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NR 326 - Mental Health Nursing Exam
4Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Select the five stages of grief.
Bargaining
Depression
Anger
Loneliness
Denial
Mania
Acceptance
Heartbreak
Bargaining
Depression
Anger
Denial
Acceptance
Label each component of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Love and Belonging
Safety and Security
Physiological Needs
A client is diagnosed with cancer. The client smiles, thanks
the healthcare provider, and continues to go about the daily
routine without planning for future care. Which defense
mechanism is this client displaying?
Displacement
,2
Denial
Repression
Suppression
Denial
When a client experiences anxiety, it can be classified as
mild, moderate, severe, or panic, and there are associated
physical manifestations. Identify the symptoms associated
with each category of anxiety.
Discontent
Dread or horror
Irritability or restlessness
Impending doom sensation
Mild
Moderate
Discontent
Severe
Dread or horror
Panic
Impending doom sensation
A client has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is
scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy. Prior to the surgery,
the client begins to cry, stating, "I just don't know how I'm
going to feel like a woman after this procedure." What is this
client experiencing?
All stages of grief
Post-surgical grief
,3
Anticipatory grief
Anger and depression
Anticipatory grief
A client recently diagnosed with pre-hypertension is
concerned and asks what strategies can be used to decrease
stress and slow the disease progression. Select all that
apply.
Hiking in a desirable area
Dancing while cooking dinner
Cuddling with the dog
Increasing caffeinated drinks
Indulging in rich, fatty comfort foods
Reading an interesting book
Hiking in a desirable area
Dancing while cooking dinner
Cuddling with the dog
Reading an interesting book
Which client behavior is best matched with each
description?
Anxiety Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Psychosis
Avoidance of socialization
Unable to remember client's own name
Client seeing people who aren't there
Paralysis of legs without injury or illness
Anxiety Disorders
Avoidance of socialization
, 4
Somatic Symptom Disorders
Paralysis of legs without injury or illness
Dissociative Disorders
Unable to remember client's own name
Psychosis
Client seeing people who aren't there
After the death of a spouse, a client visits the healthcare
provider and reports insomnia, lethargy, and fatigue. What
nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this client?
Activity intolerance related to anxiety
Anticipatory grieving due to spousal death
Fear related to change in family dynamic
Compromised coping related to death
Compromised coping related to death
A client presents to the healthcare provider's office after
becoming terrified of voices that no one else can hear, wild
behavior, and delusions. The client has dilated pupils,
diaphoresis, trembling, and incoherent speech. Which is the
best explanation for this client's behavior?
Sympathetic nervous system response to stressors
Panic anxiety with expected reactionary behavior
Severe anxiety with ineffective coping
Clinical depression with audible and visual hallucinations
Panic anxiety with expected reactionary behavior
Match the defense mechanism to the behavior.
(Sublimation, Suppression, Regression)
NR 326 - Mental Health Nursing Exam
4Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Versions 2025 Graded A+
Select the five stages of grief.
Bargaining
Depression
Anger
Loneliness
Denial
Mania
Acceptance
Heartbreak
Bargaining
Depression
Anger
Denial
Acceptance
Label each component of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Love and Belonging
Safety and Security
Physiological Needs
A client is diagnosed with cancer. The client smiles, thanks
the healthcare provider, and continues to go about the daily
routine without planning for future care. Which defense
mechanism is this client displaying?
Displacement
,2
Denial
Repression
Suppression
Denial
When a client experiences anxiety, it can be classified as
mild, moderate, severe, or panic, and there are associated
physical manifestations. Identify the symptoms associated
with each category of anxiety.
Discontent
Dread or horror
Irritability or restlessness
Impending doom sensation
Mild
Moderate
Discontent
Severe
Dread or horror
Panic
Impending doom sensation
A client has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is
scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy. Prior to the surgery,
the client begins to cry, stating, "I just don't know how I'm
going to feel like a woman after this procedure." What is this
client experiencing?
All stages of grief
Post-surgical grief
,3
Anticipatory grief
Anger and depression
Anticipatory grief
A client recently diagnosed with pre-hypertension is
concerned and asks what strategies can be used to decrease
stress and slow the disease progression. Select all that
apply.
Hiking in a desirable area
Dancing while cooking dinner
Cuddling with the dog
Increasing caffeinated drinks
Indulging in rich, fatty comfort foods
Reading an interesting book
Hiking in a desirable area
Dancing while cooking dinner
Cuddling with the dog
Reading an interesting book
Which client behavior is best matched with each
description?
Anxiety Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Psychosis
Avoidance of socialization
Unable to remember client's own name
Client seeing people who aren't there
Paralysis of legs without injury or illness
Anxiety Disorders
Avoidance of socialization
, 4
Somatic Symptom Disorders
Paralysis of legs without injury or illness
Dissociative Disorders
Unable to remember client's own name
Psychosis
Client seeing people who aren't there
After the death of a spouse, a client visits the healthcare
provider and reports insomnia, lethargy, and fatigue. What
nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this client?
Activity intolerance related to anxiety
Anticipatory grieving due to spousal death
Fear related to change in family dynamic
Compromised coping related to death
Compromised coping related to death
A client presents to the healthcare provider's office after
becoming terrified of voices that no one else can hear, wild
behavior, and delusions. The client has dilated pupils,
diaphoresis, trembling, and incoherent speech. Which is the
best explanation for this client's behavior?
Sympathetic nervous system response to stressors
Panic anxiety with expected reactionary behavior
Severe anxiety with ineffective coping
Clinical depression with audible and visual hallucinations
Panic anxiety with expected reactionary behavior
Match the defense mechanism to the behavior.
(Sublimation, Suppression, Regression)
