NSG 526 Exam 1 PREP
NSG 526 EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 STUDY GUIDE
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
What is Psychotherapy?
Holistic treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the
patient is experiencing
Peplau's most universal contribution to PMHNPs?
-Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild, moderate,
severe, and panic) on perception and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of improving
clients' abilities to think and function at more satisfactory levels
Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse?
-Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing impressions
about the client's situation)
What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal
Relationships?
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, NSG 526 Exam 1 PREP
-The processes by which the nurse helps clients make positive changes
in their health care status and well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for experiential
learning, personal growth, and improved coping strategies and that
PMH-APRNs play a unique role in facilitating this growth
Therapeutic Communication Techniques?
-Silence
-Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing
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, NSG 526 Exam 1 PREP
Non-Therapeutic Techniques?
-Reassuring
-Approving
-Disapproving
-Rejecting
-Advising
-Probing
-Challenging
-Defending
-Requesting an explanation
-Indication the existence of an external source
-Belittling feelings
-Making stereotypical comments
-Giving literal responses
-Introducing an unrelated topic
Four Phases of the Nursing Model?
-Orientation
-Identification
-Exploitation
-Resolution
Psychotherapy Process?
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NSG 526 EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 STUDY GUIDE
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
What is Psychotherapy?
Holistic treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the
patient is experiencing
Peplau's most universal contribution to PMHNPs?
-Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild, moderate,
severe, and panic) on perception and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of improving
clients' abilities to think and function at more satisfactory levels
Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse?
-Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing impressions
about the client's situation)
What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal
Relationships?
1|Page
, NSG 526 Exam 1 PREP
-The processes by which the nurse helps clients make positive changes
in their health care status and well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for experiential
learning, personal growth, and improved coping strategies and that
PMH-APRNs play a unique role in facilitating this growth
Therapeutic Communication Techniques?
-Silence
-Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing
2|Page
, NSG 526 Exam 1 PREP
Non-Therapeutic Techniques?
-Reassuring
-Approving
-Disapproving
-Rejecting
-Advising
-Probing
-Challenging
-Defending
-Requesting an explanation
-Indication the existence of an external source
-Belittling feelings
-Making stereotypical comments
-Giving literal responses
-Introducing an unrelated topic
Four Phases of the Nursing Model?
-Orientation
-Identification
-Exploitation
-Resolution
Psychotherapy Process?
3|Page
