PN 1200 IV THERAPY MIDTERM EXAM
2026 EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
⩥ Compensation. Answer: defense mechanism - used to counterbalance
perceived deficiencies by emphasizing strengths - making up for
inadequacies by developing a desired trait
⩥ Sublimination. Answer: defense mechanism - unconscious process of
substituting mature and socially acceptable activity for immature and
unacceptable impulses
⩥ Conversion Reaction. Answer: defense mechanism - unconscious
transformation of anxiety into a physical symptom with no organic cause
⩥ Reaction Formation. Answer: defense mechanism - when
unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled and kept out of
awareness by developing the opposite behavior or emotion - covering up
unacceptable traits by displaying very opposite ones
⩥ Mental Health Assessment. Answer: ASMTPO - Always Sent Mail
Through The Post Office - Appearance, Speech, Memory/Mood,
Thoughts, Perception & Orientation
,⩥ Justice. Answer: Ethical Principle - distribute care same across all
patients
⩥ Beneficence. Answer: Ethical Principle - duty to go above and beyond
⩥ Non-Maleficence. Answer: Ethical Principle - do no harm
⩥ Autonomy. Answer: Ethical Principle - respecting rights of others to
make their own decision, self governing
⩥ Paternalism. Answer: Ethical Principle - work on behalf of people that
cannot speak for themselves
⩥ Veracity. Answer: Ethical Principle - duty to be honest
⩥ Orientation Phase. Answer: Phase 1 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
develop trust, assessment/data collection, develop nursing diagnosis &
goals
⩥ Working Phase. Answer: Phase 2 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
implementing nursing interventions, assist client towards goals
, ⩥ Termination Phase. Answer: Phase 3 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
evaluate success, provide resources, client returns to self management
⩥ Psychoanalytic Theory. Answer: Sigmund Freud - focus on finding
root of subconscious thoughts and feelings that contribute to
maladaptive behaviors
⩥ Cognitive Therapy. Answer: focuses on reframing the way individuals
think and feel about themselves and their circumstances, treats
depression, anxiety and eating disorders
⩥ Behavioral Therapy. Answer: training approach to change behavior -
positive reinforcement - modeling/operate conditioning/systemic
desensitization/aversion therapy/flooding/thought stopping
⩥ Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Answer: electrical current that is
applied resulting in grand mal seizure, enhance effects of
neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine & norepinephrine), severe
depression, schizophrenia, manic episodes
⩥ General Adaptation Syndrome. Answer: (GAS) - Seyle's concept that
the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion
⩥ Dysphoria. Answer: anxiety out of proportion to danger
2026 EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
⩥ Compensation. Answer: defense mechanism - used to counterbalance
perceived deficiencies by emphasizing strengths - making up for
inadequacies by developing a desired trait
⩥ Sublimination. Answer: defense mechanism - unconscious process of
substituting mature and socially acceptable activity for immature and
unacceptable impulses
⩥ Conversion Reaction. Answer: defense mechanism - unconscious
transformation of anxiety into a physical symptom with no organic cause
⩥ Reaction Formation. Answer: defense mechanism - when
unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled and kept out of
awareness by developing the opposite behavior or emotion - covering up
unacceptable traits by displaying very opposite ones
⩥ Mental Health Assessment. Answer: ASMTPO - Always Sent Mail
Through The Post Office - Appearance, Speech, Memory/Mood,
Thoughts, Perception & Orientation
,⩥ Justice. Answer: Ethical Principle - distribute care same across all
patients
⩥ Beneficence. Answer: Ethical Principle - duty to go above and beyond
⩥ Non-Maleficence. Answer: Ethical Principle - do no harm
⩥ Autonomy. Answer: Ethical Principle - respecting rights of others to
make their own decision, self governing
⩥ Paternalism. Answer: Ethical Principle - work on behalf of people that
cannot speak for themselves
⩥ Veracity. Answer: Ethical Principle - duty to be honest
⩥ Orientation Phase. Answer: Phase 1 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
develop trust, assessment/data collection, develop nursing diagnosis &
goals
⩥ Working Phase. Answer: Phase 2 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
implementing nursing interventions, assist client towards goals
, ⩥ Termination Phase. Answer: Phase 3 of Nurse-Client Relationship -
evaluate success, provide resources, client returns to self management
⩥ Psychoanalytic Theory. Answer: Sigmund Freud - focus on finding
root of subconscious thoughts and feelings that contribute to
maladaptive behaviors
⩥ Cognitive Therapy. Answer: focuses on reframing the way individuals
think and feel about themselves and their circumstances, treats
depression, anxiety and eating disorders
⩥ Behavioral Therapy. Answer: training approach to change behavior -
positive reinforcement - modeling/operate conditioning/systemic
desensitization/aversion therapy/flooding/thought stopping
⩥ Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Answer: electrical current that is
applied resulting in grand mal seizure, enhance effects of
neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine & norepinephrine), severe
depression, schizophrenia, manic episodes
⩥ General Adaptation Syndrome. Answer: (GAS) - Seyle's concept that
the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion
⩥ Dysphoria. Answer: anxiety out of proportion to danger
