NUR 256 / NUR256
CONCEPTS OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
EXAM 1 — 2025/2026 UPDATE
Questions and Correct Answers
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% VERIFIED
Therapeutic Communication | Mental Health Assessment | Ethical & Legal Issues
Psychopharmacology | Neurobiology | Defense Mechanisms | Nursing Process
, STUDENT INFORMATION
Name: ______________________ Student ID: Date: ______________________
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Program: ______________________ Instructor: Score: _______ / 100
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DOMAIN SCORING SUMMARY
Domains 1-3 Domains 4-6 Domains 7-9 Domains 10-11
Points Available
Points Earned
Percentage
, EXAM INSTRUCTIONS
This exam contains multiple-choice questions across 11 key domains aligned with NUR 256 Concepts of
Mental Health Nursing.
Each question has four options. Correct answers appear in bold cyan with detailed rationales.
Duration: 2.5 hours | Score: 100 points | Passing: 70%
, DOMAIN 1: FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Q1. Which historical figure is considered the founder of modern psychiatric nursing in the United States?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Hildegard Peplau
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mildred Loomis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau developed the Theory of Interpersonal Relations in 1952, which became the foundation for
psychiatric nursing practice. Dorothea Dix advocated for humane treatment but was not a nurse. Nightingale
established modern nursing but not specifically psychiatric nursing.
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Q2. Which role of the psychiatric nurse involves providing information about medications, side effects, and
community resources?
A) Teacher
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Technician
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The teacher role involves educating clients and families about mental illness, medications, coping strategies,
and available resources. The advocate protects client rights. The counselor uses therapeutic communication. The
technician focuses on tasks.
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Q3. The ANA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice identify which core competency?
A) Surgical assistance in psychiatric settings
B) The nursing process as the foundation for clinical decision-making
C) Prescribing medications independently
D) Conducting psychological testing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards identify the nursing process as the foundation: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes,
planning, implementation, evaluation. Nurses do not independently prescribe or conduct psychological testing.
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Q4. A psychiatric nurse providing psychotherapy in an outpatient clinic is functioning in which expanded
role?
A) Basic psychiatric nurse
CONCEPTS OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
EXAM 1 — 2025/2026 UPDATE
Questions and Correct Answers
ALREADY GRADED A+ | 100% VERIFIED
Therapeutic Communication | Mental Health Assessment | Ethical & Legal Issues
Psychopharmacology | Neurobiology | Defense Mechanisms | Nursing Process
, STUDENT INFORMATION
Name: ______________________ Student ID: Date: ______________________
______________________
Program: ______________________ Instructor: Score: _______ / 100
______________________
DOMAIN SCORING SUMMARY
Domains 1-3 Domains 4-6 Domains 7-9 Domains 10-11
Points Available
Points Earned
Percentage
, EXAM INSTRUCTIONS
This exam contains multiple-choice questions across 11 key domains aligned with NUR 256 Concepts of
Mental Health Nursing.
Each question has four options. Correct answers appear in bold cyan with detailed rationales.
Duration: 2.5 hours | Score: 100 points | Passing: 70%
, DOMAIN 1: FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Q1. Which historical figure is considered the founder of modern psychiatric nursing in the United States?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Hildegard Peplau
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mildred Loomis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau developed the Theory of Interpersonal Relations in 1952, which became the foundation for
psychiatric nursing practice. Dorothea Dix advocated for humane treatment but was not a nurse. Nightingale
established modern nursing but not specifically psychiatric nursing.
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Q2. Which role of the psychiatric nurse involves providing information about medications, side effects, and
community resources?
A) Teacher
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Technician
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The teacher role involves educating clients and families about mental illness, medications, coping strategies,
and available resources. The advocate protects client rights. The counselor uses therapeutic communication. The
technician focuses on tasks.
------------------------------------------------------------
Q3. The ANA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice identify which core competency?
A) Surgical assistance in psychiatric settings
B) The nursing process as the foundation for clinical decision-making
C) Prescribing medications independently
D) Conducting psychological testing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards identify the nursing process as the foundation: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes,
planning, implementation, evaluation. Nurses do not independently prescribe or conduct psychological testing.
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Q4. A psychiatric nurse providing psychotherapy in an outpatient clinic is functioning in which expanded
role?
A) Basic psychiatric nurse
