ADULT CCRN/PCCN CERTIFICATION PRACTICE
TEST WITH 100%CORRECT ANSWERS, Exams of
Health sciences
A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship
with a client who has methamphetamine use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicates transference behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner
with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just
like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a
substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself -
Correct Answer -B
A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-
client relationship. Which of the following actions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
D) Establishing boundaries - Correct Answer -A
A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When
explaining the unit's community meetings, which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
1
,A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your
treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is
established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss
common problems
D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore
your personal mental health issues - Correct Answer -C
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-
based mental health programs. Which of the following clients
should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron
at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be
changed due to some new adverse effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not
worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of
severe anxiety for that and during a job interview - Correct
Answer -C
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address
the issue of depression among older adult clients in the
community. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
2
,A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce
the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health
programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects
of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression -
Correct Answer -C
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which
of the following services does this type of program provide?
(Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - Correct Answer -A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with
discharge planning for a client who has a severe mental illness
and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife
works all day but is home late afternoon. Which of the
following strategies should the nurse suggest as appropriate
follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
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, D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis -
Correct Answer -C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
clients should a nurse consider for referral to an assertive
community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen
several times while running down the hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in
for his monthly antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming
more anxious during group therapy
D) A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still
misses her deceased husband who has been dead for 3 months
- Correct Answer -B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is
scheduled to begin classical psychoanalysis. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of this
form of therapy?
A) Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this
therapy for 6 weeks
B) The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our
sessions
C) Psychoanalysis will help me to reduce my anxiety by
changing my behaviors
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TEST WITH 100%CORRECT ANSWERS, Exams of
Health sciences
A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship
with a client who has methamphetamine use disorder. Which
of the following actions indicates transference behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner
with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just
like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a
substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself -
Correct Answer -B
A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-
client relationship. Which of the following actions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
D) Establishing boundaries - Correct Answer -A
A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When
explaining the unit's community meetings, which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
1
,A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your
treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is
established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss
common problems
D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore
your personal mental health issues - Correct Answer -C
A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-
based mental health programs. Which of the following clients
should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron
at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be
changed due to some new adverse effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not
worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of
severe anxiety for that and during a job interview - Correct
Answer -C
A community mental health nurse is planning care to address
the issue of depression among older adult clients in the
community. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
2
,A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce
the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health
programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects
of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression -
Correct Answer -C
A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which
of the following services does this type of program provide?
(Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - Correct Answer -A, B, C, E
A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with
discharge planning for a client who has a severe mental illness
and requires supervision much of the time. The client's wife
works all day but is home late afternoon. Which of the
following strategies should the nurse suggest as appropriate
follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
3
, D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis -
Correct Answer -C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
clients should a nurse consider for referral to an assertive
community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen
several times while running down the hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in
for his monthly antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming
more anxious during group therapy
D) A client in a weekly grief support group who says she still
misses her deceased husband who has been dead for 3 months
- Correct Answer -B
A nurse is teaching a client who has an anxiety disorder and is
scheduled to begin classical psychoanalysis. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of this
form of therapy?
A) Even if my anxiety improves, I will need to continue this
therapy for 6 weeks
B) The therapist will focus on my past relationships during our
sessions
C) Psychoanalysis will help me to reduce my anxiety by
changing my behaviors
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