MENTAL HEALTH NURSING EXAM II 2026 TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ SUICIDE RISK FACTORS - ETHNICITY. Answer: Whites are at
highest risk for suicide (14.7 percent)
American Indian and Alaska Natives (10.9 percent)
Hispanic Americans (6.3 percent)
Asian Americans (5.9 percent)
African Americans (5.5 percent)
◉ ACTIVELY SUICIDAL CLIENT - NURSING INTERVENTION. Answer:
*observe client* for the first hour after admission
after full assessment, the treatment team can determine the
observation status of the client
observation allows the nurse to interrupt any observed suicidal
behaviors
,◉ SUICIDAL CLIENT - PLAN OF SAFETY. Answer: a degree of the
responsibility for the suicidal clients safety is given to the client
when a client shares with staff a plan for suicide, the client is
participating in a plan for safety by communicating thoughts of self-
harm that would initiate interventions to prevent suicide
◉ POTENTIAL GRIEF RESPONSES FOLLOWING SUICIDE OF A
FAMILY MEMBER. Answer: shock
disbelief
guilt
remorse
anger
resentment
◉ FOUR SPHERES OF HUMAN FUNCTIONING. Answer: *Affective*
moods/feelings
,*Behavioral*
behavior
*Cognitive*
thoughts
*Physiological*
physical symptoms
◉ MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Answer: characterized by
depressed mood
loss of interest/pleasure in usual activities
symptoms present for at least 2 weeks
no history of manic behavior
cannot be attributed to substances or other medical conditions
◉ DYSTHYMIC DISORDER. Answer: sad or "down in the dumps'
, no evidence of psychotic symptoms
chronically depressed mood for...
- most of the day
- more days than not
- at least 2 years
◉ PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER. Answer: depressed
mood
anxiety
mood swings
decreased interest in activities
onset of symptoms begin the week prior to menses and resolve the
week post-menses
◉ SUBSTANCE-INDUCED DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Answer:
considered to be the direct result of physiological effects of a
substance/agent
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ SUICIDE RISK FACTORS - ETHNICITY. Answer: Whites are at
highest risk for suicide (14.7 percent)
American Indian and Alaska Natives (10.9 percent)
Hispanic Americans (6.3 percent)
Asian Americans (5.9 percent)
African Americans (5.5 percent)
◉ ACTIVELY SUICIDAL CLIENT - NURSING INTERVENTION. Answer:
*observe client* for the first hour after admission
after full assessment, the treatment team can determine the
observation status of the client
observation allows the nurse to interrupt any observed suicidal
behaviors
,◉ SUICIDAL CLIENT - PLAN OF SAFETY. Answer: a degree of the
responsibility for the suicidal clients safety is given to the client
when a client shares with staff a plan for suicide, the client is
participating in a plan for safety by communicating thoughts of self-
harm that would initiate interventions to prevent suicide
◉ POTENTIAL GRIEF RESPONSES FOLLOWING SUICIDE OF A
FAMILY MEMBER. Answer: shock
disbelief
guilt
remorse
anger
resentment
◉ FOUR SPHERES OF HUMAN FUNCTIONING. Answer: *Affective*
moods/feelings
,*Behavioral*
behavior
*Cognitive*
thoughts
*Physiological*
physical symptoms
◉ MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Answer: characterized by
depressed mood
loss of interest/pleasure in usual activities
symptoms present for at least 2 weeks
no history of manic behavior
cannot be attributed to substances or other medical conditions
◉ DYSTHYMIC DISORDER. Answer: sad or "down in the dumps'
, no evidence of psychotic symptoms
chronically depressed mood for...
- most of the day
- more days than not
- at least 2 years
◉ PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER. Answer: depressed
mood
anxiety
mood swings
decreased interest in activities
onset of symptoms begin the week prior to menses and resolve the
week post-menses
◉ SUBSTANCE-INDUCED DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. Answer:
considered to be the direct result of physiological effects of a
substance/agent
