NUR 272: PSYCH EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
-exam elaborations with 100% verified answer/solutions-
Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
34 Q&A
A woman is diagnosed with a highly disseminated metastatic breast
cancer. What will the nurse expect that her initial reaction to be at the
time the physician gave her the prognosis?
A. Denial
B. Confrontation
C. Anger
D. Acceptance
A
What should the nurse do when a client becomes agitated during an
admission assessment?
A. Contact hospital security.
B. Use confrontation and tell the client to relax.
C. Leave the client alone to calm down.
D. Communicate in an aggressive tone to intimidate the client.
A
A nurse in a psychiatric unit observes a client kicking the furniture and
walls while yelling that no one visits her. What would be the priority
nursing intervention?
, A. Call the physician for a medication to sedate the client.
B. Try to comfort the client with soothing tones and music.
C. Ask the client to describe how she can better handle her anger.
D. Firmly tell the client in a calm and clear tone of voice to stop kicking
the furniture.
D
A client who has recently been diagnosed with end-stage lung cancer
states, "I feel like I am going to die very soon." What is the nurse's best
response?
A. "Can you tell me what the oncologist has told you about your
treatment plan? "
B. "Let me have the hospital chaplain talk to you about how you are
feeling? "
C. "Would you like me to check with your oncologist about taking an
antidepressant medication? ".
D. "what makes you think you will die so soon?"
D
After a meeting with his wife and the nurse, a client expresses that his
wife's nagging gets on his nerves. After the session, he asks the nurse if
she will talk with his wife about her nagging. Which of the following
would be the most therapeutic response to the client?"
A. "Let's talk about how you might bring up this issue to your wife."
B. "Please tell me what she specifically nags about."
C. "What do you think you do that makes her nag you so much?"
D. "I'm sorry, but I don't feel it is my responsibility to intervene for you
with this issue."
A
An anxious client is crying and tells the nurse that her husband has
recently asked her for a divorce. Which is the best response for the
nurse to make?
A. "Now, now, stop crying, so that we can discuss your feelings about
the divorce."
B. "How long were you married to your husband?"
QUESTIONS
-exam elaborations with 100% verified answer/solutions-
Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
34 Q&A
A woman is diagnosed with a highly disseminated metastatic breast
cancer. What will the nurse expect that her initial reaction to be at the
time the physician gave her the prognosis?
A. Denial
B. Confrontation
C. Anger
D. Acceptance
A
What should the nurse do when a client becomes agitated during an
admission assessment?
A. Contact hospital security.
B. Use confrontation and tell the client to relax.
C. Leave the client alone to calm down.
D. Communicate in an aggressive tone to intimidate the client.
A
A nurse in a psychiatric unit observes a client kicking the furniture and
walls while yelling that no one visits her. What would be the priority
nursing intervention?
, A. Call the physician for a medication to sedate the client.
B. Try to comfort the client with soothing tones and music.
C. Ask the client to describe how she can better handle her anger.
D. Firmly tell the client in a calm and clear tone of voice to stop kicking
the furniture.
D
A client who has recently been diagnosed with end-stage lung cancer
states, "I feel like I am going to die very soon." What is the nurse's best
response?
A. "Can you tell me what the oncologist has told you about your
treatment plan? "
B. "Let me have the hospital chaplain talk to you about how you are
feeling? "
C. "Would you like me to check with your oncologist about taking an
antidepressant medication? ".
D. "what makes you think you will die so soon?"
D
After a meeting with his wife and the nurse, a client expresses that his
wife's nagging gets on his nerves. After the session, he asks the nurse if
she will talk with his wife about her nagging. Which of the following
would be the most therapeutic response to the client?"
A. "Let's talk about how you might bring up this issue to your wife."
B. "Please tell me what she specifically nags about."
C. "What do you think you do that makes her nag you so much?"
D. "I'm sorry, but I don't feel it is my responsibility to intervene for you
with this issue."
A
An anxious client is crying and tells the nurse that her husband has
recently asked her for a divorce. Which is the best response for the
nurse to make?
A. "Now, now, stop crying, so that we can discuss your feelings about
the divorce."
B. "How long were you married to your husband?"
