Mental Health Nursing – OpenStax –
Practice Questions with Answers on
Psychiatric Nursing Concepts
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive set of practice
questions with correct answers covering core mental health
and psychiatric nursing concepts based on OpenStax material.
Topics include therapeutic communication, major
psychological theories, defense mechanisms, Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs, treatment modalities, ethical care,
leadership, family and group therapy, and community mental
health nursing. The questions are well suited for exam
preparation, review sessions, and reinforcing theoretical
knowledge in mental health nursing courses.
Exam Questions and Answers:
1. When caring for a client in the psychiatric unit, the new
nurse in the unit approaches the client with the morning
medications. The client responds to the nurse with, "I know I
can't trust you!" What should the nurse consider when
attempting to understand the client's statement?
, a. The statement is inappropriate for the client to express to
a professional nurse.
b. The statement could be an example of transference to the
nurse.
c. The statement is an example of countertransference to
the nurse.
d. The statement is the way the client chooses to express
their feelings to the nurse.-Answer:- b. The statement could be
an example of transference to the nurse.
2. A forty-year-old client in the therapist's office coughs and
makes awkward sounds when the therapist chooses to talk
about his childhood sexual abuse. Where does this reflexive
behavior stem from?
a. These are reflexes driven by the id.
b. These noises are because of a history of verbal ticking.
c. This is part of his therapy.
d. The client is consciously interrupting the conversation.-
Answer:- a. These reflexes are driven by the id.
3. A twenty-eight-year-old client enters the family therapy
meeting clutching a blanket and holds the blanket throughout
Practice Questions with Answers on
Psychiatric Nursing Concepts
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive set of practice
questions with correct answers covering core mental health
and psychiatric nursing concepts based on OpenStax material.
Topics include therapeutic communication, major
psychological theories, defense mechanisms, Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs, treatment modalities, ethical care,
leadership, family and group therapy, and community mental
health nursing. The questions are well suited for exam
preparation, review sessions, and reinforcing theoretical
knowledge in mental health nursing courses.
Exam Questions and Answers:
1. When caring for a client in the psychiatric unit, the new
nurse in the unit approaches the client with the morning
medications. The client responds to the nurse with, "I know I
can't trust you!" What should the nurse consider when
attempting to understand the client's statement?
, a. The statement is inappropriate for the client to express to
a professional nurse.
b. The statement could be an example of transference to the
nurse.
c. The statement is an example of countertransference to
the nurse.
d. The statement is the way the client chooses to express
their feelings to the nurse.-Answer:- b. The statement could be
an example of transference to the nurse.
2. A forty-year-old client in the therapist's office coughs and
makes awkward sounds when the therapist chooses to talk
about his childhood sexual abuse. Where does this reflexive
behavior stem from?
a. These are reflexes driven by the id.
b. These noises are because of a history of verbal ticking.
c. This is part of his therapy.
d. The client is consciously interrupting the conversation.-
Answer:- a. These reflexes are driven by the id.
3. A twenty-eight-year-old client enters the family therapy
meeting clutching a blanket and holds the blanket throughout
