Psychiatric Nursing Practice Test Questions with Answer Key PDF

During an interview, a patient states, `God does not exist for me.? The nurse interprets this statement as reflecting which of the following?

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is adhering to the standards of practice. When engaging in clinical decision making, the nurse is integrating which of the following as the foundation?

While working in a community mental health treatment center, the nurse overhears one of the receptionists saying that one of the patients is `really psycho.? Later in the day, the nurse talks with the receptionist about the comment. This action by the nurse demonstrates an attempt to address which issue?

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is teaching a class about social factors associated with mental illness at a community health center. When describing the influence of poverty and effects of the downward economic spiral on mental health, which population would the nurse identify as being the most at risk?

The nurse is providing care to a male patient who is hospitalized with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to include in the patient�s medical record?