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Mental Health Exam 1 Study Questions With Complete Solutions Latest Update 2024
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Mental Health Exam 1 Study Questions WithComplete Solutions Latest Update 2024
Chapter 1 - correct answers
Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a
patient living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental
illness? Within 3 months, the patient will demonstrate what behavior?
A. Denying suicidal ideation
B. Reporting a sense of well-being
C. Taking medications as prescribed
D. Attending clinic appointments on time - correct answers B. Reporting a sense of
well-being
A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks
for a divorce. Select the nurse's most caring comment.
A. "Let's discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings."
B. "I understand why you're so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated
too."
C. "You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life."
D. "How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?" - correct
answers A. "Let's discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal
feelings."
,In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears
extremely heavy makeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report
best demonstrates advocacy?
A. "This is a psychiatric hospital, so we expect our patients to behave bizarrely."
B. "Let's all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too."
C. "Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report
objective."
D. "Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in
society." - correct answers D. "Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that
will help them get along in society
A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive
disorder. Which statement is an example of "attending"?
A. "We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital is not the end of the
world."
B. "Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your
depression."
C. "You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for
you."
D. "I'd like to sit with you for a while, so you may feel more comfortable talking
with me." - correct answers D. "I'd like to sit with you for a while, so you may feel
more comfortable talking with me."
A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem.
Which characteristic of the website's address most alerts the nurse that the site
may have biased and prejudiced information?
,A. Address ends in ".org."
B. Address ends in ".com."
C. Address ends in ".gov."
D. Address ends in ".net." - correct answers B. "Address ends in ".com."
A nurse says, "When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get
their attention; however, I read a descriptive research study that says that this
approach does not work. I plan to stop calling patients by name." Which statement
is the best appraisal of this nurse's comment?
A. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change
practice.
B. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurse
specialists.
C. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before
using them in practice.
D. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do
not change. - correct answers A. One descriptive research study rarely provides
enough evidence to change practice.
Two nursing students discuss career plans after graduation. One student wants to
enter psychiatric nursing. The other student asks, "Why would you want to be a
psychiatric nurse? All they do is talk. You will lose your skills." Select the best
response by the student interested in psychiatric nursing.
A. "Psychiatric nurses' practice in safer environments than other specialties and
nurse-to-patient ratios are better because of the nature of patients' problems."
, B. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking,
to solve multidimensional problems. I'm challenged by those situations."
C. "I think I will be good in the mental health field. I do not like clinical rotations in
school, so I do not want to continue them after I graduate."
D. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as
medical-surgical nurses. That appeals to me." - correct answers B. "Psychiatric
nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking, to solve
multidimensional problems. I'm challenged by those situations."
Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their
practice?
A. Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
B. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials
C. Nonexperimental descriptive study
D. Critical pathway - correct answers B. Systematic review of randomized control
trials
A bill introduced in Congress would reduce funding for the care of people
diagnosed with mental illnesses. A group of nurses write letters to their elected
representatives in opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses
fulfilled?
A. Advocacy
B. Attending
C. Recovery
D. Evidence-based practice - correct answers A. advocacy
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