treatment of an anxiety disorder. The client is experiencing the adverse effect of lightheadedness and decreased cognitive function. What nursing interventions