PSYCH NURSING ACTUAL EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS & 100% ANSWERS.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is attempting to develop a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) set limits for the relationship
B) promote the use of transference by the client
C) instruct the client on how they should behave
D) engage in friendly interactions with the client
A) set limits for the relationship
R: set professional boundaries regarding meeting times and locations, personal space, and other
parameters
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a mental health unit. Which of the following actions should the
nurse implement to establish therapeutic relationships with the clients?
A) provide sympathy during interactions
B) focus on the words of the clients
C) control the pace of establishing the nurse-client relationships
D) demonstrate genuineness when communicating
D) demonstrate genuineness when communicating
R:demonstrate genuineness during the nurse-client relationship in order to establish trust
A nurse is caring for a young adult client who says he is experiencing increased anxiety and an inability
to concentrate. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "it sounds like you are having a difficult time"
B) "have you talked to your parents about this yet?"
, C) "why do you think you are so anxious?"
D) "how long has this been going on?"
A) "it sounds like you're having a difficult time"
R: therapeutic, open-ended response
.
A client becomes very dejected and states, "No one really cares what happens to me. Life isn't worth
living anymore." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "of course people care, your family comes to visit every day"
B) "why do you feel that way?"
C) "tell me who you think doesn't care about you"
D) "I care about you, and I am concerned that you feel so sad"
D) "I care about you, and I am concerned that you feel so sad"
R: therapeutic, open-ended response
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and tells the nurse, "They lie about me all the time
and they are trying to poison my food." Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) "you are mistaken, nobody is lying about you or trying to poison you"
B) "you seem to be having very frightening thoughts"
C) "why do you think you are being lied about and poisoned?"
D) "who is lying about you and trying to poison you?"
B) "you seem to be having very frightening thoughts"
R: respond to the patient's feelings that they are communicating, do not confront or affirm a delusion
QUESTIONS (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS & 100% ANSWERS.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is attempting to develop a therapeutic relationship with a client. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) set limits for the relationship
B) promote the use of transference by the client
C) instruct the client on how they should behave
D) engage in friendly interactions with the client
A) set limits for the relationship
R: set professional boundaries regarding meeting times and locations, personal space, and other
parameters
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a mental health unit. Which of the following actions should the
nurse implement to establish therapeutic relationships with the clients?
A) provide sympathy during interactions
B) focus on the words of the clients
C) control the pace of establishing the nurse-client relationships
D) demonstrate genuineness when communicating
D) demonstrate genuineness when communicating
R:demonstrate genuineness during the nurse-client relationship in order to establish trust
A nurse is caring for a young adult client who says he is experiencing increased anxiety and an inability
to concentrate. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "it sounds like you are having a difficult time"
B) "have you talked to your parents about this yet?"
, C) "why do you think you are so anxious?"
D) "how long has this been going on?"
A) "it sounds like you're having a difficult time"
R: therapeutic, open-ended response
.
A client becomes very dejected and states, "No one really cares what happens to me. Life isn't worth
living anymore." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "of course people care, your family comes to visit every day"
B) "why do you feel that way?"
C) "tell me who you think doesn't care about you"
D) "I care about you, and I am concerned that you feel so sad"
D) "I care about you, and I am concerned that you feel so sad"
R: therapeutic, open-ended response
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and tells the nurse, "They lie about me all the time
and they are trying to poison my food." Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A) "you are mistaken, nobody is lying about you or trying to poison you"
B) "you seem to be having very frightening thoughts"
C) "why do you think you are being lied about and poisoned?"
D) "who is lying about you and trying to poison you?"
B) "you seem to be having very frightening thoughts"
R: respond to the patient's feelings that they are communicating, do not confront or affirm a delusion
