NSG 3450 Exam 1 Mental Health Galen College
NSG 3450 EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH GALEN COLLEGE NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, "What is the most prevalent
mental
disorder in the United States?" Select the nurse's correct response.
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Dissociative fugue
d. Alzheimer's disease
d
1. In the majority culture of the United States, which individual has the greatest
risk to be
labeled mentally ill? One who
a. describes hearing God's voice speaking.
b. is usually pessimistic but strives to meet personal goals.
c. is wealthy and gives away $20 bills to needy individuals.
d. always has an optimistic viewpoint about life and having own needs met.
a
1. A patient's relationships are intense and unstable. The patient initially idealizes
the
significant other and then devalues him or her, resulting in frequent feelings of
emptiness. This
patient will benefit from interventions to develop which aspect of mental health?
a. Effectiveness in work
b. Communication skills
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c. Productive activities
d. Fulfilling relationships
d
1. Which belief will best support a nurse's efforts to provide patient advocacy
during a
multidisciplinary patient care planning session?
a. All mental illnesses are culturally determined.
b. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are cross-cultural disorders.
c. Symptoms of mental disorders are unchanged from culture to culture.
d. Assessment findings in mental illness reflect a person's cultural patterns.
d
1. A nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team working with groups of depressed
patients.
One group of patients receives supportive interventions and antidepressant
medication. The other
group receives only medication. The team measures outcomes for each group.
Which type of study
is evident?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Comorbidity
d. Clinical epidemiology
d
1. The spouse of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, "I don't understand
how
events from childhood have anything to do with this disabling illness." Which
response by the
nurse will best help the spouse understand the cause of this disorder?
a. "Psychological stress is the basis of most mental disorders."
b. "This illness results from developmental factors rather than stress."
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c. "Research shows that this condition more likely has a biological basis."
d. "It must be frustrating for you that your spouse is sick so much of the time."
c
1. A category 5 tornado occurred in a community of 400 people. Many homes and
businesses were destroyed. In the 2 years following the disaster, 140 individuals
were diagnosed
with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which term best applies to these newly
diagnosed
cases?
a. Prevalence
b. Comorbidity
c. Incidence
d. Parity
c
1. Which component of treatment of mental illness is specifically recognized by
Quality
and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)?
a. All genomes are unique.
b. Care is centered on the patient.
c. Healthy development is vital to mental health.
d. Recovery occurs on a continuum from illness to health.
b
1. Select the best response for the nurse to a question from another health
professional
regarding the difference between a diagnosis in DSM-V and a nursing diagnosis.
a. "There is no functional difference between the two. Both identify human
disorders."
b. "The DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis takes
culture into account."
c. "The DSM-V diagnosis describes causes of disorders whereas a nursing
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diagnosis
does not explore etiology."
d. "The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment, whereas the nursing diagnosis
offers a framework for identifying interventions for issues a patient is
experiencing."
d
1. Which nursing intervention below is part of the scope of an advanced practice
psychiatric/mental health nurse rather than a basic level registered nurse?
a. Coordination of care
b. Health teaching
c. Milieu therapy
d. Psychotherapy
d
1. An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, "When you've practiced as long
as I have,
you automatically know how to take care of patients experiencing psychosis."
Which factors
should the new graduate consider when analyzing 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 should be integrated continuously into a nurse's practice
to
provide the most effective care.
c. Experience provides mental health nurses with the essential tools and skills
needed
for effective professional practice.
d. Experienced psychiatric nurses have learned the best ways to care for mentally
ill
patients through trial and error.
e. An intuitive sense of patients' needs guides effective psychiatric nurses.
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NSG 3450 EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH GALEN COLLEGE NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1. A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, "What is the most prevalent
mental
disorder in the United States?" Select the nurse's correct response.
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Dissociative fugue
d. Alzheimer's disease
d
1. In the majority culture of the United States, which individual has the greatest
risk to be
labeled mentally ill? One who
a. describes hearing God's voice speaking.
b. is usually pessimistic but strives to meet personal goals.
c. is wealthy and gives away $20 bills to needy individuals.
d. always has an optimistic viewpoint about life and having own needs met.
a
1. A patient's relationships are intense and unstable. The patient initially idealizes
the
significant other and then devalues him or her, resulting in frequent feelings of
emptiness. This
patient will benefit from interventions to develop which aspect of mental health?
a. Effectiveness in work
b. Communication skills
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c. Productive activities
d. Fulfilling relationships
d
1. Which belief will best support a nurse's efforts to provide patient advocacy
during a
multidisciplinary patient care planning session?
a. All mental illnesses are culturally determined.
b. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are cross-cultural disorders.
c. Symptoms of mental disorders are unchanged from culture to culture.
d. Assessment findings in mental illness reflect a person's cultural patterns.
d
1. A nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team working with groups of depressed
patients.
One group of patients receives supportive interventions and antidepressant
medication. The other
group receives only medication. The team measures outcomes for each group.
Which type of study
is evident?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. Comorbidity
d. Clinical epidemiology
d
1. The spouse of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, "I don't understand
how
events from childhood have anything to do with this disabling illness." Which
response by the
nurse will best help the spouse understand the cause of this disorder?
a. "Psychological stress is the basis of most mental disorders."
b. "This illness results from developmental factors rather than stress."
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c. "Research shows that this condition more likely has a biological basis."
d. "It must be frustrating for you that your spouse is sick so much of the time."
c
1. A category 5 tornado occurred in a community of 400 people. Many homes and
businesses were destroyed. In the 2 years following the disaster, 140 individuals
were diagnosed
with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which term best applies to these newly
diagnosed
cases?
a. Prevalence
b. Comorbidity
c. Incidence
d. Parity
c
1. Which component of treatment of mental illness is specifically recognized by
Quality
and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)?
a. All genomes are unique.
b. Care is centered on the patient.
c. Healthy development is vital to mental health.
d. Recovery occurs on a continuum from illness to health.
b
1. Select the best response for the nurse to a question from another health
professional
regarding the difference between a diagnosis in DSM-V and a nursing diagnosis.
a. "There is no functional difference between the two. Both identify human
disorders."
b. "The DSM-V diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis takes
culture into account."
c. "The DSM-V diagnosis describes causes of disorders whereas a nursing
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diagnosis
does not explore etiology."
d. "The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment, whereas the nursing diagnosis
offers a framework for identifying interventions for issues a patient is
experiencing."
d
1. Which nursing intervention below is part of the scope of an advanced practice
psychiatric/mental health nurse rather than a basic level registered nurse?
a. Coordination of care
b. Health teaching
c. Milieu therapy
d. Psychotherapy
d
1. An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, "When you've practiced as long
as I have,
you automatically know how to take care of patients experiencing psychosis."
Which factors
should the new graduate consider when analyzing 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 should be integrated continuously into a nurse's practice
to
provide the most effective care.
c. Experience provides mental health nurses with the essential tools and skills
needed
for effective professional practice.
d. Experienced psychiatric nurses have learned the best ways to care for mentally
ill
patients through trial and error.
e. An intuitive sense of patients' needs guides effective psychiatric nurses.
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