MENTAL HEALTH EXAM#1-
RASMUSSEN EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS &
UPDATED CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION
What is Art of Nursing: Attending - Correct Answer ✔✔ • An intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy - Correct Answer ✔✔ • Being able to speak up
for someone, especially when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, or status
to speak for themselves
• As a nurse it is an ethical responsibility
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is... - Correct Answer ✔✔ a process by which the best
available research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences are synthesized
while making clinical decisions.
The 5 A's process of integrating best evidence into clinical practice includes .... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ (1) asking, (2) acquiring, (3) appraising, (4) applying, and (5) assessing
Application of the recovery model assists people with psychiatric disabilities to.... -
Correct Answer ✔✔ -effectively manage symptoms
-reduce psychosocial disability
-find a meaningful life in a community of their choosing.
Three specific areas are inherent within the art of nursing: - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1)
caring, (2) attending, and (3) patient advocacy.
1. In which scenario is it most urgent for the nurse to act as a patient advocate?
a. An adult cries and experiences anxiety after a near-miss automobile accident on the
way to work.
b. A homeless adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives in a community expecting a
category 5 hurricane.
c. A 14-year-old girl's grades decline because she consistently focuses on her
appearance and social networking.
,d. A parent allows the prescription to lapse for 1 day for their 8-year-old child's
medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
2. The nurse interacts with a veteran of World War II. The veteran says, "Veterans of
modern wars whine and complain all the time. Back when I was in service, you kept
your feelings to yourself." Select the nurse's best response.
a. "American society in the 1940s expected World War II soldiers to be strong."
b. "World War II was fought in a traditional way but the enemy is more difficult to identify
in today's wars."
c. "We now have a better understanding of how trauma affects people and the
importance of research-based, compassionate care."
d. "Intermittent explosive devices (IEDs), which were not in use during World War II,
produce traumatic brain injuries that must be treated." - Correct Answer ✔✔ C
3. A patient reports to a primary care provider about sleeplessness, constant fatigue,
and sadness. In our current health care climate, what is the most likely treatment
approach that will be offered to the patient?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual psychotherapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Psychopharmacological treatment - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
4. The nurse prepares outcomes to the plan of care for an adult diagnosed with mental
illness. Which strategy recognizes the current focus of treatment services for this
population?
a. The patient's diagnoses are confirmed using advanced neuroimaging techniques.
b. The nurse confers with the treatment team to verify the patient's most significant
disability.
c. The nurse prioritizes the patient's problems in accordance with Maslow's hierarchy of
needs.
d. The patient and family participate actively in establishing priorities and selecting
interventions. - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
5. Which scenario best demonstrates empathetic caring?
, a. A nurse provides comfort to a colleague after an error of medication administration.
b. A nurse works a fourth extra shift in 1 week to maintain adequate unit staffing.
c. A nurse identifies a violation of confidentiality and makes a report to an agency's
privacy officer.
d. A nurse conscientiously reads current literature to stay aware of new evidence-based
practices. - Correct Answer ✔✔ A
1. A mentally ill gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing six people and
injuring others. Which comment about this event by a member of the community most
clearly shows the stigma of mental illness?
a. "Gun control laws are inadequate in our country."
b. "It's frightening to feel that it is not safe to go to a movie theater."
c. "All these people with mental illness are violent and should be locked up."
d. "These events happen because American families no longer go to church together." -
Correct Answer ✔✔ C
2. The nurse presents a class about mental health and mental illness to a group of
fourth graders. One student asks, "Why do people get mentally ill?" Select the nurse's
best response.
a. "There are many reasons why mental illness occurs."
b. "The cause of mental illness is complicated and very hard to understand."
c. "Sometimes a person's brain does not work correctly because something bad
happens or they inherit a brain problem."
d. "Most mental illnesses result from genetically transmitted abnormalities in cerebral
structure; however, some are a consequence of traumatic life experiences." - Correct
Answer ✔✔ C
3. An adult experienced a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia 3 years ago and
now lives permanently in a skilled care facility. Which comment by this person best
demonstrates resiliency?
a. "I often pray for a miracle that will heal my paralysis so I will be whole again."
