Galen College of Nursing
NU 160: Mental
Health Nursing
Concepts — Exam 2
Review
60 Questions and Correct Answers | 2026/2027 Edition
Course: NU 160 Mental Health Concepts
Assessment: Exam 2 (Module Assessment)
Format: 60 Multiple-Choice Questions
Program: Pre-Licensure Nursing (ADN/BSN)
Institutional Course Assessment Review Material
, NU 160 Mental Health Nursing Concepts — Exam 2 Review
Abstract
This examination review document provides 60 practice questions with verified correct
answers and rationales aligned to the NU 160 Mental Health Nursing Concepts course at
Galen College of Nursing for the 2026/2027 academic year. Exam 2 evaluates foundational
psychiatric-mental health nursing competency, including therapeutic communication
mastery, mental status examination fundamentals, legal and ethical standards application,
anxiety and depression assessment basics, cultural humility, trauma-informed care
principles, introductory psychopharmacology, and NCLEX-RN/NGN test-taking strategies.
Questions are distributed across seven content domains reflecting the NU 160 Exam 2
blueprint: Introduction to Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutic Communication Foundations,
Mental Status Examination Basics, Legal and Ethical Foundations, Anxiety and Stress-
Related Responses, Depression Fundamentals, and Cultural and Trauma-Informed Care.
Each correct answer is highlighted in bold cyan typeface, accompanied by a rationale
grounded in Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, ANA
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards, NCSBN NCLEX-RN Detailed
Test Plan (Psychosocial Integrity domain), APA Practice Guidelines, and SAMHSA
Trauma-Informed Care Principles. This review is intended as a supplementary study
resource and should be used in conjunction with authorized NU 160 course materials and
faculty guidance.
Keywords: NU 160; Mental Health Nursing; Therapeutic Communication; Mental Status
Examination; NCLEX-RN Psychosocial Integrity; Galen College of Nursing
Table of Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................. I
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
2. Examination Structure and Content Domain Weighting ............................................ 1
3. Comprehensive Practice Questions by Domain ............................................................ 2
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing (Q1–Q6) ............................................................ 2
Therapeutic Communication Foundations (Q7–Q20) ..................................................... 5
Mental Status Examination (MSE) Basics (Q21–Q28) ................................................. 10
Legal & Ethical Foundations in Psychiatric Nursing (Q29–Q40) ................................. 13
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Anxiety & Stress-Related Responses (Q41–Q47) ......................................................... 17
Depression Fundamentals (Q48–Q53) .......................................................................... 19
Cultural & Trauma-Informed Care Principles (Q54–Q57) ........................................... 21
NCLEX-RN/NGN Test-Taking Strategies (Q58–Q60) ................................................ 23
4. References and Authorized Study Resources ............................................................. 24
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NU 160: Mental
Health Nursing
Concepts — Exam 2
Review
60 Questions and Correct Answers | 2026/2027 Edition
Course: NU 160 Mental Health Concepts
Assessment: Exam 2 (Module Assessment)
Format: 60 Multiple-Choice Questions
Program: Pre-Licensure Nursing (ADN/BSN)
Institutional Course Assessment Review Material
, NU 160 Mental Health Nursing Concepts — Exam 2 Review
Abstract
This examination review document provides 60 practice questions with verified correct
answers and rationales aligned to the NU 160 Mental Health Nursing Concepts course at
Galen College of Nursing for the 2026/2027 academic year. Exam 2 evaluates foundational
psychiatric-mental health nursing competency, including therapeutic communication
mastery, mental status examination fundamentals, legal and ethical standards application,
anxiety and depression assessment basics, cultural humility, trauma-informed care
principles, introductory psychopharmacology, and NCLEX-RN/NGN test-taking strategies.
Questions are distributed across seven content domains reflecting the NU 160 Exam 2
blueprint: Introduction to Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutic Communication Foundations,
Mental Status Examination Basics, Legal and Ethical Foundations, Anxiety and Stress-
Related Responses, Depression Fundamentals, and Cultural and Trauma-Informed Care.
Each correct answer is highlighted in bold cyan typeface, accompanied by a rationale
grounded in Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, ANA
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards, NCSBN NCLEX-RN Detailed
Test Plan (Psychosocial Integrity domain), APA Practice Guidelines, and SAMHSA
Trauma-Informed Care Principles. This review is intended as a supplementary study
resource and should be used in conjunction with authorized NU 160 course materials and
faculty guidance.
Keywords: NU 160; Mental Health Nursing; Therapeutic Communication; Mental Status
Examination; NCLEX-RN Psychosocial Integrity; Galen College of Nursing
Table of Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................. I
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
2. Examination Structure and Content Domain Weighting ............................................ 1
3. Comprehensive Practice Questions by Domain ............................................................ 2
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing (Q1–Q6) ............................................................ 2
Therapeutic Communication Foundations (Q7–Q20) ..................................................... 5
Mental Status Examination (MSE) Basics (Q21–Q28) ................................................. 10
Legal & Ethical Foundations in Psychiatric Nursing (Q29–Q40) ................................. 13
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, NU 160 Mental Health Nursing Concepts — Exam 2 Review
Anxiety & Stress-Related Responses (Q41–Q47) ......................................................... 17
Depression Fundamentals (Q48–Q53) .......................................................................... 19
Cultural & Trauma-Informed Care Principles (Q54–Q57) ........................................... 21
NCLEX-RN/NGN Test-Taking Strategies (Q58–Q60) ................................................ 23
4. References and Authorized Study Resources ............................................................. 24
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