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NR 326 Mental Health Nursing Comprehensive
Examination||Verified Exam!!!||, Chamberlain
University College of Nursing, 2026/2027 -Question
NGN-Aligned Exam with Verified Detailed
Answers||Newest Exam!!!
1. The nurse using cognitive behavior techniques when
working with patients knows that attributions are meanings
the patient gives to events or circumstances that:
a. may or may not be objectively accurate
b. support a sense of autonomy
c. promote rigidity and chaos
d. isolate family members from each other - Answer-a
1. A patient was the driver of a car that struck and killed a
child. The patient tells a nurse, "I killed a child! I'm haunted
by the sight of the body being thrown into the air. If I hadn't
been drinking I might have been able to stop. I don't know
how I can go on living with myself!" The crisis nurse
should give priority to assessing the patient's:
a. suicidal risk.
b. physical condition.
c. recent drug dependency.
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d. current alcohol consumption. - Answer-a
1. A patient who was savagely attacked by a bear has no
memory of the event. Which statement best explains the
patients inability to remember the attack?
a.
The woman lost consciousness and was not cognitively
aware of what happened during the attack
b.
The brain has produced a chemical anemia that will
repress the memories of the attack indefinitely.
c.
The patient is unconsciously using a defense mechanism
to protect against the repeated memory of the attack.
d.
It is a temporary suppression of the attack; her memory
will return when she is physically and emotionally ready to
handle the memories. - Answer-c
Defense mechanisms are used unconsciously to protect
us from threats to the physical, mental, and social aspects
of ourselves. The memory of the event may or may not
come back but this is not generally related to the patients
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ability to handle the memories. Memory may be lost or
impaired as a result of brain trauma but not as likely from
a chemical alteration.
2. Which assessment finding exhibited by a patient being
assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) would
be considered a defining behavior and support such a
diagnosis?
a.
Can describe the attack in great detail
b.
Experiences dramatic swings in affect
c.
Describes vivid flashbacks of being attacked
d.
Is preoccupied with the need to tell someone about the
attack - Answer-c
1. A suicidal patient is found by the nurse as he tries to
hang himself from the shower in the bathroom. What
nursing intervention would address the patient's need for
safety while maintaining his self-esteem?
a. Assign a staff member to remain with him at all times.
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b. Place him in the seclusion room with 15 minute checks
c. Request that he remain with the patient group at all
times.
d. Tell him he may use the bathroom only with staff
supervision. - Answer-A
1. The nursing student learned of a high school classmate
who recently committed suicide. The classmate's death
surprised the student, because the classmate had always
seemed very confident and popular. The student knows,
however, that suicide is usually:
a. An act with a message and purpose
b. An impulsive act without meaning
c. A random act of selfishness
d. A random act without meaning or purpose - Answer-a
1. A voluntary patient mutilates herself whenever she
leaves the unit. The nurse suggests use of four-point
restraint to prevent the patient from further harming
herself. What question should be considered before this
measure is undertaken?
a. Is this the least restrictive measure possible?
b. Can four-point restraint be used for voluntary patients?
NR 326 Mental Health Nursing Comprehensive
Examination||Verified Exam!!!||, Chamberlain
University College of Nursing, 2026/2027 -Question
NGN-Aligned Exam with Verified Detailed
Answers||Newest Exam!!!
1. The nurse using cognitive behavior techniques when
working with patients knows that attributions are meanings
the patient gives to events or circumstances that:
a. may or may not be objectively accurate
b. support a sense of autonomy
c. promote rigidity and chaos
d. isolate family members from each other - Answer-a
1. A patient was the driver of a car that struck and killed a
child. The patient tells a nurse, "I killed a child! I'm haunted
by the sight of the body being thrown into the air. If I hadn't
been drinking I might have been able to stop. I don't know
how I can go on living with myself!" The crisis nurse
should give priority to assessing the patient's:
a. suicidal risk.
b. physical condition.
c. recent drug dependency.
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d. current alcohol consumption. - Answer-a
1. A patient who was savagely attacked by a bear has no
memory of the event. Which statement best explains the
patients inability to remember the attack?
a.
The woman lost consciousness and was not cognitively
aware of what happened during the attack
b.
The brain has produced a chemical anemia that will
repress the memories of the attack indefinitely.
c.
The patient is unconsciously using a defense mechanism
to protect against the repeated memory of the attack.
d.
It is a temporary suppression of the attack; her memory
will return when she is physically and emotionally ready to
handle the memories. - Answer-c
Defense mechanisms are used unconsciously to protect
us from threats to the physical, mental, and social aspects
of ourselves. The memory of the event may or may not
come back but this is not generally related to the patients
,3|Page
ability to handle the memories. Memory may be lost or
impaired as a result of brain trauma but not as likely from
a chemical alteration.
2. Which assessment finding exhibited by a patient being
assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) would
be considered a defining behavior and support such a
diagnosis?
a.
Can describe the attack in great detail
b.
Experiences dramatic swings in affect
c.
Describes vivid flashbacks of being attacked
d.
Is preoccupied with the need to tell someone about the
attack - Answer-c
1. A suicidal patient is found by the nurse as he tries to
hang himself from the shower in the bathroom. What
nursing intervention would address the patient's need for
safety while maintaining his self-esteem?
a. Assign a staff member to remain with him at all times.
, 4|Page
b. Place him in the seclusion room with 15 minute checks
c. Request that he remain with the patient group at all
times.
d. Tell him he may use the bathroom only with staff
supervision. - Answer-A
1. The nursing student learned of a high school classmate
who recently committed suicide. The classmate's death
surprised the student, because the classmate had always
seemed very confident and popular. The student knows,
however, that suicide is usually:
a. An act with a message and purpose
b. An impulsive act without meaning
c. A random act of selfishness
d. A random act without meaning or purpose - Answer-a
1. A voluntary patient mutilates herself whenever she
leaves the unit. The nurse suggests use of four-point
restraint to prevent the patient from further harming
herself. What question should be considered before this
measure is undertaken?
a. Is this the least restrictive measure possible?
b. Can four-point restraint be used for voluntary patients?
