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NU160 EXAM 1 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ WITH RATIONALES
Which factor influences mental health?
A. Only genetics
B. Diet exclusively
C. Childhood, life circumstances, and family history
D. Only income
Rationale: Mental health is influenced by multiple factors including early life, environment, and
family history.
What primarily caused deinstitutionalization in the 1950s?
A. Increased hospital funding
B. Stricter laws for commitment
C. Introduction of psychotherapeutic drugs
D. Shortage of nurses
Rationale: Antipsychotics and other psychiatric meds enabled community care and reduced
long-term institutionalization.
What is the focus of emergency care for mental health patients?
A. Long-term therapy planning
B. Medication titration only
C. Crisis stabilization
D. Group therapy enrollment
Rationale: Emergency mental health care prioritizes stabilizing acute crises and ensuring safety.
Which populations are considered “at risk” for mental illness?
A. Only adolescents
B. Only middle-aged professionals
C. Elderly, homeless, children, those with HIV/AIDS, and rural residents
D. Only insured individuals
Rationale: Vulnerable groups with limited resources or additional stressors have higher mental-
health risk.
What was the significance of the Mental Health Parity Acts (1998/2008)?
A. Eliminated mental health coverage
B. Required public hospitals to provide free therapy
C. Required insurance to cover mental health conditions comparable to physical health
D. Mandated privatization of services
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Rationale: Parity laws improved insurance coverage for mental health and substance-use
services.
What is “assault”?
A. Any written criticism
B. Any behavior that presents an immediate threat to another person
C. Minor verbal disagreement only
D. Administrative reprimand
Rationale: Assault involves actions that create an immediate apprehension of harmful contact.
What is “battery”?
A. A threat only
B. Unlawful use of force on a person (actual harmful or offensive contact)
C. Failure to act
D. Written defamation
Rationale: Battery is the physical act of harmful or offensive contact.
What is “fraud”?
A. Intentional telling of the truth
B. Giving false information knowing it will be acted upon
C. Inadvertent error
D. Administrative delay
Rationale: Fraud involves intentional deception that influences decisions or actions.
What is “false imprisonment”?
A. Locking an unconscious patient for safety without documentation
B. Detention of a competent person against their will
C. Verbal reprimand only
D. Informed consent withdrawal
Rationale: Detaining a competent individual without legal justification constitutes false
imprisonment.
Nursing malpractice is best defined as:
A. Any patient complaint
B. A scheduling error only
C. Failure to exercise accepted professional skill resulting in harm, loss, or damage
D. Following policy strictly
Rationale: Malpractice involves a breach of standard of care causing injury.
What is “duty to warn”?
A. Reporting all patient conversations publicly
NU160 EXAM 1 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ WITH RATIONALES
Which factor influences mental health?
A. Only genetics
B. Diet exclusively
C. Childhood, life circumstances, and family history
D. Only income
Rationale: Mental health is influenced by multiple factors including early life, environment, and
family history.
What primarily caused deinstitutionalization in the 1950s?
A. Increased hospital funding
B. Stricter laws for commitment
C. Introduction of psychotherapeutic drugs
D. Shortage of nurses
Rationale: Antipsychotics and other psychiatric meds enabled community care and reduced
long-term institutionalization.
What is the focus of emergency care for mental health patients?
A. Long-term therapy planning
B. Medication titration only
C. Crisis stabilization
D. Group therapy enrollment
Rationale: Emergency mental health care prioritizes stabilizing acute crises and ensuring safety.
Which populations are considered “at risk” for mental illness?
A. Only adolescents
B. Only middle-aged professionals
C. Elderly, homeless, children, those with HIV/AIDS, and rural residents
D. Only insured individuals
Rationale: Vulnerable groups with limited resources or additional stressors have higher mental-
health risk.
What was the significance of the Mental Health Parity Acts (1998/2008)?
A. Eliminated mental health coverage
B. Required public hospitals to provide free therapy
C. Required insurance to cover mental health conditions comparable to physical health
D. Mandated privatization of services
, ESTUDYR
Rationale: Parity laws improved insurance coverage for mental health and substance-use
services.
What is “assault”?
A. Any written criticism
B. Any behavior that presents an immediate threat to another person
C. Minor verbal disagreement only
D. Administrative reprimand
Rationale: Assault involves actions that create an immediate apprehension of harmful contact.
What is “battery”?
A. A threat only
B. Unlawful use of force on a person (actual harmful or offensive contact)
C. Failure to act
D. Written defamation
Rationale: Battery is the physical act of harmful or offensive contact.
What is “fraud”?
A. Intentional telling of the truth
B. Giving false information knowing it will be acted upon
C. Inadvertent error
D. Administrative delay
Rationale: Fraud involves intentional deception that influences decisions or actions.
What is “false imprisonment”?
A. Locking an unconscious patient for safety without documentation
B. Detention of a competent person against their will
C. Verbal reprimand only
D. Informed consent withdrawal
Rationale: Detaining a competent individual without legal justification constitutes false
imprisonment.
Nursing malpractice is best defined as:
A. Any patient complaint
B. A scheduling error only
C. Failure to exercise accepted professional skill resulting in harm, loss, or damage
D. Following policy strictly
Rationale: Malpractice involves a breach of standard of care causing injury.
What is “duty to warn”?
A. Reporting all patient conversations publicly
