NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living in the
community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient
will:
a. deny suicidal ideation.
b. report a sense of well-being.
c. take medications as prescribed.
d. attend clinic appointments on time.
ANS: B
2. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy makeup. Which
comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.
b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
c. Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.
d. Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society.
ANS: D
3. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Which statement
is an example of attending?
a. We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital isnt the end of the world.
b. Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your depression.
c. You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for you.
d. Id like to sit with you a while so you may feel more comfortable talking with me.
ANS: D
4. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a divorce. Select
the nurses most caring comment.
a. Lets discuss some means of coping other than suicide when you have these feelings.
b. I understand why youre so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated too.
c. You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.
,NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
d. How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?
ANS: A
5. A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem. Which characteristic of
the web sites address most alerts the nurse that the site may have biased and prejudiced information?
a. Address ends in .org.
b. Address ends in .com.
c. Address ends in .gov.
d. Address ends in .net.
ANS: B
6. A nurse says, When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get their attention; however,
I read a descriptive research study that says that this approach does not work. I plan to stop calling patients
by name. Which statement is the best appraisal of this nurses comment?
a. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.
b. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurse specialists.
c. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before using them in practice.
d. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do not change.
ANS: A
7. Two nursing students discuss career plans after graduation. One student wants to enter psychiatric
nursing. The other student asks, Why would you want to be a psychiatric nurse? All they do is talk. You will
lose your skills. Select the best response by the student interested in psychiatric nursing.
a. Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must
be better because of the nature of patients problems.
b. Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking, to solve
multidimensional problems. Im challenged by those situations.
c. I think I will be good in the mental health field. I do not like clinical rotations in school, so I do not want
to continue them after I graduate.
d. Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical surgical nurses.
That appeals to me.
ANS: B
8. Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their practice?
a. Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
b. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials
,NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
c. Nonexperimental descriptive study
d. Critical
pathway ANS: B
9. A bill introduced in Congress would reduce funding for the care of people diagnosed with mental
illnesses. A group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Advocacy
b. Attending
c. Recovery
d. Evidence-based practice
ANS: A
10. An informal group of patients discuss their perceptions of nursing care. Which comment best indicates
a patients perception that his or her nurse is caring?
a. My nurse always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication.
b. My nurse explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it better.
c. My nurse told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes I will get discharged soon.
d. My nurse spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like Im not alone.
ANS: D
11. A patient who immigrated to the United States from Honduras was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The
patient took an antipsychotic medication for 3 weeks but showed no improvement. Which resource
should the treatment team consult for information on more effective medications for this patient?
a. Clinical algorithm
b. Clinical pathway
c. Clinical practice guideline
d. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD) ANS: A
12. Which historical nursing leader helped focus practice to recognize the importance of science in
psychiatric nursing?
a. Abraham Maslow
b. Hildegard Peplau
, NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
c. Kris Martinsen
d. Harriet Bailey
ANS: B
13. A nurse consistently strives to demonstrate caring behaviors during interactions with patients.
Which reaction by a patient indicates this nurse is effective? A patient reports feeling:
a. distrustful of others.
b. connected with others.
c. uneasy about the future.
d. discouraged with efforts to improve.
ANS: B
Select All That Apply:
1. An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, When youve practiced as long as I have, you will instantly
know how to take care of psychotic patients. What is the new graduates best analysis of this comment?
Select all that apply.
a. The experienced nurse may have lost sight of patients individuality, which may compromise the integrity
of practice.
b. New research findings must be continually integrated into a nurses practice to provide the most
effective care.
c. Experience provides mental health nurses with the tools and skills needed for effective
professional practice.
d. Experienced psychiatric nurses have learned the best ways to care for psychotic patients through trial
and error.
e. Effective psychiatric nurses should be continually guided by an intuitive sense of patients needs.
ANS: A, B
2. Which patient statements identify qualities of nursing practice with high therapeutic value? (Select all
that apply.) My nurse:
a. talks in language I can understand.
b. helps me keep track of my medications.
c. is willing to go to social activities with me.
d. lets me do whatever I choose without interfering.
e. looks at me as a whole person with different needs.
