NUR208 EXAM 3 2026 CERTIFICATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
◉ Which intervention should a nurse recommend for the distressed
family and friends of someone who has committed suicide?
a. Participating in reminiscence therapy
b. Attending a self-help group for survivors
c. Contracting for two sessions of group therapy
d. Completing a psychological postmortem assessment. Answer: b.
Attending a self-help group for survivors
◉ Why a nurse should closely monitor a severely depressed patient
during antidepressant medication therapy?
a. As depression lifts, physical energy becomes available to carry out
suicide
b. Suicide may be precipitated by a variety of internal and external
events
c. Suicidal patients have difficulty using social supports
d. Suicide is an impulsive act. Answer: a. As depression lifts, physical
energy becomes available to carry out suicide
◉ A patient says, "My business is bankrupt." Which statement
contains a concealed suicidal message?
,a. "I wish I were dead."
b. "Life is not worth living."
c. "I have a plan that will fix everything."
d. "My family will be better off without me.". Answer: c. "I have a plan
that will fix everything."
◉ A patient with a history of daily alcohol abuse was hospitalized at
0200 today. When do withdrawal symptoms peak?
a. Between 0800 and 1000 today (6 to 8 hours after drinking
stopped)
b. Between 0200 tomorrow and hospital day 2 (24-48 hrs after
stopped alcohol)
c. About 0200 on hospital day 3 (72 hours after drinking stopped)
d. About 0200 on hospital day 4 (96 hours after drinking stopped).
Answer: b. Between 0200 tomorrow and hospital day 2 (24-48 hrs
after stopped alcohol)
◉ A woman in the last trimester of pregnancy drinks 12 ounces of
alcohol daily. The infant is likely to be:
a. jaundiced
b. dependent on alcohol
c. healthy but underweight
d. microcephalic and cognitively impaired. Answer: d. microcephalic
and cognitively impaired
, ◉ A patient was admitted 48 hours ago for injuries while
intoxicated. He now sees snakes in his bed. The patient:
a. is attempting to obtain attention by manipulating staff.
b. may have sustained a head injury before admission
c. has symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium
is having a recurrence of an acute psychosis. Answer: c. has
symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium
◉ A hospitalized patient injured while intoxicated, believes spiders
are spinning webs in the room. What do you?
a. Check the patient every 15 minutes.
b. Rigorously encourage fluid intake
c. Provide one-on-one supervision
d. Keep the room dimly lit. Answer: c. Provide one-on-one
supervision
◉ A patient asks for information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
What do you say?
a. "It is a self-help group with the goal of sobriety."
b. "It is a form of group therapy led by a psychiatrist."
c. "It is a group that learns about drinking from a group leader."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
◉ Which intervention should a nurse recommend for the distressed
family and friends of someone who has committed suicide?
a. Participating in reminiscence therapy
b. Attending a self-help group for survivors
c. Contracting for two sessions of group therapy
d. Completing a psychological postmortem assessment. Answer: b.
Attending a self-help group for survivors
◉ Why a nurse should closely monitor a severely depressed patient
during antidepressant medication therapy?
a. As depression lifts, physical energy becomes available to carry out
suicide
b. Suicide may be precipitated by a variety of internal and external
events
c. Suicidal patients have difficulty using social supports
d. Suicide is an impulsive act. Answer: a. As depression lifts, physical
energy becomes available to carry out suicide
◉ A patient says, "My business is bankrupt." Which statement
contains a concealed suicidal message?
,a. "I wish I were dead."
b. "Life is not worth living."
c. "I have a plan that will fix everything."
d. "My family will be better off without me.". Answer: c. "I have a plan
that will fix everything."
◉ A patient with a history of daily alcohol abuse was hospitalized at
0200 today. When do withdrawal symptoms peak?
a. Between 0800 and 1000 today (6 to 8 hours after drinking
stopped)
b. Between 0200 tomorrow and hospital day 2 (24-48 hrs after
stopped alcohol)
c. About 0200 on hospital day 3 (72 hours after drinking stopped)
d. About 0200 on hospital day 4 (96 hours after drinking stopped).
Answer: b. Between 0200 tomorrow and hospital day 2 (24-48 hrs
after stopped alcohol)
◉ A woman in the last trimester of pregnancy drinks 12 ounces of
alcohol daily. The infant is likely to be:
a. jaundiced
b. dependent on alcohol
c. healthy but underweight
d. microcephalic and cognitively impaired. Answer: d. microcephalic
and cognitively impaired
, ◉ A patient was admitted 48 hours ago for injuries while
intoxicated. He now sees snakes in his bed. The patient:
a. is attempting to obtain attention by manipulating staff.
b. may have sustained a head injury before admission
c. has symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium
is having a recurrence of an acute psychosis. Answer: c. has
symptoms of alcohol withdrawal delirium
◉ A hospitalized patient injured while intoxicated, believes spiders
are spinning webs in the room. What do you?
a. Check the patient every 15 minutes.
b. Rigorously encourage fluid intake
c. Provide one-on-one supervision
d. Keep the room dimly lit. Answer: c. Provide one-on-one
supervision
◉ A patient asks for information about Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
What do you say?
a. "It is a self-help group with the goal of sobriety."
b. "It is a form of group therapy led by a psychiatrist."
c. "It is a group that learns about drinking from a group leader."
