1. A jstaff jnurse jcompletes jorientation jto ja jpsychiatric junit. jThis jnurse jmay jexpect jan
jadvanced jpractice jnurse jto jperform jwhich jadditional jintervention?
a. Conduct jmental jhealth jassessments. c. Establish jtherapeutic jrelationships.
b. Prescribe jpsychotropic jmedication. d. Individualize jnursing jcare jplans.
ANS: jB
In jmost jstates, jprescriptive jprivileges jare jgranted jto jmaster‘s-prepared jnurse jpractitioners jwho
jhave jtaken jspecial jcourses jon jprescribing jmedication. jThe jnurse jprepared jat jthe jbasic jlevel
jis jpermitted jto jperform jmental jhealth jassessments, jestablish jrelationships, jand jprovide
jindividualized jcare jplanning.
3. When ja jnew jbill jintroduced jin jCongress jreduces jfunding jfor jcare jof jpersons jwith
jmental jillness, ja jgroup jof jnurses jwrites jletters jto jtheir jelected jrepresentatives jin
jopposition jto jthe jlegislation. jWhich jrole jhave jthe jnurses jfulfilled?
a. Recovery c. Advocacy
b. Attending d. Evidence-based practice
ANS: C
An advocate defends or asserts another‘s cause, particularly when the other person lacks the
ability to do that for self. Examples of individual advocacy include helping patients understand
their rights or make decisions. On a community scale, advocacy includes political activity, public
speaking, and publication in the interest of improving the human condition. Since funding is
necessary to deliver quality programming for persons with mental illness, the letter- writing
campaign advocates for that cause on behalf of patients who are unable to articulate their own
needs.
5. Which jassessment jfinding jmost jclearly jindicates jthat ja jpatient jmay jbe jexperiencing ja jmental
reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
is able to describe the difference between ―as if‖ and ―for real.‖
perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs.
ANS: B
The correct response describes a mood alteration, which reflects mental illness. The distracters
describe behaviors that are mentally healthy or within the usual scope of human experience.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
REF: Page 2-3 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. Which finding best indicates that the goal “Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior‖ was
achieved? A patient:
illness? jThe jpatient:
a. sees jself jas jcapable jof jachieving jideals jand jmeeting jdemands.
b. behaves jwithout jconsidering jthe jconsequences jof jpersonal jactions.
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