NSG 3450 EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH GALEN
COLLEGE 2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST| BRAND NEW VERSION
!!!|LATEST UPDATE
Which assessment questions will support effective communication with a patient who recently
emigrated from an Asian country? Select all that apply. Chapter 5
a. "What do you call this kind of pain?"
b. "What do you think is causing your pain?"
c. "How do you think your pain should be treated?"
d. "Do you consider this kind of pain a serious problem?"
When one is considering culturally competent care for a Muslim patient diagnosed with cardiac
problems, which intervention is particularly important initially when a low-fat diet is prescribed?
Chapter 5
Identifying dietary considerations
Which statement by the nurse demonstrates ethnocentrism toward the Latinx patient? Chapter
5
"I'm sure we can do something to make your symptoms more manageable."
Ling has a nursing diagnosis of risk for violence. Ling's Eastern culture family is having difficulty
coping with the illness because of their beliefs. A favorable therapeutic modality for this patient
might include? Chapter 5
Family therapy.
A nurse practitioner is interviewing a female patient from Southeast Asia. She complains of
stomach pain and chest discomfort. Knowing that the patient's adult son died in a car accident a
month earlier, the nurse suspects? Chapter 5
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,Somatization
Which nursing intervention can help a Hindu patient to maintain his religious practice? Chapter
5
Helping the patient to choose his own food from the menu
Intergenerational conflict may arise in immigrant families because the process of acculturation
may be? Chapter 5
easier for children.
Which nursing actions demonstrate cultural competence? Select all that apply.
a. Planning mealtime around the patient's prayer schedule
b. Helping a patient to visit with the hospital chaplain
c. Researching foods that a lacto-ovo-vegetarian patient will eat
d. Providing time for a patient's spiritual healer to visit
Which statement made by the nurse concerning ethics demonstrates the best understanding of
the concept? Chapter 6
"It isn't right to deny someone healthcare because they can't pay for it."
Which nursing intervention demonstrates the ethical principle of beneficence? Chapter 6
Providing frequent updates to the family of a patient currently in surgery
How can a newly hired nurse best attain information concerning the state's mental health laws
and statutes? Chapter 6
Conduct an internet search using the keywords "mental + health + statutes + (your state)"
When considering facility admissions for mental healthcare, what characteristic is unique to a
voluntary admission? Chapter 6
A request in writing is required before admission
Which situations demonstrate liable behavior on the part of the staff? Select all that apply.
Chapter 6
a. Forgetting to obtain consent for electroconvulsive therapy for a cognitively impaired patient
b. Leaving a patient with suicidal thoughts alone in the bathroom to shower
c. Promising to restrain a patient who stole from another patient on the unit
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, A nurse makes a post on a social media page about his peer taking care of a patient with a
crime-related gunshot wound in the emergency department. He does not use the name of the
patient. The nurse? Chapter 6
Has violated confidentiality laws and can be held liable.
In providing care for patients of a mental health unit, Li recognizes the importance of standards
of care. When Li notices that some policies fall short of the state licensing laws, which of the
following statements represents the most appropriate standard of care pathway? Chapter 6
State board of nursing, professional association, facility policy
Lucas has completed his inpatient psychiatric treatment, which was ordered by the court
system. Which statement reveals that Lucas does not understand the concept of conditional
release? Chapter 6
"I am finally free, no more therapy."
Implied consent occurs when no verbal or written agreement takes place prior to a caregiver
delivering treatment. Which of the following examples represents implied consent? Chapter 6
Care given to a heroin overdose victim
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs for a restrained patient include:
Select all that apply. Chapter 6
a. Private toileting, oral hydration
b. Checking the tightness of the restraints
c. Maintaining a patent airway
Which patient statement does not demonstrate an understanding of a suicide safety plan?
Chapter 25
"I will take extra medication if I start getting those self-destructive feelings."
Which interventions will help make the environment on the unit safer for patients with suicidal
ideation? Select all that apply. Chapter 25
a. All windows are kept locked.
b. Every shower has a breakaway shower rod.
c. Eating utensils are counted when trays are collected.
d. Patient doors are kept open.
