Psychiatric Chapter 14 test bank
Questions And
Answers 2025\2026
The nurse is assessing a 35-year-old woman who is seeking assistance at a local
community counseling center. Which of the following statements made by the
woman would indicate that she is experiencing a crisis?
A) I'm so upset; my husband has never left me like this before.
B) I'm confused and hurt; I have lost my best friend and my lover.
C) I don't understand; I can't seem to function like I usually do.
D) No matter what I do, I am still overcome by these sad feelings. - CORRECT
ANSWER-C) I don't understand; I can't seem to function like I usually do.
A patient's 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed. The patient
continues to be upset by her pet's death, and she explains to a community
counseling center nurse that she can't stop crying because, My Precious meant
the world to me, and now my world will never be the same! If the nurse were to
determine that the patient was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types
of crisis would it most likely be?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Traumatic
D) Developmental - CORRECT ANSWER-B) Situational
, A 62-year-old man experienced the loss of his 87-year-old father a week ago. The
hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how he is handling his
father's death. Which of the following statements made indicates to the hospice
nurse that patient is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement?
A) I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he's dead. I feel guilty
because I didn't go to the nursing home to visit him last week!
B) I've been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get
on with my life.
C) My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all
the time; I haven't been able to work for days.
D) I'm going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I've
been going through, and I can relax around them. - CORRECT ANSWER-C) My
father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all the
time; I haven't been able to work for days.
A 25-year-old legal secretary is seeking counseling because she recently lost her
job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use
in assessing the patient's response to losing her job?
A) What happened to cause you to lose your job?
B) How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?
C) How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?
D) How have you responded to previous stressful situations? - CORRECT ANSWER-
D) How have you responded to previous stressful situations?
An individual is seeking employment as a nurse in a crisis center. The interviewer
asks the person what he would ask someone who called the crisis hotline to
determine whether the caller was experiencing a crisis. Which response would be
most appropriate?
Questions And
Answers 2025\2026
The nurse is assessing a 35-year-old woman who is seeking assistance at a local
community counseling center. Which of the following statements made by the
woman would indicate that she is experiencing a crisis?
A) I'm so upset; my husband has never left me like this before.
B) I'm confused and hurt; I have lost my best friend and my lover.
C) I don't understand; I can't seem to function like I usually do.
D) No matter what I do, I am still overcome by these sad feelings. - CORRECT
ANSWER-C) I don't understand; I can't seem to function like I usually do.
A patient's 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed. The patient
continues to be upset by her pet's death, and she explains to a community
counseling center nurse that she can't stop crying because, My Precious meant
the world to me, and now my world will never be the same! If the nurse were to
determine that the patient was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types
of crisis would it most likely be?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Traumatic
D) Developmental - CORRECT ANSWER-B) Situational
, A 62-year-old man experienced the loss of his 87-year-old father a week ago. The
hospice nurse is making a follow-up visit to determine how he is handling his
father's death. Which of the following statements made indicates to the hospice
nurse that patient is in the acute mourning stage of bereavement?
A) I keep thinking about my father; I have trouble believing he's dead. I feel guilty
because I didn't go to the nursing home to visit him last week!
B) I've been grieving my father; losing him is a tremendous loss, but I have to get
on with my life.
C) My father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all
the time; I haven't been able to work for days.
D) I'm going to spend the weekend with my children; they understand what I've
been going through, and I can relax around them. - CORRECT ANSWER-C) My
father was a saint. I am so angry at God for taking him away! I'm crying all the
time; I haven't been able to work for days.
A 25-year-old legal secretary is seeking counseling because she recently lost her
job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use
in assessing the patient's response to losing her job?
A) What happened to cause you to lose your job?
B) How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?
C) How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?
D) How have you responded to previous stressful situations? - CORRECT ANSWER-
D) How have you responded to previous stressful situations?
An individual is seeking employment as a nurse in a crisis center. The interviewer
asks the person what he would ask someone who called the crisis hotline to
determine whether the caller was experiencing a crisis. Which response would be
most appropriate?
