NRSG 126 Final Exam Review 2026 – Actual Nursing Test Questions & Comprehensive Study Guide

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NRSG 126 Final Exam Review 2026 – Actual Nursing Test
Questions & Comprehensive Study Guide


Which of the following theories could be classified as humanistic theories? Select all
that apply.

A) Cognitive therapy

B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs

C) Gestalt therapy

D) Rogers' client-centered therapy

E) Rational emotive therapy

F) Piaget's cognitive stages of development - ANSWER-B) Maslow's hierarchy of
needs

D) Rogers' client-centered therapy



A patient is being admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of anorexia nervosa. Of
the following assessment data, which should the nurse place as highest priority in
the plan of care?

A) Weight 24% below normal for height

B) Distorted body image

C) Feelings of inadequacy

D) Frequent vomiting after meals - ANSWER-D) Frequent vomiting after meals



All of the following nursing diagnoses are appropriate for the care of a client with
anorexia. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?

A) Activity intolerance

B) Ineffective coping

C) Chronic low self-esteem

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D) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements - ANSWER-D) Imbalanced
nutrition: less than body requirements



A patient reports a pattern of being suspicious and mistrusting of others, causing
difficulty in sustaining lasting relationships. Which stage according to Erikson's
psychosocial development was not successfully completed?

A) Trust

B) Autonomy

C) Initiative

D) Industry - ANSWER-A) Trust



A client begins to take stock of his life and look into the future. The nurse assesses
that this client is in which of Erikson's developmental stages?

A) Identity versus role confusion

B) Industry versus inferiority

C) Integrity versus despair

D) Generativity versus stagnation - ANSWER-C) Integrity versus despair



A nurse is teaching decision-making skills to a client with dependent personality
disorder. According to Erikson, the likely cause of the client developing dependent
personality is failure to meet the critical task of which developmental stage?

A) Trust

B) Autonomy

C) Initiative

D) Industry - ANSWER-D) Industry



A patient has just been told she has cervical cancer. When asked about how this is
impacting her, she states, "It's just an infection; it will clear up." The statement
indicates that this patient

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A) needs education on cervical cancer.

B) is unable to express her true emotions.

C) should be immediately referred to a cancer support group.

D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful thought. - ANSWER-
D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful thought.



A nursing supervisor reprimands an employee for being chronically late for work. If
the employee handles the reprimand using the defense mechanism of displacement,
he would most likely do which of the following?

A) Argue with the supervisor that he is usually on time

B) Make a special effort to be on time tomorrow

C) Tell fellow employees that the supervisor is picking on him

D) Tell the unit housekeeper that his work is sloppy - ANSWER-D) Tell the unit
housekeeper that his work is sloppy



The nurse is assessing a client who is talking about her son's recent death but who
shows no emotion of any kind. The nurse recognizes this behavior as which of the
following defense mechanisms?

A) Dissociation

B) Displacement

C) Intellectualization

D) Suppression - ANSWER-C) Intellectualization



A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam instead of
studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student tells a fellow student, "I
have to work too much and don't have time to study. It wouldn't matter anyway
because the teacher is so unreasonable." The defense mechanisms the student is
using are

A) denial and displacement

B) rationalization and projection

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C) reaction formation and resistance
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D) regression and compensation - ANSWER-B) rationalization and projection
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A client is supposed to be ambulating ad lib. Instead, he refuses to get out of bed,
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asks for a bed bath, and makes many demands of the nurses. He also yells that
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they are lazy and incompetent. The client's behavior is an example of which of
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the following defense mechanisms?
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A) Introjection
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B) Projection
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C) Rationalization
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D) Reaction formation - ANSWER-B) Projection
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The nurse is sitting down with a patient to begin a conversation. Which of the
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following positions should the nurse take to convey acceptance of the patient?
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A) Leaning forward with arms on the table sitting directly across for the patient
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B) Turned slightly to the side of the patients with arms folded across the chest
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C) Leaning back in the chair next to the patient with legs crossed at the knees
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D) Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor - ANSWER-D)
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Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor
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The nurse has established a therapeutic relationship with a patient. The patient
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is beginning to share feelings openly with the nurse. The relationship has
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entered which phase according to Peplau's theory?
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A) Orientation
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B) Identification
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C) Exploitation
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D) Resolution - ANSWER-B) Identification
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