NUR 2459 RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔explain giving recognition - ✔✔acknowledging awareness rather than
complementing that reflects judgement.
✔✔explain offering self - ✔✔willingness to spend time with the patient and show interest
unconditionally to increase self worth.
✔✔explain broad openings - ✔✔allows patients to direct focus on interaction and
emphasizes the importance of patients' role in the communication process.
✔✔explain offering general leads - ✔✔offers the patient encouragement to continue
with minimal nursing input.
✔✔explain placing the event in time or sequence - ✔✔allows the patient to identify the
sequence of events and when they occurred to organize thoughts.
✔✔explain making observations - ✔✔allows patients to develop awareness of how they
are perceived by others and prompts exploration of issues.
✔✔explain encouraging description of perceptions - ✔✔allows for development of
awareness or understanding based on their perceptions and reality.
✔✔explain encouraging comparison - ✔✔asking the patient to compare similarities and
differences in ideas or relationships helps the patient recognize recurring experiences
and things they can change.
✔✔explain restating - ✔✔repeating the main idea of what the patient said helps to let
the patient know there is either understanding or a need for more clarity.
, ✔✔explain reflecting - ✔✔questions and feelings are referred back to the patient so that
the patient is empowered to actively engage in problem solving techniques.
✔✔explain focusing - ✔✔taking notice of a single idea or word and exploring it even
more. Hard with those who have anxiety.
✔✔explain exploring - ✔✔when an issue or theme is relevant, the nurse may instruct
the patient to explore it further and understand awareness about the event or feelings.
✔✔explain seeking clarification - ✔✔striving to achieve understanding of vague
statements can help for understanding.
✔✔explain presenting reality - ✔✔when there is a misperception of reality, the nurse will
express their perception of the situation without changing the patients.
✔✔explain voicing doubt - ✔✔expressing uncertainty as to the reality of the patient's
perceptions during delusional thinking.
✔✔explain verbalizing the implied - ✔✔putting into words what the patient has implied
or said indirectly.
✔✔explain translating words into feelings - ✔✔the nurse will symbolize what has been
said to find the underlying feelings.
✔✔explain formulating a plan of action - ✔✔encouraging identification of a behavior
change will allow for better coping skills.
✔✔explain giving false reassurance - ✔✔conveys the outcome is already known and
minimizes the patient's feelings and concerns and prevents further expression of feeling
"everything will be okay", "you will be better soon"
✔✔explain rejecting - ✔✔refusing to consider or showing contempt for patients ideas or
behavior may cause patients to discontinue the relationship.
✔✔explain approving/ disapproving or agreeing/disagreeing - ✔✔indication accord or
opposition based on good or right behaviors and bad or wrong behaviors that prevents
modification without admitting error, or to please the nurse . Creates defensiveness.
✔✔explain giving advice - ✔✔telling the patient what to do or how to behave implies the
nurse knows what is best and discourages patient independence. "you should do this
because it will help you"
✔✔explain probing - ✔✔persistent questioning and the push for answers the patient
does not wish causes the patient to feel used and valued for what information the nurse
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔explain giving recognition - ✔✔acknowledging awareness rather than
complementing that reflects judgement.
✔✔explain offering self - ✔✔willingness to spend time with the patient and show interest
unconditionally to increase self worth.
✔✔explain broad openings - ✔✔allows patients to direct focus on interaction and
emphasizes the importance of patients' role in the communication process.
✔✔explain offering general leads - ✔✔offers the patient encouragement to continue
with minimal nursing input.
✔✔explain placing the event in time or sequence - ✔✔allows the patient to identify the
sequence of events and when they occurred to organize thoughts.
✔✔explain making observations - ✔✔allows patients to develop awareness of how they
are perceived by others and prompts exploration of issues.
✔✔explain encouraging description of perceptions - ✔✔allows for development of
awareness or understanding based on their perceptions and reality.
✔✔explain encouraging comparison - ✔✔asking the patient to compare similarities and
differences in ideas or relationships helps the patient recognize recurring experiences
and things they can change.
✔✔explain restating - ✔✔repeating the main idea of what the patient said helps to let
the patient know there is either understanding or a need for more clarity.
, ✔✔explain reflecting - ✔✔questions and feelings are referred back to the patient so that
the patient is empowered to actively engage in problem solving techniques.
✔✔explain focusing - ✔✔taking notice of a single idea or word and exploring it even
more. Hard with those who have anxiety.
✔✔explain exploring - ✔✔when an issue or theme is relevant, the nurse may instruct
the patient to explore it further and understand awareness about the event or feelings.
✔✔explain seeking clarification - ✔✔striving to achieve understanding of vague
statements can help for understanding.
✔✔explain presenting reality - ✔✔when there is a misperception of reality, the nurse will
express their perception of the situation without changing the patients.
✔✔explain voicing doubt - ✔✔expressing uncertainty as to the reality of the patient's
perceptions during delusional thinking.
✔✔explain verbalizing the implied - ✔✔putting into words what the patient has implied
or said indirectly.
✔✔explain translating words into feelings - ✔✔the nurse will symbolize what has been
said to find the underlying feelings.
✔✔explain formulating a plan of action - ✔✔encouraging identification of a behavior
change will allow for better coping skills.
✔✔explain giving false reassurance - ✔✔conveys the outcome is already known and
minimizes the patient's feelings and concerns and prevents further expression of feeling
"everything will be okay", "you will be better soon"
✔✔explain rejecting - ✔✔refusing to consider or showing contempt for patients ideas or
behavior may cause patients to discontinue the relationship.
✔✔explain approving/ disapproving or agreeing/disagreeing - ✔✔indication accord or
opposition based on good or right behaviors and bad or wrong behaviors that prevents
modification without admitting error, or to please the nurse . Creates defensiveness.
✔✔explain giving advice - ✔✔telling the patient what to do or how to behave implies the
nurse knows what is best and discourages patient independence. "you should do this
because it will help you"
✔✔explain probing - ✔✔persistent questioning and the push for answers the patient
does not wish causes the patient to feel used and valued for what information the nurse
