EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH NCLEX
QUESTIONS (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
11.mAmpatientmshowsmnomfacialmexpressionmwhenmengagingminmamgamemwithmpeersmduringmanmouti
ngmatmampark.mThemnursemusesmwhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmwhenmdocumentingmthempatient'sma
ffect?
a.mBluntmaffect
b.mRestrictedmaffect
c.mBroadmaffect
d.mFlatmaffectm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
12.mThemnursemismteachingmam70-year-
oldmmanmaboutmhismdepression.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemclientmwouldmindicat
emthatmteachingmhasmbeenmeffective?
a.m"Allmoldmpeoplemgetmdepressedmatmtimes."
b.m"I'mmgladmI'llmfeelmbetterminm2morm3mdays."
c.m"Imnevermknewmdepressionmcouldmjustmhappenmformnomspecificmreason."
d.m"WhenmImreducemthemstressminmmymlife,mthemdepressionmwillmgomaway."m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
13.mAmpatientmhasmamhistorymofmsuicidalmideation.mThemnursemunderstandsmthatmthempatientmismatm
highestmriskmformself-harmmatmwhichmofmthemfollowingmtimes?
a.mImmediatelymaftermamfamilymvisit
b.mOnmthemanniversarymofmsignificantmlifemeventsminmthempatient'smlife
c.mDuringmthemfirstmfewmdaysmaftermadmission
d.mApproximatelym2mweeksmaftermstartingmantidepressantmmedicationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
, 14.mAmclientmwhomjustmwentmthroughmanmupsettingmdivorcemismthreateningmtomcommitmsuicidemwit
hmamhandgun.mThemclientmisminvoluntarilymadmittedmtomthempsychiatricmunit.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmnursingmdiagnosesmhasmthemhighestmpriority?
a.mHopelessnessmrelatedmtomrecentmdivorce
b.mIneffectivemcopingmrelatedmtominadequatemstressmmanagement
c.mSpiritualmdistressmrelatedmtomconflictingmthoughtsmaboutmsuicidemandmsin
d.mRiskmformsuicidemrelatedmtomhighlymlethalmplanm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
15.Whichmofmthemfollowingmindividualsmismatmthemhighestmriskmformsuicide?
A.mNancy,magem22,mAsianmAmerican,mCatholic,mmiddlemsocioeconomicmgroup,malcoholic
B.mJohn,magem72,mwhite,mMethodist,mlowmsocioeconomicmgroup,mdiagnosismofmmetastaticmcancerm
ofmthempancreas
C.mCarol,magem15,mAfricanmAmerican,mBaptist,mhighmsocioeconomicmgroup,mnomphysicalmormmentalm
healthmproblems
D.mMike,magem55,mJewish,mmiddlemsocioeconomicmgroup,msufferedmmyocardialminfarctionmamyearma
gom-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
16.mTheresa,magem27,mwasmadmittedmtomthempsychiatricmunitmfrommthemmedialmintensivemcaremunit
mwheremshemwasmtreatedmformtakingmamdeliberatemoverdosemofmhermantidepressantmmedication,mtr
azodonem(desyrel).mShemsaysmtomthemnurse,m"Mymboyfriendmbrokemupmwithmme.mWemhadmbeenmto
gethermform6myears.mImlovemhimmsommuch.mImknowmI'llmnevermgetmovermhim."mWhichmismthembestmres
ponsembymthemnurse?
A.mYou'llmgetmovermhimminmtime,mTheresa.
B.mForgetmhim.mTheremaremothermfishminmthemsea.
C.mYoummustmbemfeelingmverymsadmaboutmyourmloss.
DmWhymdomyoumthinkmhembrokemupmwithmyou,mTheresa?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
QUESTIONS (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
11.mAmpatientmshowsmnomfacialmexpressionmwhenmengagingminmamgamemwithmpeersmduringmanmouti
ngmatmampark.mThemnursemusesmwhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmwhenmdocumentingmthempatient'sma
ffect?
a.mBluntmaffect
b.mRestrictedmaffect
c.mBroadmaffect
d.mFlatmaffectm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
12.mThemnursemismteachingmam70-year-
oldmmanmaboutmhismdepression.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbymthemclientmwouldmindicat
emthatmteachingmhasmbeenmeffective?
a.m"Allmoldmpeoplemgetmdepressedmatmtimes."
b.m"I'mmgladmI'llmfeelmbetterminm2morm3mdays."
c.m"Imnevermknewmdepressionmcouldmjustmhappenmformnomspecificmreason."
d.m"WhenmImreducemthemstressminmmymlife,mthemdepressionmwillmgomaway."m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
13.mAmpatientmhasmamhistorymofmsuicidalmideation.mThemnursemunderstandsmthatmthempatientmismatm
highestmriskmformself-harmmatmwhichmofmthemfollowingmtimes?
a.mImmediatelymaftermamfamilymvisit
b.mOnmthemanniversarymofmsignificantmlifemeventsminmthempatient'smlife
c.mDuringmthemfirstmfewmdaysmaftermadmission
d.mApproximatelym2mweeksmaftermstartingmantidepressantmmedicationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
, 14.mAmclientmwhomjustmwentmthroughmanmupsettingmdivorcemismthreateningmtomcommitmsuicidemwit
hmamhandgun.mThemclientmisminvoluntarilymadmittedmtomthempsychiatricmunit.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmnursingmdiagnosesmhasmthemhighestmpriority?
a.mHopelessnessmrelatedmtomrecentmdivorce
b.mIneffectivemcopingmrelatedmtominadequatemstressmmanagement
c.mSpiritualmdistressmrelatedmtomconflictingmthoughtsmaboutmsuicidemandmsin
d.mRiskmformsuicidemrelatedmtomhighlymlethalmplanm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
15.Whichmofmthemfollowingmindividualsmismatmthemhighestmriskmformsuicide?
A.mNancy,magem22,mAsianmAmerican,mCatholic,mmiddlemsocioeconomicmgroup,malcoholic
B.mJohn,magem72,mwhite,mMethodist,mlowmsocioeconomicmgroup,mdiagnosismofmmetastaticmcancerm
ofmthempancreas
C.mCarol,magem15,mAfricanmAmerican,mBaptist,mhighmsocioeconomicmgroup,mnomphysicalmormmentalm
healthmproblems
D.mMike,magem55,mJewish,mmiddlemsocioeconomicmgroup,msufferedmmyocardialminfarctionmamyearma
gom-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
16.mTheresa,magem27,mwasmadmittedmtomthempsychiatricmunitmfrommthemmedialmintensivemcaremunit
mwheremshemwasmtreatedmformtakingmamdeliberatemoverdosemofmhermantidepressantmmedication,mtr
azodonem(desyrel).mShemsaysmtomthemnurse,m"Mymboyfriendmbrokemupmwithmme.mWemhadmbeenmto
gethermform6myears.mImlovemhimmsommuch.mImknowmI'llmnevermgetmovermhim."mWhichmismthembestmres
ponsembymthemnurse?
A.mYou'llmgetmovermhimminmtime,mTheresa.
B.mForgetmhim.mTheremaremothermfishminmthemsea.
C.mYoummustmbemfeelingmverymsadmaboutmyourmloss.
DmWhymdomyoumthinkmhembrokemupmwithmyou,mTheresa?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
