ADN 7 Practice Questions #1 and Answers Updated 2026

ADN 7 Practice Questions #1
and Answers Updated 2026
1.BWhenBprovidingBrespectful,BappropriateBnursingBcare,BhowBshouldBtheBnurseBidentif
yBtheBpatientBandBhisBorBherBobservableBcharacteristics?B

a.BTheBmanicBpatientBinBroomB234B

b.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBaBmanicB

c.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBpossiblyBaBmanicB

d.BTheBpatientBinBroomB234BisBdisplayingBmanicBbehaviorB-BAnswerd



2.BRecognizingBtheBfrequencyBofBdepressionBamongBtheBAmericanBpopulation,BtheBnurs
eBshouldBadvocateBforBwhichBmentalBhealthBpromotionBintervention?B

a.BIncludingBdiscussionsBonBdepressionBasBpartBofBschoolBhealthBclassesB

b.BProvidingBregularBdepressionBscreeningBforBadolescentBandBteenageBstudentsB

c.BIncreasingBtheBnumberBofBcommunity-
basedBdepressionBhotlinesBavailableBtoBtheBpublicB

d.BEncouragingBseniorBcentersBtoBprovideBinformationBonBaccessingBcommunityBdepres
sionBresourcesB-BAnswerb



3.BWhichBstatementBmadeBbyBaBpatientBdemonstratesBaBhealthyBdegreeBofBresilience?
BSelectBallBthatBapply.B

a.B"IBtryBtoBrememberBnotBtoBtakeBotherBpeople'sBbadBmoodsBpersonally."B

b.B"IBknowBthatBifBIBgetBreallyBmadBI'llBendBupBbeingBdepressed."B

c.B"IBreallyBfeelBthatBsometimesBbadBthingsBareBmeantBtoBhappen."B

d.B"I'veBlearnedBtoBcalmBdownBbeforeBtryingBtoBdefendBmyBopinions."B

e.B"IBknowBthatBdiscussingBissuesBwithBmyBbossBwouldBhelpBmeBgetBmyBpointBacross."
B-BAnsweraBdBe



4.BWhichBstatementBdemonstratesBtheBnurse'sBunderstandingBofBtheBeffectBofBenviron
mentalBfactorsBonBaBpatient'sBmentalBhealth?B

a.B"I'llBneedBtoBassessBhowBtheBpatient'sBfamilyBviewsBmentalBillness."B

,b.B"ThereBisBaBhistoryBofBdepressionBinBtheBpatient'sBextendedBfamily."B

c.B"I'mBnotBfamiliarBwithBtheBpatient'sBJapanese'sBculturalBviewBonBsuicide."B

d.B"TheBpatient'sBabilityBtoBpayBforBmentalBhealthBservicesBneedsBtoBbeBassessed."B-
BAnswerc



5.BWhenBconsideringBstigmatization,BwhichBstatementBmadeBbyBtheBnurseBdemonstrate
sBaBneedBforBimmediateBinterventionBbyBtheBnurseBmanager?B

a.B"DepressionBseemsBtoBbeBaBrealBproblemBamongBtheBteenageBpopulation."B

b.B"MyBexperienceBhasBbeenBthatBtheBIrishBhaveBaBproblemBwithBalcoholBuse."B

c.B"WomenBareBatBgreaterBriskBforBdevelopingBsuicidalBthoughtsBthenBactingBonBthem.
"B

d.B"We'veBadmittedBseveralBmilitaryBveteransBwithBposttraumaticBstressBdisorderBthisB
month."B-BAnswerb



6.BABnursingBstudentBnewBtoBpsychiatric-
mentalBhealthBnursingBasksBaBpeerBwhatBresourcesBheBcanBuseBtoBfigureBoutBwhichBs
ymptomsBareBpresentBinBaBspecificBpsychiatricBdisorder.BTheBbestBanswerBwouldBbe:B

a.BNursingBInterventionsBClassificationB(NIC)B

b.BNursingBOutcomesBClassificationB(NOC)B

c.BNANDA-IBnursingBdiagnosesB

d.BDSM-5B-BAnswerd



7.BEpidemiologicalBstudiesBcontributeBtoBimprovementsBinBcareBforBindividualsBwithBme
ntalBdisordersBby:B

a.BProvidingBinformationBaboutBeffectiveBnursingBtechniques.B

b.BIdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontributeBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBaBdisorder.B

c.BIdentifyingBindividualsBinBtheBgeneralBpopulationBwhoBwillBdevelopBaBspecificBdisord
er.B

d.BIdentifyingBwhichBindividualsBwillBrespondBfavorablyBtoBaBspecificBtreatment.B-
BAnswerbBd

