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Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No; 9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)$16.29
Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No; 9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No; 9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No;
9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
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, Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No;
9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
Fortinash: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 5th Edition
Chapter 01: Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and Trends
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1. Which understanding is the basis for the nursing actions focused on minimizing mental health promotion
of families with chronically mentally ill members?
a. Family members are at an increased risk for mental illness.
b. The mental health care system is not prepared to deal with family crises.
c. Family members are seldom prepared to cope with a chronically ill individual.
d. The chronically mentally ill receive care best when delivered in a formal setting.
ANS: A
When families live with a dominant member who has a persistent and severe mental disorder the outcomes are often
expressed as family members who are at increased riskifor physical and mental illnesses. The remaining options are not
necessarily true.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 3
2. Which nursing activity shows the nurse actively engaged in the primary prevention ofmental disorders?
a. Providing a patient, whose depression is well managed, with medication on tim
b. Making regular follow-up visits to a new mother at risk for post-partum depression
c. Providing the family of a patient, diagnosed with depression, information on suicide prevention
d. Assisting a patient who has obsessive compulsive tendencies prepare and practice for a job interview
ANS: B
Primary prevention helps to reduce the occurrence of mental disorders by staying involved with a patient. Providing
medication and information on existing illnesses are examples of secondary prevention which helps to reduce the
prevalence of mental disorders. Assisting a mentally ill patient with preparation for a job interview is tertiary prevention
since it involves rehabilitation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 4
3. Which intervention reflects regarding his diagnosis of
severe depression?
a. Being placed on suicide precautions
b. Encouraging visits by his family members
c. Receiving a combination of medications to address his emotional needs
d. Being asked to decide where he will attend his prescribed therapy sessions
ANS: D
A primary factor in patient treatment includes consideration of the intentions regarding his or her own care.
Patients are central to the process that determines their care as their abilities allow. Under the guidance of PMH
nurses and other mental health personnel, patients are encouraged to make decisions and to actively engage in their
own treatment plans to meet their needs. The remaining options are focused on specificsof the determined plan of
care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 5
STUDYGUIDESOLUTIONS
, Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No;
9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
4. When a family asks why their chronically mentally ill adult child is being discharged to a
community-based living facility, the nurse responds:
a. is a way to meet the need for social
b. is too expensive to keep stabilized patients in acute care
Page | 3 c. type of facility will provide the specialized care that is
d. out in the community will help provide hope and purpose for
ANS: D
Hospitalization may be necessary for acute care, but, when patients are stabilized, they move into community-based,
patient-centered settings or are discharged home with continued outpatient treatment in the community.
Concentrated efforts are made to reduce the sick role by providing opportunities for the development of a
purposeful life and instilling hope for each future. Although social support is important, such a living
arrangement is not the only way to achieve it. Although acute care is expensive, it is not the major concern when
determining long-term care options. Community-based facilities are not the only option for specialized care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 5
5. What is the best explanation to offer when the mother of a chronically ill teenage patient asks, what
circumstances would he be considered
a. “When you can provide the court with enough evidence to show that he is not
able to care for himself safely.”
b. “It is not likely that someone his age would be determined to be incompetent
regardless of his mental condition.”
c. “He would have to engage in behavior that would result in harm to himself or to
someone else; like you or his siblings.”
d. “If the illness becomes so severe that his judgment is impaired to the point whe
re
the decisions he makes are harmful to himself or to others.”
ANS: D
When a person is unable to cognitively process information or to make decisions about his or her own welfare, the
person may be determined to be mentally incompetent.
Providing self-care is not the only criteria considered. Age is not a factor considered. The decision is often based on the
potential for such behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6
6. Which psychiatric nursing intervention shows an understanding of integrated care?
a. A chronically abused woman is assessed for anxiety.
b. A manic patient is taken to the gym to use the exercise equipment.
c. The older adult diagnosed with depression is monitored for suicidal ideations.
d. A teenager who refuses to obey the unit’s rules is not allow to play video game s.
ANS: A
The majority of health disciplines now recognize that mental disorders and physical
illnesses are closely linked. The presence of a mental disorder increases the risk for the development of physical
illnesses and vice versa. Assessing a chronically abused individual for anxiety call should attention to the psychiatric
disorder that could develop from the abuse. The remaining options show interventions that are appropriate for the
mental disorder.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6
7. What reason does the nurse give the patient for the emphasis and attention being
STUDYGUIDESOLUTIONS
, Test Bank for Fortinash's Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition (Mosby; September 28, 2011), ISBN No;
9780323075725 Complete Study Guide (NEWEST 2024)
paid to the recovery phase of their treatment plan?
a. Recovery care, even when intensive, is less expensive than acute psychiatric care.
b. Effective recovery care is likely to result in fewer relapses and subsequent hospitalizations.
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c. Planning for recovery care is time consuming and involves dealing with many complicated details.
d. Recovery care is usually done on an outpatient basis and so is generally better accepted by patients.
ANS: B
Much attention is paid to recovery care since effective recovery care helps improve patient outcomes and thus
minimize subsequent hospitalizations. Recovery care is not necessarily less expensive than acute care. Although
effective recovery care planning may be time consuming and detail oriented, that is not the reason for implementing
it. Recovery care is not necessarily well accepted by patients.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
8. The nurse is attending a neighborhood meeting where a half-way house is being proposed for the
the facility; we especially want violent people living near The response by the nurse that best
a. “In truth, most individuals with psychiatric disorder are passive and withdrawn
and pose little threat to those around them.”
b. “The mentally ill seldom behave in the manner they are portrayed by movies;
they are people just like the rest of us.”
c. “Patients with psychiatric disorder are so well medicated that they do not displa y
violent behaviors.”
d. “The mentally ill deserve a safe, comfortable place to live among people who
truly care for them.”
ANS: A
A major reason for the existence of the stigma placed on persons with mental illness is lack of knowledge. The main
fear is of violence, although only a small percentage of patients with mental illness display this behavior. Providing the
public with accurate information can help reduce stigma. The remaining options do not directly address the concerns
stated.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Pages 13-14
9. Which activity shows that a therapeutic alliance has been established between thenurse and patient?
en
a. The nurse respects the patient’s right to privacy when visitors are spending tim
with the patient.
b. The patient is eagerly attending all group sessions and working independently
oidentifying their personal stressors.
c. The patient is freely describing their feelings related to the physical and
emotional trauma they experienced as a child with the nurse.
ANS: C
The nurse
d.primary
A aspect ofdutifully administers
working with thesetting
patients in any patient’s medications
and particularly in the on time and with
appropriate knowledge of the potential side effects.
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