Questions and Concerns - Current Nursing Student

Have you asked to review the exam with your instructor to see what you got wrong? I would give that a try to see if there's a particular area you aren't getting.

Mental health is so different from other nursing subjects, a lot of students in my class struggled with it. I would say that you couldn't go wrong by learning the categories in the DSM-5 and basic interventions/meds for them. Are there any study groups in your class? I'm a loner myself but some of my classmates found them helpful.

I'm graduating from my LPN program in January, btw. RN programs likely go deeper into everything, but I bet the 1st semester is pretty similar- I'm assuming it's the 1st since you said wk 9. 

Psych is a whole different world from typical nursing. It is more about the least restrictive therapies and de-escalation than anything else because your pts are more "walkie-talkie" than typical bedside nursing. Typical nursing is more task based, and psych is more about being able to read the situation, so things don't always happen at a scheduled time. Keeping conversations therapeutic  and being mindful of how pts are responding is the biggest thing to be aware of. I hope this helps a little bit. Psych can be really tricky. Good luck!

I agree, I struggled with mental health too! It was helpful to do the NCLEX style questions as a review. I remember the teacher taught us if safety is an option as an answer than thats more than likely the correct answer LOL