NUR 326 MENTAL HEALTH TEST EXAM QUESTIONS / NEWEST
ASU EDSON COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR326 ACTUAL MENTAL
HEALTH EXAM 2024-2025 COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(LATEST UPDATED VERSION) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND
NEW!!)
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a
newly licensed nurse. which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the
teaching? (SATA)
a. to assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens
b. to assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression
c. to assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write
a sentence
d. to assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects
e. to assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client
to identify our most recent presidents
ANSWER- ABC
D is assessing immediate memory
E is assessing cognitive ability
,A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
a. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy
b. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
c. assess the client for comorbid health conditions
d. monitor the client for adverse effects of medications
answer- D
A is a cognitive and behavioral intervention
B is a counseling or health teaching intervention
C is a health promotion and maintenance intervention
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services
,b. identify the client's perception of their mental health status
c. include the client's family in the interview
d. teach the client about their current mental health disorder
answer- B
ACD, appropriate if the client wishes but there is another
priority
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5.
which of the following information is appropriate to include in
the discussion? (SATA)
a. the DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders
b. the DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders
c. the DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders
d. the DSM-5assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders
e. the DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental
health disorders
, answer- BDE
It does not do A or C
What is Beneficence?
quality of doing good
ex: nurse helps a newly admitted client with a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment
What is Autonomy?
Answer- the client's right to make their own decisions; client
must accept the consequences of those decisions and must
respect the decisions of others
ex: a nurse helps a client explore all alternatives and arrive at a
choice
ASU EDSON COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR326 ACTUAL MENTAL
HEALTH EXAM 2024-2025 COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(LATEST UPDATED VERSION) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND
NEW!!)
A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a
newly licensed nurse. which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the
teaching? (SATA)
a. to assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count
backward by sevens
b. to assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression
c. to assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write
a sentence
d. to assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a
list of objects
e. to assess the client's abstract thinking, I should ask the client
to identify our most recent presidents
ANSWER- ABC
D is assessing immediate memory
E is assessing cognitive ability
,A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health
disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a psychobiological intervention?
a. assist the client with systematic desensitization therapy
b. teach the client appropriate coping mechanisms
c. assess the client for comorbid health conditions
d. monitor the client for adverse effects of medications
answer- D
A is a cognitive and behavioral intervention
B is a counseling or health teaching intervention
C is a health promotion and maintenance intervention
A nurse in an outpatient mental health clinic is preparing to
conduct an initial client interview. When conducting the
interview, which of the following actions should the nurse
identify as the priority?
a. coordinate holistic care with social services
,b. identify the client's perception of their mental health status
c. include the client's family in the interview
d. teach the client about their current mental health disorder
answer- B
ACD, appropriate if the client wishes but there is another
priority
A nurse is planning a peer group discussion about the DSM-5.
which of the following information is appropriate to include in
the discussion? (SATA)
a. the DSM-5 includes client education handouts for mental
health disorders
b. the DSM-5 establishes diagnostic criteria for individual
mental health disorders
c. the DSM-5 indicates recommended pharmacological
treatment for mental health disorders
d. the DSM-5assists nurses in planning care for client's who
have mental health disorders
e. the DSM-5 indicates expected assessment findings of mental
health disorders
, answer- BDE
It does not do A or C
What is Beneficence?
quality of doing good
ex: nurse helps a newly admitted client with a psychotic
disorder to feel safe in the environment
What is Autonomy?
Answer- the client's right to make their own decisions; client
must accept the consequences of those decisions and must
respect the decisions of others
ex: a nurse helps a client explore all alternatives and arrive at a
choice
