NRSG 126 Final Exam Review 2026 – Actual Nursing
Test Questions & Correct Answers Rated A+
Which of the following theories could be classified as humanistic theories?
Select all that apply.
A) Cognitive therapy
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
C) Gestalt therapy
D) Rogers' client-centered therapy
E) Rational emotive therapy
F) Piaget's cognitive stages of development - ANSWER B) Maslow's
hierarchy of needs
D) Rogers' client-centered therapy
A patient is being admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of anorexia
nervosa. Of the following assessment data, which should the nurse place
as highest priority in the plan of care?
A) Weight 24% below normal for height
B) Distorted body image
C) Feelings of inadequacy
D) Frequent vomiting after meals - ANSWER D) Frequent vomiting after
meals
All of the following nursing diagnoses are appropriate for the care of a client
with anorexia. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?
A) Activity intolerance
B) Ineffective coping
C) Chronic low self-esteem
D) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements - ANSWER D)
Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
A patient reports a pattern of being suspicious and mistrusting of others,
causing difficulty in sustaining lasting relationships. Which stage according
to Erikson's psychosocial development was not successfully completed?
,A) Trust
B) Autonomy
C) Initiative
D) Industry - ANSWER A) Trust
A client begins to take stock of his life and look into the future. The nurse
assesses that this client is in which of Erikson's developmental stages?
A) Identity versus role confusion
B) Industry versus inferiority
C) Integrity versus despair
D) Generativity versus stagnation - ANSWER C) Integrity versus despair
A nurse is teaching decision-making skills to a client with dependent
personality disorder. According to Erikson, the likely cause of the client
developing dependent personality is failure to meet the critical task of which
developmental stage?
A) Trust
B) Autonomy
C) Initiative
D) Industry - ANSWER D) Industry
A patient has just been told she has cervical cancer. When asked about
how this is impacting her, she states, "It's just an infection; it will clear up."
The statement indicates that this patient
A) needs education on cervical cancer.
B) is unable to express her true emotions.
C) should be immediately referred to a cancer support group.
D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful thought. -
ANSWER D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful
thought.
A nursing supervisor reprimands an employee for being chronically late for
work. If the employee handles the reprimand using the defense mechanism
of displacement, he would most likely do which of the following?
A) Argue with the supervisor that he is usually on time
B) Make a special effort to be on time tomorrow
C) Tell fellow employees that the supervisor is picking on him
D) Tell the unit housekeeper that his work is sloppy - ANSWER D) Tell the
unit housekeeper that his work is sloppy
,The nurse is assessing a client who is talking about her son's recent death
but who shows no emotion of any kind. The nurse recognizes this behavior
as which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Dissociation
B) Displacement
C) Intellectualization
D) Suppression - ANSWER C) Intellectualization
A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam
instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student
tells a fellow student, "I have to work too much and don't have time to
study. It wouldn't matter anyway because the teacher is so unreasonable."
The defense mechanisms the student is using are
A) denial and displacement
B) rationalization and projection
C) reaction formation and resistance
D) regression and compensation - ANSWER B) rationalization and
projection
A client is supposed to be ambulating ad lib. Instead, he refuses to get out
of bed, asks for a bed bath, and makes many demands of the nurses. He
also yells that they are lazy and incompetent. The client's behavior is an
example of which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Introjection
B) Projection
C) Rationalization
D) Reaction formation - ANSWER B) Projection
The nurse is sitting down with a patient to begin a conversation. Which of
the following positions should the nurse take to convey acceptance of the
patient?
A) Leaning forward with arms on the table sitting directly across for the
patient
B) Turned slightly to the side of the patients with arms folded across the
chest
C) Leaning back in the chair next to the patient with legs crossed at the
knees
D) Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor - ANSWER
D) Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor
, The nurse has established a therapeutic relationship with a patient. The
patient is beginning to share feelings openly with the nurse. The
relationship has entered which phase according to Peplau's theory?
A) Orientation
B) Identification
C) Exploitation
D) Resolution - ANSWER B) Identification
Which of the following considerations should have the most influence in the
nurse's choice of the treatment for the client?
A) The client's feelings and perceptions about his or her situation
B) The nurse's beliefs about the theories of psychosocial development
C) The nurse's familiarity with the type of treatment
D) Any approach to treatment should work with any client. - ANSWER A)
The client's feelings and perceptions about his or her situation
What is required for a transitional care model to be most effective in
promoting the client's health and well-being and prevent relapse and
rehospitalization? Select all that apply.
A) Collaboration
B) Administrative support
C) Adequate funding
D) Family support
E) Completely different providers
F) Isolation from peers who successfully live in the community - ANSWER
A) Collaboration
B) Administrative support
C) Adequate funding
The nurse understands that empathy is essential to the therapeutic
relationship. When a patient makes the statement, "I am just devastated
that my marriage is falling apart," the nurse can best show empathy
through which of the following responses?
A) "I feel so bad for what you are going through."
B) "You feel like your world is falling apart right now."
C) "I have been divorced too. I know how hard it is."
D) "It will get better; let's talk about it." - ANSWER B) "You feel like your
world is falling apart right now."
Test Questions & Correct Answers Rated A+
Which of the following theories could be classified as humanistic theories?
Select all that apply.
A) Cognitive therapy
B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
C) Gestalt therapy
D) Rogers' client-centered therapy
E) Rational emotive therapy
F) Piaget's cognitive stages of development - ANSWER B) Maslow's
hierarchy of needs
D) Rogers' client-centered therapy
A patient is being admitted to an inpatient unit for treatment of anorexia
nervosa. Of the following assessment data, which should the nurse place
as highest priority in the plan of care?
A) Weight 24% below normal for height
B) Distorted body image
C) Feelings of inadequacy
D) Frequent vomiting after meals - ANSWER D) Frequent vomiting after
meals
All of the following nursing diagnoses are appropriate for the care of a client
with anorexia. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?
A) Activity intolerance
B) Ineffective coping
C) Chronic low self-esteem
D) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements - ANSWER D)
Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
A patient reports a pattern of being suspicious and mistrusting of others,
causing difficulty in sustaining lasting relationships. Which stage according
to Erikson's psychosocial development was not successfully completed?
,A) Trust
B) Autonomy
C) Initiative
D) Industry - ANSWER A) Trust
A client begins to take stock of his life and look into the future. The nurse
assesses that this client is in which of Erikson's developmental stages?
A) Identity versus role confusion
B) Industry versus inferiority
C) Integrity versus despair
D) Generativity versus stagnation - ANSWER C) Integrity versus despair
A nurse is teaching decision-making skills to a client with dependent
personality disorder. According to Erikson, the likely cause of the client
developing dependent personality is failure to meet the critical task of which
developmental stage?
A) Trust
B) Autonomy
C) Initiative
D) Industry - ANSWER D) Industry
A patient has just been told she has cervical cancer. When asked about
how this is impacting her, she states, "It's just an infection; it will clear up."
The statement indicates that this patient
A) needs education on cervical cancer.
B) is unable to express her true emotions.
C) should be immediately referred to a cancer support group.
D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful thought. -
ANSWER D) is using denial to protect herself from an emotionally painful
thought.
A nursing supervisor reprimands an employee for being chronically late for
work. If the employee handles the reprimand using the defense mechanism
of displacement, he would most likely do which of the following?
A) Argue with the supervisor that he is usually on time
B) Make a special effort to be on time tomorrow
C) Tell fellow employees that the supervisor is picking on him
D) Tell the unit housekeeper that his work is sloppy - ANSWER D) Tell the
unit housekeeper that his work is sloppy
,The nurse is assessing a client who is talking about her son's recent death
but who shows no emotion of any kind. The nurse recognizes this behavior
as which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Dissociation
B) Displacement
C) Intellectualization
D) Suppression - ANSWER C) Intellectualization
A college student decides to go to a party the night before a major exam
instead of studying. After receiving a low score on the exam, the student
tells a fellow student, "I have to work too much and don't have time to
study. It wouldn't matter anyway because the teacher is so unreasonable."
The defense mechanisms the student is using are
A) denial and displacement
B) rationalization and projection
C) reaction formation and resistance
D) regression and compensation - ANSWER B) rationalization and
projection
A client is supposed to be ambulating ad lib. Instead, he refuses to get out
of bed, asks for a bed bath, and makes many demands of the nurses. He
also yells that they are lazy and incompetent. The client's behavior is an
example of which of the following defense mechanisms?
A) Introjection
B) Projection
C) Rationalization
D) Reaction formation - ANSWER B) Projection
The nurse is sitting down with a patient to begin a conversation. Which of
the following positions should the nurse take to convey acceptance of the
patient?
A) Leaning forward with arms on the table sitting directly across for the
patient
B) Turned slightly to the side of the patients with arms folded across the
chest
C) Leaning back in the chair next to the patient with legs crossed at the
knees
D) Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor - ANSWER
D) Sitting upright facing the patient with both feet on the floor
, The nurse has established a therapeutic relationship with a patient. The
patient is beginning to share feelings openly with the nurse. The
relationship has entered which phase according to Peplau's theory?
A) Orientation
B) Identification
C) Exploitation
D) Resolution - ANSWER B) Identification
Which of the following considerations should have the most influence in the
nurse's choice of the treatment for the client?
A) The client's feelings and perceptions about his or her situation
B) The nurse's beliefs about the theories of psychosocial development
C) The nurse's familiarity with the type of treatment
D) Any approach to treatment should work with any client. - ANSWER A)
The client's feelings and perceptions about his or her situation
What is required for a transitional care model to be most effective in
promoting the client's health and well-being and prevent relapse and
rehospitalization? Select all that apply.
A) Collaboration
B) Administrative support
C) Adequate funding
D) Family support
E) Completely different providers
F) Isolation from peers who successfully live in the community - ANSWER
A) Collaboration
B) Administrative support
C) Adequate funding
The nurse understands that empathy is essential to the therapeutic
relationship. When a patient makes the statement, "I am just devastated
that my marriage is falling apart," the nurse can best show empathy
through which of the following responses?
A) "I feel so bad for what you are going through."
B) "You feel like your world is falling apart right now."
C) "I have been divorced too. I know how hard it is."
D) "It will get better; let's talk about it." - ANSWER B) "You feel like your
world is falling apart right now."
