NURS 3060 - MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
A nurse is presenting information on mental health services over the last 50 years to a
group of newly licensed nurses. In 1946, the National Mental Health Act was signed
into law which resulted in which of the following? A. The establishment of the mental
health court to determine soundness or fitness to stand trial B. The development of
mental health centers throughout community settings C. The creation of the National
Institute for Mental Health D. The coverage of mental health services for children and
youth - Answers c
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of holistic nursing.
Which of the following components should the nurse include in the teaching? A.
Holistic nursing considers the client's emotional health B. Practicing holistic nursing
requires certification beyond nursing licensure C. Assessment of holistic client
practices is limited to outpatient settings D. Holistic nursing care is limited to spiritual
health practices - Answers a
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who states they are concerned about
their privacy and rights while on the psychiatric unit. The nurse should explain to the
client that they have which of the following rights? A. The right to refuse treatment B.
The right for their information to be shared with their family at any time C. The right
for their clinical notes to be shared with anyone at the facility D. The right for
providers to solely decide their treatment options - Answers a
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of newly licensed nurses about stigma.
Which of the following client scenarios should the nurse include as an example of
self-stigma? A. A client refuses to go to their provider for manifestations of anxiety
until they meet with their cultural leader, a shaman. B. A client stops taking their
medication for anxiety because they do not like how it makes them feel. C. A client
refuses to pick up their prescription for an antidepressant because they do not want the
pharmacist to know that they are on an antidepressant. D. A client refuses a follow-up
appointment for their anxiety because they are waiting until they can arrange
transportation. - Answers c
A nurse is working in a neighborhood where the population is culturally diverse.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure the delivery of
culturally competent care? A. Reflect on their own culture. B. Read a book about the
countries of the residents' ancestry. C. Talk to the residents of the neighborhood about
their culture. D. Provide care that meets the residents' needs. - Answers c
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate biased treatment? A. A client
is not permitted to attend the group therapy activity due to wanting to harm another
peer in the group. B. A client is not permitted to attend the group therapy activity due
to having a family therapy session during the same time. C. A client is not permitted
to attend the group therapy activity due to having thoughts of harming themselves
with "anything they can find." D. A client is not permitted to attend the group therapy
activity because they practice the Buddhist faith. - Answers d
A newly licensed nurse is reviewing the American Nurses Association's core
professional values of nursing. Which of the following actions by the nurse
demonstrates the value of empowerment? A. The nurse becomes a trainer for new
equipment for other nurses on the unit. B. The nurse schedules care around the client's
religious practices of daily prayer. C. The nurse supports the autonomy of a client
, who refuses chemotherapy, even though their family wants it. D. The nurse provides
resources to the client who wants to create a living will before they have surgery. -
Answers d
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute psychiatric unit for
alcohol use disorder. The client reports growing up in an Amish community. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Inform the client that the nurse
follows Judaism. B. Provide the client with a Bible. C. Assess for personal bias
related to alcohol use disorder before interacting with the client. D. Ask the client
where they grew up practicing Amish traditions. - Answers c
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth
Edition Text Revisions (DSM-5-TR) with a newly licensed practical nurse. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
the DSM-5? A. I would use the DSM-5-TR to diagnose clients who have mental
health disorders. B. The DSM-5-TR assists in planning nursing interventions for
clients who have a mental health disorder. C. I would use the DSM-5-TR as a guide
instructing what specific criteria or questions should be asked for a suspected mental
health diagnosis. D. The DSM-5-TR tells how to treat a patient who has a mental
health diagnosis. - Answers b
A nurse is explaining what "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed nurse. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding? A.
If a client threatens to harm another person, health care providers have a responsibility
to inform that person. B. If a client threatens to harm themselves, there is a
responsibility to report that client to their family. C. If a client threatens to harm
themselves, there is a responsibility to tell their medical provider. D. If a client
threatens to harm another person, there is a responsibility to inform the other person's
family. - Answers a
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy People 2030.
Which of the following priority goals should the nurse include? A. The practice of
trephination for the treatment of mental illness B. Prevention practices related to
cyber-bullying in teens C. Increasing institutionalization of clients who have severe
mental health disorders D. Limit screening of mental illness to those individuals who
display manifestations - Answers b
A nurse is discussing different factors of the determinants of mental health during a
staff meeting. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the
discussion? A. Receiving paid maternity leave B. Unsafe drinking water C. Exposure
to an adverse childhood event D. A playground in the neighborhood E. National
policy addressing cyber-bullying - Answers b, c, d, e
A nurse is discussing ethical principles with another nurse. Which of the following
should the nurse include as an example of the principle of nonmaleficence? A. A
nurse evaluates the client's desire for autonomy while considering the personal safety
of other clients on the unit. B. A nurse encourages the client to determine which
therapeutic activity they would like to participate in. C. A nurse plans to spend equal
amounts of time with each client assigned to their care. D. A nurse makes a referral to
speech therapy for a client who is experiencing dysphagia. - Answers a
A charge nurse is presenting on the topic of mental health diagnoses during a unit
meeting. The charge nurse should identify that the DSM-5-TR classification is used in
conjunction or paired with what other classification system? A. Nursing Intervention
Classifications B. Maslow's hierarchy of needs C. International Classification of
Disease D. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development - Answers c
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
A nurse is presenting information on mental health services over the last 50 years to a
group of newly licensed nurses. In 1946, the National Mental Health Act was signed
into law which resulted in which of the following? A. The establishment of the mental
health court to determine soundness or fitness to stand trial B. The development of
mental health centers throughout community settings C. The creation of the National
Institute for Mental Health D. The coverage of mental health services for children and
youth - Answers c
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of holistic nursing.
