Chapter 7: The Nursing Process in
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Exam
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal patient. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the assessment step of the nursing process?
a. Identifies nursing diagnosis: Risk for suicide
b. Notes that client's family reports recent suicide attempt
c. prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environmental for the client
d. obtains a short term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal -
CORRECT ANSWER-b.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is part of the diagnosis step of the nursing process?
a. Identifies nursing diagnosis: Risk for suicide
b. Notes that client's family reports recent suicide attempt
c. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
d. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal -
CORRECT ANSWER-a.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the outcome identification step of the nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
, b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-d.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the planning step of the nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-a.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the implementation step of then nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-c.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the evaluation step of the nursing process?
a. prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Exam
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal patient. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the assessment step of the nursing process?
a. Identifies nursing diagnosis: Risk for suicide
b. Notes that client's family reports recent suicide attempt
c. prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environmental for the client
d. obtains a short term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal -
CORRECT ANSWER-b.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is part of the diagnosis step of the nursing process?
a. Identifies nursing diagnosis: Risk for suicide
b. Notes that client's family reports recent suicide attempt
c. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
d. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal -
CORRECT ANSWER-a.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the outcome identification step of the nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
, b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-d.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the planning step of the nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-a.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the implementation step of then nursing process?
a. Prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
c. Obtains a short-term contract from the client to seek out staff if feeling suicidal
d. Establishes goal of care: client will not harm self during hospitalization - CORRECT
ANSWER-c.
The nurse is using nursing process to care for a suicidal client. Which of the following
nursing actions is a part of the evaluation step of the nursing process?
a. prioritizes the necessity for maintaining a safe environment for the client
b. Determines if nursing interventions have been appropriate to achieve desired results
