VARCAROLIS ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM REVIEW 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION BUNDLE TESTED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉.
Answer: 1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric
technician. Which information is accurate?
◉ a..
Answer: It is a template for treatment planning.
◉ b..
Answer: Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
◉ c..
Answer: Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
◉ d..
Answer: It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial
theory.
,◉ ANS:.
Answer: C
◉ The use of five axes requires assessment beyond diagnosis of a
mental disorder and includes relevant medical conditions,
psychosocial and environmental problems, and global assessment of
functioning. The DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning
and does not use a specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing
diagnoses are not included in multiaxial diagnoses..
Answer:
◉.
Answer: 2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect
for a person with mental illness?
◉ a..
Answer: I Rheumatoid arthritis
◉ II 100.
Answer:
◉ III Posttraumatic stress disorder.
, Answer:
◉ IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago.
Answer:
◉ V None.
Answer:
◉ b..
Answer: I Mental retardation
◉ II Histrionic personality disorder.
Answer:
◉ III 75.
Answer:
◉ IV Hypertension.
Answer:
◉ V Home destroyed by tornado last year.
Answer:
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM REVIEW 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION BUNDLE TESTED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉.
Answer: 1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric
technician. Which information is accurate?
◉ a..
Answer: It is a template for treatment planning.
◉ b..
Answer: Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
◉ c..
Answer: Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
◉ d..
Answer: It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial
theory.
,◉ ANS:.
Answer: C
◉ The use of five axes requires assessment beyond diagnosis of a
mental disorder and includes relevant medical conditions,
psychosocial and environmental problems, and global assessment of
functioning. The DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning
and does not use a specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing
diagnoses are not included in multiaxial diagnoses..
Answer:
◉.
Answer: 2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect
for a person with mental illness?
◉ a..
Answer: I Rheumatoid arthritis
◉ II 100.
Answer:
◉ III Posttraumatic stress disorder.
, Answer:
◉ IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago.
Answer:
◉ V None.
Answer:
◉ b..
Answer: I Mental retardation
◉ II Histrionic personality disorder.
Answer:
◉ III 75.
Answer:
◉ IV Hypertension.
Answer:
◉ V Home destroyed by tornado last year.
Answer:
