NUR 304 - Chapter 1 Test Questions
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A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced
practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?
a. Conduct mental health assessments.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans. - Answer B. prescribe psychotropic medication
When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses "lose all their
nursing skills," the best response by the mental health nurse is:
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient
ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoring
equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical-surgical
nurses do. That appeals to me." - Answer B. psychiatric nurses use complex communication
skills as well as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those
situations.
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with mental illness,
a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
, c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice - Answer C. advocacy
Which comment best indicates that a patient perceived the nurse was caring? "My nurse:
a. always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication."
b. explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it better."
c. spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like I am not alone."
d. told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes, then I will get discharged
sooner." - Answer C. spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel
like I am not alone.
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental
illness? The patient:
a. reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
c. is able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
d. perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs. - Answer B. reports a
consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was
achieved? A patient:
a. sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
b. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.
Fully Solved 2025-2026 Updated.
A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced
practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?
a. Conduct mental health assessments.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans. - Answer B. prescribe psychotropic medication
When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses "lose all their
nursing skills," the best response by the mental health nurse is:
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient
ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoring
equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical-surgical
nurses do. That appeals to me." - Answer B. psychiatric nurses use complex communication
skills as well as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those
situations.
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with mental illness,
a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
, c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice - Answer C. advocacy
Which comment best indicates that a patient perceived the nurse was caring? "My nurse:
a. always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication."
b. explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it better."
c. spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like I am not alone."
d. told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes, then I will get discharged
sooner." - Answer C. spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel
like I am not alone.
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental
illness? The patient:
a. reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
c. is able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
d. perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs. - Answer B. reports a
consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was
achieved? A patient:
a. sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands
b. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.
