TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING BY MORGAN
TOWNSEND QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A
2026-2027|INSTANT DOWNLOAD
1. The primary goal of psychiatric mental health nursing is to:
A. Eliminate all psychiatric disorders
B. Provide medication only
C. Promote mental health and improve functioning
D. Prevent patients from making decisions
Correct Answer: C. Promote mental health and improve
functioning
Rationale: Psychiatric nursing focuses on promoting wellness,
supporting recovery, and helping individuals achieve optimal
functioning.
2. Which nurse response demonstrates therapeutic
communication?
A. “Why did you do that?”
B. “Everything will be fine.”
,C. “Tell me more about what you are experiencing.”
D. “You should not feel that way.”
Correct Answer: C. “Tell me more about what you are
experiencing.”
Rationale: Open-ended statements encourage clients to
express feelings and promote therapeutic interaction.
3. A nurse maintaining professional boundaries with a
psychiatric client should:
A. Share personal experiences
B. Accept expensive gifts
C. Maintain a therapeutic relationship
D. Become the client’s friend
Correct Answer: C. Maintain a therapeutic relationship
Rationale: Professional boundaries protect both the nurse and
client and maintain a therapeutic environment.
4. Which communication technique is considered
nontherapeutic?
A. Reflection
B. Restating
C. Giving false reassurance
D. Clarification
,Correct Answer: C. Giving false reassurance
Rationale: False reassurance minimizes the client’s concerns
and may block communication.
5. The nurse understands that anxiety is best described as:
A. A response to a known threat only
B. A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension
C. A sign of weakness
D. A psychiatric disorder in every case
Correct Answer: B. A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension
Rationale: Anxiety is a normal emotional response that can
become problematic when excessive or impairing.
6. A client experiencing severe anxiety is most likely to:
A. Process information easily
B. Have difficulty concentrating
C. Solve complex problems
D. Demonstrate complete relaxation
Correct Answer: B. Have difficulty concentrating
Rationale: Severe anxiety reduces perceptual ability and
interferes with problem-solving.
, 7. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for a client
experiencing panic-level anxiety?
A. Encourage group discussion
B. Provide a calm environment
C. Ask many questions
D. Teach complex coping skills
Correct Answer: B. Provide a calm environment
Rationale: During panic, the nurse should reduce stimulation
and provide safety.
8. The nurse recognizes that defense mechanisms are:
A. Conscious behaviors used to manipulate others
B. Unconscious strategies used to reduce stress
C. Signs of mental illness only
D. Intentional methods of avoidance
Correct Answer: B. Unconscious strategies used to reduce
stress
Rationale: Defense mechanisms protect individuals from
anxiety and emotional conflict.
9. Which example demonstrates denial?
A. A client blaming others for problems
B. A client refusing to accept a diagnosis
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING BY MORGAN
TOWNSEND QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A
2026-2027|INSTANT DOWNLOAD
1. The primary goal of psychiatric mental health nursing is to:
A. Eliminate all psychiatric disorders
B. Provide medication only
C. Promote mental health and improve functioning
D. Prevent patients from making decisions
Correct Answer: C. Promote mental health and improve
functioning
Rationale: Psychiatric nursing focuses on promoting wellness,
supporting recovery, and helping individuals achieve optimal
functioning.
2. Which nurse response demonstrates therapeutic
communication?
A. “Why did you do that?”
B. “Everything will be fine.”
,C. “Tell me more about what you are experiencing.”
D. “You should not feel that way.”
Correct Answer: C. “Tell me more about what you are
experiencing.”
Rationale: Open-ended statements encourage clients to
express feelings and promote therapeutic interaction.
3. A nurse maintaining professional boundaries with a
psychiatric client should:
A. Share personal experiences
B. Accept expensive gifts
C. Maintain a therapeutic relationship
D. Become the client’s friend
Correct Answer: C. Maintain a therapeutic relationship
Rationale: Professional boundaries protect both the nurse and
client and maintain a therapeutic environment.
4. Which communication technique is considered
nontherapeutic?
A. Reflection
B. Restating
C. Giving false reassurance
D. Clarification
,Correct Answer: C. Giving false reassurance
Rationale: False reassurance minimizes the client’s concerns
and may block communication.
5. The nurse understands that anxiety is best described as:
A. A response to a known threat only
B. A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension
C. A sign of weakness
D. A psychiatric disorder in every case
Correct Answer: B. A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension
Rationale: Anxiety is a normal emotional response that can
become problematic when excessive or impairing.
6. A client experiencing severe anxiety is most likely to:
A. Process information easily
B. Have difficulty concentrating
C. Solve complex problems
D. Demonstrate complete relaxation
Correct Answer: B. Have difficulty concentrating
Rationale: Severe anxiety reduces perceptual ability and
interferes with problem-solving.
, 7. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for a client
experiencing panic-level anxiety?
A. Encourage group discussion
B. Provide a calm environment
C. Ask many questions
D. Teach complex coping skills
Correct Answer: B. Provide a calm environment
Rationale: During panic, the nurse should reduce stimulation
and provide safety.
8. The nurse recognizes that defense mechanisms are:
A. Conscious behaviors used to manipulate others
B. Unconscious strategies used to reduce stress
C. Signs of mental illness only
D. Intentional methods of avoidance
Correct Answer: B. Unconscious strategies used to reduce
stress
Rationale: Defense mechanisms protect individuals from
anxiety and emotional conflict.
9. Which example demonstrates denial?
A. A client blaming others for problems
B. A client refusing to accept a diagnosis
