NURSING FUNDAMENTALS 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself - ✔✔B
✔✔A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-client relationship.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
D) Establishing boundaries - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's
community meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems
, D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental
health issues - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health
programs. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some
new adverse effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety for that
and during a job interview - ✔✔C
✔✔A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of
depression among older adult clients in the community. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following
services does this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - ✔✔A, B, C, E
✔✔A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a
client who has a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The
client's wife works all day but is home late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse
consider for referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen several times while running
down the hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly
antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during
group therapy
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is in the working phase of a therapeutic relationship with a client who has
methamphetamine use disorder. Which of the following actions indicates transference
behavior?
A) The client asks the nurse whether she will go out to dinner with him
B) The client accuses the nurses of telling him what to do just like his ex-girlfriend
C) The client reminds the nurse of a friend who died from a substance overdose
D) The client becomes angry and threatens to harm himself - ✔✔B
✔✔A nurse is planning care for the termination phase of a nurse-client relationship.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Discussing ways to use new behaviors
B) Practicing new problem-solving skills
C) Developing goals
D) Establishing boundaries - ✔✔A
✔✔A nurse is orienting a new client to a mental health unit. When explaining the unit's
community meetings, which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) You and a group of other clients will meet to discuss your treatment plans
B) Community meetings have a specific agenda that is established by staff
C) You and the other clients will meet with staff to discuss common problems
, D) Community meetings are an excellent opportunity to explore your personal mental
health issues - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is caring several clients who are attending community-based mental health
programs. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first?
A) A client who recently burned her arm while using a hot iron at home
B) A client who requests that her antipsychotic medication be changed due to some
new adverse effects
C) A client who says he is hearing a voice that tells him he is not worth living anymore
D) A client who tells the nurse he experienced manifestations of severe anxiety for that
and during a job interview - ✔✔C
✔✔A community mental health nurse is planning care to address the issue of
depression among older adult clients in the community. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan as a method of tertiary prevention?
A) Educating clients on health promotion techniques to reduce the risk of depression
B) Performing screenings for depression at community health programs
C) Establishing rehabilitation programs to decrease the effects of depression
D) Providing support groups for clients at risk for depression - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is working in a community mental health facility. Which of the following
services does this type of program provide? (Select all that apply)
A) Educational groups
B) Medication dispensing programs
C) Individual counseling programs
D) Detoxification programs
E) Family therapy - ✔✔A, B, C, E
✔✔A nurse in an acute mental health facility is assisting with discharge planning for a
client who has a severe mental illness and requires supervision much of the time. The
client's wife works all day but is home late afternoon. Which of the following strategies
should the nurse suggest as appropriate follow-up care?
A) Receiving daily care from a home health aide
B) Having a weekly visit from a nurse case worker
C) Attending a partial hospitalization program
D) Visiting a community mental health center on a daily basis - ✔✔C
✔✔A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should a nurse
consider for referral to an assertive community treatment (ACT) group?
A) A client in an acute mental health facility who has fallen several times while running
down the hallway
B) A client who lives at home and keeps "forgetting" to come in for his monthly
antipsychotic injection for schizophrenia
C) A client in a day treatment program who says he is becoming more anxious during
group therapy
