RN MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE PRACTICE B
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ a nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
findings is the nurse required to report?
a. A client who has bipolar disorder and tested positive for genital
herpes simplex virus reports having multiple sexual partners
b. A client who has depression reports having a lack of interest in
assisting their partner in the care of their children
c. A client who has borderline personality disorder threatened to
harm their roommate
d. An adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa has a BMI of 17.
Answer: c. A client who has borderline personality disorder
threatened to harm their roommate
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality
disorder. Which of the following goals is the priority when planning
care for this client?
a. The client will take prescribed medications as scheduled
b. The client will express feelings of frustration
c. The client will refrain from self-mutilation
,d. The client will participate in group therapy. Answer: c. The client
will refrain from self-mutilation
◉ A nurse is discussing the home care of a client who has advanced
Alzheimer's disease with he client's partner, who is planning to go
out of town for several days. Which of the following resources
should the nurse recommended to the caregiver?
a. Respite Care
b. Partial Hospitalization
c. Adult Day Care Program
d. Geropsychiatric unit. Answer: a. Respite care
◉ A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and
has wandered into the day room looking for their deceased partner.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Move the client to a room near the nurse's station
b. Limit visitors until the client is oriented to the environment
c. Tell the client that their partner is deceased
d. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their
partner. Answer: d. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed
with their partner
, ◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute
care setting. When the nurse questions the client regarding their
admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to
bed!" The nurse should document the client's speech pattern as
which of the following?
a. Clang association
b. Word Salad
c. Neogolism
d. Echolalia. Answer: a. Clang association
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse document as a negative
symptom of this disorder?
a. Delusions
b. Neologisms
c. Anhedonia
d. Echopraxia. Answer: c. Anhedonia
◉ A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a licensed practical nurse
(LPN) and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to the LPN?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ a nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
findings is the nurse required to report?
a. A client who has bipolar disorder and tested positive for genital
herpes simplex virus reports having multiple sexual partners
b. A client who has depression reports having a lack of interest in
assisting their partner in the care of their children
c. A client who has borderline personality disorder threatened to
harm their roommate
d. An adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa has a BMI of 17.
Answer: c. A client who has borderline personality disorder
threatened to harm their roommate
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality
disorder. Which of the following goals is the priority when planning
care for this client?
a. The client will take prescribed medications as scheduled
b. The client will express feelings of frustration
c. The client will refrain from self-mutilation
,d. The client will participate in group therapy. Answer: c. The client
will refrain from self-mutilation
◉ A nurse is discussing the home care of a client who has advanced
Alzheimer's disease with he client's partner, who is planning to go
out of town for several days. Which of the following resources
should the nurse recommended to the caregiver?
a. Respite Care
b. Partial Hospitalization
c. Adult Day Care Program
d. Geropsychiatric unit. Answer: a. Respite care
◉ A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and
has wandered into the day room looking for their deceased partner.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Move the client to a room near the nurse's station
b. Limit visitors until the client is oriented to the environment
c. Tell the client that their partner is deceased
d. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed with their
partner. Answer: d. Talk with the client about activities they enjoyed
with their partner
, ◉ A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia to an acute
care setting. When the nurse questions the client regarding their
admission, the client states, "I'm red, in the head, and I'm going to
bed!" The nurse should document the client's speech pattern as
which of the following?
a. Clang association
b. Word Salad
c. Neogolism
d. Echolalia. Answer: a. Clang association
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse document as a negative
symptom of this disorder?
a. Delusions
b. Neologisms
c. Anhedonia
d. Echopraxia. Answer: c. Anhedonia
◉ A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a licensed practical nurse
(LPN) and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse assign to the LPN?
