NUR2459 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ explain offering self. Answer: willingness to spend time with the
patient and show interest unconditionally to increase self worth.
◉ explain broad openings. Answer: allows patients to direct focus on
interaction and emphasizes the importance of patients' role in the
communication process.
◉ explain offering general leads. Answer: offers the patient
encouragement to continue with minimal nursing input.
◉ explain placing the event in time or sequence. Answer: allows the
patient to identify the sequence of events and when they occurred to
organize thoughts.
,◉ explain making observations. Answer: allows patients to develop
awareness of how they are perceived by others and prompts
exploration of issues.
◉ explain encouraging description of perceptions. Answer: allows
for development of awareness or understanding based on their
perceptions and reality.
◉ explain encouraging comparison. Answer: asking the patient to
compare similarities and differences in ideas or relationships helps
the patient recognize recurring experiences and things they can
change.
◉ explain restating. Answer: repeating the main idea of what the
patient said helps to let the patient know there is either
understanding or a need for more clarity.
◉ explain reflecting. Answer: questions and feelings are referred
back to the patient so that the patient is empowered to actively
engage in problem solving techniques.
◉ explain focusing. Answer: taking notice of a single idea or word
and exploring it even more. Hard with those who have anxiety.
, ◉ explain exploring. Answer: when an issue or theme is relevant, the
nurse may instruct the patient to explore it further and understand
awareness about the event or feelings.
◉ explain seeking clarification. Answer: striving to achieve
understanding of vague statements can help for understanding.
◉ explain presenting reality. Answer: when there is a misperception
of reality, the nurse will express their perception of the situation
without changing the patients.
◉ explain voicing doubt. Answer: expressing uncertainty as to the
reality of the patient's perceptions during delusional thinking.
◉ explain verbalizing the implied. Answer: putting into words what
the patient has implied or said indirectly.
◉ explain translating words into feelings. Answer: the nurse will
symbolize what has been said to find the underlying feelings.
◉ explain formulating a plan of action. Answer: encouraging
identification of a behavior change will allow for better coping skills.
TEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ explain offering self. Answer: willingness to spend time with the
patient and show interest unconditionally to increase self worth.
◉ explain broad openings. Answer: allows patients to direct focus on
interaction and emphasizes the importance of patients' role in the
communication process.
◉ explain offering general leads. Answer: offers the patient
encouragement to continue with minimal nursing input.
◉ explain placing the event in time or sequence. Answer: allows the
patient to identify the sequence of events and when they occurred to
organize thoughts.
,◉ explain making observations. Answer: allows patients to develop
awareness of how they are perceived by others and prompts
exploration of issues.
◉ explain encouraging description of perceptions. Answer: allows
for development of awareness or understanding based on their
perceptions and reality.
◉ explain encouraging comparison. Answer: asking the patient to
compare similarities and differences in ideas or relationships helps
the patient recognize recurring experiences and things they can
change.
◉ explain restating. Answer: repeating the main idea of what the
patient said helps to let the patient know there is either
understanding or a need for more clarity.
◉ explain reflecting. Answer: questions and feelings are referred
back to the patient so that the patient is empowered to actively
engage in problem solving techniques.
◉ explain focusing. Answer: taking notice of a single idea or word
and exploring it even more. Hard with those who have anxiety.
, ◉ explain exploring. Answer: when an issue or theme is relevant, the
nurse may instruct the patient to explore it further and understand
awareness about the event or feelings.
◉ explain seeking clarification. Answer: striving to achieve
understanding of vague statements can help for understanding.
◉ explain presenting reality. Answer: when there is a misperception
of reality, the nurse will express their perception of the situation
without changing the patients.
◉ explain voicing doubt. Answer: expressing uncertainty as to the
reality of the patient's perceptions during delusional thinking.
◉ explain verbalizing the implied. Answer: putting into words what
the patient has implied or said indirectly.
◉ explain translating words into feelings. Answer: the nurse will
symbolize what has been said to find the underlying feelings.
◉ explain formulating a plan of action. Answer: encouraging
identification of a behavior change will allow for better coping skills.
