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Kuwait MOH Mental Health Nursing Practice Questions

What this topic covers

Therapeutic communication, depression and suicide risk, psychosis, anxiety, substance use and psychiatric medicines.

Free Kuwait MOH mental health nursing questions

1. A patient is prescribed methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which instruction should the nurse give?
  1. Take the dose at bedtime to reduce daytime drowsiness
  2. Expect weight gain as the most common side effect
  3. Stop the medicine suddenly if it does not work within a day
  4. Take the last dose of the day at least 6 hours before bedtime
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Answer: D. Take the last dose of the day at least 6 hours before bedtime

Methylphenidate is a stimulant that commonly causes insomnia, so the last dose is taken well before bedtime. It usually reduces appetite and can cause weight loss, so weight and growth are monitored.

Reference: Standard nursing pharmacology – methylphenidate

2. Besides serum lithium levels, which tests should be monitored regularly in a patient on long-term lithium?
  1. Thyroid and renal function
  2. Liver enzymes and amylase
  3. Troponin and creatine kinase
  4. Blood cultures and CRP
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Answer: A. Thyroid and renal function

Long-term lithium can cause hypothyroidism and impair kidney function, so thyroid and renal function are checked before starting and regularly during treatment.

Reference: Standard nursing pharmacology – lithium monitoring

3. Which physical finding would the nurse expect in a patient with severe anorexia nervosa?
  1. Tachycardia and fever
  2. Heavy menstrual periods
  3. Fine, soft body hair (lanugo)
  4. Increased abdominal fat
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Answer: C. Fine, soft body hair (lanugo)

Lanugo, bradycardia, hypotension, low body temperature and amenorrhoea are typical of severe starvation in anorexia nervosa.

Reference: Varcarolis Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing – eating disorders

4. A caller asks the nurse whether a named person is a patient on the mental health unit. The patient has not given consent to share information. What should the nurse say?
  1. "Yes, but I can't tell you anything more."
  2. "Let me put you through to the patient's room."
  3. "No, there is nobody here by that name."
  4. "I'm unable to confirm or deny whether that person is a patient here."
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Answer: D. "I'm unable to confirm or deny whether that person is a patient here."

Without consent, the nurse must not disclose whether someone is receiving mental health care. Confirming admission breaches confidentiality, and lying about it is dishonest.

Reference: Varcarolis Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing – legal and ethical issues

5. Near the end of her admission, a patient asks the nurse for her personal mobile number so they can stay in touch. Which response is most appropriate?
  1. "I can't share my personal number, as our relationship is professional. Let's talk about the support you will have after discharge."
  2. "Of course, but please only call me in an emergency."
  3. "I'll give it to you, but don't tell the other staff."
  4. "You shouldn't have asked me that."
Show answer and rationale

Answer: A. "I can't share my personal number, as our relationship is professional. Let's talk about the support you will have after discharge."

The nurse keeps professional boundaries while responding kindly and redirects the patient to appropriate sources of support after discharge. Sharing personal contact details blurs boundaries, and a curt reply damages the relationship.

Reference: Varcarolis Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing – professional boundaries

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Safety comes first: a patient with a suicide plan and means is always the priority.

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