Test Bank For
Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition 2025 Kim Foster, Peta Marks, Anthony O'Brien, and John H
Chapter 1-29
Chapter 1: Why mental health matters
Multiple-choice questions
1. What proportion of the Australian adult population have experienced a mental health
problem in the past 12 months?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 20%
d. 40%
ANS: C
2. The stepped care model of mental health care involves:
a. providing different levels of mental health care to different populations
b. matching mental health care to the needs of the individual
c. providing a full range of mental health services in every community
d. initiating high-intensity mental health interventions as an initial approach
ANS: B
3. Cultural safety in mental health care involves:
a. treating all consumers as if they are the same, regardless of cultural background
b. matching the ethnicity of mental health practitioners to the ethnicity of consumers
c. reflecting on one‟s own cultural identity and how that influences nursing care
d. understanding the culture of all consumers and communities
ANS: C
4. Which of the following statements about the scope of nursing practice in mental health is
TRUE?
a. Mental health is part of every nurse‟s scope of practice.
b. Mental health care can only be provided by specialist mental health nurses.
c. In order to practise, nurses must apply for an endorsement of their practising
certificate.
d. In most areas of nursing practice, mental health skills are not needed.
ANS: A
,5. Assisting mental health consumers to manage their physical health is important because:
a. the physical health of people with mental illness is significantly worse than the
physical health of the general population.
b. poor physical health is the cause of most mental illnesses.
c. mental health consumers do not receive primary health care services.
d. all nurses need to maintain their physical health care skills.
ANS: A
True/False
1. Depression has been linked to a wide range of physical illnesses, including stroke,
cancer and cardiovascular disease.
ANS: True
2. Rates of metabolic syndrome are high in people taking antipsychotic medication.
ANS: True
3. The World Health Organization recommends that mental health care should be based
in specialist services.
ANS: False
4. Many people who commit suicide have had recent contact with a health professional.
ANS: True
5. Up to 50% of the population will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime.
ANS: True
,Chapter 2: Nursing and mental health in context
Foster et al: Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition
Test Bank
Multiple-choice questions
1. Social determinants of mental health include:
a. early childhood development
b. mental health stigma
c. poverty
d. All of the above
ANS: D
2. It is important to acknowledge gender identity in mental health care because:
a. gender identity is an inherent aspect of individual identity.
b. gender identity is fixed from birth.
c. most consumers want to discuss their gender identity.
d. gender identity is biological in origin.
ANS: A
3. Personal recovery from mental illness means the person:
a. no longer has symptoms of mental illness
b. has gained insight into their need for treatment
c. regards their mental health as a personal development journey
d. no longer needs the support of mental health professionals
ANS: C
4. Trauma-informed care involves:
a. preventing any trauma in the consumer‟s life
b. avoiding any discussion of emotionally painful experiences
c. discussing your own experiences of trauma with consumers
d. supporting consumers so they feel safe when receiving care
ANS: D
5. Therapeutic relationships have been described as:
a. an equal partnership between a nurse and consumer
b. something that happens automatically between a nurse and consumer
c. something that develops once the nurse has a long-term relationship with the
consumer
d. only possible for nurses with advanced training and experience
, ANS: A
True/False
1. Many people have a non-religious worldview while still maintaining spiritual beliefs
and values.
ANS: True
2. Hope can be described as the act by which the tendency to despair is actively
overcome.
ANS: True
3. Maintaining professional boundaries in clinical practice is always the responsibility of
the nurse.
ANS: True
4. Self-disclosure should never occur in a professional relationship.
ANS: False
5. The concept of neuroplasticity refers to the brain‟s ability to develop new pathways,
even after experiencing trauma.
