NR605 Psychiatric Mental Health Final
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NR605 Psychiatric-Mental Health
Practicum Final Exam Newest 2025
Questions and Correct Answers with
Rationales A+
A nurse is talking with a client who is at risk for suicide following the death of his spouse. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) I feel very sorry for the loneliness you must be experiencing
B) Suicide is not the appropriate way to cope with loss
C) Losing someone close to you must be very upsetting
D) I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one - Correct Answer :C
A charge nurse is discussing the characteristics of a nurse-client relationship with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the discussion?
(Select all that apply)
A) The needs of both participants are met
B) An emotional commitment exists between the participants
C) It is goal-directed
D) Behavioral change is encouraged
E) A termination date is established - Correct Answer :C, D, E
A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself - Correct Answer :B
A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-client relationship. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
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D) Establishing boundaries - Correct Answer :A
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A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's community
meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems
D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental health
issues - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health programs.
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some new adverse
effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety for that and
during a job interview - Correct Answer :C
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of depression among
older adult clients in the community. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan
as a method of tertiary prevention?
A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following services does
this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - Correct Answer :A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a client who has
a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife works all day
but is home late afternoon. Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest as
appropriate follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
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D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse consider for
referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen several times while running down the
hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly antipsychotic
injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during group
therapy
D) A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses her deceased husband who
has been dead for 3 months - Correct Answer :B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is scheduled to begin classical
psychoanalysis. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of this form
of therapy?
A) Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy for 6 weeks
B) The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our sessions
C) Psychoanalysis will help me to reduce my anxiety by changing my behaviors
D) This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful experiences. - Correct Answer
:B
A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a client who has major
depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of this
technique?
A) I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up
B) I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my life
C) I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner
D) I should say the first thing that comes to my mind - Correct Answer :D
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for a client who has an anxiety
disorder. Which of the following techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select
all that apply)
A) Priority restructuring
B) Monitoring thoughts
C) Diaphragmatic breathing
D) Journal keeping
E) Medication - Correct Answer :A, B, D
A+ TEST BANK 4
Actual Exam
NR605 Psychiatric-Mental Health
Practicum Final Exam Newest 2025
Questions and Correct Answers with
Rationales A+
A nurse is talking with a client who is at risk for suicide following the death of his spouse. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) I feel very sorry for the loneliness you must be experiencing
B) Suicide is not the appropriate way to cope with loss
C) Losing someone close to you must be very upsetting
D) I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one - Correct Answer :C
A charge nurse is discussing the characteristics of a nurse-client relationship with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the discussion?
(Select all that apply)
A) The needs of both participants are met
B) An emotional commitment exists between the participants
C) It is goal-directed
D) Behavioral change is encouraged
E) A termination date is established - Correct Answer :C, D, E
A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself - Correct Answer :B
A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-client relationship. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
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D) Establishing boundaries - Correct Answer :A
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A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's community
meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems
D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental health
issues - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health programs.
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some new adverse
effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety for that and
during a job interview - Correct Answer :C
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of depression among
older adult clients in the community. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan
as a method of tertiary prevention?
A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following services does
this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - Correct Answer :A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a client who has
a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife works all day
but is home late afternoon. Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest as
appropriate follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
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D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis - Correct Answer :C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse consider for
referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen several times while running down the
hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly antipsychotic
injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during group
therapy
D) A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still misses her deceased husband who
has been dead for 3 months - Correct Answer :B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is scheduled to begin classical
psychoanalysis. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of this form
of therapy?
A) Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this therapy for 6 weeks
B) The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our sessions
C) Psychoanalysis will help me to reduce my anxiety by changing my behaviors
D) This therapy will address my conscious feelings about stressful experiences. - Correct Answer
:B
A nurse is discussing free association as a therapeutic tool with a client who has major
depressive disorder. Which of the following client statements indicates understanding of this
technique?
A) I will write down my dreams as soon as I wake up
B) I may begin to associate my therapist with important people in my life
C) I can learn to express myself in a nonaggressive manner
D) I should say the first thing that comes to my mind - Correct Answer :D
A nurse is preparing to implement cognitive reframing techniques for a client who has an anxiety
disorder. Which of the following techniques should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select
all that apply)
A) Priority restructuring
B) Monitoring thoughts
C) Diaphragmatic breathing
D) Journal keeping
E) Medication - Correct Answer :A, B, D
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