NURS 665 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT EXAM
10/02/2026
NURS 665 Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis
Management Exam 2026/2027 – Questions and
Answers | 100% Verified
A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice
nurse to perform which additional intervention?
a. Conduct mental health assessments.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses "lose all their clinical nursing skills."
Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must
be better because of the nature of the patients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoring equipment and
manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical-surgical nurses do.
That appeals to me."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental
illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
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Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Recovery
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MANAGEMENT EXAM
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b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the members. Which family member's
comment best reflects a mentally healthy perspective?
a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will never change."
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental illness?
The patient
a. reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
c. is able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
d. perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs.
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for an
adult patient? The patient
a. sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands.
b. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.
c. aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others.
d. seeks help from others when assuming responsibility for major areas of own life
10/2/2026
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MANAGEMENT EXAM
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A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new patient's admission form. Which
resource should the nurse consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
a. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)
b. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
d. A behavioral health reference manual
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource would
have the most complete information?
a. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
b. DSM-V
c. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
d. ICD-10
Which individual is demonstrating the highest level of resilience? One who
a. is able to repress stressors.
b. becomes depressed after the death of a spouse.
c. lives in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed by fire.
d. takes a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job
Complete this analogy. NANDA: clinical judgment: NIC: _________________
a. patient outcomes.
b. nursing actions.
c. diagnosis.
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d. symptoms.
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MANAGEMENT EXAM
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n adult says, "Most of the time I'm happy and feel good about myself. I have learned that what I get out
of something is proportional to the effort I put into it." Which number on this mental health continuum
should the nurse select? Mental Illness (1-2) Mental Health (3-5)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Which disorder is an example of a culture-bound syndrome?
a. Epilepsy
b. Schizophrenia
c. Running amok
d. Major depressive disorder
The DSM-V classifies:
a. deviant behaviors.
b. present disability or distress.
c. people with mental disorders.
d. mental disorders people have.
A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, "What is the most prevalent mental disorder in the
United States?" Select the nurse's correct response.
10/2/2026
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
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MANAGEMENT EXAM
10/02/2026
NURS 665 Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis
Management Exam 2026/2027 – Questions and
Answers | 100% Verified
A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice
nurse to perform which additional intervention?
a. Conduct mental health assessments.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses "lose all their clinical nursing skills."
Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must
be better because of the nature of the patients' problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoring equipment and
manage complex intravenous therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical-surgical nurses do.
That appeals to me."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental
illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the legislation.
10/2/2026
Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
a. Recovery
1
, NURS 665 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT EXAM
10/02/2026
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the members. Which family member's
comment best reflects a mentally healthy perspective?
a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has also."
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years together."
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will never change."
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental illness?
The patient
a. reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
b. reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
c. is able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
d. perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs.
Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for an
adult patient? The patient
a. sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands.
b. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.
c. aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others.
d. seeks help from others when assuming responsibility for major areas of own life
10/2/2026
2
, NURS 665 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT EXAM
10/02/2026
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new patient's admission form. Which
resource should the nurse consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
a. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)
b. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
d. A behavioral health reference manual
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource would
have the most complete information?
a. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
b. DSM-V
c. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
d. ICD-10
Which individual is demonstrating the highest level of resilience? One who
a. is able to repress stressors.
b. becomes depressed after the death of a spouse.
c. lives in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed by fire.
d. takes a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job
Complete this analogy. NANDA: clinical judgment: NIC: _________________
a. patient outcomes.
b. nursing actions.
c. diagnosis.
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d. symptoms.
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, NURS 665 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT EXAM
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n adult says, "Most of the time I'm happy and feel good about myself. I have learned that what I get out
of something is proportional to the effort I put into it." Which number on this mental health continuum
should the nurse select? Mental Illness (1-2) Mental Health (3-5)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Which disorder is an example of a culture-bound syndrome?
a. Epilepsy
b. Schizophrenia
c. Running amok
d. Major depressive disorder
The DSM-V classifies:
a. deviant behaviors.
b. present disability or distress.
c. people with mental disorders.
d. mental disorders people have.
A citizen at a community health fair asks the nurse, "What is the most prevalent mental disorder in the
United States?" Select the nurse's correct response.
10/2/2026
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
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