MENTAL HEALTH - EXAM 1 2024 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MENTAL HEALTH - EXAM 1 2024 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSMENTAL HEALTH - EXAM 1 2024 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A person says, "Now that many state hospitals are closed, patients with psychiatric problems are free in our community. It is not safe for me." The n...
MENTAL HEALTH - EXAM 1 2024 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A person says, "Now that many state hospitals are closed, patients with psychiatric problems are free in our community. It is not safe for me." The nurse's reply should be based on knowledge that:
A. depressed patients are nonviolent. B. state hospitals are no longer needed. C. anxiety disorders are most prevalent.
D. bizarre behavior is viewed as sensational. - MARKED ANSC
Select the most accurate characterization of treatment of the mentally ill prior to the Period of Enlightenment.
A.Large asylums provided custodial care.
B.Care for the mentally ill was more compassionate.
C.Care focused on reducing stress and meeting basic human needs.
D.The mentally ill were banished from communities or displayed for public amusement.
-MARKED ANSD
What concerns were shared by society during both the Period of Enlightenment and the Period of Community Mental Health?
A.Moving patients out of asylums
B.Studying brain structure and function C. Meeting basic human needs humanely
D. Providing medication to control symptoms - MARKED ANSC
A key factor motivating passage of the Community Mental Health Centers Act in 1963 was that mentally ill individuals had been:
A. hospitalized only if they demonstrated violent behavior. B. geographically isolated from family and
community.
C. discharged before receiving adequate treatment.
D. used as subjects in pharmacologic research. - MARKED ANSB
Freud's contribution to psychiatry that most affects current psychiatric nursing is: A. the challenge to look at humans objectively.
B. recognition of the importance of human sexuality. C. theories about the importance of sleep and dreams.
D. discoveries about the effectiveness of free association. - MARKED ANSA
The greatest impact in the care of the mentally ill over the past 50 years has resulted from progress and improvement in which area?
A. Self-help groups B. Outpatient therapy
C. Psychotropic drugs
D. Patients' rights awareness - MARKED ANSC An adult with schizophrenia is discharged from a state mental hospital after
20 years of institutionalization. When planning care in the community,
which premise applies? This patient is likely to:
A.independently find support services to aid transition from hospitalization to community.
B.adjust smoothly to the community if provided with sufficient support services. C. self-administer antipsychotic medications correctly if provided with education. D. need crisis or emergency psychiatric interventions from time to time. - MARKED ANSD
A nurse at a behavioral health clinic sees an unfamiliar psychiatric diagnosis
on a patient's insurance form. Which resource should the nurse use to discern the criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
A.DSM-IV-TR
B.Nursing Diagnosis Manual
C.A psychiatric nursing textbook
D.A behavioral health reference manual - MARKED ANSA
A shift in the psychiatric nursing focus during the community mental health period of the 1960s resulted in:
A.disillusionment with the high numbers of people seeking treatment.
B.focusing more attention on complications associated with substance abuse. C. spending more time providing services to persons with serious mental illness.
D. shifting focus away from the most acutely ill and to persons with a perceived greater potential for improvement. - MARKED ANSD
An adult with serious mental illness is being admitted to a community behavioral health inpatient unit. Recognizing current trends in hospitalization,
this patient is likely to:
A. comply readily with the prescribed treatment. B. have a clear understanding of the illness.
C. display aggressive behavior.
D. stabilize within 24 hours. - MARKED ANSC
Which individual should the nurse assess as having the highest risk for homelessness? A. An older adult woman with mild dementia who resides in an assisted living facility
B. An adult with serious mental illness and no
family C. An adolescent with an eating disorder
D. A married person with alcoholism - MARKED ANSB
A former pediatric nurse begins working in a clinic housed in a homeless shelter. The nurse asks the clinic director, "What topic should I review to improve my effectiveness as I begin my new job?" Which topic should the clinic director suggest?
A.Care of school-age children
B.Psychiatric and substance abuse assessment C. Communicable disease prevention strategies
D. Sexually transmitted disease signs and symptoms - MARKED ANSB
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