NSG 3450 Exam 1 Practice Questions:
Units 1 & 2 Review Questions and
Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct.
50 NCLEX-style questions have been developed based on the Exam 1
Blueprint, covering **Unit 1** (Introduction, Theories, Settings, Culture, and
Legal/Ethical) and **Unit 2** (Biological Functioning, Integrative Care,
Suicide, and Grief/Loss).
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## Exam 1 Practice Questions
### Unit 1: Foundations, Settings, Culture, and Legal/Ethical (Questions 1-
25)
1. **A nurse is caring for a patient admitted for a 72-hour involuntary hold.
The patient demands to leave the facility immediately. Which is the most
appropriate nursing response?**
A. "You signed consent to be here, so you must stay for 72 hours."
B. "I will get your discharge papers ready right away."
C. "You are here on an involuntary status and cannot leave until the
evaluation is complete."
D. "If you try to leave, we will have to place you in restraints."
2. **A psychiatric nurse is documenting an assessment of a patient's
resilience. Which statement by the patient best demonstrates this concept?
**
A. "I have always been able to get what I want if I work hard enough."
B. "Even though I lost my job, I know I have the skills to find a better one
eventually."
C. "I don’t need anyone else’s help to solve my problems."
D. "I am never affected by the stress around me."
3. **According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which patient should the
nurse assess first?**
A. A patient who feels lonely and lacks a support system.
B. A patient expressing a need for self-actualization.
C. A patient who is refusing to eat or drink.
D. A patient with low self-esteem following a divorce.
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, 4. **A nurse is working with a patient who mimics the nurse’s physical
gestures. The nurse recognizes this as a concept of which theorist?**
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Harry Stack Sullivan
C. Jean Piaget
D. Erik Erikson
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Units 1 & 2 Review Questions and
Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct.
50 NCLEX-style questions have been developed based on the Exam 1
Blueprint, covering **Unit 1** (Introduction, Theories, Settings, Culture, and
Legal/Ethical) and **Unit 2** (Biological Functioning, Integrative Care,
Suicide, and Grief/Loss).
***
## Exam 1 Practice Questions
### Unit 1: Foundations, Settings, Culture, and Legal/Ethical (Questions 1-
25)
1. **A nurse is caring for a patient admitted for a 72-hour involuntary hold.
The patient demands to leave the facility immediately. Which is the most
appropriate nursing response?**
A. "You signed consent to be here, so you must stay for 72 hours."
B. "I will get your discharge papers ready right away."
C. "You are here on an involuntary status and cannot leave until the
evaluation is complete."
D. "If you try to leave, we will have to place you in restraints."
2. **A psychiatric nurse is documenting an assessment of a patient's
resilience. Which statement by the patient best demonstrates this concept?
**
A. "I have always been able to get what I want if I work hard enough."
B. "Even though I lost my job, I know I have the skills to find a better one
eventually."
C. "I don’t need anyone else’s help to solve my problems."
D. "I am never affected by the stress around me."
3. **According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which patient should the
nurse assess first?**
A. A patient who feels lonely and lacks a support system.
B. A patient expressing a need for self-actualization.
C. A patient who is refusing to eat or drink.
D. A patient with low self-esteem following a divorce.
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, 4. **A nurse is working with a patient who mimics the nurse’s physical
gestures. The nurse recognizes this as a concept of which theorist?**
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Harry Stack Sullivan
C. Jean Piaget
D. Erik Erikson
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