NSG-322 Exam 1: (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing – Legal/Ethical Issues, Anxiety Disorders, Defense Mechanisms, Therapies, Communication | Q&A | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Answers)

NSG322/ NSG 322 Exam 1 (Latest 2026/2027 Update) | Complete Exam Questions with Verified Answers and Detailed Rationales | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Legal & Ethical Issues, Tarasoff Duty to Warn, Restraints & Seclusion, Defense Mechanisms, Anxiety Disorders, Therapeutic Communication, Nurse-Patient Relationship, Peplau's Phases, Freud, Sullivan, Pavlov, Skinner, Beck, Ellis, SAMHSA Trauma-Informed Care, DSM-5, Stigma, Holistic Practice | A+ Graded | Grand Canyon University INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD This comprehensive EXAM resource for NSG 322 Exam 1 at Grand Canyon University covers Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing foundations for the 2026/2027 academic year. It features exam-style questions with verified answers and detailed rationales . Exam 1 Topics Covered: Legal & Ethical Issues (Tarasoff duty to warn, malpractice elements, restraints/seclusion regulations, civil rights, false imprisonment, battery) Therapeutic Communication (10% verbal/90% nonverbal, double messages, silence, avoiding "why" questions, CLEAR acronym) Defense Mechanisms (denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, regression, sublimation, suppression, repression, dissociation, splitting, reaction formation, undoing, altruism, compensation, conversion, somatization, passive aggression, devaluation, idealization, introjection, symbolization) Nurse-Patient Relationship (Peplau's phases: orientation, working, termination) Nursing Process in Psychiatric Nursing (ADPIE) Theoretical Foundations (Freud's psychosexual stages, Sullivan's interpersonal theory, Peplau, Pavlov classical conditioning, Skinner operant conditioning, Beck cognitive-behavioral therapy, Ellis rational emotive behavior therapy) SAMHSA's 6 Key Principles of Trauma-Informed Care (safety, trustworthiness/transparency, peer support, collaboration/mutuality, empowerment/voice/choice, cultural/historical/gender issues) Anxiety Disorders (GAD: 6 months+ excessive worry, motor tension, autonomic hyperactivity, vigilance; OCD: obsessions/compulsions; DSM-5 classifications) Psychopharmacology (SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, atypical antidepressants) Stigma & Holistic Practice DSM-5 Overview & Utility for RNs PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FOUNDATIONS – COMPLETE Q&A REVIEW LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES Q1. What was the 1974 Tarasoff case about? Correct Answer: A ruling that therapists and advanced practice RN/doctors have the duty to warn and protect potential victims when a patient poses a serious threat of violence to an identifiable third party . Rationale: The Tarasoff decision established that mental health professionals have a legal obligation to breach confidentiality when necessary to protect potential victims from serious harm. This duty goes beyond the general duty of care owed to the patient and extends to identifiable third parties. Staff nurses and members of the mental health team NOTIFY/REPORT to APRNs and psychiatric mental health NPs to warn but CANNOT warn themselves . Q2. What is the difference between duty, breach of duty, cause in fact, and proximate cause? Correct Answers: Duty: Your responsibilities/obligations, what you have to do Breach of Duty: Failing to meet your duty Cause in Fact: Is directly caused by something a person did or did not do