Which of the following components should the nurse include in the teaching? A.
Holistic nursing considers the client's emotional health B. Practicing holistic nursing
requires certification beyond nursing licensure C. Assessment of holistic client
practices is limited to outpatient settings D. Holistic nursing care is limited to spiritual
health practices - Answers a
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who states they are concerned about
their privacy and rights while on the psychiatric unit. The nurse should explain to the
client that they have which of the following rights? A. The right to refuse treatment B.
The right for their information to be shared with their family at any time C. The right
for their clinical notes to be shared with anyone at the facility D. The right for
providers to solely decide their treatment options - Answers a
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of newly licensed nurses about stigma.
Which of the following client scenarios should the nurse include as an example of
self-stigma? A. A client refuses to go to their provider for manifestations of anxiety
until they meet with their cultural leader, a shaman. B. A client stops taking their
medication for anxiety because they do not like how it makes them feel. C. A client
refuses to pick up their prescription for an antidepressant because they do not want the
pharmacist to know that they are on an antidepressant. D. A client refuses a follow-up
appointment for their anxiety because they are waiting until they can arrange
transportation. - Answers c
A nurse is working in a neighborhood where the population is culturally diverse.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure the delivery of
culturally competent care? A. Reflect on their own culture. B. Read a book about the
countries of the residents' ancestry. C. Talk to the residents of the neighborhood about
their culture. D. Provide care that meets the residents' needs. - Answers c
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate biased treatment? A. A client
is not permitted to attend the group therapy activity due to wanting to harm another
peer in the group. B. A client is not permitted to attend the group therapy activity due
to having a family therapy session during the same time. C. A client is not permitted
to attend the group therapy activity due to having thoughts of harming themselves
with "anything they can find." D. A client is not permitted to attend the group therapy
activity because they practice the Buddhist faith. - Answers d
A newly licensed nurse is reviewing the American Nurses Association's core
professional values of nursing. Which of the following actions by the nurse
demonstrates the value of empowerment? A. The nurse becomes a trainer for new
equipment for other nurses on the unit. B. The nurse schedules care around the client's
religious practices of daily prayer. C. The nurse supports the autonomy of a client
, who refuses chemotherapy, even though their family wants it. D. The nurse provides
resources to the client who wants to create a living will before they have surgery. -
Answers d
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute psychiatric unit for
alcohol use disorder. The client reports growing up in an Amish community. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Inform the client that the nurse
follows Judaism. B. Provide the client with a Bible. C. Assess for personal bias
related to alcohol use disorder before interacting with the client. D. Ask the client
where they grew up practicing Amish traditions. - Answers c
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth
Edition Text Revisions (DSM-5-TR) with a newly licensed practical nurse. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of
the DSM-5? A. I would use the DSM-5-TR to diagnose clients who have mental
health disorders. B. The DSM-5-TR assists in planning nursing interventions for
clients who have a mental health disorder. C. I would use the DSM-5-TR as a guide
instructing what specific criteria or questions should be asked for a suspected mental
health diagnosis. D. The DSM-5-TR tells how to treat a patient who has a mental
health diagnosis. - Answers b
A nurse is explaining what "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed nurse. Which of
the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding? A.
If a client threatens to harm another person, health care providers have a responsibility
to inform that person. B. If a client threatens to harm themselves, there is a
responsibility to report that client to their family. C. If a client threatens to harm
themselves, there is a responsibility to tell their medical provider. D. If a client
threatens to harm another person, there is a responsibility to inform the other person's
family. - Answers a
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy People 2030.
Which of the following priority goals should the nurse include? A. The practice of
trephination for the treatment of mental illness B. Prevention practices related to
cyber-bullying in teens C. Increasing institutionalization of clients who have severe
mental health disorders D. Limit screening of mental illness to those individuals who
display manifestations - Answers b
A nurse is discussing different factors of the determinants of mental health during a
staff meeting. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the
discussion? A. Receiving paid maternity leave B. Unsafe drinking water C. Exposure
to an adverse childhood event D. A playground in the neighborhood E. National
policy addressing cyber-bullying - Answers b, c, d, e
A nurse is discussing ethical principles with another nurse. Which of the following
should the nurse include as an example of the principle of nonmaleficence? A. A
nurse evaluates the client's desire for autonomy while considering the personal safety
of other clients on the unit. B. A nurse encourages the client to determine which
therapeutic activity they would like to participate in. C. A nurse plans to spend equal
amounts of time with each client assigned to their care. D. A nurse makes a referral to
speech therapy for a client who is experiencing dysphagia. - Answers a
A charge nurse is presenting on the topic of mental health diagnoses during a unit
meeting. The charge nurse should identify that the DSM-5-TR classification is used in
conjunction or paired with what other classification system? A. Nursing Intervention
Classifications B. Maslow's hierarchy of needs C. International Classification of
Disease D. Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development - Answers c
