SAUNDERS MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2025 UPDATED VERSION
PROFESSOR VERIFIED
A+
A client with a diagnosis of depression who has
attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died.
I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for
me." which response by the nurse demonstrates
therapeutic communication?
1. "You have everything to live for"
2. "Why do you see yourself as a failure?"
,3. "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed."
4. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" -
CORRECT ANSWER 4. "You've been feeling like a failure for a
while?"
The nurse visits a client at home. The client states, "I
haven't slept at all the last couple of nights." Which
response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic
communication?
1. "I see."
2. "Really?"
3. "You're having difficulty sleeping?"
4. "Sometimes I have trouble sleeping too" -CORRECT
ANSWER 3. "You're having difficulty sleeping?"
A client experiencing disturbed thought processes
believes that his food is being poisoned. Which
communication technique should the nurse use to
encourage the client to eat?
,1. Using open-ended questions and silence
2. Sharing personal preference regarding food choices
3. Documenting reasons why the client does not want to
eat
4. Offering opinions about the necessity of adequate
nutrition -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Using open-ended questions
and silence
The nurse should plan which goals of the termination
stage of group development? Select all that apply.
1. The group evaluates the experience
2. The real work of the group is accomplished
3. Group interaction involves superficial conversation
4. Group members become acquainted with one another
5. Some structuring of group norms, roles, and
responsibilities takes place.
6. The group explores members' feelings about the group
and the impending separation. -CORRECT ANSWER 1. The
group evaluates the experience
, 6. The group explores members' feelings about the group
and the impending separation.
A client is diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the
nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop
hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like
this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." which response
by the nurse is therapeutic?
1. "Have you shared your feelings with your family"
2. "I think we should talk more about your anger with
your family."
3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to
hope for you to be cured?"
4. "You are probably very depressed, which is
understandable with such a diagnosis." -CORRECT ANSWER 3.
"You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope
for you to be cured?"
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2025 UPDATED VERSION
PROFESSOR VERIFIED
A+
A client with a diagnosis of depression who has
attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died.
I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for
me." which response by the nurse demonstrates
therapeutic communication?
1. "You have everything to live for"
2. "Why do you see yourself as a failure?"
,3. "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed."
4. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" -
CORRECT ANSWER 4. "You've been feeling like a failure for a
while?"
The nurse visits a client at home. The client states, "I
haven't slept at all the last couple of nights." Which
response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic
communication?
1. "I see."
2. "Really?"
3. "You're having difficulty sleeping?"
4. "Sometimes I have trouble sleeping too" -CORRECT
ANSWER 3. "You're having difficulty sleeping?"
A client experiencing disturbed thought processes
believes that his food is being poisoned. Which
communication technique should the nurse use to
encourage the client to eat?
,1. Using open-ended questions and silence
2. Sharing personal preference regarding food choices
3. Documenting reasons why the client does not want to
eat
4. Offering opinions about the necessity of adequate
nutrition -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Using open-ended questions
and silence
The nurse should plan which goals of the termination
stage of group development? Select all that apply.
1. The group evaluates the experience
2. The real work of the group is accomplished
3. Group interaction involves superficial conversation
4. Group members become acquainted with one another
5. Some structuring of group norms, roles, and
responsibilities takes place.
6. The group explores members' feelings about the group
and the impending separation. -CORRECT ANSWER 1. The
group evaluates the experience
, 6. The group explores members' feelings about the group
and the impending separation.
A client is diagnosed with terminal cancer says to the
nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop
hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like
this. After all, I'm the one who's dying." which response
by the nurse is therapeutic?
1. "Have you shared your feelings with your family"
2. "I think we should talk more about your anger with
your family."
3. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to
hope for you to be cured?"
4. "You are probably very depressed, which is
understandable with such a diagnosis." -CORRECT ANSWER 3.
"You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope
for you to be cured?"
