ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING COMMUNICATION APPROACH TO
EVIDENCE BASED CARE BY ELIZABETH
VARCAROLIS 2026 EXAM REVIEW STUDY
GUIDE BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PREMIUM
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
teaching regarding the autocratic leadership style? Answer: "The
leaders have personal goals for the group."
◉ Which member enhances group process by listening attentively to
the group interaction? Answer: Follower
◉ Which is the role of an aggressor in a group? Answer: Expressing
negativism and opposition toward other members
◉ During a group interaction, a member of the group is encouraging
all the members to participate in the interaction. Which role is the
member playing? Answer: Gatekeeper
◉ The nurse recommends that a client with severe depression be a
part of a supportive group. Which statement from the client
, indicates that the nurse's recommendation is effective? Answer:
"Now I am able to deal with emotional stress."
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
learning regarding therapeutic groups? Answer: "The therapeutic
group improves group relations and interactions between the
members of the group."
◉ While caring for a therapeutic group of Alzheimer's clients, the
nurse finds that one of the members in the group is manipulating
others to gain control. Which therapeutic group member role does
the client's behavior reflect? Answer: Dominator
◉ Which happens in the corrective recapitulation of the primary
family group during a family therapy? Answer: Reexperience early
family conflicts that have remained unsolved
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
learning regarding phase I of group development? Answer: "Pecking
order is observed during phase I of group development."
◉ After a group therapy session, a client tells the nurse, "I am
playing a key role in the success of the group." Which curative factor
is reflected in the client's statement? Answer: Group cohesiveness
NURSING COMMUNICATION APPROACH TO
EVIDENCE BASED CARE BY ELIZABETH
VARCAROLIS 2026 EXAM REVIEW STUDY
GUIDE BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PREMIUM
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
teaching regarding the autocratic leadership style? Answer: "The
leaders have personal goals for the group."
◉ Which member enhances group process by listening attentively to
the group interaction? Answer: Follower
◉ Which is the role of an aggressor in a group? Answer: Expressing
negativism and opposition toward other members
◉ During a group interaction, a member of the group is encouraging
all the members to participate in the interaction. Which role is the
member playing? Answer: Gatekeeper
◉ The nurse recommends that a client with severe depression be a
part of a supportive group. Which statement from the client
, indicates that the nurse's recommendation is effective? Answer:
"Now I am able to deal with emotional stress."
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
learning regarding therapeutic groups? Answer: "The therapeutic
group improves group relations and interactions between the
members of the group."
◉ While caring for a therapeutic group of Alzheimer's clients, the
nurse finds that one of the members in the group is manipulating
others to gain control. Which therapeutic group member role does
the client's behavior reflect? Answer: Dominator
◉ Which happens in the corrective recapitulation of the primary
family group during a family therapy? Answer: Reexperience early
family conflicts that have remained unsolved
◉ Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective
learning regarding phase I of group development? Answer: "Pecking
order is observed during phase I of group development."
◉ After a group therapy session, a client tells the nurse, "I am
playing a key role in the success of the group." Which curative factor
is reflected in the client's statement? Answer: Group cohesiveness
