MENTAL HEALTH RASMUSSEN EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
2025/2026
A nursing instructor asks a student to describe the nursing process
when initiating care of a client. The student nurse understands the
nursing process order to be correctly identified as: - ANSWER -
>Assessment, Nursing diagnosis, Outcomes, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and
psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, "I'm here for my
heart, not my head problems." Which is the nurse's best response? -
ANSWER ->Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found
to affect medical conditions."
A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. In an
emergency department, she cries, "I should have gone back in to get
them. I should have died, not them." Which of the following responses
by the nurse is an example of reflection? - ANSWER ->"You're feeling
guilty because you weren't able to save your children."
An entry level registered nurse works with patients in a community
setting. Which groups should this nurse expect to lead? - ANSWER -
>Symptom management Medication education
Self-care
,A client has been involuntarily admitted to an inpatient behavioral
health unit. During this admission, which of the following rights does
the client still retain? - ANSWER
->The right to refuse medications
The right to informed consent
A mother who is notified that her child was killed in a tragic car accident
states, "I can't bear to go on with my life." Which nursing statement
conveys empathy? - ANSWER ->"It must be horrible to lose a child, and
I'll stay with you until your husband arrives."
During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is
teaching an adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about
medications. Which modification in the teaching plan would be the
most appropriate for this client? - ANSWER ->Speaking directly face-to-
face
A 22 year old college student is admitted to hospital following a suicide
attempt and states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to
Erikson's theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize a
deficit in which developmental stage? - ANSWER
>Intimacy vs Isolation
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of
neurotransmitters. Which student statement
indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine has
occurred? - ANSWER -
>Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and
perception.
, A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental
health and mental illness. Which statement by the patient reflects an
accurate understanding of mental health? - ANSWER ->Mental health is
successful adaptation to stressors in the internal external environment.
The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a
client at high risk for life-threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is
ingested? - ANSWER ->A client taking tranylcypromine (Parnate) A
client taking isocarboxazid (Marplan)
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil)
A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide
attempt and has not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants.
The client asks the nurse, "I heard about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase
inhibitors). Why can't they be added to what I am on now? Wouldn't
adding one help?" Which is the appropriate nursing response? -
ANSWER ->"Combined use can lead to a lifethreatening condition called
hypertensive crisis."
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal
relationships. The client states, "I have trouble trusting people." Based
on Erikson's developmental theory, which should the nurse recognize
as true statements about the client? - ANSWER ->The client has not
progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage.
Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's
adult functioning.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
2025/2026
A nursing instructor asks a student to describe the nursing process
when initiating care of a client. The student nurse understands the
nursing process order to be correctly identified as: - ANSWER -
>Assessment, Nursing diagnosis, Outcomes, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and
psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, "I'm here for my
heart, not my head problems." Which is the nurse's best response? -
ANSWER ->Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found
to affect medical conditions."
A mother rescues two of her four children from a house fire. In an
emergency department, she cries, "I should have gone back in to get
them. I should have died, not them." Which of the following responses
by the nurse is an example of reflection? - ANSWER ->"You're feeling
guilty because you weren't able to save your children."
An entry level registered nurse works with patients in a community
setting. Which groups should this nurse expect to lead? - ANSWER -
>Symptom management Medication education
Self-care
,A client has been involuntarily admitted to an inpatient behavioral
health unit. During this admission, which of the following rights does
the client still retain? - ANSWER
->The right to refuse medications
The right to informed consent
A mother who is notified that her child was killed in a tragic car accident
states, "I can't bear to go on with my life." Which nursing statement
conveys empathy? - ANSWER ->"It must be horrible to lose a child, and
I'll stay with you until your husband arrives."
During the implementation phase of the nursing process, a nurse is
teaching an adult depressed patient with a cochlear implant about
medications. Which modification in the teaching plan would be the
most appropriate for this client? - ANSWER ->Speaking directly face-to-
face
A 22 year old college student is admitted to hospital following a suicide
attempt and states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to
Erikson's theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize a
deficit in which developmental stage? - ANSWER
>Intimacy vs Isolation
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of
neurotransmitters. Which student statement
indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine has
occurred? - ANSWER -
>Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and
perception.
, A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental
health and mental illness. Which statement by the patient reflects an
accurate understanding of mental health? - ANSWER ->Mental health is
successful adaptation to stressors in the internal external environment.
The nurse understands a client taking which medication could place a
client at high risk for life-threatening hypertensive crisis if tyramine is
ingested? - ANSWER ->A client taking tranylcypromine (Parnate) A
client taking isocarboxazid (Marplan)
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil)
A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide
attempt and has not responded to SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants.
The client asks the nurse, "I heard about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase
inhibitors). Why can't they be added to what I am on now? Wouldn't
adding one help?" Which is the appropriate nursing response? -
ANSWER ->"Combined use can lead to a lifethreatening condition called
hypertensive crisis."
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal
relationships. The client states, "I have trouble trusting people." Based
on Erikson's developmental theory, which should the nurse recognize
as true statements about the client? - ANSWER ->The client has not
progressed beyond the trust vs. mistrust development stage.
Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's
adult functioning.
