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NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1
Review With Questions And Answers
Latest Update 2026
The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner
would include which intervention?
a. Conducting a mental health assessment.
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. - ANSWER-b. Prescribing
psychotropic medication.
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health
nurses "lose all their clinical
nursing skills." Select the best response by the mental health
nurse.
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other
specialties. Nurse-to client ratios must be better because of the
nature of the clients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as
well as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I
am challenged by those situations."
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c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use
high technology monitoring
equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain
and suffering as medical-
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - ANSWER-b.
"Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well
as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I am
challenged by those situations."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for
care of persons diagnosed with mental illness, a group of
nurses write letters to their elected representatives in
opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses
fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice - ANSWER-c. Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the
members. Which family member's comment best reflects a
mentally healthy perspective?
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a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has
also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years
together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the
family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will
never change." - ANSWER-c. "I will make some changes in my
behavior for the good of the family."
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a client
may be experiencing a mental illness?
a. reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless
mood.
c. being able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for
real."
d. experiencing difficulty making a decision about whether to
change jobs. - ANSWER-b. reporting a consistently sad,
discouraged, and hopeless mood.
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate
mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for an adult client?
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a. being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting
demands.
b. behaving without considering the consequences of personal
actions.
c. aggressively meeting personal needs without considering the
rights of others.
d. seeking help from others to avoid assuming responsibility for
major areas of own life. - ANSWER-a. being willing to work
towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new
client's admission form. Which resource should the nurse
consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
a. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems
(ICD-10)
b. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and
Standards of Practice
c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-
V)
d. A behavioral health reference manual - ANSWER-c.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1
Review With Questions And Answers
Latest Update 2026
The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner
would include which intervention?
a. Conducting a mental health assessment.
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. - ANSWER-b. Prescribing
psychotropic medication.
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health
nurses "lose all their clinical
nursing skills." Select the best response by the mental health
nurse.
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other
specialties. Nurse-to client ratios must be better because of the
nature of the clients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as
well as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I
am challenged by those situations."
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c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use
high technology monitoring
equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain
and suffering as medical-
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - ANSWER-b.
"Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well
as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I am
challenged by those situations."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for
care of persons diagnosed with mental illness, a group of
nurses write letters to their elected representatives in
opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses
fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice - ANSWER-c. Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the
members. Which family member's comment best reflects a
mentally healthy perspective?
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a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has
also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years
together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the
family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will
never change." - ANSWER-c. "I will make some changes in my
behavior for the good of the family."
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a client
may be experiencing a mental illness?
a. reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless
mood.
c. being able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for
real."
d. experiencing difficulty making a decision about whether to
change jobs. - ANSWER-b. reporting a consistently sad,
discouraged, and hopeless mood.
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate
mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for an adult client?
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a. being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting
demands.
b. behaving without considering the consequences of personal
actions.
c. aggressively meeting personal needs without considering the
rights of others.
d. seeking help from others to avoid assuming responsibility for
major areas of own life. - ANSWER-a. being willing to work
towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new
client's admission form. Which resource should the nurse
consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
a. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems
(ICD-10)
b. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and
Standards of Practice
c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-
V)
d. A behavioral health reference manual - ANSWER-c.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
