1. Which joutcome, jfocused jon jrecovery, jwould jbe jexpected jin jthe jplan jof jcare jfor ja
jpatient jliving jin jthe jcommunity jand jdiagnosed jwith jserious jand jpersistent jmental jillness?
jWithin j3 jmonths, jthe jpatient jwill:
a. deny j suicidal j ideation.
b. report j a j sense j of j well-being.
c. take j medications j as j prescribed.
d. attend jclinic jappointments jon
jtime. jANS: jB
Recovery jemphasizes jmanaging jsymptoms, jreducing jpsychosocial jdisability, jand jimproving
jrole jperformance. jThe jgoal jof jrecovery jis jto jempower jthe jindividual jwith jmental jillness jto
jachieve ja jsense jof jmeaning jand jsatisfaction jin jlife jand jto jfunction jat jthe jhighest jpossible
2. A jpatient jis jhospitalized jfor jdepression jand jsuicidal jideation jafter jtheir jspouse jasks
jfor ja jdivorce. jSelect jthe jnurses jmost jcaring jcomment.
a. Lets j discuss j some j means j of j coping j other j than j suicide j when j you j have j these j feelings.
b. I j understand j why j youre j so j depressed. j When j I j got j divorced, j I j was j devastated j too.
c. You j should j forget j about j your j marriage j and j move j on j with j your j life.
d. How jdid jyou jget jso jdepressed jthat jhospitalization jwas
jnecessary? jANS: jA
The jnurses jcommunication jshould jevidence jcaring jand ja jcommitment jto jwork jwith jthe
jpatient. jThis jcommitment jlets jthe jpatient jknow jthe jnurse jwill jhelp. jProbing jand jadvice jare
jnot jhelpful jor jtherapeutic jinterventions.
3. In jthe jshift-change jreport, jan joff-going jnurse jcriticizes ja jpatient jwho jwears jheavy
jmakeup. jWhich jcomment jby jthe jnurse jwho jreceives jthe jreport jbest jdemonstrates
jadvocacy?
a. This j is j a j psychiatric j hospital. j Craziness j is j what j we j are j all j about.
b. Lets j all j show j acceptance j of j this j patient j by j wearing j lots j of j makeup j too.
,c. Your j comments j are j inconsiderate j and j inappropriate. j Keep j the j report j objective.
d. Our jpatients jneed jour jhelp jto jlearn jbehaviors jthat jwill jhelp jthem jget jalong jin
jsociety. jANS: jD
Accepting jpatients jneeds jfor jself-expression jand jseeking jto jteach jskills jthat jwill jcontribute
jto jtheir jwell-being jdemonstrate jrespect jand jare jimportant jparts jof jadvocacy. jThe jon-coming
jnurse jneeds jto jtake jaction jto jensure jthat jothers jare jnot jprejudiced jagainst jthe jpatient.
Judging jthe joff-going jnurse jin ja jcritical jway jwill jcreate jconflict. jNurses jmust jshow
jcompassion jfor jeach jother.
4. A jnurse jassesses ja jnewly jadmitted jpatient jdiagnosed jwith jmajor jdepressive jdisorder.
jWhich jstatement jis jan jexample jof jattending?
a. We j all j have j stress j in j life. j Being j in j a j psychiatric j hospital jisnt j the jend j of j the j world.
b. Tell j me j why j you j felt j you j had j to j be j hospitalized j to j receive j treatment j for j your j depression.
c. You j will j feel j better j after j we j get j some j antidepressant j medication j started j for j you.
d. Id jlike jto jsit jwith jyou ja jwhile jso jyou jmay jfeel jmore jcomfortable jtalking jwith
jme. jANS: jD
Attending jis ja jtechnique jthat jdemonstrates jthe jnurses jcommitment jto jthe jrelationship jand
jreduces jfeelings jof jisolation. jThis jtechnique jshows jrespect jfor jthe jpatient jand jdemonstrates
jcaring. jGeneralizations, jprobing, jand jfalse jreassurances jare jnon-therapeutic.
a. Address j ends jin j .org.
b. Address j ends jin j .com.
c. Address j ends jin j .gov.
d. Address jends jin
j.net. jANS: jB
Financial jinfluences jon ja jsite jare ja jclue jthat jthe jinformation jmay jbe jbiased. j.com jat jthe jend
jof jthe jaddress jindicates jthat jthe jsite jis ja jcommercial jone. j.gov jindicates jthat jthe jsite jis
jmaintained jby ja jgovernment jentity. j.org jindicates jthat jthe jsite jis jnonproprietary; jthe jsite
6. A jnurse jsays, jWhen jI jwas jin jschool, jI jlearned jto jcall jupset jpatients jby jname jto jget jtheir
jattention; j however, j I j read j a j descriptive j research j study j that j says j that j this j approach j does j not
j work. jI jplan jto jstop jcalling jpatients jby jname. jWhich jstatement jis jthe jbest jappraisal jof jthis
jnurses jcomment?
a. One j descriptive j research j study j rarely j provides j enough j evidence j to j change j practice.
b. Staff j nurses j apply j new j research j findings j only j with j the j help j from j clinical j nurse j specialists.
c. New jresearch jfindings jshould jbe jincorporated jinto jclinical jalgorithms jbefore jusing jthem
jin jpractice.
d. The jnurse jmisinterpreted jthe jresults jof jthe jstudy. jClassic jtenets jof jpractice jdo jnot
jchange. jANS: jA
Descriptive jresearch jfindings jprovide jevidence jfor jpractice jbut jmust jbe jviewed jin jrelation jto
jother jstudies jbefore jpractice jchanges. jOne jstudy jis jnot jenough. jDescriptive jstudies jare jlow
jon jthe jhierarchy jof jevidence. jClinical jalgorithms juse jflow jcharts jto jmanage jproblems jand
jdo jnot jspecify jone jresponse jto ja jclinical jproblem. jClassic jtenets jof jpractice jshould jchange
jas jresearch jfindings jprovide jevidence jfor jchange.
7. Two jnursing jstudents jdiscuss jcareer jplans jafter jgraduation. jOne jstudent jwants jto jenter
jpsychiatric jnursing. jThe jother jstudent jasks, jWhy jwould jyou jwant jto jbe ja jpsychiatric jnurse?
b. Psychiatric jnurses juse jcomplex jcommunication jskills, jas jwell jas jcritical jthinking, jto
jsolve jmultidimensional jproblems. jIm jchallenged jby jthose jsituations.
c. I jthink jI jwill jbe jgood jin jthe jmental jhealth jfield. jI jdo jnot jlike jclinical jrotations jin jschool,
jso jI jdo jnot jwant jto jcontinue jthem jafter jI jgraduate.
d. Psychiatric jnurses jdo jnot jhave jto jdeal jwith jas jmuch jpain jand jsuffering jas jmedical
jsurgical jnurses. jThat jappeals jto jme.
ANS: j B
The jpractice jof jpsychiatric jnursing jrequires ja jdifferent jset jof jskills jthan jmedical jsurgical
jnursing, jalthough jsubstantial joverlap jdoes jexist. jPsychiatric jnurses jmust jbe jable jto jhelp
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