Sherpath Questions with CORRECT Answers (Verified Update)
Q1: The mental health nurse uses which frameworks to maintain patient safety? Select all that
apply.
A. QSEN
B. Nursing process
C. Standards of practice
D. Self-awareness assessment
E. Health promotion diagnosis
Answer: A. QSEN
B. Nursing process
C. Standards of practice
Q2: The psychiatric nurse uses the HEADSSS tool when assessing which pa- tient population?
A. Child
B. Adolescent
C. Adult
D. Older adult
Answer: B. Adolescent
Q3: The nurse uses the HEADSSS tool when assessing adolescents to determine safety factors
such as drug use, sexuality, suicide risk, and bullying. Which is the priority step the mental
health nurse would take when docu- menting a patient's nonadherence?
A. Use neutral language
B. Complete a risk assessment
C. Explain the nurse's position about the behavior
D. Include the nurse-patient discussion about patient rights
Answer: A. Use neutral language
Q4: The nurse must use neutral language when documenting a patient's noncompliance to
prevent health care staff from blaming or criticizing the noncompliant patient. Which are
characteristics of nonverbal communication that the nurse may use when communicating
with psychiatric patients? Select all that apply.
A. Touch
B. Cough
C. Whispering
D. Eye movement
E. Facial expressions
Answer: A. Touch
B. Cough
D. Eye movement
E. Facial expressions
, Q5: Which is the most important focus of therapeutic communication?
A. The family's wishes
B. The patient's needs
C. The health care provider's goals for the patient
D. The intimate relationship between the nurse and patient
Answer: B. The patient's needs
Q6: Which are expected transformations of the mental health care system that may affect
psychiatric nursing under "A Vision for Mental Health Care in America"? Select all that apply.
A. Mental health care will be medically driven.
B. Research in mental health will be commercially funded.
C. Mental health care and information will be accessible via technology.
D. Americans will understand the link between mental health and overall health.
E. Common practice will include early mental health screening, assessment, and referral to
services.: C, D and E
Answer: C. Mental health care and information will be accessible via technology.
Q7: Common practice will include early mental health screening, assessment, and
Answer: referral to services. "A Vision for Mental Health Care in America" strives to improve mental
health care including mental health screening, assessment, and referral to services. It is
Q8: As defined which component of mental health is a focus of mental health nurses?
A. Identifying legislative mandates
B. Establishment of government's policies and procedures
C. Considering professional biases and individual differences
D. Recognition of the stability of the definition of mental health over time
Answer: C. Considering professional biases and individual differences
Q9: The mental health nurse teaches the mental health patient that the health promotion
concept of resiliency is most closely related to which mental health process?
A. Coping
B. Adapting
C. Assertiveness
D. Self-awareness
Answer: B. Adapting
Q1: The mental health nurse uses which frameworks to maintain patient safety? Select all that
apply.
A. QSEN
B. Nursing process
C. Standards of practice
D. Self-awareness assessment
E. Health promotion diagnosis
Answer: A. QSEN
B. Nursing process
C. Standards of practice
Q2: The psychiatric nurse uses the HEADSSS tool when assessing which pa- tient population?
A. Child
B. Adolescent
C. Adult
D. Older adult
Answer: B. Adolescent
Q3: The nurse uses the HEADSSS tool when assessing adolescents to determine safety factors
such as drug use, sexuality, suicide risk, and bullying. Which is the priority step the mental
health nurse would take when docu- menting a patient's nonadherence?
A. Use neutral language
B. Complete a risk assessment
C. Explain the nurse's position about the behavior
D. Include the nurse-patient discussion about patient rights
Answer: A. Use neutral language
Q4: The nurse must use neutral language when documenting a patient's noncompliance to
prevent health care staff from blaming or criticizing the noncompliant patient. Which are
characteristics of nonverbal communication that the nurse may use when communicating
with psychiatric patients? Select all that apply.
A. Touch
B. Cough
C. Whispering
D. Eye movement
E. Facial expressions
Answer: A. Touch
B. Cough
D. Eye movement
E. Facial expressions
, Q5: Which is the most important focus of therapeutic communication?
A. The family's wishes
B. The patient's needs
C. The health care provider's goals for the patient
D. The intimate relationship between the nurse and patient
Answer: B. The patient's needs
Q6: Which are expected transformations of the mental health care system that may affect
psychiatric nursing under "A Vision for Mental Health Care in America"? Select all that apply.
A. Mental health care will be medically driven.
B. Research in mental health will be commercially funded.
C. Mental health care and information will be accessible via technology.
D. Americans will understand the link between mental health and overall health.
E. Common practice will include early mental health screening, assessment, and referral to
services.: C, D and E
Answer: C. Mental health care and information will be accessible via technology.
Q7: Common practice will include early mental health screening, assessment, and
Answer: referral to services. "A Vision for Mental Health Care in America" strives to improve mental
health care including mental health screening, assessment, and referral to services. It is
Q8: As defined which component of mental health is a focus of mental health nurses?
A. Identifying legislative mandates
B. Establishment of government's policies and procedures
C. Considering professional biases and individual differences
D. Recognition of the stability of the definition of mental health over time
Answer: C. Considering professional biases and individual differences
Q9: The mental health nurse teaches the mental health patient that the health promotion
concept of resiliency is most closely related to which mental health process?
A. Coping
B. Adapting
C. Assertiveness
D. Self-awareness
Answer: B. Adapting
