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Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition Boyd Test Bank
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Full Test Bank Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition Boyd Test Bank TEST BANK lOMoAR cPSD|11700591 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Chapter 2 Cultural and Spiritual Issues Related to Mental Chapter 3 Patient Rights and Legal Issues Chapter 4 Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks Chapter 5 Theoretical Basis of Psychiatric Nursing Chapter 6 Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Chapter 7 Recovery Framework for Mental Health Chapter 8 Therapeutic Communication Chapter 9 The Nurse –Patient Relationship Chapter 10 The Psychiatric –Mental Health Nursing Chapter 11 Psychopharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions Chapter 12 Group Interventions Chapter 13 Stress and Mental Health Chapter 14 Management of Anger, Aggression, and Violence Chapter 15 Crisis, Loss, Grief, Response, Bereavement, and Disaster Management Chapter 16 Suicide Prevention Chapter 17 Mental Health Care for Survivors of Violence Chapter 18 Anxiety Disorders Chapter 19 Trauma and Stressor -Related Disorders Chapter 20 Obsessive –Compulsive and Related Disorders Chapter 21 Depression Chapter 22 Bipolar Disorders Chapter 23 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Chapter 24 Personality and Impulse -Control Disorders Chapter 25 Addiction and Substance -Related Disorders Chapter 26 Eating Disorders Chapter 27 Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 28 Sleep –Wake Disorders Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders Chapter 30 Mental Health Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Chapter 31 Mental Health Disorders of Older Adults lOMoAR cPSD|11700591 Test Generator Questions, Chapter 1, Mental Health and Mental Disorders Multiple Choice 1. As part of a class activity, nursing students are engaged in a small group discussion about the epidemiology of mental illness. Which statement best explains the importance of epidemiology in understanding the impact of mental disorders? Epidemiology: A) Helps promote understanding of the patterns of occurrence associated with me ntal disorders. B) Helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental disorders. C) Provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders occur. D) Predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover fr om a specific mental disorder. Ans: A Chapter: 1 Client Needs: Safe, Effective Cognitive Level: Apply Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning Objective: 4 Page Number: 2 Feedback: Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease distribution and determinan ts of health within populations. It contributes to the overall understanding of the mental health status of population groups, or aggregates, and it examines the associations among possible factors. Epidemiology does not explain research findings about neu rophysiology, provide theoretical explanations for why specific disorders occur, or predict recovery. 2. A nurse is working in a community mental health center that provides care to a large population of people of Asian descent. When developing programs fo r this community, which of the following would be most important for the nurse to address? A) Public stigma B) Self-stigma C) Label avoidance D) Negative life events Ans: C Chapter: 1 Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Understand Integ rated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 5 Page Number: 4 Feedback: Although public stigma and self -stigma may be areas needing to be addressed, in this cultural group, label avoidance would be most important. Label avoidance or avoiding treatment/care so as not to be labeled mentally ill is a type of stigma that influences why so few people with mental health problems actually receive assistance. Asian cultures commonly have negative views of mental illness that influence the willingness of members to see k treatment; they possibly ignore the symptoms or refuse to seek treatment because of this stigma. Negative life events affect anyone, not just those of the Asian culture. 3. A nursing student is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with schizophrenia. When talking about this client in a clinical post -conference, the student would use which terminology when referring to the client? A) Committed client B) Schizophrenic C) Schizophrenic client D) Person with schizophrenia lOMoAR cPSD|11700591 Ans: D Chapter: 1 Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Apply Objective: 5 Page Number: 4 Feedback: Just as a person with diabetes should not be referred to as a <diabetic= but rather as a <person with diabetes,= a person with a mental disorder should never be referred to a s a <schizophrenic= or <bipolar,= but rather as a <person with schizophrenia= or a <person with bipolar disorder.= Doing so helps to counteract the negative effects of stigma. 4. A nursing student is reviewing journal articles about major depression. One of the articles describes the number of persons newly diagnosed with the disorder during the past year. The student interprets this as which of the following? A) Rate B) Prevalence C) Point prevalence D) Incidence Ans: D Chapter: 1 Client Needs: Psychosoci al Integrity Cognitive Level: Apply Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 4 Page Number: 3 Feedback: The article is describing incidence, which refers to a rate that includes only new cases that have occurred within a clearly defined time period. The most common time period evaluated is 1 year. Rate reflects the proportion of cases in the population compared with the total population. Prevalence refers to the total number of people with the disorder within a given population at a specified time, regardless of how long ago the disorder started. Point prevalence refers to the proportion of individuals in the population that have a disorder at a specific point in time. 5. While working in a community mental health treatment center, the nurse overhears one of the receptionists saying that one of the clients 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) Lack of knowledge B) Public s tigma C) Label avoidance D) Self-stigma Ans: B Chapter: 1 Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity Cognitive Level: Apply Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 5 Page Number: 4 Feedback: The receptionist's negative effects of stigmatization, more specifically public stigma. Self -stigma reflects a person's internalization of a negative stereotype; that is, the person with the mental illness begins to believe that he or she is what the public thinks he or she is. Label avoidance refers to avoiding treatment or care so as not to be labeled mentally ill. Lack of knowledge is often the underlying theme associated with any type of stigma. 6. After educating a group of students on mental health and mental illness, the instructor determines that the educati on was successful when the group identifies which of the following as reflecting mental disorders? A) Capacity to interact with others B) Ability to deal with ordinary stress C) Alteration in mood or thinking D) Lack of impaired functioning Ans: C Chapter : 1
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