RN VATI MENTAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENT REDO 2026 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who is about to undergo surgery for
benign prostatic hypertrophy. The client states, "I don't know what I will
do if they find I have cancer." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
"Why do you think you might have cancer when your diagnosis is a
benign condition?"
"I'm looking at your chart here and I don't see any reason for you to
worry about that."
"I think that's something you need to discuss with your provider."
"I'm hearing that you are concerned that it might turn out that you have
cancer.". Answer: I'm hearing that you are concerned that it might turn
out that you have cancer
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who is exhibiting manic behavior. The
client reports recent personal stressors including the loss of her mother
and a divorce. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Identifying support systems.
Assisting the client in identifying coping behaviors.
Encouraging self-care
Preventing self-directed violence.. Answer: Preventing self-directed
violence
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a new HIV diagnosis. He says,
"I don't care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I
don't need treatment for something I don't have." The nurse identifies
that the client is experiencing which type of crisis?
Adventitious
Internal
Maturational
Situational. Answer: situational
◉ A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following interventions should be
included for this client?
Dialectical behavior therapy
Behavioral contract
Bibliotherapy
Safety plan. Answer: Dialectical behavior therapy
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with end-stage
liver cancer. Which of the following responses is an indication the client
is in the denial phase of the grief process?
"The doctor has been so good to me. I know he has tried everything he
can. It is just my time."
"I can't believe the doctor graduated from medical school. He doesn't
know a thing about treating cancer!"
ASSESSMENT REDO 2026 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who is about to undergo surgery for
benign prostatic hypertrophy. The client states, "I don't know what I will
do if they find I have cancer." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
"Why do you think you might have cancer when your diagnosis is a
benign condition?"
"I'm looking at your chart here and I don't see any reason for you to
worry about that."
"I think that's something you need to discuss with your provider."
"I'm hearing that you are concerned that it might turn out that you have
cancer.". Answer: I'm hearing that you are concerned that it might turn
out that you have cancer
◉ A nurse is admitting a client who is exhibiting manic behavior. The
client reports recent personal stressors including the loss of her mother
and a divorce. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Identifying support systems.
Assisting the client in identifying coping behaviors.
Encouraging self-care
Preventing self-directed violence.. Answer: Preventing self-directed
violence
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a new HIV diagnosis. He says,
"I don't care what the doctors say, there is no way I can have HIV, and I
don't need treatment for something I don't have." The nurse identifies
that the client is experiencing which type of crisis?
Adventitious
Internal
Maturational
Situational. Answer: situational
◉ A nurse is planning discharge for a client who has borderline
personality disorder. Which of the following interventions should be
included for this client?
Dialectical behavior therapy
Behavioral contract
Bibliotherapy
Safety plan. Answer: Dialectical behavior therapy
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with end-stage
liver cancer. Which of the following responses is an indication the client
is in the denial phase of the grief process?
"The doctor has been so good to me. I know he has tried everything he
can. It is just my time."
"I can't believe the doctor graduated from medical school. He doesn't
know a thing about treating cancer!"
