ADN 7 Practice Questions #1
and Answers Updated 2026
1.BWhenBprovidingBrespectful,BappropriateBnursingBcare,BhowBshouldBtheBnurseBidentif
yBtheBpatientBandBhisBorBherBobservableBcharacteristics?B
a.BTheBmanicBpatientBinBroomB234B
b.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBaBmanicB
c.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBpossiblyBaBmanicB
d.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBdisplayingBmanicBbehaviorB-BAnswerd
2.BRecognizingBtheBfrequencyBofBdepressionBamongBtheBAmericanBpopulation,BtheBnurs
eBshouldBadvocateBforBwhichBmentalBhealthBpromotionBintervention?B
a.BIncludingBdiscussionsBonBdepressionBasBpartBofBschoolBhealthBclassesB
b.BProvidingBregularBdepressionBscreeningBforBadolescentBandBteenageBstudentsB
c.BIncreasingBtheBnumberBofBcommunity-
basedBdepressionBhotlinesBavailableBtoBtheBpublicB
d.BEncouragingBseniorBcentersBtoBprovideBinformationBonBaccessingBcommunityBdepres
sionBresourcesB-BAnswerb
3.BWhichBstatementBmadeBbyBaBpatientBdemonstratesBaBhealthyBdegreeBofBresilience?
BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.B"IBtryBtoBrememberBnotBtoBtakeBotherBpeople'sBbadBmoodsBpersonally."B
b.B"IBknowBthatBifBIBgetBreallyBmadBI'llBendBupBbeingBdepressed."B
c.B"IBreallyBfeelBthatBsometimesBbadBthingsBareBmeantBtoBhappen."B
d.B"I'veBlearnedBtoBcalmBdownBbeforeBtryingBtoBdefendBmyBopinions."B
e.B"IBknowBthatBdiscussingBissuesBwithBmyBbossBwouldBhelpBmeBgetBmyBpointBacross."
B-BAnsweraBdBe
4.BWhichBstatementBdemonstratesBtheBnurse'sBunderstandingBofBtheBeffectBofBenviron
mentalBfactorsBonBaBpatient'sBmentalBhealth?B
a.B"I'llBneedBtoBassessBhowBtheBpatient'sBfamilyBviewsBmentalBillness."B
,b.B"ThereBisBaBhistoryBofBdepressionBinBtheBpatient'sBextendedBfamily."B
c.B"I'mBnotBfamiliarBwithBtheBpatient'sBJapanese'sBculturalBviewBonBsuicide."B
d.B"TheBpatient'sBabilityBtoBpayBforBmentalBhealthBservicesBneedsBtoBbeBassessed."B-
BAnswerc
5.BWhenBconsideringBstigmatization,BwhichBstatementBmadeBbyBtheBnurseBdemonstrate
sBaBneedBforBimmediateBinterventionBbyBtheBnurseBmanager?B
a.B"DepressionBseemsBtoBbeBaBrealBproblemBamongBtheBteenageBpopulation."B
b.B"MyBexperienceBhasBbeenBthatBtheBIrishBhaveBaBproblemBwithBalcoholBuse."B
c.B"WomenBareBatBgreaterBriskBforBdevelopingBsuicidalBthoughtsBthenBactingBonBthem.
"B
d.B"We'veBadmittedBseveralBmilitaryBveteransBwithBposttraumaticBstressBdisorderBthisB
month."B-BAnswerb
6.BABnursingBstudentBnewBtoBpsychiatric-
mentalBhealthBnursingBasksBaBpeerBwhatBresourcesBheBcanBuseBtoBfigureBoutBwhichBs
ymptomsBareBpresentBinBaBspecificBpsychiatricBdisorder.BTheBbestBanswerBwouldBbe:B
a.BNursingBInterventionsBClassificationB(NIC)B
b.BNursingBOutcomesBClassificationB(NOC)B
c.BNANDA-IBnursingBdiagnosesB
d.BDSM-5B-BAnswerd
7.BEpidemiologicalBstudiesBcontributeBtoBimprovementsBinBcareBforBindividualsBwithBme
ntalBdisordersBby:B
a.BProvidingBinformationBaboutBeffectiveBnursingBtechniques.B
b.BIdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontributeBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBaBdisorder.B
c.BIdentifyingBindividualsBinBtheBgeneralBpopulationBwhoBwillBdevelopBaBspecificBdisord
er.B
d.BIdentifyingBwhichBindividualsBwillBrespondBfavorablyBtoBaBspecificBtreatment.B-
BAnswerbBd
,8.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactivitiesBwouldBbeBconsideredBnursingBcareBandBappropriat
eBtoBbeBperformedBbyBaBbasicBlevelBnurseBforBaBpatientBsufferingBfromBmentalBillness
?B
a.BTreatingBmajorBdepressionB
b.BTeachingBcopingBskillsBforBaBspecificBfamilyBdynamicB
c.BConductingBpsychotherapyB
d.BPrescribingBantidepressantBmedicationB-BAnswerb
9.BWhichBstatementBaboutBmentalBillnessBisBtrue?B
a.BMentalBillnessBisBaBmatterBofBindividualBnonconformityBwithBsocietalBnorms.B
b.BMentalBillnessBisBpresentBwhenBirrationalBandBillogicalBbehaviorBoccurs.B
c.BMentalBillnessBchangesBwithBculture,BtimeBinBhistory,BpoliticalBsystems,BandBtheBgro
