BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSING GCU FINAL
2026 PRACTICE SOLVED QUESTIONS
RESOURCE
◉ The nurse provides education for a client from a different cultural
group. During the teaching the client avoids eye contact with the
nurse. What is the nurse's best response? Answer: Avoid eye contact
with the client as well
◉ .. The nurse observes an adolescent client who interrupts and
exhibits frustration with the group's conversation. The nurse knows
the best way to handle the situation is by using which of the
following techniques? Answer: Restructuring
◉ The client is exhibiting anxiety by biting their nails and rocking
back and forth. What is the nurse's most appropriate therapeutic
response? Answer: I noticed you biting your nails
◉ The nurse is conducting a mental status examination on a client.
Which finding requires the most immediate follow-up? Answer: The
client reports having command hallucinations
◉ The home care nurse makes an initial visit to an elderly
gentleman who lives with his adult son. The client's son is his
,caregiver. Which observations in the home would cause the nurse to
suspect neglect by his son? SATA Answer: - The home has no air
conditioning or fans in place
- The client cannot locating his hearing aids or dentures
- There are visible insects in the kitchen counters
medications are out of date and in unmarked bottles
◉ A 6 year-old client with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
throws books against the window, pinches another child and skips
across the floor. What is the nurse's best intervention? Answer: Play
therapy
◉ The nurse cares for a young woman in the emergency room who
has a broken wrist. She states that she 'fell in the living room and it
just broke". Which signs would alert the nurse to the possibility of
abuse? SATA Answer: - Small round circular sores on her arms
- Reports of extreme nightmares and anxiety
- Bruises in varied stages of healing on her back
- She has visited the er twice in 30 days for similar accidents
◉ The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action a-
aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
Answer: Reduced anxiety
, ◉ The nurse works with community groups to minimize abusive
situations. The nurse is working on identifying individuals and
families at high risk of abuse. What level of prevention would this
be? Answer: Primary
◉ .The nurse cares for a child who has recently been diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorder. The nurse is aware that criteria for the
diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder includes: Answer: Strict
adherence to routines and behaviors
◉ What is the legal significance of a nurse's action when a client
verbally refuses medication and the nurse gives the medication over
the client's objection? Answer: Battery
◉ The nurse cares for several elderly clients in a long-term care
setting. Which medication order would the nurse question? Answer:
Fluoxetine for an 85-year old with hepatic impairment
◉ The nurse cares for a client who is restless, agitated, and trying to
climb over the side rails of the hospital bed. The nurse places the
client in bilateral soft wrist restraints and raises all four side rails.
Which actions should the nurse have completed first? Answer: -
Speak calmly to the client and ask them what can be done to help
- Administer 40 mg ativan iv push for restlessness
2026 PRACTICE SOLVED QUESTIONS
RESOURCE
◉ The nurse provides education for a client from a different cultural
group. During the teaching the client avoids eye contact with the
nurse. What is the nurse's best response? Answer: Avoid eye contact
with the client as well
◉ .. The nurse observes an adolescent client who interrupts and
exhibits frustration with the group's conversation. The nurse knows
the best way to handle the situation is by using which of the
following techniques? Answer: Restructuring
◉ The client is exhibiting anxiety by biting their nails and rocking
back and forth. What is the nurse's most appropriate therapeutic
response? Answer: I noticed you biting your nails
◉ The nurse is conducting a mental status examination on a client.
Which finding requires the most immediate follow-up? Answer: The
client reports having command hallucinations
◉ The home care nurse makes an initial visit to an elderly
gentleman who lives with his adult son. The client's son is his
,caregiver. Which observations in the home would cause the nurse to
suspect neglect by his son? SATA Answer: - The home has no air
conditioning or fans in place
- The client cannot locating his hearing aids or dentures
- There are visible insects in the kitchen counters
medications are out of date and in unmarked bottles
◉ A 6 year-old client with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
throws books against the window, pinches another child and skips
across the floor. What is the nurse's best intervention? Answer: Play
therapy
◉ The nurse cares for a young woman in the emergency room who
has a broken wrist. She states that she 'fell in the living room and it
just broke". Which signs would alert the nurse to the possibility of
abuse? SATA Answer: - Small round circular sores on her arms
- Reports of extreme nightmares and anxiety
- Bruises in varied stages of healing on her back
- She has visited the er twice in 30 days for similar accidents
◉ The nurse administers a medication that potentiates the action a-
aminobutyric acid (GABA). Which effect would be expected?
Answer: Reduced anxiety
, ◉ The nurse works with community groups to minimize abusive
situations. The nurse is working on identifying individuals and
families at high risk of abuse. What level of prevention would this
be? Answer: Primary
◉ .The nurse cares for a child who has recently been diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorder. The nurse is aware that criteria for the
diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder includes: Answer: Strict
adherence to routines and behaviors
◉ What is the legal significance of a nurse's action when a client
verbally refuses medication and the nurse gives the medication over
the client's objection? Answer: Battery
◉ The nurse cares for several elderly clients in a long-term care
setting. Which medication order would the nurse question? Answer:
Fluoxetine for an 85-year old with hepatic impairment
◉ The nurse cares for a client who is restless, agitated, and trying to
climb over the side rails of the hospital bed. The nurse places the
client in bilateral soft wrist restraints and raises all four side rails.
Which actions should the nurse have completed first? Answer: -
Speak calmly to the client and ask them what can be done to help
- Administer 40 mg ativan iv push for restlessness
