Continuum of Health
questions with correct
solutions
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder and a substance
use disorder. To which of the following facilities should the client be referred for
treatment?
A. family services center
B. community based hospital
c. respite care facility
d. substance use disorder center - correct answer d. substance use disorder center
A nurse is collecting data with a client who struggles with being nervous and forgetful
while at work. In which of the following areas of a mental health self-check should the
nurse expect the client to be?
A. Healthy
B. reacting
c. injured
d. ill - correct answer b. reacting
A nurse is planning care for a client who is completing a diversion program. Which of
the following goals is appropriate for a client in this type of program?
a. client will successfully adapt to residential long-term care
b. client will successfully transition from military to civilian life
c. client will achieve stabilization following crisis situation
d. client will achieve integration back into community after incarceration - correct answer
d. client will achieve integration back into community after incarceration
A nurse is collaborating on an aftercare plan with a client who was recently discharged
from inpatient treatment and creates a list of local support groups for grief services.
Which of the following nursing roles does this demonstrate?
a. consultant
b. educator
c. case manager
d. therapist - correct answer c. case manager
, A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to a state mental health facility by a
court order. The nurse should identify that clients who have been admitted by court
order will typically remain at the facility for a minimum of which of the following
durations?
A. overnight
b. 3 days
c. 1 week
d. several months - correct answer d. several months
*typically several months to a year; may even be permanent
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about adverse effects of a newly prescribed medication
to a client who lives 45 miles from the outpatient clinic. Which of the following resources
should the nurse consider using for continued monitoring of the client?
a. telehealth services
b. mobile crisis team
c. day treatment center
d. peer services - correct answer a. telehealth services
A nurse is talking with a client who says that although they do not have any mental
illness, they have felt extremely depressed, and have considered suicide lately. The
nurse should identify that this client is in which of the following zones of the mental
health continuum?
a. thriving
b. surviving
c. struggling
d. crisis - correct answer d. crisis
client who is in the crisis zone experiences severe symptoms, even if they do not have a
diagnosis of a mental health illness, and might consider suicide as an option to cope
client needs immediate intervention
A nurse is planning to collect data about the community and determine populations at
high risk for a mental illness. Which of the following populations are at a higher risk for
experiencing a mental illness?
a. children who are attending school in suburban community
b. group of employed young adults working in an urban community
c. older adults who live in an urban community
d. group of first-time homeowners in an urban community - correct answer c. older
adults who live in an urban community
questions with correct
solutions
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a mental health disorder and a substance
use disorder. To which of the following facilities should the client be referred for
treatment?
A. family services center
B. community based hospital
c. respite care facility
d. substance use disorder center - correct answer d. substance use disorder center
A nurse is collecting data with a client who struggles with being nervous and forgetful
while at work. In which of the following areas of a mental health self-check should the
nurse expect the client to be?
A. Healthy
B. reacting
c. injured
d. ill - correct answer b. reacting
A nurse is planning care for a client who is completing a diversion program. Which of
the following goals is appropriate for a client in this type of program?
a. client will successfully adapt to residential long-term care
b. client will successfully transition from military to civilian life
c. client will achieve stabilization following crisis situation
d. client will achieve integration back into community after incarceration - correct answer
d. client will achieve integration back into community after incarceration
A nurse is collaborating on an aftercare plan with a client who was recently discharged
from inpatient treatment and creates a list of local support groups for grief services.
Which of the following nursing roles does this demonstrate?
a. consultant
b. educator
c. case manager
d. therapist - correct answer c. case manager
, A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to a state mental health facility by a
court order. The nurse should identify that clients who have been admitted by court
order will typically remain at the facility for a minimum of which of the following
durations?
A. overnight
b. 3 days
c. 1 week
d. several months - correct answer d. several months
*typically several months to a year; may even be permanent
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about adverse effects of a newly prescribed medication
to a client who lives 45 miles from the outpatient clinic. Which of the following resources
should the nurse consider using for continued monitoring of the client?
a. telehealth services
b. mobile crisis team
c. day treatment center
d. peer services - correct answer a. telehealth services
A nurse is talking with a client who says that although they do not have any mental
illness, they have felt extremely depressed, and have considered suicide lately. The
nurse should identify that this client is in which of the following zones of the mental
health continuum?
a. thriving
b. surviving
c. struggling
d. crisis - correct answer d. crisis
client who is in the crisis zone experiences severe symptoms, even if they do not have a
diagnosis of a mental health illness, and might consider suicide as an option to cope
client needs immediate intervention
A nurse is planning to collect data about the community and determine populations at
high risk for a mental illness. Which of the following populations are at a higher risk for
experiencing a mental illness?
a. children who are attending school in suburban community
b. group of employed young adults working in an urban community
c. older adults who live in an urban community
d. group of first-time homeowners in an urban community - correct answer c. older
adults who live in an urban community