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living in the
community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient
will:
a. deny suicidal ideation.
b. report a sense of well-being.
c. take medications as prescribed.
d. attend clinic appointments on time.
ANS: B
2. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy makeup. Which
comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.
b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
c. Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.
d. Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society.
ANS: D
3. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Which statement
is an example of attending?
a. We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital isnt the end of the world.
b. Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your depression.
c. You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for you.
d. Id like to sit with you a while so you may feel more comfortable talking with me.
ANS: D
4. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a divorce. Select
the nurses most caring comment.
a. Lets discuss some means of coping other than suicide when you have these feelings.
b. I understand why youre so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated too.
c. You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.
,NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
d. How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?
ANS: A
5. A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem. Which characteristic of
the web sites address most alerts the nurse that the site may have biased and prejudiced information?
a. Address ends in .org.
b. Address ends in .com.
c. Address ends in .gov.
d. Address ends in .net.
ANS: B
6. A nurse says, When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get their attention; however,
I read a descriptive research study that says that this approach does not work. I plan to stop calling patients
by name. Which statement is the best appraisal of this nurses comment?
a. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.
b. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurse specialists.
c. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before using them in practice.
d. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do not change.
ANS: A
7. Two nursing students discuss career plans after graduation. One student wants to enter psychiatric
nursing. The other student asks, Why would you want to be a psychiatric nurse? All they do is talk. You will
lose your skills. Select the best response by the student interested in psychiatric nursing.
a. Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must
be better because of the nature of patients problems.
b. Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking, to solve
multidimensional problems. Im challenged by those situations.
c. I think I will be good in the mental health field. I do not like clinical rotations in school, so I do not want
to continue them after I graduate.
d. Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical surgical nurses.
That appeals to me.
ANS: B
8. Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their practice?
a. Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
b. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials
,NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
c. Nonexperimental descriptive study
d. Critical
pathway ANS: B
9. A bill introduced in Congress would reduce funding for the care of people diagnosed with mental
illnesses. A group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Advocacy
b. Attending
c. Recovery
d. Evidence-based practice
ANS: A
10. An informal group of patients discuss their perceptions of nursing care. Which comment best indicates
a patients perception that his or her nurse is caring?
a. My nurse always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication.
b. My nurse explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it better.
c. My nurse told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes I will get discharged soon.
d. My nurse spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like Im not alone.
ANS: D
11. A patient who immigrated to the United States from Honduras was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The
patient took an antipsychotic medication for 3 weeks but showed no improvement. Which resource
should the treatment team consult for information on more effective medications for this patient?
a. Clinical algorithm
b. Clinical pathway
c. Clinical practice guideline
d. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD) ANS: A
12. Which historical nursing leader helped focus practice to recognize the importance of science in
psychiatric nursing?
a. Abraham Maslow
b. Hildegard Peplau
, NURS 2488- PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
c. Kris Martinsen
d. Harriet Bailey
ANS: B
13. A nurse consistently strives to demonstrate caring behaviors during interactions with patients.
Which reaction by a patient indicates this nurse is effective? A patient reports feeling:
a. distrustful of others.
b. connected with others.
c. uneasy about the future.
d. discouraged with efforts to improve.
ANS: B
Select All That Apply:
1. An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, When youve practiced as long as I have, you will instantly
know how to take care of psychotic patients. What is the new graduates best analysis of this comment?
Select all that apply.
a. The experienced nurse may have lost sight of patients individuality, which may compromise the integrity
of practice.
b. New research findings must be continually integrated into a nurses practice to provide the most
effective care.
c. Experience provides mental health nurses with the tools and skills needed for effective
professional practice.
d. Experienced psychiatric nurses have learned the best ways to care for psychotic patients through trial
and error.
e. Effective psychiatric nurses should be continually guided by an intuitive sense of patients needs.
ANS: A, B
2. Which patient statements identify qualities of nursing practice with high therapeutic value? (Select all
that apply.) My nurse:
a. talks in language I can understand.
b. helps me keep track of my medications.
c. is willing to go to social activities with me.
d. lets me do whatever I choose without interfering.
e. looks at me as a whole person with different needs.