What are the nursing responsibilities to a patient expressing suicidal thoughts? Select all that
apply. Chapter 25
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COLLEGE 2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST| BRAND NEW VERSION
!!!|LATEST UPDATE
Which assessment questions will support effective communication with a patient who recently
emigrated from an Asian country? Select all that apply. Chapter 5
a. "What do you call this kind of pain?"
b. "What do you think is causing your pain?"
c. "How do you think your pain should be treated?"
d. "Do you consider this kind of pain a serious problem?"
When one is considering culturally competent care for a Muslim patient diagnosed with cardiac
problems, which intervention is particularly important initially when a low-fat diet is prescribed?
Chapter 5
Identifying dietary considerations
Which statement by the nurse demonstrates ethnocentrism toward the Latinx patient? Chapter
5
"I'm sure we can do something to make your symptoms more manageable."
Ling has a nursing diagnosis of risk for violence. Ling's Eastern culture family is having difficulty
coping with the illness because of their beliefs. A favorable therapeutic modality for this patient
might include? Chapter 5
Family therapy.
A nurse practitioner is interviewing a female patient from Southeast Asia. She complains of
stomach pain and chest discomfort. Knowing that the patient's adult son died in a car accident a
month earlier, the nurse suspects? Chapter 5
1|Page
,Somatization
Which nursing intervention can help a Hindu patient to maintain his religious practice? Chapter
5
Helping the patient to choose his own food from the menu
Intergenerational conflict may arise in immigrant families because the process of acculturation
may be? Chapter 5
easier for children.
Which nursing actions demonstrate cultural competence? Select all that apply.
a. Planning mealtime around the patient's prayer schedule
b. Helping a patient to visit with the hospital chaplain
c. Researching foods that a lacto-ovo-vegetarian patient will eat
d. Providing time for a patient's spiritual healer to visit
Which statement made by the nurse concerning ethics demonstrates the best understanding of
the concept? Chapter 6
"It isn't right to deny someone healthcare because they can't pay for it."
Which nursing intervention demonstrates the ethical principle of beneficence? Chapter 6
Providing frequent updates to the family of a patient currently in surgery
How can a newly hired nurse best attain information concerning the state's mental health laws
and statutes? Chapter 6
Conduct an internet search using the keywords "mental + health + statutes + (your state)"
When considering facility admissions for mental healthcare, what characteristic is unique to a
voluntary admission? Chapter 6
A request in writing is required before admission
Which situations demonstrate liable behavior on the part of the staff? Select all that apply.
Chapter 6
a. Forgetting to obtain consent for electroconvulsive therapy for a cognitively impaired patient
b. Leaving a patient with suicidal thoughts alone in the bathroom to shower
c. Promising to restrain a patient who stole from another patient on the unit
2|Page
, A nurse makes a post on a social media page about his peer taking care of a patient with a
crime-related gunshot wound in the emergency department. He does not use the name of the
patient. The nurse? Chapter 6
Has violated confidentiality laws and can be held liable.
In providing care for patients of a mental health unit, Li recognizes the importance of standards
of care. When Li notices that some policies fall short of the state licensing laws, which of the
following statements represents the most appropriate standard of care pathway? Chapter 6
State board of nursing, professional association, facility policy
Lucas has completed his inpatient psychiatric treatment, which was ordered by the court
system. Which statement reveals that Lucas does not understand the concept of conditional
release? Chapter 6
"I am finally free, no more therapy."
Implied consent occurs when no verbal or written agreement takes place prior to a caregiver
delivering treatment. Which of the following examples represents implied consent? Chapter 6
Care given to a heroin overdose victim
Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, physiological needs for a restrained patient include:
Select all that apply. Chapter 6
a. Private toileting, oral hydration
b. Checking the tightness of the restraints
c. Maintaining a patent airway
Which patient statement does not demonstrate an understanding of a suicide safety plan?
Chapter 25
"I will take extra medication if I start getting those self-destructive feelings."
Which interventions will help make the environment on the unit safer for patients with suicidal
ideation? Select all that apply. Chapter 25
a. All windows are kept locked.
b. Every shower has a breakaway shower rod.
c. Eating utensils are counted when trays are collected.
d. Patient doors are kept open.
What are the nursing responsibilities to a patient expressing suicidal thoughts? Select all that
apply. Chapter 25
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