RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH UPDATED EXAMS
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to Freud, which statement should a nurse associate with predominance of
the superego? - ✔✔"I don't ever cheat on tests; its wrong"
✔✔An inpatient psychiatric physician treating clients omits treatment options for those
without insurance. Which violation of an ethical principle should a nurse recognize in
this situation? - ✔✔Justice
✔✔During a nurse-client interaction, which nursing statement may belittle the client's
feelings and concerns? - ✔✔"Don't worry. Everything will be alright"
✔✔A nurse assessed a patient who participated reluctantly, answered questions with
minimal responses, and rarely made eye contact. What data should be included when
documenting the assessment? - ✔✔A description of the patient's behavior during the
interview.
✔✔Which client action should the nurse expect during the working phase of the nurse-
client relationship? - ✔✔The client gains insight and incorporates alternative behaviors.
✔✔The nurse is conversing with a client in a locked in-patient psychiatric unit. The client
states," Please don't tell anyone about my sexual abuse." Which nursing response
, clearly outlines the professional nurse's responsibility related to confidentiality? - ✔✔"All
the healthcare team is focusing on helping you. I will bring information to the team that
can assist them in planning your treatment"
✔✔Within professional scope of practice, which function is exclusive to the advanced
nurse practice specialty? - ✔✔Using psychotherapy to improve mental health status.
✔✔A physically healthy, 35-year-old single client lives with parents who provide total
financial support. According to Erikson's theory, which developmental task should a
nurse assist the client to accomplish? - ✔✔Establishing a career, personal relationships,
and societal connections.
✔✔According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Which situation on an in patient
psychiatric unit would require priority intervention? - ✔✔A client exhibits hostile and
angry behaviors tward another client.
✔✔Which of the following client statements are correctly matched with the personality
structure as described by Freud that they exemplify? - ✔✔I'll return the purse I found.
It's never right to steal. -- Superego
I need that car. No one will miss it. -- Id
Cheating on a test could get me expelled so I wont do it. -- Ego
✔✔Which senario describes an individual in Erikson's developmental stage of "old age"
exhibiting a negative outcome of despair? - ✔✔A 70 year old woman angry about where
her life has ended up.
✔✔A client on a psychiatric unit says "It's a waste of time to be here. I cant talk to you or
anyone." Which would be an appropriate therapeutic nursing response? - ✔✔Are you
feeling that no one understands?
✔✔Which of the following are examples of nontherapeutic communication blocks? -
✔✔Why did you refuse your medication this afternoon?
I'm so sorry you feel that way. It is a feeling typical of hospitalized clients.
You just think that you are not getting better, you'll see. Everything will work out.
✔✔The client states "I'm not sure that the doctor has prescribed the correct medication
for my sadness." Which would be a therapeutic nursing response? - ✔✔So you think
this medication is not right for you.
✔✔Who founded psychoanalytic theory? - ✔✔Sigmund Freud
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to Freud, which statement should a nurse associate with predominance of
the superego? - ✔✔"I don't ever cheat on tests; its wrong"
✔✔An inpatient psychiatric physician treating clients omits treatment options for those
without insurance. Which violation of an ethical principle should a nurse recognize in
this situation? - ✔✔Justice
✔✔During a nurse-client interaction, which nursing statement may belittle the client's
feelings and concerns? - ✔✔"Don't worry. Everything will be alright"
✔✔A nurse assessed a patient who participated reluctantly, answered questions with
minimal responses, and rarely made eye contact. What data should be included when
documenting the assessment? - ✔✔A description of the patient's behavior during the
interview.
✔✔Which client action should the nurse expect during the working phase of the nurse-
client relationship? - ✔✔The client gains insight and incorporates alternative behaviors.
✔✔The nurse is conversing with a client in a locked in-patient psychiatric unit. The client
states," Please don't tell anyone about my sexual abuse." Which nursing response
, clearly outlines the professional nurse's responsibility related to confidentiality? - ✔✔"All
the healthcare team is focusing on helping you. I will bring information to the team that
can assist them in planning your treatment"
✔✔Within professional scope of practice, which function is exclusive to the advanced
nurse practice specialty? - ✔✔Using psychotherapy to improve mental health status.
✔✔A physically healthy, 35-year-old single client lives with parents who provide total
financial support. According to Erikson's theory, which developmental task should a
nurse assist the client to accomplish? - ✔✔Establishing a career, personal relationships,
and societal connections.
✔✔According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Which situation on an in patient
psychiatric unit would require priority intervention? - ✔✔A client exhibits hostile and
angry behaviors tward another client.
✔✔Which of the following client statements are correctly matched with the personality
structure as described by Freud that they exemplify? - ✔✔I'll return the purse I found.
It's never right to steal. -- Superego
I need that car. No one will miss it. -- Id
Cheating on a test could get me expelled so I wont do it. -- Ego
✔✔Which senario describes an individual in Erikson's developmental stage of "old age"
exhibiting a negative outcome of despair? - ✔✔A 70 year old woman angry about where
her life has ended up.
✔✔A client on a psychiatric unit says "It's a waste of time to be here. I cant talk to you or
anyone." Which would be an appropriate therapeutic nursing response? - ✔✔Are you
feeling that no one understands?
✔✔Which of the following are examples of nontherapeutic communication blocks? -
✔✔Why did you refuse your medication this afternoon?
I'm so sorry you feel that way. It is a feeling typical of hospitalized clients.
You just think that you are not getting better, you'll see. Everything will work out.
✔✔The client states "I'm not sure that the doctor has prescribed the correct medication
for my sadness." Which would be a therapeutic nursing response? - ✔✔So you think
this medication is not right for you.
✔✔Who founded psychoanalytic theory? - ✔✔Sigmund Freud
