Psychotherapy for the Advanced
Practice Psychiatric Nurse
Questions and correct verified
answers 2026/2027 exam
The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the NCLEX-RN® exam when stating
which of the following?
a.
"The exam provides feedback to the candidate regarding areas of weakness in nursing
practice."
b.
"The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet minimum standards for
safe practice."
c.
"The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates who have scored highest
among first-time licensure candidates."
d.
"The exam prepares new graduates as efficient, effective staff nurses."
.
ANS: B
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to determine whether a candidate is competent to
perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. It does not prepare nurses but rather
,measures their performance on a test. Candidates who are unsuccessful receive
information about their weak areas on the test, but this is not the purpose of it. Employers
want to know if the person has passed because there is no specific score given other than
pass or fail
Which statement by the nursing professor is accurate about the NCLEX-RN® exam?
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure that all
a.
"test takers answer items of comparable difficulty."
b.
"test takers answer approximately the same number of items."
c.
"test items are job related."
d.
"clinical specialties will be equally represented."
ANS: C
The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test plan that is determined by the National
Council. The test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice as identified by research and the
job analysis study of newly licensed registered nurses. Each candidate will receive different
levels of questions in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the exam is not on clinical
specialties. The test has a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265 questions, so a
test taker can answer any number of questions between these two numbers until they
either reaches a passing standard or fails.
In trends class, a student tells the instructor, "I don't think I can possibly pass the
NCLEX-RN®. I hated psych nursing, but now I've heard that a huge amount of the
NCLEX® is psych related." What is the best response from the instructor?
a.
"Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course."
b.
, "There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client needs."
c.
"Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination."
d.
"You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric nursing principles."
ANS: C
The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National Council designated from 6% to 12% of
the total questions to be from the area of psychosocial integrity. The student may not be
able to retake nursing courses or a review course. Stating that content area has the same
amount of questions would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of client needs has a
different percentage, so questions are based on that percentage from the detailed test
plan, not on equal numbers from each area. Students often hear incorrect information and
rumors about NCLEX.
Which statement indicates the graduate nurses understanding of the process at the
NCLEX® testing site?
a.
"I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
b.
"I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c.
"I will answer 300 test questions."
d.
"I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test."
ANS: A
Read the Candidate Bulletin and the instruction packet carefully. An Authorization to Test
(ATT) will be required for admission into the testing center; however, after January 1, 2014,
the NCLEX will be going paperless, so the ATT will not have to be brought to the testing
center. All candidates will be thumbprinted and photographed and will have a palm vein
Practice Psychiatric Nurse
Questions and correct verified
answers 2026/2027 exam
The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the NCLEX-RN® exam when stating
which of the following?
a.
"The exam provides feedback to the candidate regarding areas of weakness in nursing
practice."
b.
"The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet minimum standards for
safe practice."
c.
"The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates who have scored highest
among first-time licensure candidates."
d.
"The exam prepares new graduates as efficient, effective staff nurses."
.
ANS: B
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to determine whether a candidate is competent to
perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. It does not prepare nurses but rather
,measures their performance on a test. Candidates who are unsuccessful receive
information about their weak areas on the test, but this is not the purpose of it. Employers
want to know if the person has passed because there is no specific score given other than
pass or fail
Which statement by the nursing professor is accurate about the NCLEX-RN® exam?
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure that all
a.
"test takers answer items of comparable difficulty."
b.
"test takers answer approximately the same number of items."
c.
"test items are job related."
d.
"clinical specialties will be equally represented."
ANS: C
The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test plan that is determined by the National
Council. The test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice as identified by research and the
job analysis study of newly licensed registered nurses. Each candidate will receive different
levels of questions in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the exam is not on clinical
specialties. The test has a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265 questions, so a
test taker can answer any number of questions between these two numbers until they
either reaches a passing standard or fails.
In trends class, a student tells the instructor, "I don't think I can possibly pass the
NCLEX-RN®. I hated psych nursing, but now I've heard that a huge amount of the
NCLEX® is psych related." What is the best response from the instructor?
a.
"Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course."
b.
, "There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client needs."
c.
"Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination."
d.
"You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric nursing principles."
ANS: C
The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National Council designated from 6% to 12% of
the total questions to be from the area of psychosocial integrity. The student may not be
able to retake nursing courses or a review course. Stating that content area has the same
amount of questions would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of client needs has a
different percentage, so questions are based on that percentage from the detailed test
plan, not on equal numbers from each area. Students often hear incorrect information and
rumors about NCLEX.
Which statement indicates the graduate nurses understanding of the process at the
NCLEX® testing site?
a.
"I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
b.
"I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c.
"I will answer 300 test questions."
d.
"I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test."
ANS: A
Read the Candidate Bulletin and the instruction packet carefully. An Authorization to Test
(ATT) will be required for admission into the testing center; however, after January 1, 2014,
the NCLEX will be going paperless, so the ATT will not have to be brought to the testing
center. All candidates will be thumbprinted and photographed and will have a palm vein
