PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Pass the Psychiatric Nursing exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This exam
resource features questions in areas like: mental health assessment,
therapeutic communication, and psychiatric care interventions. This study
guide is perfect for ADN, BSN, and MSN students preparing for exams or
licensure.
1. Which skill is most important for a nurse preparing to work in the
psychiatric setting?
a. Helpful transference
b. Sympathetic listening
c. Supportive confrontation
d. Therapeutic communication ...... ANSWER ......D
2. When observing and interpreting a patient's nonverbal communication,
which nursing consideration is important?
a. Patients are usually aware of their nonverbal cues
b. Verbal responses are more important than nonverbal cues
, c. Nonverbal cues have obvious meaning and are easily interpreted
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d. Nonverbal cues provide significant information but must be validated
...... ANSWER ......D
3. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, frequently gets
up and walks away during interactions with a nurse. The nurse can best
increase the patient's comfort level by:
a. arranging the chairs side by side, about 2 feet apart
b. sitting at eye level across the table from the patient
c. standing a few feet away from where the patient sits
d. talking in the patient's room with the door closed ...... ANSWER
......B
4. During a one-on-one interaction with the nurse, a patient frequently
looks nervously at the door. Select the best comment by the nurse to this
nonverbal cue.
a. "I notice you keep looking toward the door."
b. "This is our time together. No one is going to interrupt us."
, c. "It looks as if you are eager to end our discussion for today."
d. "If you are uncomfortable in this room, we can move someplace else."
Page | 3 ...... ANSWER ......A
5. Effective use of the nursing process is dependent on communication
that:
a. is structured and goal-directed
b. meets the needs of both patient and nurse
c. is spontaneous and affords mutual self-disclosure
d. fosters emotional distance between patient and nurse ...... ANSWER
......A
6. A patient is withdrawn, suspicious, and maintains physical distance
from staff and other patients. Which intervention demonstrates
appropriate use of touch with this patient?
a. Refraining from touch
b. Patting the patient's arm when fear is expressed
c. Reaching out to shake the patient's hand as an initial greeting
, d. Placing an arm around the patient's shoulders while walking down the
hall ...... ANSWER ......A
Page | 4 7. When assessing a patient's social skills, which remark would serve the
nurse best?
a. "It sounds as if you need to develop some assertiveness skills."
b. "Describe an example of a time when you felt uncomfortable in a
social situation."
c. "It is not easy to be assertive. We can role-play some situations to give
you practice."
d. "What do you plan to do the next time you find yourself in an
uncomfortable social situation?" ...... ANSWER ......B
8. A patient's plan of care includes this nursing diagnosis: Impaired verbal
communication related to lack of assertiveness skills. To include the
patient in prioritizing this problem, the nurse should say:
a. "Who are the people with whom you are most passive?"
b. "How important is it for you to become more assertive?"
c. "Let's look at how we can address this problem together."
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
Page | 1 TESTED QUESTIONS EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADY TOP-RATED A+.
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Pass the Psychiatric Nursing exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This exam
resource features questions in areas like: mental health assessment,
therapeutic communication, and psychiatric care interventions. This study
guide is perfect for ADN, BSN, and MSN students preparing for exams or
licensure.
1. Which skill is most important for a nurse preparing to work in the
psychiatric setting?
a. Helpful transference
b. Sympathetic listening
c. Supportive confrontation
d. Therapeutic communication ...... ANSWER ......D
2. When observing and interpreting a patient's nonverbal communication,
which nursing consideration is important?
a. Patients are usually aware of their nonverbal cues
b. Verbal responses are more important than nonverbal cues
, c. Nonverbal cues have obvious meaning and are easily interpreted
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d. Nonverbal cues provide significant information but must be validated
...... ANSWER ......D
3. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type, frequently gets
up and walks away during interactions with a nurse. The nurse can best
increase the patient's comfort level by:
a. arranging the chairs side by side, about 2 feet apart
b. sitting at eye level across the table from the patient
c. standing a few feet away from where the patient sits
d. talking in the patient's room with the door closed ...... ANSWER
......B
4. During a one-on-one interaction with the nurse, a patient frequently
looks nervously at the door. Select the best comment by the nurse to this
nonverbal cue.
a. "I notice you keep looking toward the door."
b. "This is our time together. No one is going to interrupt us."
, c. "It looks as if you are eager to end our discussion for today."
d. "If you are uncomfortable in this room, we can move someplace else."
Page | 3 ...... ANSWER ......A
5. Effective use of the nursing process is dependent on communication
that:
a. is structured and goal-directed
b. meets the needs of both patient and nurse
c. is spontaneous and affords mutual self-disclosure
d. fosters emotional distance between patient and nurse ...... ANSWER
......A
6. A patient is withdrawn, suspicious, and maintains physical distance
from staff and other patients. Which intervention demonstrates
appropriate use of touch with this patient?
a. Refraining from touch
b. Patting the patient's arm when fear is expressed
c. Reaching out to shake the patient's hand as an initial greeting
, d. Placing an arm around the patient's shoulders while walking down the
hall ...... ANSWER ......A
Page | 4 7. When assessing a patient's social skills, which remark would serve the
nurse best?
a. "It sounds as if you need to develop some assertiveness skills."
b. "Describe an example of a time when you felt uncomfortable in a
social situation."
c. "It is not easy to be assertive. We can role-play some situations to give
you practice."
d. "What do you plan to do the next time you find yourself in an
uncomfortable social situation?" ...... ANSWER ......B
8. A patient's plan of care includes this nursing diagnosis: Impaired verbal
communication related to lack of assertiveness skills. To include the
patient in prioritizing this problem, the nurse should say:
a. "Who are the people with whom you are most passive?"
b. "How important is it for you to become more assertive?"
c. "Let's look at how we can address this problem together."
