NSG 3450 Exam 2 Mental Health Galen College
NSG 3450 EXAM 2 MENTAL HEALTH GALEN COLLEGE NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What assessment question is focused on identifying a long-term consequence of
chronic stress on physical health?
a. "Do you have any problems with seeping well?"
b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
c. "How much moderate exercise do you engage in on a regular basis?"
d. "What management techniques do you regularly use to manage your stress?" -
ANSWER-b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
Which nursing assessment are directed at monitoring a pt.'s fight-or-flight
response? Select all that apply:
a. blood pressure
b. heart rate
c. respiratory rate
c. abdominal pain
e. dilated pupils - ANSWER-a, b, c, e
Which question is focused on the assessment of an individual's personal ability to
manage stress? Select all that apply:
a. "Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?"
b. "Do you engage in any hobbies now that you have retired?"
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c. "Have you been taking your antihypertensive medication as it is prescribed?"
d. "Who can you rely on if you need help after you're discharged from the
hospital?"
e. "What do you do to help manage the demands of parenting a 4 y/o and a
newborn?" - ANSWER-b, d, e
When considering stress, what is the primary goal of making daily entries into a
personal journal?
a. providing a distraction from the daily stress
b. expressing emotions to manage stress
c. identifying stress triggers
d. focusing on one's stress - ANSWER-c. identifying stress triggers
Jackson has suffered from migraine headaches all of his life. Fatima, his nurse
practitioner, suspects muscle tension as a trigger fro his headaches. Fatima
teaches him a technique that promoted relaxation by using:
a. biofeedback
b. guided imagery
c. deep breathing
d. progressive muscle relaxation - ANSWER-d. progressive muscle relaxation
Hugo is 21 and diagnosed with schizophrenia. His history includes significant
turmoil as child and adolescent. Hugo reports his father was abusive and routinely
beat him, all of his siblings, and his mother Hugo's early exposure to stress most
likely:
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a. made him resilient to stressful situations
b. increased his future vulnerability to psychiatric disorders
c. developed strong survival skills
d. shaped his nurturing nature - ANSWER-B. increased his future vulnerability to
psychiatric disorders
Hugo has a fraternal twin names Franco who is unaffected by mental illness even
though they were raised int he same dysfunctional household. Franco asks the
nurse, "Why Hugo and not me?" The nurse replies:
a. "Your father was probably less abusive to you."
b. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
c. "You probably ignored the situation."
d. "Hugo responded to perceived threats by focusing on an internal world." -
ANSWER-B. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
First responders and emergency department healthcare providers use dark humor
in an effort to:
a. reduce stress and anxiety
b. relive the experience
c. rectify mortal distress
d. alert others to the stress - ANSWER-A. reduce stress and anxiety
Your 39 y/o patient Samantha, who was admitted with anxiety, asks you what the
stress-relieving technique of mindfulness is. The best response is:
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a. mindfulness is focusing on an object and repeating a word or phrase while deep
breathing
b. mindfulness is progressively tensing, then relaxing, body muscles
c. mindfulness is focusing on the here and now, not the pat or future, and paying
attention to what is going on around you
d. mindfulness is a memory system to assist you in short-term memory recall -
ANSWER-C. mindfulness is focusing on the here and now, not the pat or future,
and paying attention to what is going on around you
Which statement made by the nurse demonstrates the best understanding of
nonverbal communication?
a. "the pt.'s verbal and nonverbal communication is often different."
b. "when my pt. responds to my question, I check for congruence between verbal
and nonverbal communication to help validate the response."
c. "is a pt. is slumped in the chair, I can be ire he's angry or depressed."
d. "it's easier to understand verbal communication than nonverbal
communication." - ANSWER-B.
"when my pt. responds to my question, I check for congruence between verbal
and nonverbal communication to help validate the response."
Which nursing statement is an example of reflection?
a. "I think this feeling will pass."
b. "so you are saying that life has no meaning."
c. "I'm not sure I understand what you mean."
d. "you look sad." - ANSWER-D.
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NSG 3450 EXAM 2 MENTAL HEALTH GALEN COLLEGE NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What assessment question is focused on identifying a long-term consequence of
chronic stress on physical health?
a. "Do you have any problems with seeping well?"
b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
c. "How much moderate exercise do you engage in on a regular basis?"
d. "What management techniques do you regularly use to manage your stress?" -
ANSWER-b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
Which nursing assessment are directed at monitoring a pt.'s fight-or-flight
response? Select all that apply:
a. blood pressure
b. heart rate
c. respiratory rate
c. abdominal pain
e. dilated pupils - ANSWER-a, b, c, e
Which question is focused on the assessment of an individual's personal ability to
manage stress? Select all that apply:
a. "Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?"
b. "Do you engage in any hobbies now that you have retired?"
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c. "Have you been taking your antihypertensive medication as it is prescribed?"
d. "Who can you rely on if you need help after you're discharged from the
hospital?"
e. "What do you do to help manage the demands of parenting a 4 y/o and a
newborn?" - ANSWER-b, d, e
When considering stress, what is the primary goal of making daily entries into a
personal journal?
a. providing a distraction from the daily stress
b. expressing emotions to manage stress
c. identifying stress triggers
d. focusing on one's stress - ANSWER-c. identifying stress triggers
Jackson has suffered from migraine headaches all of his life. Fatima, his nurse
practitioner, suspects muscle tension as a trigger fro his headaches. Fatima
teaches him a technique that promoted relaxation by using:
a. biofeedback
b. guided imagery
c. deep breathing
d. progressive muscle relaxation - ANSWER-d. progressive muscle relaxation
Hugo is 21 and diagnosed with schizophrenia. His history includes significant
turmoil as child and adolescent. Hugo reports his father was abusive and routinely
beat him, all of his siblings, and his mother Hugo's early exposure to stress most
likely:
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a. made him resilient to stressful situations
b. increased his future vulnerability to psychiatric disorders
c. developed strong survival skills
d. shaped his nurturing nature - ANSWER-B. increased his future vulnerability to
psychiatric disorders
Hugo has a fraternal twin names Franco who is unaffected by mental illness even
though they were raised int he same dysfunctional household. Franco asks the
nurse, "Why Hugo and not me?" The nurse replies:
a. "Your father was probably less abusive to you."
b. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
c. "You probably ignored the situation."
d. "Hugo responded to perceived threats by focusing on an internal world." -
ANSWER-B. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
First responders and emergency department healthcare providers use dark humor
in an effort to:
a. reduce stress and anxiety
b. relive the experience
c. rectify mortal distress
d. alert others to the stress - ANSWER-A. reduce stress and anxiety
Your 39 y/o patient Samantha, who was admitted with anxiety, asks you what the
stress-relieving technique of mindfulness is. The best response is:
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a. mindfulness is focusing on an object and repeating a word or phrase while deep
breathing
b. mindfulness is progressively tensing, then relaxing, body muscles
c. mindfulness is focusing on the here and now, not the pat or future, and paying
attention to what is going on around you
d. mindfulness is a memory system to assist you in short-term memory recall -
ANSWER-C. mindfulness is focusing on the here and now, not the pat or future,
and paying attention to what is going on around you
Which statement made by the nurse demonstrates the best understanding of
nonverbal communication?
a. "the pt.'s verbal and nonverbal communication is often different."
b. "when my pt. responds to my question, I check for congruence between verbal
and nonverbal communication to help validate the response."
c. "is a pt. is slumped in the chair, I can be ire he's angry or depressed."
d. "it's easier to understand verbal communication than nonverbal
communication." - ANSWER-B.
"when my pt. responds to my question, I check for congruence between verbal
and nonverbal communication to help validate the response."
Which nursing statement is an example of reflection?
a. "I think this feeling will pass."
b. "so you are saying that life has no meaning."
c. "I'm not sure I understand what you mean."
d. "you look sad." - ANSWER-D.
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