upsBdefiningBit.B
d.BMentalBillnessBisBevaluatedBsolelyBbyBconsideringBindividualBcontrolBoverBbehaviorBa
ndBappraisalBofBreality.B-BAnswerc
10.BTheBWorldBHealthBOrganizationBdescribesBhealthBasB"aBstateBofBcompleteBphysical,
Bmental,BandBsocialBwellbeingBandBnotBmerelyBtheBabsenceBofBdiseaseBorBinfirmity."B
WhichBstatementBisBtrueBinBregardsBtoBoverallBhealth?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.BThereBisBnoBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBandBmentalBhealth.B
b.BPoorBphysicalBhealthBcanBleadBtoBmentalBdistressBandBdisorders.B
c.BPoorBmentalBhealthBdoesBnotBleadBtoBphysicalBillness.B
d.BThereBisBaBstrongBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBhealthBandBmentalBhealth.B
e.BMentalBhealthBneedsBtakeBprecedenceBoverBphysicalBhealthBneeds.B-BAnswerbBd
1.BABmaleBpatientBreportsBtoBtheBnurse,B"I'mBtoldBIBhaveBmemoriesBofBchildhoodBabu
seBstoredBinBmyBunconsciousBmind.BIBwantBtoBworkBonBthis."BBasedBonBthisBstatemen
t,BwhatBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBtheBpatient?B
a.BToBseekBtheBhelpBofBaBtrainedBtherapistBtoBhelpBuncoverBandBdealBwithBtheBtraum
aBassociatedBwithBthoseBmemories.B
, b.BHowBtoBuseBaBdefenseBmechanismBsuchBasBsuppressionBsoBthatBtheBmemoriesBwill
BbeBlessBthreatening.B
c.BPsychodynamicBtherapyBwillBallowBtheBsurfacingBofBthoseBunconsciousBmemoriesBto
BoccurBinBjustBaBfewBsessions.B
d.BGroupBsessionsBareBvaluableBtoBidentifyBunderlyingBthemesBofBtheBmemoriesBbeing
Bsuppressed.B-BAnswera
2.BWhichBquestionBshouldBtheBnurseBaskBwhenBassessingBforBwhatBSullivan'sBInterpers
onalBTheoryBidentifiesBasBtheBmostBpainfulBhumanBcondition?B
a.B"IsBself-esteemBimportantBtoByou?"B
b.B"DoByouBthinkBofByourselfBasBbeingBlonely?"B
c.B"WhatBdoByouBdoBtoBmanageByourBanxiety?"B
d.B"HaveByouBeverBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBdepression?"B-BAnswerb
3.BWhenBdiscussingBtherapyBoptions,BtheBnurseBshouldBprovideBinformationBaboutBinte
rpersonalBtherapyBtoBwhichBpatient?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.BTheBteenagerBwhoBisBtheBfocusBofBbullyingBatBschoolB
b.BTheBolderBwomanBwhoBhasBjustBlostBherBlifeBpartnerBtoBcancerB
c.BTheByoungBadultBwhoBhasBbegunBdemonstratingBhoardingBtendenciesB
d.BTheBadolescentBdemonstratingBaggressiveBverbalBandBphysicalBtendenciesB
e.BTheBmiddle-agedBadultBwhoBrecentlyBdiscoveredBherBpartnerBhasBbeenBunfaithfulB-
BAnsweraBbBe
4.BWhenBconsideringBtheBsuggestionsBofBHildegardBPeplau,BwhichBactivityBshouldBtheB
nurseBregularlyBengageBinBtoBensureBthatBtheBpatientBstaysBtheBfocusBofBallBtherapeuti
cBconversations?B
a.BAssessingBtheBpatientBforBunexpressedBconcernsBandBfearsB
b.BEvaluatingBtheBpossibleBneedBforBadditionalBtrainingBandBeducationB
c.BReflectingBonBpersonalBbehaviorsBandBpersonalBneedsB
d.BAvoidingBpowerBstrugglesBwithBtheBmanipulativeBpatientB-BAnswerc
and Answers Updated 2026
1.BWhenBprovidingBrespectful,BappropriateBnursingBcare,BhowBshouldBtheBnurseBidentif
yBtheBpatientBandBhisBorBherBobservableBcharacteristics?B
a.BTheBmanicBpatientBinBroomB234B
b.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBaBmanicB
c.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBpossiblyBaBmanicB
d.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBdisplayingBmanicBbehaviorB-BAnswerd
2.BRecognizingBtheBfrequencyBofBdepressionBamongBtheBAmericanBpopulation,BtheBnurs
eBshouldBadvocateBforBwhichBmentalBhealthBpromotionBintervention?B
a.BIncludingBdiscussionsBonBdepressionBasBpartBofBschoolBhealthBclassesB
b.BProvidingBregularBdepressionBscreeningBforBadolescentBandBteenageBstudentsB
c.BIncreasingBtheBnumberBofBcommunity-
basedBdepressionBhotlinesBavailableBtoBtheBpublicB
d.BEncouragingBseniorBcentersBtoBprovideBinformationBonBaccessingBcommunityBdepres
sionBresourcesB-BAnswerb
3.BWhichBstatementBmadeBbyBaBpatientBdemonstratesBaBhealthyBdegreeBofBresilience?
BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.B"IBtryBtoBrememberBnotBtoBtakeBotherBpeople'sBbadBmoodsBpersonally."B
b.B"IBknowBthatBifBIBgetBreallyBmadBI'llBendBupBbeingBdepressed."B
c.B"IBreallyBfeelBthatBsometimesBbadBthingsBareBmeantBtoBhappen."B
d.B"I'veBlearnedBtoBcalmBdownBbeforeBtryingBtoBdefendBmyBopinions."B
e.B"IBknowBthatBdiscussingBissuesBwithBmyBbossBwouldBhelpBmeBgetBmyBpointBacross."
B-BAnsweraBdBe
4.BWhichBstatementBdemonstratesBtheBnurse'sBunderstandingBofBtheBeffectBofBenviron
mentalBfactorsBonBaBpatient'sBmentalBhealth?B
a.B"I'llBneedBtoBassessBhowBtheBpatient'sBfamilyBviewsBmentalBillness."B
,b.B"ThereBisBaBhistoryBofBdepressionBinBtheBpatient'sBextendedBfamily."B
c.B"I'mBnotBfamiliarBwithBtheBpatient'sBJapanese'sBculturalBviewBonBsuicide."B
d.B"TheBpatient'sBabilityBtoBpayBforBmentalBhealthBservicesBneedsBtoBbeBassessed."B-
BAnswerc
5.BWhenBconsideringBstigmatization,BwhichBstatementBmadeBbyBtheBnurseBdemonstrate
sBaBneedBforBimmediateBinterventionBbyBtheBnurseBmanager?B
a.B"DepressionBseemsBtoBbeBaBrealBproblemBamongBtheBteenageBpopulation."B
b.B"MyBexperienceBhasBbeenBthatBtheBIrishBhaveBaBproblemBwithBalcoholBuse."B
c.B"WomenBareBatBgreaterBriskBforBdevelopingBsuicidalBthoughtsBthenBactingBonBthem.
"B
d.B"We'veBadmittedBseveralBmilitaryBveteransBwithBposttraumaticBstressBdisorderBthisB
month."B-BAnswerb
6.BABnursingBstudentBnewBtoBpsychiatric-
mentalBhealthBnursingBasksBaBpeerBwhatBresourcesBheBcanBuseBtoBfigureBoutBwhichBs
ymptomsBareBpresentBinBaBspecificBpsychiatricBdisorder.BTheBbestBanswerBwouldBbe:B
a.BNursingBInterventionsBClassificationB(NIC)B
b.BNursingBOutcomesBClassificationB(NOC)B
c.BNANDA-IBnursingBdiagnosesB
d.BDSM-5B-BAnswerd
7.BEpidemiologicalBstudiesBcontributeBtoBimprovementsBinBcareBforBindividualsBwithBme
ntalBdisordersBby:B
a.BProvidingBinformationBaboutBeffectiveBnursingBtechniques.B
b.BIdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontributeBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBaBdisorder.B
c.BIdentifyingBindividualsBinBtheBgeneralBpopulationBwhoBwillBdevelopBaBspecificBdisord
er.B
d.BIdentifyingBwhichBindividualsBwillBrespondBfavorablyBtoBaBspecificBtreatment.B-
BAnswerbBd
,8.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactivitiesBwouldBbeBconsideredBnursingBcareBandBappropriat
eBtoBbeBperformedBbyBaBbasicBlevelBnurseBforBaBpatientBsufferingBfromBmentalBillness
?B
a.BTreatingBmajorBdepressionB
b.BTeachingBcopingBskillsBforBaBspecificBfamilyBdynamicB
c.BConductingBpsychotherapyB
d.BPrescribingBantidepressantBmedicationB-BAnswerb
9.BWhichBstatementBaboutBmentalBillnessBisBtrue?B
a.BMentalBillnessBisBaBmatterBofBindividualBnonconformityBwithBsocietalBnorms.B
b.BMentalBillnessBisBpresentBwhenBirrationalBandBillogicalBbehaviorBoccurs.B
c.BMentalBillnessBchangesBwithBculture,BtimeBinBhistory,BpoliticalBsystems,BandBtheBgro
upsBdefiningBit.B
d.BMentalBillnessBisBevaluatedBsolelyBbyBconsideringBindividualBcontrolBoverBbehaviorBa
ndBappraisalBofBreality.B-BAnswerc
10.BTheBWorldBHealthBOrganizationBdescribesBhealthBasB"aBstateBofBcompleteBphysical,
Bmental,BandBsocialBwellbeingBandBnotBmerelyBtheBabsenceBofBdiseaseBorBinfirmity."B
WhichBstatementBisBtrueBinBregardsBtoBoverallBhealth?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.BThereBisBnoBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBandBmentalBhealth.B
b.BPoorBphysicalBhealthBcanBleadBtoBmentalBdistressBandBdisorders.B
c.BPoorBmentalBhealthBdoesBnotBleadBtoBphysicalBillness.B
d.BThereBisBaBstrongBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBhealthBandBmentalBhealth.B
e.BMentalBhealthBneedsBtakeBprecedenceBoverBphysicalBhealthBneeds.B-BAnswerbBd
1.BABmaleBpatientBreportsBtoBtheBnurse,B"I'mBtoldBIBhaveBmemoriesBofBchildhoodBabu
seBstoredBinBmyBunconsciousBmind.BIBwantBtoBworkBonBthis."BBasedBonBthisBstatemen
t,BwhatBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBtheBpatient?B
a.BToBseekBtheBhelpBofBaBtrainedBtherapistBtoBhelpBuncoverBandBdealBwithBtheBtraum
aBassociatedBwithBthoseBmemories.B
, b.BHowBtoBuseBaBdefenseBmechanismBsuchBasBsuppressionBsoBthatBtheBmemoriesBwill
BbeBlessBthreatening.B
c.BPsychodynamicBtherapyBwillBallowBtheBsurfacingBofBthoseBunconsciousBmemoriesBto
BoccurBinBjustBaBfewBsessions.B
d.BGroupBsessionsBareBvaluableBtoBidentifyBunderlyingBthemesBofBtheBmemoriesBbeing
Bsuppressed.B-BAnswera
2.BWhichBquestionBshouldBtheBnurseBaskBwhenBassessingBforBwhatBSullivan'sBInterpers
onalBTheoryBidentifiesBasBtheBmostBpainfulBhumanBcondition?B
a.B"IsBself-esteemBimportantBtoByou?"B
b.B"DoByouBthinkBofByourselfBasBbeingBlonely?"B
c.B"WhatBdoByouBdoBtoBmanageByourBanxiety?"B
d.B"HaveByouBeverBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBdepression?"B-BAnswerb
3.BWhenBdiscussingBtherapyBoptions,BtheBnurseBshouldBprovideBinformationBaboutBinte
rpersonalBtherapyBtoBwhichBpatient?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B
a.BTheBteenagerBwhoBisBtheBfocusBofBbullyingBatBschoolB
b.BTheBolderBwomanBwhoBhasBjustBlostBherBlifeBpartnerBtoBcancerB
c.BTheByoungBadultBwhoBhasBbegunBdemonstratingBhoardingBtendenciesB
d.BTheBadolescentBdemonstratingBaggressiveBverbalBandBphysicalBtendenciesB
e.BTheBmiddle-agedBadultBwhoBrecentlyBdiscoveredBherBpartnerBhasBbeenBunfaithfulB-
BAnsweraBbBe
4.BWhenBconsideringBtheBsuggestionsBofBHildegardBPeplau,BwhichBactivityBshouldBtheB
nurseBregularlyBengageBinBtoBensureBthatBtheBpatientBstaysBtheBfocusBofBallBtherapeuti
cBconversations?B
a.BAssessingBtheBpatientBforBunexpressedBconcernsBandBfearsB
b.BEvaluatingBtheBpossibleBneedBforBadditionalBtrainingBandBeducationB
c.BReflectingBonBpersonalBbehaviorsBandBpersonalBneedsB
d.BAvoidingBpowerBstrugglesBwithBtheBmanipulativeBpatientB-BAnswerc
