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NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1 Practice Questions and answers
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- NSG 3450 (NSG3450)
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- Galen College Of Nursing
NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1 Practice Questions and answers
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NSG 3450 Mental Health Exam 1 Practice Questions andanswers
When providing respectful, appropriate nursing care, how should the nurse identify the
patient and his or her observable characteristics? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior
Recognizing the frequency of depression among the American population, the nurse should
advocate for which mental health promotion intervention? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Providing regular depression screening for adolescent and teenage
students
Which statement made by a patient demonstrates a healthy degree of resilience? Select all
that apply. Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a. "I try to remember not to take
other people's bad moods personally."
b. "I've learned to calm down before trying to defend my opinions."
c. "I know that discussing issues with my boss would help me get my point across."
Which statement demonstrates the nurse's understanding of the effect of environmental
factors on a patient's mental health? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔"I'm not
familiar with the patient's cultural view on suicide."
When considering stigmatization, which statement made by the nurse demonstrates a need
for immediate intervention by the nurse manager? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔"My experience has been that the Irish have a problem with alcohol use."
A nursing student new to psychiatric-mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he
can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The best
answer would be? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔DSM
, Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental
disorders by? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a. Identifying risk factors that
contribute to the development of a disorder.
b. Identifying which individuals will respond favorably to a specific treatment.
Which of the following activities would be considered nursing care and appropriate to be
performed by a basic level nurse for a patient suffering from mental illness? Chapter 1 - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
Which statement about mental illness is true? Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the
groups defining it.
The World Health Organization describes health as "a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Which statement
is true in regard to overall health? Select all that apply. Chapter 1 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔a. Poor physical health can lead to mental distress and disorders.
a. There is a strong relationship between physical health and mental health.
A male patient reports to the nurse, "I'm told I have memories of childhood abuse stored in
my unconscious mind. I want to work on this." Based on this statement, what information
should the nurse provide the patient? Chapter 2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔To seek
the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated with
those memories.
Which question should the nurse ask when assessing what Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
identifies as the most painful human condition? Chapter 2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔"Do you think of yourself as being lonely?"
When discussing therapy options, the nurse should provide information about interpersonal
therapy to which patient? Select all that apply. Chapter 2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔a. The teenager who is the focus of bullying at school
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