NSG 335 (Exam 1) Test Questions and
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
1) A nursing instructor describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
a) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice
b) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses
c) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories
d) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illness - Answer a)
Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice
A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The
nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
A) Life stressors
b) cultural background
c) Marital status
d) Genetic history - Answer a) Life stressors
A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with good
functioning in all areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
a) 94
b) 82
c) 75
d) 63 - Answer b) 82
A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her
treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she
began experiencing alcohol dependence because she began experiencing alcohol withdrawal
while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist who was called in as consultant
documented the patients mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on which axis?
a) Axis I
, b) Axis II
c) Axis III
d) Axis IV - Answer b) axis II
A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the psychiatric unit,
where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During the first week
on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would be listed
in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
a) Axis I
b) Axis II
c) Axis III
d) Axis IV - Answer C) Axis III
As part of class activity, nursing students are engaged in a small group discussion about the
epidemiology of mental illness. Which statement best explains the importance of epidemiology
in understanding the impact of mental disorders?
a) Epidemiology helps promote understanding of the patterns of occurrence associated with
mental disorders
b) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental
disorders
c) epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders
occur
d) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover from a specific mental
disorder - Answer a) epidemiology helps promote understanding of the patterns of
occurrence associated with mental disorders
A nurse is working in a community mental health center that provides care to a large population
of Asian descent. When developing programs for this community, which of the following would
be most important for the nurse to address?
a) Public stigma
b) Self-stigma
c) Label avoidance
d) Negative life events - Answer c) Label avoidance
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
1) A nursing instructor describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
a) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice
b) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses
c) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories
d) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illness - Answer a)
Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice
A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The
nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
A) Life stressors
b) cultural background
c) Marital status
d) Genetic history - Answer a) Life stressors
A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with good
functioning in all areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
a) 94
b) 82
c) 75
d) 63 - Answer b) 82
A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her
treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she
began experiencing alcohol dependence because she began experiencing alcohol withdrawal
while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist who was called in as consultant
documented the patients mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on which axis?
a) Axis I
, b) Axis II
c) Axis III
d) Axis IV - Answer b) axis II
A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the psychiatric unit,
where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During the first week
on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would be listed
in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
a) Axis I
b) Axis II
c) Axis III
d) Axis IV - Answer C) Axis III
As part of class activity, nursing students are engaged in a small group discussion about the
epidemiology of mental illness. Which statement best explains the importance of epidemiology
in understanding the impact of mental disorders?
a) Epidemiology helps promote understanding of the patterns of occurrence associated with
mental disorders
b) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental
disorders
c) epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders
occur
d) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover from a specific mental
disorder - Answer a) epidemiology helps promote understanding of the patterns of
occurrence associated with mental disorders
A nurse is working in a community mental health center that provides care to a large population
of Asian descent. When developing programs for this community, which of the following would
be most important for the nurse to address?
a) Public stigma
b) Self-stigma
c) Label avoidance
d) Negative life events - Answer c) Label avoidance
