PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CONTEMPORARY
PRACTICE 7 EXAM REVIEW 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION BUNDLED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to
attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to
discuss possible updates to clients diagnoses. In preparing for this
meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the following
references?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
◉ The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the
multidisciplinary health care team. Which comment by the nurse is
irrelevant and indicates a misunderstanding of the concept of a
mental disorder?
Answer: The client has some very inappropriate religious ideas and
spiritual beliefs.
◉ The nursing assistant verbalizes to the psychiatric nurse that
normal people dont have mental disorders. Which approach by the
nurse would be best?
Answer: Instruct the nursing assistant that anyone can have a
mental health problem.
,◉ The nurse is teaching the client regarding the concept of mental
disorders. In instructing the client, what areas should be covered in
the explanation of what impacts the determination of a mental
disorder?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Answer: Social conditions
Biochemistry
Brain structure
Culture
◉ The nurse is teaching staff at a community mental health clinic
about what constitutes a mental disorder. Which comment by staff
indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching?
Answer: Grieving after a loss may signal a mental disorder.
◉ The nurse is told that the client most likely has the diagnosis of
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The nurse is not sure of the
assessment data and behaviors that accompany this disorder. Which
action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?
Answer: Consult the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders for diagnostic criteria.
,◉ During an admission assessment on an adult unit, the nurse is
thinking that the clients beliefs and actions regarding commonly
accepted health practices are bizarre. To help establish the presence
of a mental disorder, the nurse should first collect information about
the clients:
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Answer: Occupational history.
Psychiatric history.
Culture.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the
unit. During the nursing assessment of the client, the nurse finds the
clients beliefs and actions related to many health practices to stray
from the norm. Which action would be most appropriate for the
nurse to take at this time?
Answer: Inquire as to the culture with which the client identifies.
◉ The new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical
unit. The nurse has just assessed a client and states to the preceptor,
This client has many odd notions regarding several common health
practices. He seems like a deviant to me. In planning a response, the
preceptor is guided by:
Answer: The knowledge that beliefs and behaviors are judged by
cultural and social considerations.
, ◉ A nurse educator is teaching a group of students the definition of
a mentally healthy individual. The nurse educator knows that an
individual is considered mentally healthy when which of the
following concepts give evidence to psychological, emotional, and
social health?
Answer: Behavior
◉ The nurse is asked to provide traits of a mentally healthy
individual at a hospital in-service. The nurse knows that mentally
healthy individuals are:
Answer: Independent and autonomous.
◉ The client has frequently presented to the clinic with multiple
physical complaints. The multiple physical complaints would
warrant the nurse to screen the client for:
Answer: A mental disorder.
◉ The nurse is researching statistics of the five psychiatric disorders
that comprise the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given this
information, the nurse chooses which of the following as a priority
screening for clients?
Answer: Depression
◉ The nurse is planning care for the client who presents with
frequent reports of multiple physical complaints. Given knowledge
PRACTICE 7 EXAM REVIEW 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION BUNDLED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to
attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to
discuss possible updates to clients diagnoses. In preparing for this
meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the following
references?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
◉ The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the
multidisciplinary health care team. Which comment by the nurse is
irrelevant and indicates a misunderstanding of the concept of a
mental disorder?
Answer: The client has some very inappropriate religious ideas and
spiritual beliefs.
◉ The nursing assistant verbalizes to the psychiatric nurse that
normal people dont have mental disorders. Which approach by the
nurse would be best?
Answer: Instruct the nursing assistant that anyone can have a
mental health problem.
,◉ The nurse is teaching the client regarding the concept of mental
disorders. In instructing the client, what areas should be covered in
the explanation of what impacts the determination of a mental
disorder?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Answer: Social conditions
Biochemistry
Brain structure
Culture
◉ The nurse is teaching staff at a community mental health clinic
about what constitutes a mental disorder. Which comment by staff
indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching?
Answer: Grieving after a loss may signal a mental disorder.
◉ The nurse is told that the client most likely has the diagnosis of
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The nurse is not sure of the
assessment data and behaviors that accompany this disorder. Which
action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?
Answer: Consult the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders for diagnostic criteria.
,◉ During an admission assessment on an adult unit, the nurse is
thinking that the clients beliefs and actions regarding commonly
accepted health practices are bizarre. To help establish the presence
of a mental disorder, the nurse should first collect information about
the clients:
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Answer: Occupational history.
Psychiatric history.
Culture.
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the
unit. During the nursing assessment of the client, the nurse finds the
clients beliefs and actions related to many health practices to stray
from the norm. Which action would be most appropriate for the
nurse to take at this time?
Answer: Inquire as to the culture with which the client identifies.
◉ The new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical
unit. The nurse has just assessed a client and states to the preceptor,
This client has many odd notions regarding several common health
practices. He seems like a deviant to me. In planning a response, the
preceptor is guided by:
Answer: The knowledge that beliefs and behaviors are judged by
cultural and social considerations.
, ◉ A nurse educator is teaching a group of students the definition of
a mentally healthy individual. The nurse educator knows that an
individual is considered mentally healthy when which of the
following concepts give evidence to psychological, emotional, and
social health?
Answer: Behavior
◉ The nurse is asked to provide traits of a mentally healthy
individual at a hospital in-service. The nurse knows that mentally
healthy individuals are:
Answer: Independent and autonomous.
◉ The client has frequently presented to the clinic with multiple
physical complaints. The multiple physical complaints would
warrant the nurse to screen the client for:
Answer: A mental disorder.
◉ The nurse is researching statistics of the five psychiatric disorders
that comprise the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given this
information, the nurse chooses which of the following as a priority
screening for clients?
Answer: Depression
◉ The nurse is planning care for the client who presents with
frequent reports of multiple physical complaints. Given knowledge
