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NSG 350 Mental Health WEEK 1 Exam |100
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2026/2027 A+
GRADE ASSURED
1. A novice nurse states, "Psychiatric nursing can't be very difficult. After all, I believe in showing
care and in mutual exchange with my friends." The experienced nurse's understanding of the
difference between a social and a therapeutic relationship is primarily based on the: a. kind of
information given.
b. amount of emotion invested.
c. degree of satisfaction obtained.
d. type of responsibility involved. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. type of responsibility involved
The diagram above is a Johari window that a nurse thinks is accurately self-representative. If the
nurse wishes to be more successful in psychiatric nursing, the nurse should make an initial goal to
increase the size of quadrant:
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. 1
3. Which strategy can the nursing student use to foster authenticity in therapeutic relationships
with patients?
a. Reading and discussing textbook assignments with a study group
b. Modeling behaviors with patients on the behaviors of a clinically competent staff nurse
c. Attending patient-centered clinical conferences on the assigned psychiatric inpatient unit
d. Analyzing feelings associated with psychiatric clinical experience with the help of instructors and
peers - correct answer-ANS: D
Analyzing feelings associated with psychiatric clinical experience with the help of instructors and
peers
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4. A person who has always wished to care for "special children" adopts a biracial child and
another child who has spina bifida. What is the highest step of the value clarification process that
this person has achieved?
a. Doing something with the choice in a pattern of life
b. Choosing freely from alternatives
c. Being happy with the choice
d. Affirming the choice publicly - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Doing something with the choice in a pattern of life
5. A nurse makes observations that a depressed patient is more energetic and is smiling much
more. Still, the nurse shares with the unit manager that when thinking about the patient a sense
of hopelessness surfaces. The nurse manager replies:
a. "Sometimes it's best to disregard subjective perceptions like that and focus on the objective
signs."
b. "Pay attention to your feelings. They can provide valuable clues about the patient's feelings."
c. "You should share your perceptions with the patient and seek an explanation."
d. "Confrontation can be a useful tool in situations like this." - correct answer-ANS: B
b. "Pay attention to your feelings. They can provide valuable clues about the patient's feelings."
6. A new nurse has the following thoughts: "How will I handle things if my patient walks away
from me? How will I react if the patient is sexually provocative? How will I cope with a patient
who cries?" These thoughts indicate that the nurse is engaged in:
a. role modeling.
b. self-exploration.
c. altruistic thinking.
d. value clarification. - correct answer-ANS: B
b. self-exploration.
7. A nurse's most appropriate initial action during the preinteraction phase of a relationship with a
homosexual patient should be to:
a. examine personal feelings about homosexuality.
b. review the literature that pertains to the human sexual response.
c. attempt to identify the underlying reasons for the patient's values.
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d. focus on a method to assist the patient with changing personal sexual values. - correct answer-
ANS: A
a. examine personal feelings about homosexuality
8. A nurse engaged in the preinteraction phase of the nurse-patient relationship will:
a. consider what he or she has to offer the patient.
b. form a workable but detailed contract.
c. review the general goals of a therapeutic relationship.
d. plan for the first interaction with the patient.
e. identify existing stressors affecting the relationship. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. plan for the first interaction with the patient.
9. When asked to contrast social superficiality with therapeutic intimacy, an experienced nurse
mentor explains to a new nurse that the termination component in therapeutic intimacy is: a.
unknown.
b. open-ended.
c. specified and agreed to.
d. closed to negotiation or agreement. - correct answer-ANS: C
c. specified and agreed to.
10. Which task would be most appropriate to focus on during the introductory phase of work with
a teenage patient with low self-esteem?
a. Mutual formulation of a contract
b. Nurse's self-analysis of strengths
c. Promotion of patient use of constructive coping mechanisms
d. Review of progress of therapy and goal attainment with patient - correct answer-ANS: A a.
Mutual formulation of a contract
11. A patient admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, paranoid type, coldly tells a nurse during
the admission interview, "I am here because my family brought me here and locked me up." The
nurse's best response would be:
a. "How has hospitalization affected your life?"
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b. "Do you feel angry or resentful about being hospitalized?"
c. "I see you are angry about being here. I hope that after we talk you will feel differently."
d. "We are here to protect you and see that you do not harm yourself or others in your anger." -
correct answer-ANS: C
c. "I see you are angry about being here. I hope that after we talk you will feel differently."
12. A patient is admitted to the unit and complains of being depressed. The patient says, "I want to
feel like my old self again." Which nursing response will be most therapeutic?
a. "How long have you felt this way?"
b. "We're all here to help you get better."
c. "What do you think the hospital can do for you?"
d. "Tell me more so that I can better understand." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "Tell me more so that I can better understand."
13. In the initial sessions a patient frequently asks the nurse for money and expresses doubt about
the nurse's ability to help. Which principle provides guidance for the nurse in this situation?
a. This behavior is typical of transference reactions.
b. All patients have feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.
c. Manipulative behavior is part of this patient's psychopathology.
d. Testing behavior is common during the introductory phase of a relationship. - correct answer-
ANS: D
d. Testing behavior is common during the introductory phase of a relationship.
14. A young adult has been receiving treatment for an anxiety disorder. Which statement by the
patient confirms that the nurse and patient are most likely entering the terminal phase of the
therapeutic relationship?
a. "My anxiety seems to be a result of having so much to get done."
b. "I don't know whether I'll be able to handle things alone."
c. "I can't seem to be able to manage going to school and working."
d. "I need to find a way that can help me manage my anxiety." - correct answer-ANS: B
b. "I don't know whether I'll be able to handle things alone."