,8.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactivitiesBwouldBbeBconsideredBnursingBcareBandBappropriat
eBtoBbeBperformedBbyBaBbasicBlevelBnurseBforBaBpatientBsufferingBfromBmentalBillness
?B

a.BTreatingBmajorBdepressionB

b.BTeachingBcopingBskillsBforBaBspecificBfamilyBdynamicB

c.BConductingBpsychotherapyB

d.BPrescribingBantidepressantBmedicationB-BAnswerb



9.BWhichBstatementBaboutBmentalBillnessBisBtrue?B

a.BMentalBillnessBisBaBmatterBofBindividualBnonconformityBwithBsocietalBnorms.B

b.BMentalBillnessBisBpresentBwhenBirrationalBandBillogicalBbehaviorBoccurs.B

c.BMentalBillnessBchangesBwithBculture,BtimeBinBhistory,BpoliticalBsystems,BandBtheBgro
upsBdefiningBit.B

d.BMentalBillnessBisBevaluatedBsolelyBbyBconsideringBindividualBcontrolBoverBbehaviorBa
ndBappraisalBofBreality.B-BAnswerc



10.BTheBWorldBHealthBOrganizationBdescribesBhealthBasB"aBstateBofBcompleteBphysical,
Bmental,BandBsocialBwellbeingBandBnotBmerelyBtheBabsenceBofBdiseaseBorBinfirmity."B
WhichBstatementBisBtrueBinBregardsBtoBoverallBhealth?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B

a.BThereBisBnoBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBandBmentalBhealth.B

b.BPoorBphysicalBhealthBcanBleadBtoBmentalBdistressBandBdisorders.B

c.BPoorBmentalBhealthBdoesBnotBleadBtoBphysicalBillness.B

d.BThereBisBaBstrongBrelationshipBbetweenBphysicalBhealthBandBmentalBhealth.B

e.BMentalBhealthBneedsBtakeBprecedenceBoverBphysicalBhealthBneeds.B-BAnswerbBd



1.BABmaleBpatientBreportsBtoBtheBnurse,B"I'mBtoldBIBhaveBmemoriesBofBchildhoodBabu
seBstoredBinBmyBunconsciousBmind.BIBwantBtoBworkBonBthis."BBasedBonBthisBstatemen
t,BwhatBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBtheBpatient?B

a.BToBseekBtheBhelpBofBaBtrainedBtherapistBtoBhelpBuncoverBandBdealBwithBtheBtraum
aBassociatedBwithBthoseBmemories.B

, b.BHowBtoBuseBaBdefenseBmechanismBsuchBasBsuppressionBsoBthatBtheBmemoriesBwill
BbeBlessBthreatening.B

c.BPsychodynamicBtherapyBwillBallowBtheBsurfacingBofBthoseBunconsciousBmemoriesBto
BoccurBinBjustBaBfewBsessions.B

d.BGroupBsessionsBareBvaluableBtoBidentifyBunderlyingBthemesBofBtheBmemoriesBbeing
Bsuppressed.B-BAnswera



2.BWhichBquestionBshouldBtheBnurseBaskBwhenBassessingBforBwhatBSullivan'sBInterpers
onalBTheoryBidentifiesBasBtheBmostBpainfulBhumanBcondition?B

a.B"IsBself-esteemBimportantBtoByou?"B

b.B"DoByouBthinkBofByourselfBasBbeingBlonely?"B

c.B"WhatBdoByouBdoBtoBmanageByourBanxiety?"B

d.B"HaveByouBeverBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBdepression?"B-BAnswerb



3.BWhenBdiscussingBtherapyBoptions,BtheBnurseBshouldBprovideBinformationBaboutBinte
rpersonalBtherapyBtoBwhichBpatient?BSelectBallBthatBapply.B

a.BTheBteenagerBwhoBisBtheBfocusBofBbullyingBatBschoolB

b.BTheBolderBwomanBwhoBhasBjustBlostBherBlifeBpartnerBtoBcancerB

c.BTheByoungBadultBwhoBhasBbegunBdemonstratingBhoardingBtendenciesB

d.BTheBadolescentBdemonstratingBaggressiveBverbalBandBphysicalBtendenciesB

e.BTheBmiddle-agedBadultBwhoBrecentlyBdiscoveredBherBpartnerBhasBbeenBunfaithfulB-
BAnsweraBbBe



4.BWhenBconsideringBtheBsuggestionsBofBHildegardBPeplau,BwhichBactivityBshouldBtheB
nurseBregularlyBengageBinBtoBensureBthatBtheBpatientBstaysBtheBfocusBofBallBtherapeuti
cBconversations?B

a.BAssessingBtheBpatientBforBunexpressedBconcernsBandBfearsB

b.BEvaluatingBtheBpossibleBneedBforBadditionalBtrainingBandBeducationB

c.BReflectingBonBpersonalBbehaviorsBandBpersonalBneedsB

d.BAvoidingBpowerBstrugglesBwithBtheBmanipulativeBpatientB-BAnswerc