MENTAL HEALTH EXAM1-Rasmussen Midterm Questions Solved Correctly.
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What is Art of Nursing: Attending - Answer • An intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy - Answer • Being able to speak up for someone, especially when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, ...
MENTAL HEALTH EXAM1-Rasmussen
Midterm Questions Solved Correctly.
What is Art of Nursing: Attending - Answer • An intensity of presence
• Listening, touching, or giving attentive physical care
What is Art of Nursing: Patient Advocacy - Answer • Being able to speak up for someone, especially
when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, or status to speak for themselves
• As a nurse it is an ethical responsibility
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is... - Answer a process by which the best available research evidence,
clinical expertise, and patient preferences are synthesized while making clinical decisions.
The 5 A's process of integrating best evidence into clinical practice includes .... - Answer (1) asking, (2)
acquiring, (3) appraising, (4) applying, and (5) assessing
Application of the recovery model assists people with psychiatric disabilities to.... - Answer -effectively
manage symptoms
-reduce psychosocial disability
-find a meaningful life in a community of their choosing.
Three specific areas are inherent within the art of nursing: - Answer (1) caring, (2) attending, and (3)
patient advocacy.
1. In which scenario is it most urgent for the nurse to act as a patient advocate?
a. An adult cries and experiences anxiety after a near-miss automobile accident on the way to work.
b. A homeless adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives in a community expecting a category 5 hurricane.
,c. A 14-year-old girl's grades decline because she consistently focuses on her appearance and social
networking.
d. A parent allows the prescription to lapse for 1 day for their 8-year-old child's medication for attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - Answer B.
2. The nurse interacts with a veteran of World War II. The veteran says, "Veterans of modern wars whine
and complain all the time. Back when I was in service, you kept your feelings to yourself." Select the
nurse's best response.
a. "American society in the 1940s expected World War II soldiers to be strong."
b. "World War II was fought in a traditional way but the enemy is more difficult to identify in today's
wars."
c. "We now have a better understanding of how trauma affects people and the importance of research-
based, compassionate care."
d. "Intermittent explosive devices (IEDs), which were not in use during World War II, produce traumatic
brain injuries that must be treated." - Answer C
3. A patient reports to a primary care provider about sleeplessness, constant fatigue, and sadness. In our
current health care climate, what is the most likely treatment approach that will be offered to the
patient?
a. Group therapy
b. Individual psychotherapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Psychopharmacological treatment - Answer D
, 4. The nurse prepares outcomes to the plan of care for an adult diagnosed with mental illness. Which
strategy recognizes the current focus of treatment services for this population?
a. The patient's diagnoses are confirmed using advanced neuroimaging techniques.
b. The nurse confers with the treatment team to verify the patient's most significant disability.
c. The nurse prioritizes the patient's problems in accordance with Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
d. The patient and family participate actively in establishing priorities and selecting interventions. -
Answer D
5. Which scenario best demonstrates empathetic caring?
a. A nurse provides comfort to a colleague after an error of medication administration.
b. A nurse works a fourth extra shift in 1 week to maintain adequate unit staffing.
c. A nurse identifies a violation of confidentiality and makes a report to an agency's privacy officer.
d. A nurse conscientiously reads current literature to stay aware of new evidence-based practices. -
Answer A
1. A mentally ill gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing six people and injuring others.
Which comment about this event by a member of the community most clearly shows the stigma of
mental illness?
a. "Gun control laws are inadequate in our country."
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