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NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – EXAM
1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS –
LATEST UPDATED 2026 VERIFIED A+ GRADED
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The scope of practiced for an advanced
nurse practitioner would include which
intervention?
A. Conducting a mental health assessment.
B. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
C. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
D. Individualizing a nursing care plan.
>>correct answer>> b. Prescribing
psychotropic medication.
A nursing student expresses concerns that
mental health nurses "lose all their clinical
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nursing skills." Select the best response by
the mental health nurse.
A. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer
environments than other specialties. Nurse-
to client ratios must be better because of
the nature of the clients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex
communication skills as well as critical
thinking to solve multidimensional
problems. I am challenged by those
situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric
nurses frequently use high technology
monitoring
equipment and manage complex
intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal
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with as much pain and suffering as medical-
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me."
>>correct answer>> b. "Psychiatric nurses
use complex communication skills as well as
critical thinking to solve multidimensional
problems. I am challenged by those
situations."
When a new bill introduced in Congress
reduces funding for care of persons
diagnosed with mental illness, a group of
nurses write letters to their elected
representatives in opposition to the
legislation. Which role have the nurses
fulfilled?
A. Recovery
b. Attending
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c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice
>>correct answer>> c. Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted
relationships among the members. Which
family member's comment best reflects a
mentally healthy perspective?
A. "i've made mistakes but everyone else in
this family has also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from
our early years together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior
for the good of the family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my
family. Things will never change."
NSG 3450 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – EXAM
1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS –
LATEST UPDATED 2026 VERIFIED A+ GRADED
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The scope of practiced for an advanced
nurse practitioner would include which
intervention?
A. Conducting a mental health assessment.
B. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
C. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
D. Individualizing a nursing care plan.
>>correct answer>> b. Prescribing
psychotropic medication.
A nursing student expresses concerns that
mental health nurses "lose all their clinical
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nursing skills." Select the best response by
the mental health nurse.
A. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer
environments than other specialties. Nurse-
to client ratios must be better because of
the nature of the clients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex
communication skills as well as critical
thinking to solve multidimensional
problems. I am challenged by those
situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric
nurses frequently use high technology
monitoring
equipment and manage complex
intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal
,3|Page
with as much pain and suffering as medical-
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me."
>>correct answer>> b. "Psychiatric nurses
use complex communication skills as well as
critical thinking to solve multidimensional
problems. I am challenged by those
situations."
When a new bill introduced in Congress
reduces funding for care of persons
diagnosed with mental illness, a group of
nurses write letters to their elected
representatives in opposition to the
legislation. Which role have the nurses
fulfilled?
A. Recovery
b. Attending
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c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice
>>correct answer>> c. Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted
relationships among the members. Which
family member's comment best reflects a
mentally healthy perspective?
A. "i've made mistakes but everyone else in
this family has also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from
our early years together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior
for the good of the family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my
family. Things will never change."
