NCLEX Mental Health ACTUAL TEST BANK EXAM 2026-
2027 \NEWEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \LATEST EXAM FOR FINAL
EXAM PREPARATION \ ASSURED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
BEST FOR EXAM PREP
A nurse is providing care to a lie to admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis
of
acute anxiety disorder. The client says to the nurse, "I have a secret that i
want to tell you. You wont tell anyone about it, will you?" The appropriate
nursing response
would be which of the following?
A. "No, i wont tell anyone."
B. "I cannot promise to keep a secret."
C. "If you tell me the secret, i will tell it to your doctor."
D. "If you tell me the secret, i will need to document it in your record."
B.
,A nurse employed in a mental health clinic is greeted by a neighbor at a local
grocer store. The neighbor says to the nurse, " How is Carol doing? She
is my est friend and is seen at your clinic every week." The appropriate
nursing response is which of the following?
A. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
B. "If you want to know about Carol, you need to ask her yourself."
C. "M not supposed to discuss this, but because you are my neighbor, i can
tell you that she is doing great!"
D. "I'm not supposed to discuss this, but because you are my neighbor, i
can tell you that she really has some problems."
A.
A client was admitted involuntarily to the mental health unit because of
episodes of extremely violent behavior. The client is demanding to be
discharged from the
hospital, and a nurse does not allow the client to leave. Which of the
following represents the legal ramifications associated with the nurses
behavior?
A. The nurse will be charged with assault
B. The nurse will be charged with slander
C. The nurse will be charged with imprisonment
D. No charge will be made against the nurse because the nurses actions are
reasonable.
D.
,A nurse is working with a client who has sought counseling after trying to
rescue a neighbor I loved in a house fire. Despite the clients efforts, the
neighbor died.
Which action does the nurse engage in with the client during the working
phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. Exploring the clients ability to function
B. Exploring the clients potential for self-harm
C. Inquiring about he clients perception or appraisal of the neighbors death
D. Inquiring about and examining he clients feelings tat may block adaptive
coping
D.
A client who has just been sexually assaulted is calm and quiet. A nurse
analyzes this behavior as indications which defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Intellectualization
A. Denial
, Unresolved feeling related to loss most likely may be recognized during
which phase of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
A. Working
B. Trusting
C. Orientation
D. Termination
D. Termination
A ruse in the mental health unit reviews therapeutic and non therapeutic
communication techies with a nursing student. Which of the following are
therapeutic communication techniques? (Select all that apply)
A. Restating
B. Listening
C. Asking the client "why?"
D. Maintaining neutral responses
E. Giving advice or approval or disapproval
F. Proving acknowledgement and feedback
A,B,D&F
A nurse employed in a mental health unit of a hospital is the leader of a
group psychotherapy session. The nurses role in the termination stage of
group development is to:
A. Encourage problem solving
B. Encourage accomplishment of the groups work
C. Acknowledge the contributions of each group member
D. Encourage members to become acquainted with one another.
C.
2027 \NEWEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \LATEST EXAM FOR FINAL
EXAM PREPARATION \ ASSURED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
BEST FOR EXAM PREP
A nurse is providing care to a lie to admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis
of
acute anxiety disorder. The client says to the nurse, "I have a secret that i
want to tell you. You wont tell anyone about it, will you?" The appropriate
nursing response
would be which of the following?
A. "No, i wont tell anyone."
B. "I cannot promise to keep a secret."
C. "If you tell me the secret, i will tell it to your doctor."
D. "If you tell me the secret, i will need to document it in your record."
B.
,A nurse employed in a mental health clinic is greeted by a neighbor at a local
grocer store. The neighbor says to the nurse, " How is Carol doing? She
is my est friend and is seen at your clinic every week." The appropriate
nursing response is which of the following?
A. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
B. "If you want to know about Carol, you need to ask her yourself."
C. "M not supposed to discuss this, but because you are my neighbor, i can
tell you that she is doing great!"
D. "I'm not supposed to discuss this, but because you are my neighbor, i
can tell you that she really has some problems."
A.
A client was admitted involuntarily to the mental health unit because of
episodes of extremely violent behavior. The client is demanding to be
discharged from the
hospital, and a nurse does not allow the client to leave. Which of the
following represents the legal ramifications associated with the nurses
behavior?
A. The nurse will be charged with assault
B. The nurse will be charged with slander
C. The nurse will be charged with imprisonment
D. No charge will be made against the nurse because the nurses actions are
reasonable.
D.
,A nurse is working with a client who has sought counseling after trying to
rescue a neighbor I loved in a house fire. Despite the clients efforts, the
neighbor died.
Which action does the nurse engage in with the client during the working
phase of the nurse-client relationship?
A. Exploring the clients ability to function
B. Exploring the clients potential for self-harm
C. Inquiring about he clients perception or appraisal of the neighbors death
D. Inquiring about and examining he clients feelings tat may block adaptive
coping
D.
A client who has just been sexually assaulted is calm and quiet. A nurse
analyzes this behavior as indications which defense mechanism?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Intellectualization
A. Denial
, Unresolved feeling related to loss most likely may be recognized during
which phase of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
A. Working
B. Trusting
C. Orientation
D. Termination
D. Termination
A ruse in the mental health unit reviews therapeutic and non therapeutic
communication techies with a nursing student. Which of the following are
therapeutic communication techniques? (Select all that apply)
A. Restating
B. Listening
C. Asking the client "why?"
D. Maintaining neutral responses
E. Giving advice or approval or disapproval
F. Proving acknowledgement and feedback
A,B,D&F
A nurse employed in a mental health unit of a hospital is the leader of a
group psychotherapy session. The nurses role in the termination stage of
group development is to:
A. Encourage problem solving
B. Encourage accomplishment of the groups work
C. Acknowledge the contributions of each group member
D. Encourage members to become acquainted with one another.
C.
