NGN MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Which side effect would the nurse monitor for in a severely
depressed client who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
A. Loss of appetite
B. Postural hypotension
C. Total memory loss
D. Confusion immediately after the treatment. Answer: D. Confusion
immediately after the treatment
◉ A client is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and is exhibiting
hyperorality. Which parameter would the nurse closely monitor to
keep this client safe?
A. For choking at meal times
B. For the presence of mouth ulcers
C. For injuries from touching hot foods
D. For attempts at eating inedible objects. Answer: D. For attempts at
eating inedible objects
◉ Which period of Piaget's theory covers the prevalence of
egocentrism in adolescents?
,A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Formal operations
D. Concrete operations. Answer: C. Formal operations
◉ Which explanation, when providing a change-of-shift report,
would the nurse use to describe a client diagnosed with
schizophrenia who is experiencing opposing emotions
simultaneously?
A. Double bind
B. Ambivalence
C. Loose association
D. Inappropriate affect. Answer: B. Ambivalence
◉ Which response would the nurse use when a client diagnosed
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) states, "I'm not
worried because they have a cure for AIDS"?
A. "Repeated phlebotomies may be able to rid you of the virus."
B. "You may be cured for AIDS after prolonged pharmacological
therapy."
C. "Perhaps you should have worn condoms to prevent contracting
the virus."
,D. "There is no cure for AIDS, but there are medications that can
slow down the virus.". Answer: D. "There is no cure for AIDS, but
there are medications that can slow down the virus."
◉ Which type of group is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
A. Social group
B. Self-help group
C. Resocialization group
D. Psychotherapeutic group. Answer: B. Self-help group
◉ Which type of delusion would the nurse chart about a client who
says, 'I've figured out how foreign agents have infiltrated the news
media. Now they want to shut me up'?
A. Nihilistic
B. Persecution
C. Control
D. Grandeur. Answer: B. Persecution
◉ When planning for a client's care during the detoxification phase
of early alcohol withdrawal, which action would the nurse take?
A. Check on the client frequently.
B. Keep the client's room lights dim
C. Address the client in a loud, clear voice
, D. Restrain the client during periods of agitation. Answer: A. Check
on the client frequently.
◉ Which rationale explains why the client who is displaying
hyperactive and manic behaviors with flights of ideas is not eating?
A. Feels undeserving of the food
B. Is too busy to take time to eat
C. Wishes to avoid others in the dining area
D. Believes that the food is poisoned. Answer: B. Is too busy to take
time to eat
◉ The parent of a child with a terminal illness appears overwhelmed
and anxious. Which is the best response by the nurse?
A. Explaining the diagnosis in a variety of ways
B. Encouraging the parent to express their feelings
C. Recommending that the parent talk with other parents
D. Offering assurance that surgery will probably correct the
problem. Answer: B. Encouraging the parent to express their feelings
◉ Which is the nurse's most therapeutic response for the child who
is about to have an intravenous (IV) line inserted and cries out that
he is afraid of IVs?
A. 'Tell me what frightens you.'
B. 'It's just a little prick in the arm.'
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Which side effect would the nurse monitor for in a severely
depressed client who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
A. Loss of appetite
B. Postural hypotension
C. Total memory loss
D. Confusion immediately after the treatment. Answer: D. Confusion
immediately after the treatment
◉ A client is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and is exhibiting
hyperorality. Which parameter would the nurse closely monitor to
keep this client safe?
A. For choking at meal times
B. For the presence of mouth ulcers
C. For injuries from touching hot foods
D. For attempts at eating inedible objects. Answer: D. For attempts at
eating inedible objects
◉ Which period of Piaget's theory covers the prevalence of
egocentrism in adolescents?
,A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Formal operations
D. Concrete operations. Answer: C. Formal operations
◉ Which explanation, when providing a change-of-shift report,
would the nurse use to describe a client diagnosed with
schizophrenia who is experiencing opposing emotions
simultaneously?
A. Double bind
B. Ambivalence
C. Loose association
D. Inappropriate affect. Answer: B. Ambivalence
◉ Which response would the nurse use when a client diagnosed
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) states, "I'm not
worried because they have a cure for AIDS"?
A. "Repeated phlebotomies may be able to rid you of the virus."
B. "You may be cured for AIDS after prolonged pharmacological
therapy."
C. "Perhaps you should have worn condoms to prevent contracting
the virus."
,D. "There is no cure for AIDS, but there are medications that can
slow down the virus.". Answer: D. "There is no cure for AIDS, but
there are medications that can slow down the virus."
◉ Which type of group is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
A. Social group
B. Self-help group
C. Resocialization group
D. Psychotherapeutic group. Answer: B. Self-help group
◉ Which type of delusion would the nurse chart about a client who
says, 'I've figured out how foreign agents have infiltrated the news
media. Now they want to shut me up'?
A. Nihilistic
B. Persecution
C. Control
D. Grandeur. Answer: B. Persecution
◉ When planning for a client's care during the detoxification phase
of early alcohol withdrawal, which action would the nurse take?
A. Check on the client frequently.
B. Keep the client's room lights dim
C. Address the client in a loud, clear voice
, D. Restrain the client during periods of agitation. Answer: A. Check
on the client frequently.
◉ Which rationale explains why the client who is displaying
hyperactive and manic behaviors with flights of ideas is not eating?
A. Feels undeserving of the food
B. Is too busy to take time to eat
C. Wishes to avoid others in the dining area
D. Believes that the food is poisoned. Answer: B. Is too busy to take
time to eat
◉ The parent of a child with a terminal illness appears overwhelmed
and anxious. Which is the best response by the nurse?
A. Explaining the diagnosis in a variety of ways
B. Encouraging the parent to express their feelings
C. Recommending that the parent talk with other parents
D. Offering assurance that surgery will probably correct the
problem. Answer: B. Encouraging the parent to express their feelings
◉ Which is the nurse's most therapeutic response for the child who
is about to have an intravenous (IV) line inserted and cries out that
he is afraid of IVs?
A. 'Tell me what frightens you.'
B. 'It's just a little prick in the arm.'