RASMUSSEN EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS &
UPDATED CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION
What is Art of Nursing: Attending - Correct Answer ✔✔ • An intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy - Correct Answer ✔✔ • Being able to speak up
for someone, especially when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, or status
to speak for themselves
• As a nurse it is an ethical responsibility
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is... - Correct Answer ✔✔ a process by which the best
available research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences are synthesized
while making clinical decisions.
The 5 A's process of integrating best evidence into clinical practice includes .... - Correct
Answer ✔✔ (1) asking, (2) acquiring, (3) appraising, (4) applying, and (5) assessing
Application of the recovery model assists people with psychiatric disabilities to.... -
Correct Answer ✔✔ -effectively manage symptoms
-reduce psychosocial disability
-find a meaningful life in a community of their choosing.
Three specific areas are inherent within the art of nursing: - Correct Answer ✔✔ (1)
caring, (2) attending, and (3) patient advocacy.
1. In which scenario is it most urgent for the nurse to act as a patient advocate?
a. An adult cries and experiences anxiety after a near-miss automobile accident on the
way to work.
b. A homeless adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives in a community expecting a
category 5 hurricane.
c. A 14-year-old girl's grades decline because she consistently focuses on her
appearance and social networking.
,d. A parent allows the prescription to lapse for 1 day for their 8-year-old child's
medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
2. The nurse interacts with a veteran of World War II. The veteran says, "Veterans of
modern wars whine and complain all the time. Back when I was in service, you kept
your feelings to yourself." Select the nurse's best response.
a. "American society in the 1940s expected World War II soldiers to be strong."
b. "World War II was fought in a traditional way but the enemy is more difficult to identify
in today's wars."
c. "We now have a better understanding of how trauma affects people and the
importance of research-based, compassionate care."
d. "Intermittent explosive devices (IEDs), which were not in use during World War II,
produce traumatic brain injuries that must be treated." - Correct Answer ✔✔ C
3. A patient reports to a primary care provider about sleeplessness, constant fatigue,
and sadness. In our current health care climate, what is the most likely treatment
approach that will be offered to the patient?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual psychotherapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Psychopharmacological treatment - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
4. The nurse prepares outcomes to the plan of care for an adult diagnosed with mental
illness. Which strategy recognizes the current focus of treatment services for this
population?
a. The patient's diagnoses are confirmed using advanced neuroimaging techniques.
b. The nurse confers with the treatment team to verify the patient's most significant
disability.
c. The nurse prioritizes the patient's problems in accordance with Maslow's hierarchy of
needs.
d. The patient and family participate actively in establishing priorities and selecting
interventions. - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
5. Which scenario best demonstrates empathetic caring?
, a. A nurse provides comfort to a colleague after an error of medication administration.
b. A nurse works a fourth extra shift in 1 week to maintain adequate unit staffing.
c. A nurse identifies a violation of confidentiality and makes a report to an agency's
privacy officer.
d. A nurse conscientiously reads current literature to stay aware of new evidence-based
practices. - Correct Answer ✔✔ A
1. A mentally ill gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing six people and
injuring others. Which comment about this event by a member of the community most
clearly shows the stigma of mental illness?
a. "Gun control laws are inadequate in our country."
b. "It's frightening to feel that it is not safe to go to a movie theater."
c. "All these people with mental illness are violent and should be locked up."
d. "These events happen because American families no longer go to church together." -
Correct Answer ✔✔ C
2. The nurse presents a class about mental health and mental illness to a group of
fourth graders. One student asks, "Why do people get mentally ill?" Select the nurse's
best response.
a. "There are many reasons why mental illness occurs."
b. "The cause of mental illness is complicated and very hard to understand."
c. "Sometimes a person's brain does not work correctly because something bad
happens or they inherit a brain problem."
d. "Most mental illnesses result from genetically transmitted abnormalities in cerebral
structure; however, some are a consequence of traumatic life experiences." - Correct
Answer ✔✔ C
3. An adult experienced a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia 3 years ago and
now lives permanently in a skilled care facility. Which comment by this person best
demonstrates resiliency?
a. "I often pray for a miracle that will heal my paralysis so I will be whole again."
