NURS 265 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A 2024 UPDATED
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NURS 265
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NURS 265
What is Mental Health Continuum? -Answer- how someone is functioning in a point in time. One can be adequate to high level of functioning in daily life to at the end point of severe mental illness. Ranges from low to high
High level Mental Health Continuum? -Answer- · occasional stress to mild ...
NURS 265 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A 2024 UPDATED
What is Mental Health Continuum? -Answer- ✔how someone is functioning in a point in
time. One can be adequate to high level of functioning in daily life to at the end point of
severe mental illness. Ranges from low to high
High level Mental Health Continuum? -Answer- ✔· occasional stress to mild distress, no
impairment, knows that there not okay and can recover with coping mechanisms.
Low level Mental Health Continuum?
(mental illness) -Answer- ✔· marked distress, moderate to disabling or chronic
impairment. EX: altered thinking, mood, and behavior, common disorders such as
depression and anxiety, and schizophrenia
MIddle level Mental Health Continuum? (emotional problems or concerns) -Answer- ✔·
mild to moderate distress, and mild or temporary impairment. EX: insomnia, lack of
concentration, loss of appetite.
Individual Attributes (biological and genetics): -Answer- ✔: Biological such as prenatal
exposure to alcohol & O2 deprivation at birth are biological factor. Genetic factors are
huge predictors of mental health.
Resilience: -Answer- ✔the ability and capacity for people to secure resources needed
for well-being. Does not mean they are unaffected by stress.
Social and Economic: -Answer- ✔Family, peer groups, school-promote confidence,
coping skills, inadequacy, instilling anxiety.
Environmental: -Answer- ✔Culture- different views on mental illness, social and
economic policies, political environment & culture consideration
Diathesis-Stress Model: -Answer- ✔both diathesis and stress are present for the
disorder. (Nature vs. nurture)
What represents biological predisposition (genetics) -Answer- ✔Diathesis
What represents environmental stress or trauma (triggers the disorder)? -Answer-
✔Stress
Patient rights Legislation -Answer- ✔Parity = equivalence
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Mental health parity: -Answer- ✔required insurers that provide mental health coverage
to offer annual and lifetime benefits at the same level provided for medical/surgical
coverage for insurers who employ 50 or more employees.
Affordable care act: -Answer- ✔- improve coverage for most Americans who are
uninsured through a combination of expanded Medicaid and health insurance
exchanges.
What are some components of the Affordable care act? -Answer- ✔$Medical HX cannot
result in denials, or "pre-existing condition"
$ No lifetime or annual dollar limit
Available to many who previously have been uninsured
§ Prescription's coverage
§ Cover preventative care at no cost to the patient
§ Young adults to remain on parents' health care plan until the age of 26
Mental Health Nursing -Answer- ✔promoting mental health through assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental health problems and
psychiatric disorders. Pain scale is there depression scale
QSEN (quality and safety education for nurses): -Answer- ✔improve the safety and
quality of healthcare.
- Provide patient -centered care
- Work in interdisciplinary teams
- Employ evidence-based practice
- Apply quality improvement
- Utilize informatics
Peplau's Model: -Answer- ✔shift from what nurses "do to" patients to "do with" patients
What is the goal of Peplau's interpersonal relationship? -Answer- ✔the goal is to reduce
or eliminate psychiatric symptoms (particularly depression) by improving interpersonal
functioning and satisfaction with social relationships
Peplau's nurse-patient relationship
1. Pre-interaction- before meeting the patient, -Answer- ✔· prepares environment such
as lighting/seating to promote comfort,
· anticipates potential client issues
· how to approach client, nurse should identify their own stereotypes, biases, and values
that may impinge on the nurse-client relationship.
Peplau's nurse-patient relationship
2. Orientation or introductory phase- -Answer- ✔· acceptance/rapport/trust/ and
boundaries are established.
· Nurses introduce to the client with first and last name and designation
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