9/8/25, 9:32 PM NURS 132 - EXAM 1 -
NURS 132 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS (DETAILED AND ELABORATED) A+ GRADED LATEST
UPDATE 2025-2026 ||ACTUAL EXAM NURS 132
A nurse is part of a Chapter 1
multidisciplinary team
working with groups of d. Clinical epidemiology
depressed patients. One
Rationale:
group of patients receives
Clinical epidemiology is a broad field that addresses
supportive interventions
studies of the natural history (or what happens if there
and antidepressant
is no treatment and the problem is left to run its course)
medication. The other group
of an
receives only medication.
illness, studies of diagnostic screening tests, and
The team measures
observational and experimental studies of interventions
outcomes for each group.
used to treat people with the illness or symptoms.
Which type of study is
Prevalence refers to numbers of new cases. Comorbidity
evident?
refers to having more than one mental disorder at a
time. Incidence refers to the number of new cases of
a. Incidence
mental disorders in a healthy population within a
b. Prevalence given period. See related audience response
question.
c. Comorbidity
d. Clinical epidemiology
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The spouse of a patient Chapter 1
diagnosed with
schizophrenia says, "I don't c. “Research shows that this condition more likely has a biological
basis.”
understand how events from
childhood have anything to
Rationale:
do with this disabling
Many of the most prevalent and disabling mental
illness." Which response by
disorders have strong biological influences. Genetics
the nurse will best help
are only one part of biological factors. Empathy
the spouse
does not
understand the cause of this
disorder? address increasing the spouse’s level of knowledge
about the cause of the disorder. The other distracters
a. "Psychological stress is the are not established facts.
basis of most mental
disorders."
b. "This illness results from
developmental factors
rather than stress."
c. "Research shows that this
condition more likely has a
biological basis."
d. "It must be frustrating for
you that your spouse is
sick so much of the
time."
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,9/8/25, 8:51 PM NUR136 EXAM 2
A category 5 tornado Chapter 1
occurred in a community
of 400 people. Many c. Incidence
homes and businesses
Rationale:
were destroyed. In the 2
Incidence refers to the number of new cases of mental disorders
years following the disaster,
in a healthy
140 individuals were population within a given period of time. Prevalence
diagnosed with describes the total number of cases, new and
posttraumatic stress existing, in a given population during a specific
disorder (PTSD). Which term period of time,
best applies to these newly regardless of when they became ill. Parity refers to
diagnosed cases? equivalence, and legislation required insurers that
provide mental health coverage to offer annual and
a. Prevalence
lifetime benefits at the same level provided for
b. Comorbidity
medical–surgical coverage. Comorbidity refers to
c. Incidence
having more than one mental disorder at a time.
d. Parity
Select the best response for Chapter 1
the nurse to a question
from another health d. “The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment,
professional regarding the whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for
difference between a identifying interventions for issues a patient is
diagnosis in DSM-V experiencing.”
and a nursing
diagnosis. Rationale:
The medical diagnosis is concerned with the patient’s disease
state, causes, and
a. “There is no
cures, whereas the nursing diagnosis focuses on the
functional difference
patient’s response to stress and possible caring
between the two. Both
interventions. Both tools consider culture. The DSM-V is
identify human
multiaxial. Nursing diagnoses also consider potential
disorders.”
problems.
b. “The DSM-V diagnosis
disregards culture, whereas
the nursing diagnosis
takes
culture into account.”
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c. “The DSM-V diagnosis
describes causes of
disorders whereas a
nursing diagnosis does
not explore etiology.”
d. “The DSM-V diagnosis
guides medical treatment,
whereas the nursing
diagnosis offers a
framework for
identifying
interventions for issues a
patient is
experiencing.”
A patient in the Chapter 1
emergency department
says, “Voices say someone b. Appraisal of reality
is stalking me. c. Control over behavior
e. Healthy self-concept
They want to kill me because I
developed a cure for cancer. I
Rationale:
have a knife and will stab
The aspects of mental health of greatest concern are
anyone who is a threat.”
the patient’s appraisal of and control over behavior.
Which aspects of the
The appraisal of reality is inaccurate. There are
patient’s mental health have
auditory
the
hallucinations, delusions of persecution, and delusions
greatest and most
of grandeur. In addition, the patient’s control over
immediate concern to the
behavior is tenuous, as evidenced by the plan to stab
nurse? (Select all that
anyone who seems threatening. A healthy self-
apply.)
concept is lacking, as evidenced by the
delusion of grandeur. Data are not present to
a. Happiness
suggest that the other aspects of mental health
b. Appraisal of reality
(happiness and effectiveness in work) are of
c. Control over behavior
d. Effectiveness in work
immediate concern.
e. Healthy self-concept
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NURS 132 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS (DETAILED AND ELABORATED) A+ GRADED LATEST
UPDATE 2025-2026 ||ACTUAL EXAM NURS 132
A nurse is part of a Chapter 1
multidisciplinary team
working with groups of d. Clinical epidemiology
depressed patients. One
Rationale:
group of patients receives
Clinical epidemiology is a broad field that addresses
supportive interventions
studies of the natural history (or what happens if there
and antidepressant
is no treatment and the problem is left to run its course)
medication. The other group
of an
receives only medication.
illness, studies of diagnostic screening tests, and
The team measures
observational and experimental studies of interventions
outcomes for each group.
used to treat people with the illness or symptoms.
