CNUR 201 PRACTICE EXAM | COMPLETE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
EXAM PREP 2026/2027
What are the stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change in order? - correct answer ✔✔Pre-
Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
The nurse uses silence as a communication skill when interacting with clients because it:
a. Helps clients focus on the nurse's nonverbal communication
b. Allows clients to process their thoughts and emotions
c. Provides a distraction from the session
d. Assists the nurse in establishing boundaries
e. Is essential in the change process - correct answer ✔✔b. Allows clients to process their
thoughts and emotions
Which number range represents an appropriate number of clients for a psychoeducational
group?
a. 8-14
b. 16-20
c. 3-5
d. 5-12 - correct answer ✔✔d. 5-12
The nurse understands that the following response demonstrates effective therapeutic
communication:
a. "I know how you feel."
b. "Why did you stop taking your medication?"
,c. "Why do you still smoke when your partner has lung cancer?"
d. "What would you like to focus on today?"
e. "Things typically get worse before they get better." - correct answer ✔✔d. "What would you
like to focus on today?"
A patient tearfully shares with the nurse, "I am being punished for my past mistakes." What is
the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "It's okay; I sometimes feel that too."
b. "God always forgives us for our mistakes."
c. "You sound very concerned about this."
d. "Why would you think that?"
e. "If you feel this way, I can refer you to spiritual care." - correct answer ✔✔c. "You sound very
concerned about this?"
Choose the example(s) below that are behaviours associated with counter-transference
reactions. Select all that apply:
a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient.
b. The patient expressing physical attraction to the nurse.
c. The patient contacting the nurse through social media.
d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
e. The patient expressing anger towards the nurse - correct answer ✔✔a. The nurse buying gifts
for a special patient., d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
Which of the following actions best demonstrates self-awareness by the nurse?
a. Opening up to clients about one's values and beliefs to determine if they match the clients.
, b. Picking up on a need to stay longer in sessions with clients when their needs are not met.
c. Demonstrating approval of the client's values and beliefs through silence.
d. Detecting inconsistencies between a client's values, beliefs and behaviours.
e. Being sensitive to the nurse's values and beliefs that can influence the nurse's behaviour. -
correct answer ✔✔e. Being sensitive to the nurse's values and beliefs that can influence the
nurse's behaviour.
Kabat-Zinn describes, "seeing things as they are, clearly, not as we wish they were" as what
basic concept related to mindfulness practice?
a. Letting Go
b. Acceptance
c. Understanding
d. Patience - correct answer ✔✔b. Acceptance
A client tells the nurse, "You remind me of my grandchild." What is this statement an example
of?
a. Mirroring
b. Counter-transference
c. Manipulation
d. Transference - correct answer ✔✔d. Transference
Strategies that nurses can utilize to implement a trauma-informed approach in general patient
care include all of the following except:
a. Ensure procedures are done quickly and without warning to reduce patient's anxiety.
EXAM PREP 2026/2027
What are the stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change in order? - correct answer ✔✔Pre-
Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
The nurse uses silence as a communication skill when interacting with clients because it:
a. Helps clients focus on the nurse's nonverbal communication
b. Allows clients to process their thoughts and emotions
c. Provides a distraction from the session
d. Assists the nurse in establishing boundaries
e. Is essential in the change process - correct answer ✔✔b. Allows clients to process their
thoughts and emotions
Which number range represents an appropriate number of clients for a psychoeducational
group?
a. 8-14
b. 16-20
c. 3-5
d. 5-12 - correct answer ✔✔d. 5-12
The nurse understands that the following response demonstrates effective therapeutic
communication:
a. "I know how you feel."
b. "Why did you stop taking your medication?"
,c. "Why do you still smoke when your partner has lung cancer?"
d. "What would you like to focus on today?"
e. "Things typically get worse before they get better." - correct answer ✔✔d. "What would you
like to focus on today?"
A patient tearfully shares with the nurse, "I am being punished for my past mistakes." What is
the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "It's okay; I sometimes feel that too."
b. "God always forgives us for our mistakes."
c. "You sound very concerned about this."
d. "Why would you think that?"
e. "If you feel this way, I can refer you to spiritual care." - correct answer ✔✔c. "You sound very
concerned about this?"
Choose the example(s) below that are behaviours associated with counter-transference
reactions. Select all that apply:
a. The nurse buying gifts for a special patient.
b. The patient expressing physical attraction to the nurse.
c. The patient contacting the nurse through social media.
d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
e. The patient expressing anger towards the nurse - correct answer ✔✔a. The nurse buying gifts
for a special patient., d. The nurse showing inattention to the patient.
Which of the following actions best demonstrates self-awareness by the nurse?
a. Opening up to clients about one's values and beliefs to determine if they match the clients.
, b. Picking up on a need to stay longer in sessions with clients when their needs are not met.
c. Demonstrating approval of the client's values and beliefs through silence.
d. Detecting inconsistencies between a client's values, beliefs and behaviours.
e. Being sensitive to the nurse's values and beliefs that can influence the nurse's behaviour. -
correct answer ✔✔e. Being sensitive to the nurse's values and beliefs that can influence the
nurse's behaviour.
Kabat-Zinn describes, "seeing things as they are, clearly, not as we wish they were" as what
basic concept related to mindfulness practice?
a. Letting Go
b. Acceptance
c. Understanding
d. Patience - correct answer ✔✔b. Acceptance
A client tells the nurse, "You remind me of my grandchild." What is this statement an example
of?
a. Mirroring
b. Counter-transference
c. Manipulation
d. Transference - correct answer ✔✔d. Transference
Strategies that nurses can utilize to implement a trauma-informed approach in general patient
care include all of the following except:
a. Ensure procedures are done quickly and without warning to reduce patient's anxiety.