29 May 2026
NSG 350 Mental Health WEEK 1 Exam |100
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2026/2027 A+
GRADE ASSURED
1. A novice nurse states, "Psychiatric nursing can't be very difficult. After all, I believe in showing
care and in mutual exchange with my friends." The experienced nurse's understanding of the
difference between a social and a therapeutic relationship is primarily based on the: a. kind of
information given.
b. amount of emotion invested.
c. degree of satisfaction obtained.
d. type of responsibility involved. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. type of responsibility involved
The diagram above is a Johari window that a nurse thinks is accurately self-representative. If the
nurse wishes to be more successful in psychiatric nursing, the nurse should make an initial goal to
increase the size of quadrant:
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. 1
3. Which strategy can the nursing student use to foster authenticity in therapeutic relationships
with patients?
a. Reading and discussing textbook assignments with a study group
b. Modeling behaviors with patients on the behaviors of a clinically competent staff nurse
c. Attending patient-centered clinical conferences on the assigned psychiatric inpatient unit
d. Analyzing feelings associated with psychiatric clinical experience with the help of instructors and
peers - correct answer-ANS: D
Analyzing feelings associated with psychiatric clinical experience with the help of instructors and
peers
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4. A person who has always wished to care for "special children" adopts a biracial child and
another child who has spina bifida. What is the highest step of the value clarification process that
this person has achieved?
a. Doing something with the choice in a pattern of life
b. Choosing freely from alternatives
c. Being happy with the choice
d. Affirming the choice publicly - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Doing something with the choice in a pattern of life
5. A nurse makes observations that a depressed patient is more energetic and is smiling much
more. Still, the nurse shares with the unit manager that when thinking about the patient a sense
of hopelessness surfaces. The nurse manager replies:
a. "Sometimes it's best to disregard subjective perceptions like that and focus on the objective
signs."
b. "Pay attention to your feelings. They can provide valuable clues about the patient's feelings."
c. "You should share your perceptions with the patient and seek an explanation."
d. "Confrontation can be a useful tool in situations like this." - correct answer-ANS: B
b. "Pay attention to your feelings. They can provide valuable clues about the patient's feelings."
6. A new nurse has the following thoughts: "How will I handle things if my patient walks away
from me? How will I react if the patient is sexually provocative? How will I cope with a patient
who cries?" These thoughts indicate that the nurse is engaged in:
a. role modeling.
b. self-exploration.
c. altruistic thinking.
d. value clarification. - correct answer-ANS: B
b. self-exploration.
7. A nurse's most appropriate initial action during the preinteraction phase of a relationship with a
homosexual patient should be to:
a. examine personal feelings about homosexuality.
b. review the literature that pertains to the human sexual response.
c. attempt to identify the underlying reasons for the patient's values.
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d. focus on a method to assist the patient with changing personal sexual values. - correct answer-
ANS: A
a. examine personal feelings about homosexuality
8. A nurse engaged in the preinteraction phase of the nurse-patient relationship will:
a. consider what he or she has to offer the patient.
b. form a workable but detailed contract.
c. review the general goals of a therapeutic relationship.
d. plan for the first interaction with the patient.
e. identify existing stressors affecting the relationship. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. plan for the first interaction with the patient.
9. When asked to contrast social superficiality with therapeutic intimacy, an experienced nurse
mentor explains to a new nurse that the termination component in therapeutic intimacy is: a.
unknown.
b. open-ended.
c. specified and agreed to.
d. closed to negotiation or agreement. - correct answer-ANS: C
c. specified and agreed to.
10. Which task would be most appropriate to focus on during the introductory phase of work with
a teenage patient with low self-esteem?
a. Mutual formulation of a contract
b. Nurse's self-analysis of strengths
c. Promotion of patient use of constructive coping mechanisms
d. Review of progress of therapy and goal attainment with patient - correct answer-ANS: A a.
Mutual formulation of a contract
11. A patient admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, paranoid type, coldly tells a nurse during
the admission interview, "I am here because my family brought me here and locked me up." The
nurse's best response would be:
a. "How has hospitalization affected your life?"
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b. "Do you feel angry or resentful about being hospitalized?"
c. "I see you are angry about being here. I hope that after we talk you will feel differently."
d. "We are here to protect you and see that you do not harm yourself or others in your anger." -
correct answer-ANS: C
c. "I see you are angry about being here. I hope that after we talk you will feel differently."
12. A patient is admitted to the unit and complains of being depressed. The patient says, "I want to
feel like my old self again." Which nursing response will be most therapeutic?
a. "How long have you felt this way?"
b. "We're all here to help you get better."
c. "What do you think the hospital can do for you?"
d. "Tell me more so that I can better understand." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "Tell me more so that I can better understand."
13. In the initial sessions a patient frequently asks the nurse for money and expresses doubt about
the nurse's ability to help. Which principle provides guidance for the nurse in this situation?
a. This behavior is typical of transference reactions.
b. All patients have feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.
c. Manipulative behavior is part of this patient's psychopathology.
d. Testing behavior is common during the introductory phase of a relationship. - correct answer-
ANS: D
d. Testing behavior is common during the introductory phase of a relationship.
14. A young adult has been receiving treatment for an anxiety disorder. Which statement by the
patient confirms that the nurse and patient are most likely entering the terminal phase of the
therapeutic relationship?
a. "My anxiety seems to be a result of having so much to get done."
b. "I don't know whether I'll be able to handle things alone."
c. "I can't seem to be able to manage going to school and working."
d. "I need to find a way that can help me manage my anxiety." - correct answer-ANS: B
b. "I don't know whether I'll be able to handle things alone."
