SAUNDERS MENTAL HEALTH TEST
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
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,SAUNDERS MENTAL HEALTH TEST EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
A client is scheduled for discharge and will be taking phenobarbital for an extended period. The
nurse would place highest priority on teaching the client which point that directly relates to client
safety?
1. Take the medication only with meals
2. Take the medication at the same time each day
3. Use a dose container to help prevent missed doses
4. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medication - Answer>>> 4. Avoid drinking alcohol
while taking this medication
The nurse employed in a mental health clinic is greeted by a neighbor in a local grocery store.
The neighbor says to the nurse, "How is carol doing?" she is my best friend and is seen at your
clinic every week." Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
1. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
2. "If you want to know about carol, you need to ask her yourself."
3. "Only because you're worried about a friend. I'll tell you that she is improving"
4. "Being her friend, you know she is having a difficult time and deserves her privacy" -
Answer>>> 1. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
A female victim of sexual assault is being seen in the crisis center. The client states that she still
feels "as though the rape just happened yesterday," even though it has been a few months since
the incident. Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
1. "You need to try to be realistic. The rape did not just occur"
2. "It will take some time to get over these feelings about your rape"
3. "Tell me more about the incident that causes you to feel like the rape just occurred"
, 4. "What do you think you can do to alleviate some of your fears about being raped again?" -
Answer>>> 3. "Tell me more about the incident that causes you to feel like the rape just
occurred"
Which behavior observed by the nurse indicates a suspicion that a depressed adolescent client
may be suicidal?
1. The adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed picture of a performer.
2. The adolescent runs out of the therapy group, swearing at the group leader, and to her room
3. The adolescent becomes angry while speaking on the telephone and slams down the receiver
4. The adolescent gets angry with her roommate when the roommate borrows the client's clothes
without asking. - Answer>>> 1. The adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed
picture of a performer.
A client is diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my
family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the
one who's dying." which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
1. "Have you shared your feelings with your family"
2. "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family."
3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?"
4. "You are probably very depressed, which is understandable with such a diagnosis." -
Answer>>> 3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?"
The nurse is caring for a client just admitted to the mental health unit in diagnosed with catatonic
stupor. The client is lying on the bed in a fetal position. Which is the most appropriate nursing
intervention?
1. As direct questions to encourage talking.
2. Leave the client alone so as to minimize external stimuli.
3. Sit beside the client in silence with occasional open-ended questions.
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
Copyright@2026
,SAUNDERS MENTAL HEALTH TEST EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
A client is scheduled for discharge and will be taking phenobarbital for an extended period. The
nurse would place highest priority on teaching the client which point that directly relates to client
safety?
1. Take the medication only with meals
2. Take the medication at the same time each day
3. Use a dose container to help prevent missed doses
4. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medication - Answer>>> 4. Avoid drinking alcohol
while taking this medication
The nurse employed in a mental health clinic is greeted by a neighbor in a local grocery store.
The neighbor says to the nurse, "How is carol doing?" she is my best friend and is seen at your
clinic every week." Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
1. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
2. "If you want to know about carol, you need to ask her yourself."
3. "Only because you're worried about a friend. I'll tell you that she is improving"
4. "Being her friend, you know she is having a difficult time and deserves her privacy" -
Answer>>> 1. "I cannot discuss any client situation with you."
A female victim of sexual assault is being seen in the crisis center. The client states that she still
feels "as though the rape just happened yesterday," even though it has been a few months since
the incident. Which is the most appropriate nursing response?
1. "You need to try to be realistic. The rape did not just occur"
2. "It will take some time to get over these feelings about your rape"
3. "Tell me more about the incident that causes you to feel like the rape just occurred"
, 4. "What do you think you can do to alleviate some of your fears about being raped again?" -
Answer>>> 3. "Tell me more about the incident that causes you to feel like the rape just
occurred"
Which behavior observed by the nurse indicates a suspicion that a depressed adolescent client
may be suicidal?
1. The adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed picture of a performer.
2. The adolescent runs out of the therapy group, swearing at the group leader, and to her room
3. The adolescent becomes angry while speaking on the telephone and slams down the receiver
4. The adolescent gets angry with her roommate when the roommate borrows the client's clothes
without asking. - Answer>>> 1. The adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed
picture of a performer.
A client is diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my
family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this. After all, I'm the
one who's dying." which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
1. "Have you shared your feelings with your family"
2. "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family."
3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?"
4. "You are probably very depressed, which is understandable with such a diagnosis." -
Answer>>> 3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?"
The nurse is caring for a client just admitted to the mental health unit in diagnosed with catatonic
stupor. The client is lying on the bed in a fetal position. Which is the most appropriate nursing
intervention?
1. As direct questions to encourage talking.
2. Leave the client alone so as to minimize external stimuli.
3. Sit beside the client in silence with occasional open-ended questions.
