NSG-3450 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 4 VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS - MOST RECENT EDITION 2026
1. Which statement demonstrates a well-structured attempt at limit
setting? a. "Hitting me when you are angry is unacceptable."
2. Which activity is most appropriate for a child with ADHD? d. Tennis
3. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is going well when a 12-year-old patient in
therapy reports to the nurse practitioner: b. "I thought that everyone at
school hated me. That's not true. Most people like me and I have a friend named
Todd."
4. What assessment question should the nurse ask when attempting to
determine a teenager's mental health resilience? Select all that apply. a.
"How did you cope when your father deployed with the Army for a year in
Iraq?" b. "Who did you go to for advice while your father was away for a year
in Iraq?" d. "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
5. Which factors tend to increase the difficulty of diagnosing young
children who demonstrate behaviors associated with mental illness? Select
all that apply. a. Limited language skills b. Level of cognitive development c.
Level of emotional development
6. Pam, the nurse educator, is teaching a new nurse about seclusion and
restraint. Order the following interventions from least (1) to most (5)
restrictive: (1) a. With the patient, identify the behaviors that are unacceptable
and consequences associated with harmful behaviors (2) d. Offering a PRN
medication by mouth (3) c. Allowing the patient to take a time-out and sit in his
or her room (4) e. Placing the patient in a locked seclusion room (5) b. Placing
the patient in physical restraints
7. In pediatric mental health, there is a lack of sufficient numbers of
community-based resources and providers, and there are long waiting lists
for services. This has resulted in: Select all that apply. a. Children of color
and poor economic conditions being underserved b. Increased stress in the
family unit d. Premature termination of services
, 8. Child protective services have removed 10-year-old Christopher from his
parents' home due to neglect. Christopher reveals to the nurse that he
considers the woman next door his "nice" mom, that he loves school, and
gets above average grades. The strongest explanation of this response is: c.
Resilience
9. April, a 10-year-old admitted to inpatient pediatric care, has been getting
more and more wound up and is losing self-control in the day room. Time-
out does not appear to be an effective tool for April to engage in self-
reflection. April's mother admits to putting her in time-out up to 20 times a
day. The nurse recognizes that: b. Time-out is no longer an effective
therapeutic measure.
10. Adolescents often display fluctuations in mood along with undeveloped
emotional regulation and poor tolerance for frustration. Emotional and
behavioral control usually increases over the course of adolescence due to:
b. Cerebellum maturation
11. Which characteristics suggest a man is experiencing the prodromal
phase of schizophrenia? Select all that apply. a. Always afraid that others will
steal his belongings. b. Displays unusual interest in numbers and specific topics.
c. Has increasingly unusual thoughts and uses words oddly. d. Demonstrates
increasing difficulty with concentration.
12. Which nursing interventions are particularly well chosen for addressing
a population at high risk for developing schizophrenia? Select all that
apply. a. Screening 15- to 25-year-olds for early symptoms. c. Teaching ways
to cope and build resiliency. d. Educating about the risk of psychosis with
marijuana use.
13. To provide effective care for the patient who is taking a second-
generation antipsychotic, the nurse should frequently assess for e.
Metabolic syndrome
14. A female patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has been prescribed a
first-generation antipsychotic medication. What information should the
nurse provide to the patient regarding her signs and symptoms? d. She
should experience a reduction in hallucinations.
15. Which characteristic presents the greatest risk for injury to others by
the patient diagnosed with schizophrenia? d. Paranoia
16. Which therapeutic communication statement might a psychiatric-
mental health registered nurse use when a patient's nursing diagnosis is
QUESTIONS - MOST RECENT EDITION 2026
1. Which statement demonstrates a well-structured attempt at limit
setting? a. "Hitting me when you are angry is unacceptable."
2. Which activity is most appropriate for a child with ADHD? d. Tennis
3. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is going well when a 12-year-old patient in
therapy reports to the nurse practitioner: b. "I thought that everyone at
school hated me. That's not true. Most people like me and I have a friend named
Todd."
4. What assessment question should the nurse ask when attempting to
determine a teenager's mental health resilience? Select all that apply. a.
"How did you cope when your father deployed with the Army for a year in
Iraq?" b. "Who did you go to for advice while your father was away for a year
in Iraq?" d. "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
5. Which factors tend to increase the difficulty of diagnosing young
children who demonstrate behaviors associated with mental illness? Select
all that apply. a. Limited language skills b. Level of cognitive development c.
Level of emotional development
6. Pam, the nurse educator, is teaching a new nurse about seclusion and
restraint. Order the following interventions from least (1) to most (5)
restrictive: (1) a. With the patient, identify the behaviors that are unacceptable
and consequences associated with harmful behaviors (2) d. Offering a PRN
medication by mouth (3) c. Allowing the patient to take a time-out and sit in his
or her room (4) e. Placing the patient in a locked seclusion room (5) b. Placing
the patient in physical restraints
7. In pediatric mental health, there is a lack of sufficient numbers of
community-based resources and providers, and there are long waiting lists
for services. This has resulted in: Select all that apply. a. Children of color
and poor economic conditions being underserved b. Increased stress in the
family unit d. Premature termination of services
, 8. Child protective services have removed 10-year-old Christopher from his
parents' home due to neglect. Christopher reveals to the nurse that he
considers the woman next door his "nice" mom, that he loves school, and
gets above average grades. The strongest explanation of this response is: c.
Resilience
9. April, a 10-year-old admitted to inpatient pediatric care, has been getting
more and more wound up and is losing self-control in the day room. Time-
out does not appear to be an effective tool for April to engage in self-
reflection. April's mother admits to putting her in time-out up to 20 times a
day. The nurse recognizes that: b. Time-out is no longer an effective
therapeutic measure.
10. Adolescents often display fluctuations in mood along with undeveloped
emotional regulation and poor tolerance for frustration. Emotional and
behavioral control usually increases over the course of adolescence due to:
b. Cerebellum maturation
11. Which characteristics suggest a man is experiencing the prodromal
phase of schizophrenia? Select all that apply. a. Always afraid that others will
steal his belongings. b. Displays unusual interest in numbers and specific topics.
c. Has increasingly unusual thoughts and uses words oddly. d. Demonstrates
increasing difficulty with concentration.
12. Which nursing interventions are particularly well chosen for addressing
a population at high risk for developing schizophrenia? Select all that
apply. a. Screening 15- to 25-year-olds for early symptoms. c. Teaching ways
to cope and build resiliency. d. Educating about the risk of psychosis with
marijuana use.
13. To provide effective care for the patient who is taking a second-
generation antipsychotic, the nurse should frequently assess for e.
Metabolic syndrome
14. A female patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has been prescribed a
first-generation antipsychotic medication. What information should the
nurse provide to the patient regarding her signs and symptoms? d. She
should experience a reduction in hallucinations.
15. Which characteristic presents the greatest risk for injury to others by
the patient diagnosed with schizophrenia? d. Paranoia
16. Which therapeutic communication statement might a psychiatric-
mental health registered nurse use when a patient's nursing diagnosis is
