PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which area of mental function does the nurse evaluate during the
brief mental status examination? Answer: Naming objects
◉ While evaluating the mental status of the client in the psychiatric unit,
the nurse is recording the scores. The nurse suspects severe cognitive
impairment in the client after assessment. What score of the client
supports the nurse's suspicion? Answer: 9
When the client score ranges from zero to 10 during the brief mental
status evaluation, the nurse concludes that the client has severe cognitive
impairment.
◉ What interventions does standard 5G of psychiatric mental health
clinical nursing practice include? Answer: Consultation
◉ The nurse uses prescriptive authority, referrals, and treatments in
accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. Which standard
is the nurse practicing through this intervention? Answer:
Implementation
◉ Which intervention made by the registered nurse indicates that the
nurse is following Standard 2 of the American Nurses Association
, (ANA) Standards of Practice effectively? Answer: Analyzing the
assessment data of the client
◉ The estimated length of a hospital stay for a client experiencing
alcohol withdrawal symptoms is 7 days. What is the expected dose of
Librium administered to the client on the 1st day of admission in the
hospital? Answer: 200 mg in divided doses
◉ Which problem does the client with schizophrenia, who has an
inability to trust others, exhibit? Answer: Paranoid delusions
◉ Which condition does the nursing team identify in the client with
schizophrenia who is refusing to interact with the staff members in the
hospital? Answer: Low self-esteem
Refusing to interact with others indicates that the client has social
withdrawal and the nursing team identifies that the client has low self-
esteem.
◉ A client with schizophrenia tells the nurse, "When I sleep, I hear
voices." Which condition does the nurse suspect in this client? Answer:
Disturbed sensory perception
◉ The nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia in a psychiatric
unit. Which outcome in the client indicates effective treatment? Answer:
Perform activities of daily living independently by the time of discharge.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which area of mental function does the nurse evaluate during the
brief mental status examination? Answer: Naming objects
◉ While evaluating the mental status of the client in the psychiatric unit,
the nurse is recording the scores. The nurse suspects severe cognitive
impairment in the client after assessment. What score of the client
supports the nurse's suspicion? Answer: 9
When the client score ranges from zero to 10 during the brief mental
status evaluation, the nurse concludes that the client has severe cognitive
impairment.
◉ What interventions does standard 5G of psychiatric mental health
clinical nursing practice include? Answer: Consultation
◉ The nurse uses prescriptive authority, referrals, and treatments in
accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. Which standard
is the nurse practicing through this intervention? Answer:
Implementation
◉ Which intervention made by the registered nurse indicates that the
nurse is following Standard 2 of the American Nurses Association
, (ANA) Standards of Practice effectively? Answer: Analyzing the
assessment data of the client
◉ The estimated length of a hospital stay for a client experiencing
alcohol withdrawal symptoms is 7 days. What is the expected dose of
Librium administered to the client on the 1st day of admission in the
hospital? Answer: 200 mg in divided doses
◉ Which problem does the client with schizophrenia, who has an
inability to trust others, exhibit? Answer: Paranoid delusions
◉ Which condition does the nursing team identify in the client with
schizophrenia who is refusing to interact with the staff members in the
hospital? Answer: Low self-esteem
Refusing to interact with others indicates that the client has social
withdrawal and the nursing team identifies that the client has low self-
esteem.
◉ A client with schizophrenia tells the nurse, "When I sleep, I hear
voices." Which condition does the nurse suspect in this client? Answer:
Disturbed sensory perception
◉ The nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia in a psychiatric
unit. Which outcome in the client indicates effective treatment? Answer:
Perform activities of daily living independently by the time of discharge.
