U WORLD MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
The clinic nurse reinforces education about intimate partner violence for a group of graduate
nurses. Which of the following are appropriate for the nurse to include? Select all that apply.
1. Intimate partner violence is most common in low-income families
2. Intimate partner violence is rare in same-sex partnerships
3. The abusive partner often demonstrates jealousy and possessiveness.
4. Victims may not leave due to financial concerns or fear of harm by the abuser.
5. Violence against a female often intensifies during pregnancy. - ANS 3. The abusive partner
often demonstrates jealousy and possessiveness.
4. Victims may not leave due to financial concerns or fear of harm by the abuser.
5. Violence against a female often intensifies during pregnancy.
IPV is abusive behavior by one partner against the other in an intimate relationship. IPV occurs
in all religious, socioeconomic, racial, and educational groups, are in both heterosexual and
same-sex relationships. IPV often begins or intensifies during pregnancy. Victims often stay in
the relationship due to fear, financial or child custody concerns, or religious beliefs, among
other reasons.
A recently widowed client becomes tearful at a routine clinic visit and states, "I just can't get
over my spouse's death." Which of the following responses by the nurse are appropriate? Select
all that apply.
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, 1. "A friend of mine passed away recently. I know how hard losses can be."
2. "I see that you're upset. I will step out while you process these feelings."
3. "It may take a while, but coming to terms with loss gets easier with time."
4. "This is a difficult time. Tell me about how you have been coping."
5. "What are your thoughts about attending a grief support group?" - ANS 4. "This is a
difficult time. Tell me about how you have been coping."
5. "What are your thoughts about attending a grief support group?"
Nurses should use therapeutic communication techniques (ex. reflecting, asking open-ended
questions, suggesting strategies or resources) to support clients' psychosocial needs and build
the nurse-client relationship. Minimization, automatic responses, and leaving clients who are
sharing strong emotions are non therapeutic actions
A client recently admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of alcoholism says to the nurse, "I
only came here to get away from my nagging spouse. Sometimes I think my spouse is the one
who should be here. I can stop drinking any time I want." The nurse recognizes that the client is
exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms?
1. Denial and projection
2. Rationalization and depression
3. Regression and displacement
4. Sublimation and reaction formation - ANS 1. Denial and projection
The most common defense mechanisms used by persons with alcoholism is denial, refusal to
accept the reality of threatening situations, or painful thoughts, feelings, or events. Projection
involves placing one's own thoughts, feelings, or impulses onto someone else.
An elderly client with dementia frequently exhibits sundowning behavior while living in a
community-based residential facility. When the nurse finds the client wandering at night, which
of the following statements is most appropriate?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
The clinic nurse reinforces education about intimate partner violence for a group of graduate
nurses. Which of the following are appropriate for the nurse to include? Select all that apply.
1. Intimate partner violence is most common in low-income families
2. Intimate partner violence is rare in same-sex partnerships
3. The abusive partner often demonstrates jealousy and possessiveness.
4. Victims may not leave due to financial concerns or fear of harm by the abuser.
5. Violence against a female often intensifies during pregnancy. - ANS 3. The abusive partner
often demonstrates jealousy and possessiveness.
4. Victims may not leave due to financial concerns or fear of harm by the abuser.
5. Violence against a female often intensifies during pregnancy.
IPV is abusive behavior by one partner against the other in an intimate relationship. IPV occurs
in all religious, socioeconomic, racial, and educational groups, are in both heterosexual and
same-sex relationships. IPV often begins or intensifies during pregnancy. Victims often stay in
the relationship due to fear, financial or child custody concerns, or religious beliefs, among
other reasons.
A recently widowed client becomes tearful at a routine clinic visit and states, "I just can't get
over my spouse's death." Which of the following responses by the nurse are appropriate? Select
all that apply.
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, 1. "A friend of mine passed away recently. I know how hard losses can be."
2. "I see that you're upset. I will step out while you process these feelings."
3. "It may take a while, but coming to terms with loss gets easier with time."
4. "This is a difficult time. Tell me about how you have been coping."
5. "What are your thoughts about attending a grief support group?" - ANS 4. "This is a
difficult time. Tell me about how you have been coping."
5. "What are your thoughts about attending a grief support group?"
Nurses should use therapeutic communication techniques (ex. reflecting, asking open-ended
questions, suggesting strategies or resources) to support clients' psychosocial needs and build
the nurse-client relationship. Minimization, automatic responses, and leaving clients who are
sharing strong emotions are non therapeutic actions
A client recently admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of alcoholism says to the nurse, "I
only came here to get away from my nagging spouse. Sometimes I think my spouse is the one
who should be here. I can stop drinking any time I want." The nurse recognizes that the client is
exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms?
1. Denial and projection
2. Rationalization and depression
3. Regression and displacement
4. Sublimation and reaction formation - ANS 1. Denial and projection
The most common defense mechanisms used by persons with alcoholism is denial, refusal to
accept the reality of threatening situations, or painful thoughts, feelings, or events. Projection
involves placing one's own thoughts, feelings, or impulses onto someone else.
An elderly client with dementia frequently exhibits sundowning behavior while living in a
community-based residential facility. When the nurse finds the client wandering at night, which
of the following statements is most appropriate?
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