Which type of study is
Prevalence refers to numbers of new cases. Comorbidity
evident?
refers to having more than one mental disorder at a
time. Incidence refers to the number of new cases of
a. Incidence
mental disorders in a healthy population within a
b. Prevalence given period. See related audience response
question.
c. Comorbidity
d. Clinical epidemiology
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,9/8/25, 8:51 PM NUR136 EXAM 2
The spouse of a patient Chapter 1
diagnosed with
schizophrenia says, "I don't c. “Research shows that this condition more likely has a biological
basis.”
understand how events from
childhood have anything to
Rationale:
do with this disabling
Many of the most prevalent and disabling mental
illness." Which response by
disorders have strong biological influences. Genetics
the nurse will best help
are only one part of biological factors. Empathy
the spouse
does not
understand the cause of this
disorder? address increasing the spouse’s level of knowledge
about the cause of the disorder. The other distracters
a. "Psychological stress is the are not established facts.
basis of most mental
disorders."
b. "This illness results from
developmental factors
rather than stress."
c. "Research shows that this
condition more likely has a
biological basis."
d. "It must be frustrating for
you that your spouse is
sick so much of the
time."
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,9/8/25, 8:51 PM NUR136 EXAM 2
A category 5 tornado Chapter 1
occurred in a community
of 400 people. Many c. Incidence
homes and businesses
Rationale:
were destroyed. In the 2
Incidence refers to the number of new cases of mental disorders
years following the disaster,
in a healthy
140 individuals were population within a given period of time. Prevalence
diagnosed with describes the total number of cases, new and
posttraumatic stress existing, in a given population during a specific
disorder (PTSD). Which term period of time,
best applies to these newly regardless of when they became ill. Parity refers to
diagnosed cases? equivalence, and legislation required insurers that
provide mental health coverage to offer annual and
a. Prevalence
lifetime benefits at the same level provided for
b. Comorbidity
medical–surgical coverage. Comorbidity refers to
c. Incidence
having more than one mental disorder at a time.
d. Parity
Select the best response for Chapter 1
the nurse to a question
from another health d. “The DSM-V diagnosis guides medical treatment,
professional regarding the whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for
difference between a identifying interventions for issues a patient is
diagnosis in DSM-V experiencing.”
and a nursing
diagnosis. Rationale:
The medical diagnosis is concerned with the patient’s disease
state, causes, and
a. “There is no
cures, whereas the nursing diagnosis focuses on the
functional difference
patient’s response to stress and possible caring
between the two. Both
interventions. Both tools consider culture. The DSM-V is
identify human
multiaxial. Nursing diagnoses also consider potential
disorders.”
problems.
b. “The DSM-V diagnosis
disregards culture, whereas
the nursing diagnosis
takes
culture into account.”
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c. “The DSM-V diagnosis
describes causes of
disorders whereas a
nursing diagnosis does
not explore etiology.”
d. “The DSM-V diagnosis
guides medical treatment,
whereas the nursing
diagnosis offers a
framework for
identifying
interventions for issues a
patient is
experiencing.”
A patient in the Chapter 1
emergency department
says, “Voices say someone b. Appraisal of reality
is stalking me. c. Control over behavior
e. Healthy self-concept
They want to kill me because I
developed a cure for cancer. I
Rationale:
have a knife and will stab
The aspects of mental health of greatest concern are
anyone who is a threat.”
the patient’s appraisal of and control over behavior.
Which aspects of the
The appraisal of reality is inaccurate. There are
patient’s mental health have
auditory
the
hallucinations, delusions of persecution, and delusions
greatest and most
of grandeur. In addition, the patient’s control over
immediate concern to the
behavior is tenuous, as evidenced by the plan to stab
nurse? (Select all that
anyone who seems threatening. A healthy self-
apply.)
concept is lacking, as evidenced by the
delusion of grandeur. Data are not present to
a. Happiness
suggest that the other aspects of mental health
b. Appraisal of reality
(happiness and effectiveness in work) are of
c. Control over behavior
d. Effectiveness in work
immediate concern.
e. Healthy self-concept
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