VARCAROLIS ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL PAPER 2026
PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Interpersonal therapy.
Answer: Helps the patient come to terms with loss and guilt over
being a survivor.
◉ Cognitive theory.
Answer: Suggests that one's thought processes are the basis of
emotions and behavior.
◉ Cognitive therapy intervention.
Answer: Helping the patient identify and change faulty thinking.
◉ Systematic desensitization.
Answer: A type of therapy aimed at extinguishing a specific behavior,
such as the fear of flying.
◉ Symptom management.
,Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Medication education.
Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Self-care.
Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Cognitive behavioral therapy.
Answer: Involves active questioning and may include homework
assignments.
◉ Homework assignments in therapy.
Answer: Given and completed outside therapy sessions, usually
discussed at the next session.
◉ Goals of cognitive therapy.
Answer: To assist the patient to identify inaccurate cognitions and
reality test their thinking.
, ◉ Psychoanalysis techniques.
Answer: Includes dream analysis, which is not used in cognitive
behavioral therapy.
◉ Nursing Process: Assessment.
Answer: Involves evaluating patient needs and conditions.
◉ NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity.
Answer: A focus area for nursing examinations related to mental
health.
◉ NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance.
Answer: A focus area for nursing examinations related to overall
health.
◉ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: Chemicals that pass messages between brain cells.
◉ Positron-emission tomography (PET) scan.
Answer: A special scan that shows blood flow and activity in the
brain.
◉ Computed tomography (CT) scan.
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL PAPER 2026
PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Interpersonal therapy.
Answer: Helps the patient come to terms with loss and guilt over
being a survivor.
◉ Cognitive theory.
Answer: Suggests that one's thought processes are the basis of
emotions and behavior.
◉ Cognitive therapy intervention.
Answer: Helping the patient identify and change faulty thinking.
◉ Systematic desensitization.
Answer: A type of therapy aimed at extinguishing a specific behavior,
such as the fear of flying.
◉ Symptom management.
,Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Medication education.
Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Self-care.
Answer: A group that a basic level registered nurse can expect to
lead.
◉ Cognitive behavioral therapy.
Answer: Involves active questioning and may include homework
assignments.
◉ Homework assignments in therapy.
Answer: Given and completed outside therapy sessions, usually
discussed at the next session.
◉ Goals of cognitive therapy.
Answer: To assist the patient to identify inaccurate cognitions and
reality test their thinking.
, ◉ Psychoanalysis techniques.
Answer: Includes dream analysis, which is not used in cognitive
behavioral therapy.
◉ Nursing Process: Assessment.
Answer: Involves evaluating patient needs and conditions.
◉ NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity.
Answer: A focus area for nursing examinations related to mental
health.
◉ NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance.
Answer: A focus area for nursing examinations related to overall
health.
◉ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: Chemicals that pass messages between brain cells.
◉ Positron-emission tomography (PET) scan.
Answer: A special scan that shows blood flow and activity in the
brain.
◉ Computed tomography (CT) scan.
