RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH - EXAM 3 (2025/2026):
LATEST VERSION WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE, DETAILED ANSWERS FROM TRUSTED
SOURCES.
1. A medical-surgical nurse works with a patient diagnosed with a somatic
system disorder. Care planning is facilitated by understanding that the
patient will probably:
a.Readily seek psychiatric counseling.
b.Be resistant to accepting psychiatric help.
c.Attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement.
d.Be eager to discover the true reasons for physical symptoms. - ANSWER b.Be
resistant to accepting psychiatric help.
2. A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder but is unconcerned about this problem. Which understanding should
guide the nurse's planning for this patient? The patient is:
a.
suppressing accurate feelings regarding the problem.
b.
relieving anxiety through the physical symptom.
c.
meeting needs through hospitalization.
d.
,refusing to disclose genuine fears. - ANSWER B
3. A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder. To help the patient eat, the nurse should:
a.
establish a "buddy" system with other patients who can feed the patient at each
meal.
b.
expect the patient to feed him- or herself after explaining the arrangement of the
food on the tray.
c.
direct the patient to locate items on the tray independently and feed self unassisted.
d.
address the needs of other patients in the dining room, and then feed this patient. -
ANSWER B
4. A patient with blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder says, "All the doctors and nurses in this hospital stop by often to
check on me. Too bad people outside the hospital don't find me interesting."
Which nursing diagnosis is most relevant?
a.
Social isolation
b.
Chronic low self-esteem
,c.
Interrupted family processes
d.
Ineffective health maintenance - ANSWER B
5. To assist a patient with a somatic system disorder, a nursing intervention of
high priority is to:
a.
imply that somatic symptoms are not real.
b.
help the patient suppress feelings of anger.
c.
shift the focus from somatic symptoms to feelings.
d.
investigate each physical symptom as it is offered. - ANSWER C
6. Which actions by a nurse contribute to protecting the rights of patients who
are terminally ill? Select all that apply.
a.
Maintain hope for a positive prognosis.
b.
Hug the patient when sadness is expressed.
c.
Offer choices that promote personal control.
, d.
Provide interventions that convey respect.
e.
Support the patient's quest for spiritual growth. - ANSWER C. Offer choices that
promote personal control.
D. Provide interventions that convey respect.
E. Support the patient's quest for spiritual growth.
7. Which statements by a patient who is terminally ill give the nurse
information relevant to spiritual assessment? Select all that apply.
a.
"I feel an inner peace with my decision to use hospice services."
b.
"I trust my health care provider to prescribe enough medication to keep me free of
pain."
c.
"I have prepared advance directives to spare my children the need to make difficult
decisions."
d.
"I plan to use these last weeks to experience the process of dying as fully as I
experienced the richness of living."
e.
"Listening to hymns helps deepen my relaxation and the relief I get from my pain
medication." - ANSWER A. "I feel an inner peace with my decision to use hospice
services."
LATEST VERSION WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE, DETAILED ANSWERS FROM TRUSTED
SOURCES.
1. A medical-surgical nurse works with a patient diagnosed with a somatic
system disorder. Care planning is facilitated by understanding that the
patient will probably:
a.Readily seek psychiatric counseling.
b.Be resistant to accepting psychiatric help.
c.Attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement.
d.Be eager to discover the true reasons for physical symptoms. - ANSWER b.Be
resistant to accepting psychiatric help.
2. A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder but is unconcerned about this problem. Which understanding should
guide the nurse's planning for this patient? The patient is:
a.
suppressing accurate feelings regarding the problem.
b.
relieving anxiety through the physical symptom.
c.
meeting needs through hospitalization.
d.
,refusing to disclose genuine fears. - ANSWER B
3. A patient has blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder. To help the patient eat, the nurse should:
a.
establish a "buddy" system with other patients who can feed the patient at each
meal.
b.
expect the patient to feed him- or herself after explaining the arrangement of the
food on the tray.
c.
direct the patient to locate items on the tray independently and feed self unassisted.
d.
address the needs of other patients in the dining room, and then feed this patient. -
ANSWER B
4. A patient with blindness related to a functional neurological (conversion)
disorder says, "All the doctors and nurses in this hospital stop by often to
check on me. Too bad people outside the hospital don't find me interesting."
Which nursing diagnosis is most relevant?
a.
Social isolation
b.
Chronic low self-esteem
,c.
Interrupted family processes
d.
Ineffective health maintenance - ANSWER B
5. To assist a patient with a somatic system disorder, a nursing intervention of
high priority is to:
a.
imply that somatic symptoms are not real.
b.
help the patient suppress feelings of anger.
c.
shift the focus from somatic symptoms to feelings.
d.
investigate each physical symptom as it is offered. - ANSWER C
6. Which actions by a nurse contribute to protecting the rights of patients who
are terminally ill? Select all that apply.
a.
Maintain hope for a positive prognosis.
b.
Hug the patient when sadness is expressed.
c.
Offer choices that promote personal control.
, d.
Provide interventions that convey respect.
e.
Support the patient's quest for spiritual growth. - ANSWER C. Offer choices that
promote personal control.
D. Provide interventions that convey respect.
E. Support the patient's quest for spiritual growth.
7. Which statements by a patient who is terminally ill give the nurse
information relevant to spiritual assessment? Select all that apply.
a.
"I feel an inner peace with my decision to use hospice services."
b.
"I trust my health care provider to prescribe enough medication to keep me free of
pain."
c.
"I have prepared advance directives to spare my children the need to make difficult
decisions."
d.
"I plan to use these last weeks to experience the process of dying as fully as I
experienced the richness of living."
e.
"Listening to hymns helps deepen my relaxation and the relief I get from my pain
medication." - ANSWER A. "I feel an inner peace with my decision to use hospice
services."
