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Foundations of Mental Health Care
(8TH ED) by Michelle Morrison-Valfre|
Complete Guide Chapter 1-33
🧠 Mental Health Care Practice Exam
1. The primary goal of mental health nursing is to:
A. Diagnose mental illness
B. Promote adaptation and coping
C. Prescribe medications
D. Perform psychotherapy
Answer: B
2. The most therapeutic communication technique is:
A. Giving advice
B. Open-ended questions
C. Agreeing with patient
D. Challenging delusions
Answer: B
,3. A nurse says, “Tell me more about how you feel.” This
is an example of:
A. Reflection
B. Broad opening
C. Confrontation
D. Interpretation
Answer: B
4. Which action violates therapeutic communication?
A. Listening actively
B. Maintaining silence appropriately
C. Sharing personal opinions
D. Clarifying feelings
Answer: C
5. The most important factor in building trust is:
A. Authority
B. Consistency
C. Sympathy
D. Control
Answer: B
6. Which client behavior suggests anxiety?
A. Flat affect
B. Restlessness
C. Delusions
D. Hallucinations
Answer: B
,7. A priority nursing action for a suicidal client is:
A. Teach coping skills
B. Ensure safety
C. Encourage journaling
D. Promote group therapy
Answer: B
8. Confidentiality can be broken when:
A. Patient requests it
B. Family asks questions
C. There is risk of harm to self or others
D. Doctor is busy
Answer: C
9. The nurse-client relationship begins with:
A. Termination phase
B. Orientation phase
C. Working phase
D. Evaluation phase
Answer: B
10. During the working phase, the nurse:
A. Ends relationship
B. Builds trust
C. Explores problems and goals
D. Introduces self
Answer: C
, 11. The most important legal principle in mental health
care is:
A. Autonomy
B. Least restrictive environment
C. Punishment
D. Restraint use
Answer: B
12. Milieu therapy focuses on:
A. Medication only
B. Controlled therapeutic environment
C. Surgery
D. Isolation
Answer: B
13. A delusion is:
A. A real memory
B. A false fixed belief
C. Mood swing
D. Sleep disorder
Answer: B
14. Hallucinations involve:
A. False beliefs
B. Sensory perception without stimulus
C. Memory loss
D. Anxiety
Answer: B
Foundations of Mental Health Care
(8TH ED) by Michelle Morrison-Valfre|
Complete Guide Chapter 1-33
🧠 Mental Health Care Practice Exam
1. The primary goal of mental health nursing is to:
A. Diagnose mental illness
B. Promote adaptation and coping
C. Prescribe medications
D. Perform psychotherapy
Answer: B
2. The most therapeutic communication technique is:
A. Giving advice
B. Open-ended questions
C. Agreeing with patient
D. Challenging delusions
Answer: B
,3. A nurse says, “Tell me more about how you feel.” This
is an example of:
A. Reflection
B. Broad opening
C. Confrontation
D. Interpretation
Answer: B
4. Which action violates therapeutic communication?
A. Listening actively
B. Maintaining silence appropriately
C. Sharing personal opinions
D. Clarifying feelings
Answer: C
5. The most important factor in building trust is:
A. Authority
B. Consistency
C. Sympathy
D. Control
Answer: B
6. Which client behavior suggests anxiety?
A. Flat affect
B. Restlessness
C. Delusions
D. Hallucinations
Answer: B
,7. A priority nursing action for a suicidal client is:
A. Teach coping skills
B. Ensure safety
C. Encourage journaling
D. Promote group therapy
Answer: B
8. Confidentiality can be broken when:
A. Patient requests it
B. Family asks questions
C. There is risk of harm to self or others
D. Doctor is busy
Answer: C
9. The nurse-client relationship begins with:
A. Termination phase
B. Orientation phase
C. Working phase
D. Evaluation phase
Answer: B
10. During the working phase, the nurse:
A. Ends relationship
B. Builds trust
C. Explores problems and goals
D. Introduces self
Answer: C
, 11. The most important legal principle in mental health
care is:
A. Autonomy
B. Least restrictive environment
C. Punishment
D. Restraint use
Answer: B
12. Milieu therapy focuses on:
A. Medication only
B. Controlled therapeutic environment
C. Surgery
D. Isolation
Answer: B
13. A delusion is:
A. A real memory
B. A false fixed belief
C. Mood swing
D. Sleep disorder
Answer: B
14. Hallucinations involve:
A. False beliefs
B. Sensory perception without stimulus
C. Memory loss
D. Anxiety
Answer: B
