PN 120 PREP U CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The goal of the deinstitutionalization movement was to achieve which outcome? -
ANSWER Move psychiatric clients out of the hospitals and into the community in
an effort to provide a better quality of life for them.
Which is a true statement regarding Medicaid? - ANSWER It covers individuals
and families with low incomes.
Which is a criterion for mental health? - ANSWER Satisfaction with personal
relationships and self
When comparing the theories of mental illness popular in ancient Greece with
those popular in the Middle Ages, which is more applicable to the Middle Ages? -
ANSWER Belief in demonic possession and exorcism was common.
The nursing instructor asks the student to assess a mentally ill client. What should
the student do when executing this task? - ANSWER Collect comprehensive data
Chlorpromazine is a drug in which classification? - ANSWER Antipsychotic
A nurse is providing community education about the prevention of mental illness.
In response to the question, "What does it mean to be mentally healthy?" which is
the nurse's best response? - ANSWER "Mental health is marked by productivity,
fulfilling relationships, and adaptability."
Which is the most influencing factor that complicates the treatment of people with
mental illness in the United States? - ANSWER Insurers' reimbursement decisions
In the 1970s, state mental hospitals came under increasing scrutiny and many were
closed. What was the result of this trend? - ANSWER A lack of suitable housing
for persons with mental illness
, A client demonstrates sexually inappropriate behaviour toward a student nurse.
What is an effective way for the student to respond while protecting and respecting
the client? - ANSWER Report the incident to staff and the clinical instructor so
boundaries can be reenforced with the client.
Which is necessary as a defining feature of mental illness? - ANSWER The
individual must have difficulties in functioning that cause distress and/or
impairment of some type.
Which provides the best definition of mental illness? - ANSWER Inability to
function in a manner that manages both external and internal stressors effectively
Which is an inaccurate depiction of self-awareness? - ANSWER It involves
changing one's values or beliefs.
Which mental health service is an advanced-level function? - ANSWER
Psychotherapy
Which skill is in the psychiatric-mental health registered nurse's scope of practice?
- ANSWER Evaluating the effectiveness of psychiatric medications
Which intervention is appropriate for a psychiatric-mental health nurse at the basic
level of practice? - ANSWER Promoting symptom management
Which individual has experienced the consequences of deinstitutionalization? -
ANSWER A woman who was transferred from a psychiatric hospital to the
community because of the hospital's impending closure
The major goal of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was what? -
ANSWER Build mental health centers that would provide mental health care
within the local community.
The nurse has been unsuccessful in the psychiatric clinical placement and will be
obliged to repeat it next semester. The criteria for passing or failing were based on
the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, which are?
- ANSWER Descriptions of the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
When providing care to a client, the psychiatric-mental health nurse is
implementing the therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based
on the work of which individual? - ANSWER Hildegard Peplau
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