RN Foundational Concepts of Mental
Health Nursing
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of holistic nursing. Which of
the following components should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANS Holistic nursing
considers the client's emotional health
A nurse is planning a presentation regarding mental illness for a local health fair. Which of the
following should the nurse include as a characteristic of mental illlness? - ANS difficulty
maintaining social relationships
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate biased treatment - ANS a client is not permitted
to attend the group therapy activity because they practice the Buddhist faith
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition
Text Revisions (DSM-5 TR) with a newly licensed practical nurse. Which of the following
statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the DSM-5? - ANS "The
DSM-5 TR assists in planning nursing interventions for clients who have a mental health
disorder."
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute psychiatric unit for alcohol use
disorder. The client reports growing up in a Amish community. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANS Assess for personal bias related to alcohol use disorder before
interacting with the client
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy People 2030. Which of the
following priority goals should the nurse include? - ANS prevention practices related to
cyber-bullying in teens
A nurse is explaining what a "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding? - ANS "If the
client threatens to harm another person, health care providers have a responsibility to inform
that person."
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has paranoid schizophrenia. The nurse should
identify that the DSM-5 TR distinguishes the different types of schizophrenia based on which of
the following criteria? - ANS the client's full history
Health Nursing
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of holistic nursing. Which of
the following components should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANS Holistic nursing
considers the client's emotional health
A nurse is planning a presentation regarding mental illness for a local health fair. Which of the
following should the nurse include as a characteristic of mental illlness? - ANS difficulty
maintaining social relationships
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate biased treatment - ANS a client is not permitted
to attend the group therapy activity because they practice the Buddhist faith
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition
Text Revisions (DSM-5 TR) with a newly licensed practical nurse. Which of the following
statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the DSM-5? - ANS "The
DSM-5 TR assists in planning nursing interventions for clients who have a mental health
disorder."
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute psychiatric unit for alcohol use
disorder. The client reports growing up in a Amish community. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANS Assess for personal bias related to alcohol use disorder before
interacting with the client
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy People 2030. Which of the
following priority goals should the nurse include? - ANS prevention practices related to
cyber-bullying in teens
A nurse is explaining what a "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding? - ANS "If the
client threatens to harm another person, health care providers have a responsibility to inform
that person."
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has paranoid schizophrenia. The nurse should
identify that the DSM-5 TR distinguishes the different types of schizophrenia based on which of
the following criteria? - ANS the client's full history