ANS: True
Chapter 3: The mental health and illness continuum
Foster et al: Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition
Test Bank
Multiple-choice questions
1. Situational crises include which of the following?
a. Onset of serious illness
b. A natural disaster
c. Loss of a loved one
d. All of the above
ANS: D
2. In order for a situation to be defined as a crisis, the person concerned must experience:
Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition 2025 Kim Foster, Peta Marks, Anthony O'Brien, and John H
Chapter 1-29
Chapter 1: Why mental health matters
Multiple-choice questions
1. What proportion of the Australian adult population have experienced a mental health
problem in the past 12 months?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 20%
d. 40%
ANS: C
2. The stepped care model of mental health care involves:
a. providing different levels of mental health care to different populations
b. matching mental health care to the needs of the individual
c. providing a full range of mental health services in every community
d. initiating high-intensity mental health interventions as an initial approach
ANS: B
3. Cultural safety in mental health care involves:
a. treating all consumers as if they are the same, regardless of cultural background
b. matching the ethnicity of mental health practitioners to the ethnicity of consumers
c. reflecting on one‟s own cultural identity and how that influences nursing care
d. understanding the culture of all consumers and communities
ANS: C
4. Which of the following statements about the scope of nursing practice in mental health is
TRUE?
a. Mental health is part of every nurse‟s scope of practice.
b. Mental health care can only be provided by specialist mental health nurses.
c. In order to practise, nurses must apply for an endorsement of their practising
certificate.
d. In most areas of nursing practice, mental health skills are not needed.
ANS: A
,5. Assisting mental health consumers to manage their physical health is important because:
a. the physical health of people with mental illness is significantly worse than the
physical health of the general population.
b. poor physical health is the cause of most mental illnesses.
c. mental health consumers do not receive primary health care services.
d. all nurses need to maintain their physical health care skills.
ANS: A
True/False
1. Depression has been linked to a wide range of physical illnesses, including stroke,
cancer and cardiovascular disease.
ANS: True
2. Rates of metabolic syndrome are high in people taking antipsychotic medication.
ANS: True
3. The World Health Organization recommends that mental health care should be based
in specialist services.
ANS: False
4. Many people who commit suicide have had recent contact with a health professional.
ANS: True
5. Up to 50% of the population will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime.
ANS: True
,Chapter 2: Nursing and mental health in context
Foster et al: Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition
Test Bank
Multiple-choice questions
1. Social determinants of mental health include:
a. early childhood development
b. mental health stigma
c. poverty
d. All of the above
ANS: D
2. It is important to acknowledge gender identity in mental health care because:
a. gender identity is an inherent aspect of individual identity.
b. gender identity is fixed from birth.
c. most consumers want to discuss their gender identity.
d. gender identity is biological in origin.
ANS: A
3. Personal recovery from mental illness means the person:
a. no longer has symptoms of mental illness
b. has gained insight into their need for treatment
c. regards their mental health as a personal development journey
d. no longer needs the support of mental health professionals
ANS: C
4. Trauma-informed care involves:
a. preventing any trauma in the consumer‟s life
b. avoiding any discussion of emotionally painful experiences
c. discussing your own experiences of trauma with consumers
d. supporting consumers so they feel safe when receiving care
ANS: D
5. Therapeutic relationships have been described as:
a. an equal partnership between a nurse and consumer
b. something that happens automatically between a nurse and consumer
c. something that develops once the nurse has a long-term relationship with the
consumer
d. only possible for nurses with advanced training and experience
, ANS: A
True/False
1. Many people have a non-religious worldview while still maintaining spiritual beliefs
and values.
ANS: True
2. Hope can be described as the act by which the tendency to despair is actively
overcome.
ANS: True
3. Maintaining professional boundaries in clinical practice is always the responsibility of
the nurse.
ANS: True
4. Self-disclosure should never occur in a professional relationship.
ANS: False
5. The concept of neuroplasticity refers to the brain‟s ability to develop new pathways,
even after experiencing trauma.
ANS: True
Chapter 3: The mental health and illness continuum
Foster et al: Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition
Test Bank
Multiple-choice questions
1. Situational crises include which of the following?
a. Onset of serious illness
b. A natural disaster
c. Loss of a loved one
d. All of the above
ANS: D
2. In order for a situation to be defined as a crisis, the person concerned must experience:
