MENTAL HEALTH EXAM#1-RASMUSSEN
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is Art of Nursing: Attending correct answers • An
intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy correct answers • Being able to
speak up for someone, especially when the other person lacks knowledge,
skills, ability, or status to speak for themselves
• As a nurse it is an ethical responsibility
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is... correct answers a
process by which the best available research evidence, clinical expertise,
and patient preferences are synthesized while making clinical decisions.
The 5 A's process of integrating best evidence into clinical practice
includes .... correct answers (1) asking, (2) acquiring, (3)
appraising, (4) applying, and (5) assessing
Application of the recovery model assists people with psychiatric
disabilities to.... correct answers -effectively manage symptoms
-reduce psychosocial disability
-find a meaningful life in a community of their choosing.
Three specific areas are inherent within the art of correct answers
nursing: caring, (2) attending, and (3) patient (1)
advocacy.
1. In which scenario is it most urgent for the nurse to act as a patient
advocate?
a.An adult cries and experiences anxiety after a near-miss automobile
accident on the way to work.
b.A homeless adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives in a community
expecting a category 5 hurricane.
c.A 14-year-old girl's grades decline because she consistently
focuses on her appearance and social networking.
d.A parent allows the prescription to lapse for 1 day for their 8-
year-old child's medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder. correct answers B.
, 2.The nurse interacts with a veteran of World War II. The veteran says,
"Veterans of modern wars whine and complain all the time. Back when I
was in service, you kept your feelings to yourself." Select the nurse's best
response.
a. "American society in the 1940s expected World War II soldiers to be
strong."
b."World War II was fought in a traditional way but the enemy is more
difficult to identify in today's wars."
c."We now have a better understanding of how trauma affects
people and the importance of research-based, compassionate care."
d."Intermittent explosive devices (IEDs), which were not in use during
World War II, produce traumatic brain injuries that must be treated."
correct answers C
3.A patient reports to a primary care provider about sleeplessness,
constant fatigue, and sadness. In our current health care climate, what is
the most likely treatment approach that will be offered to the patient?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual psychotherapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Psychopharmacological treatment correct answers D
4.The nurse prepares outcomes to the plan of care for an adult diagnosed
with mental illness. Which strategy recognizes the current focus of
treatment services for this population?
a. The patient's diagnoses are confirmed using advanced neuroimaging
techniques.
b.The nurse confers with the treatment team to verify the patient's
most significant disability.
c.The nurse prioritizes the patient's problems in accordance with Maslow's
hierarchy of needs.
d.The patient and family participate actively in establishing priorities
and selecting interventions. correct answers D
5. Which scenario best demonstrates empathetic caring?
a. A nurse provides comfort to a colleague after an error of medication
administration.
, b. A nurse works a fourth extra shift in 1 week to maintain adequate unit
staffing.
c.A nurse identifies a violation of confidentiality and makes a report to
an agency's privacy officer.
d.A nurse conscientiously reads current literature to stay aware of new
evidence-based practices. correct answers A
1.A mentally ill gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing six
people and injuring others. Which comment about this event by a member
of the community most clearly shows the stigma of mental illness?
a. "Gun control laws are inadequate in our country."
b. "It's frightening to feel that it is not safe to go to a movie theater."
c. "All these people with mental illness are violent and should be locked
up."
d."These events happen because American families no longer go to
church together." correct answers C
2.The nurse presents a class about mental health and mental illness to a
group of fourth graders. One student asks, "Why do people get mentally
ill?" Select the nurse's best response.
a. "There are many reasons why mental illness occurs."
b. "The cause of mental illness is complicated and very hard to
understand."
c."Sometimes a person's brain does not work correctly because
something bad happens or they inherit a brain problem."
d."Most mental illnesses result from genetically transmitted
abnormalities in cerebral structure; however, some are a consequence of
traumatic life experiences."
correct answers C
3.An adult experienced a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia 3
years ago and now lives permanently in a skilled care facility. Which
comment by this person best demonstrates resiliency?
a. "I often pray for a miracle that will heal my paralysis so I will be whole
again."
b."I don't know what I did to deserve this fate or whether I am tough
enough to endure it."
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What is Art of Nursing: Attending correct answers • An
intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy correct answers • Being able to
speak up for someone, especially when the other person lacks knowledge,
skills, ability, or status to speak for themselves
• As a nurse it is an ethical responsibility
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is... correct answers a
process by which the best available research evidence, clinical expertise,
and patient preferences are synthesized while making clinical decisions.
The 5 A's process of integrating best evidence into clinical practice
includes .... correct answers (1) asking, (2) acquiring, (3)
appraising, (4) applying, and (5) assessing
Application of the recovery model assists people with psychiatric
disabilities to.... correct answers -effectively manage symptoms
-reduce psychosocial disability
-find a meaningful life in a community of their choosing.
Three specific areas are inherent within the art of correct answers
nursing: caring, (2) attending, and (3) patient (1)
advocacy.
1. In which scenario is it most urgent for the nurse to act as a patient
advocate?
a.An adult cries and experiences anxiety after a near-miss automobile
accident on the way to work.
b.A homeless adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives in a community
expecting a category 5 hurricane.
c.A 14-year-old girl's grades decline because she consistently
focuses on her appearance and social networking.
d.A parent allows the prescription to lapse for 1 day for their 8-
year-old child's medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder. correct answers B.
, 2.The nurse interacts with a veteran of World War II. The veteran says,
"Veterans of modern wars whine and complain all the time. Back when I
was in service, you kept your feelings to yourself." Select the nurse's best
response.
a. "American society in the 1940s expected World War II soldiers to be
strong."
b."World War II was fought in a traditional way but the enemy is more
difficult to identify in today's wars."
c."We now have a better understanding of how trauma affects
people and the importance of research-based, compassionate care."
d."Intermittent explosive devices (IEDs), which were not in use during
World War II, produce traumatic brain injuries that must be treated."
correct answers C
3.A patient reports to a primary care provider about sleeplessness,
constant fatigue, and sadness. In our current health care climate, what is
the most likely treatment approach that will be offered to the patient?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual psychotherapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Psychopharmacological treatment correct answers D
4.The nurse prepares outcomes to the plan of care for an adult diagnosed
with mental illness. Which strategy recognizes the current focus of
treatment services for this population?
a. The patient's diagnoses are confirmed using advanced neuroimaging
techniques.
b.The nurse confers with the treatment team to verify the patient's
most significant disability.
c.The nurse prioritizes the patient's problems in accordance with Maslow's
hierarchy of needs.
d.The patient and family participate actively in establishing priorities
and selecting interventions. correct answers D
5. Which scenario best demonstrates empathetic caring?
a. A nurse provides comfort to a colleague after an error of medication
administration.
, b. A nurse works a fourth extra shift in 1 week to maintain adequate unit
staffing.
c.A nurse identifies a violation of confidentiality and makes a report to
an agency's privacy officer.
d.A nurse conscientiously reads current literature to stay aware of new
evidence-based practices. correct answers A
1.A mentally ill gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing six
people and injuring others. Which comment about this event by a member
of the community most clearly shows the stigma of mental illness?
a. "Gun control laws are inadequate in our country."
b. "It's frightening to feel that it is not safe to go to a movie theater."
c. "All these people with mental illness are violent and should be locked
up."
d."These events happen because American families no longer go to
church together." correct answers C
2.The nurse presents a class about mental health and mental illness to a
group of fourth graders. One student asks, "Why do people get mentally
ill?" Select the nurse's best response.
a. "There are many reasons why mental illness occurs."
b. "The cause of mental illness is complicated and very hard to
understand."
c."Sometimes a person's brain does not work correctly because
something bad happens or they inherit a brain problem."
d."Most mental illnesses result from genetically transmitted
abnormalities in cerebral structure; however, some are a consequence of
traumatic life experiences."
correct answers C
3.An adult experienced a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia 3
years ago and now lives permanently in a skilled care facility. Which
comment by this person best demonstrates resiliency?
a. "I often pray for a miracle that will heal my paralysis so I will be whole
again."
b."I don't know what I did to deserve this fate or whether I am tough
enough to endure it."
