NUR 208 exam 1(Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Mental Health Nursing Questions
and Verified Answers 100% Correct - Fortis
1. What assessment question is focused on identifying a long-term consequence of
chronic stress on physical health?
a. "Do you have any problems with sleeping well?"
b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
c. "How much moderate exercise do you engage in on a regular basis?"
d. "What management techniques to you regularly use to manage your stress?" -
correct answer B
2. Which nursing assessments are directed at monitoring a patient's fight-or-flight
response? Select all that apply.
a. Blood pressure
b. Heart rate
c. Respiratory rate
d. Abdominal pain
e. Dilated pupils - correct answer A, B, C, E
,3. The patient you are assigned unexpectedly suffers a cardiac arrest. During this
emergency situation, your body will produce a large amount of:
a. carbon dioxide.
b. growth hormone.
c. epinephrine
d. aldosterone - correct answer C
4. Which question is focused on the assessment of an individual's personal ability to
manage stress? Select all that apply.
a. "Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?"
b. "Do you engage in any hobbies now that you have retired?"
c. "Have you been taking your antihypertensive medication as it is prescribed?"
d. "Who can you rely on if you need help after you're discharged from the hospital?"
e. "What do you do to help manage the demands of parenting a 4-year-old and a
newborn?" - correct answer B, D, E
,5. When considering stress, what is the primary goal of making daily entries into a
personal journal?
a. Providing a distraction from the daily stress
b. Expressing emotions to manage stress
c. Identifying stress triggers
d. Focusing on one's stress - correct answer C
6. Jackson has suffered from migraine headaches all of his life. Fatima, his nurse
practitioner, suspects muscle tension as a trigger for his headaches. Fatima teaches
him a technique that promotes relaxation by using:
a. Biofeedback
b. Guided imagery
c. Deep breathing
d. Progressive muscle relaxation - correct answer D
7. Hugo is 21 and diagnosed with schizophrenia. His history includes significant turmoil
as child and adolescent. Hugo reports his father was abusive and routinely beat him,
all of his siblings, and his mother. Hugo's early exposure to stress most likely:
, a. Made him resilient to stressful situations
b. Increased his future vulnerability to psychiatric disorders
c. Developed strong survival skills
d. Shaped his nurturing nature - correct answer B
8. Hugo has a fraternal twin named Franco who is unaffected by mental illness even
though they were raised in the same dysfunctional household. Franco asks the nurse,
"Why Hugo and not me?" The nurse replies:
a. "Your father was probably less abusive to you."
b. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
c. "You probably ignored the situation."
d. "Hugo responded to perceived threats by focusing on an internal world." - correct
answer B
9. First responders and emergency department healthcare providers often use dark
humor in an effort to:
a. Reduce stress and anxiety
b. Relive the experience
2027) Mental Health Nursing Questions
and Verified Answers 100% Correct - Fortis
1. What assessment question is focused on identifying a long-term consequence of
chronic stress on physical health?
a. "Do you have any problems with sleeping well?"
b. "How many infections have you experienced in the past 6 months?"
c. "How much moderate exercise do you engage in on a regular basis?"
d. "What management techniques to you regularly use to manage your stress?" -
correct answer B
2. Which nursing assessments are directed at monitoring a patient's fight-or-flight
response? Select all that apply.
a. Blood pressure
b. Heart rate
c. Respiratory rate
d. Abdominal pain
e. Dilated pupils - correct answer A, B, C, E
,3. The patient you are assigned unexpectedly suffers a cardiac arrest. During this
emergency situation, your body will produce a large amount of:
a. carbon dioxide.
b. growth hormone.
c. epinephrine
d. aldosterone - correct answer C
4. Which question is focused on the assessment of an individual's personal ability to
manage stress? Select all that apply.
a. "Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?"
b. "Do you engage in any hobbies now that you have retired?"
c. "Have you been taking your antihypertensive medication as it is prescribed?"
d. "Who can you rely on if you need help after you're discharged from the hospital?"
e. "What do you do to help manage the demands of parenting a 4-year-old and a
newborn?" - correct answer B, D, E
,5. When considering stress, what is the primary goal of making daily entries into a
personal journal?
a. Providing a distraction from the daily stress
b. Expressing emotions to manage stress
c. Identifying stress triggers
d. Focusing on one's stress - correct answer C
6. Jackson has suffered from migraine headaches all of his life. Fatima, his nurse
practitioner, suspects muscle tension as a trigger for his headaches. Fatima teaches
him a technique that promotes relaxation by using:
a. Biofeedback
b. Guided imagery
c. Deep breathing
d. Progressive muscle relaxation - correct answer D
7. Hugo is 21 and diagnosed with schizophrenia. His history includes significant turmoil
as child and adolescent. Hugo reports his father was abusive and routinely beat him,
all of his siblings, and his mother. Hugo's early exposure to stress most likely:
, a. Made him resilient to stressful situations
b. Increased his future vulnerability to psychiatric disorders
c. Developed strong survival skills
d. Shaped his nurturing nature - correct answer B
8. Hugo has a fraternal twin named Franco who is unaffected by mental illness even
though they were raised in the same dysfunctional household. Franco asks the nurse,
"Why Hugo and not me?" The nurse replies:
a. "Your father was probably less abusive to you."
b. "Hugo likely has a genetic vulnerability."
c. "You probably ignored the situation."
d. "Hugo responded to perceived threats by focusing on an internal world." - correct
answer B
9. First responders and emergency department healthcare providers often use dark
humor in an effort to:
a. Reduce stress and anxiety
b. Relive the experience
