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Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition
Boyd Luebbert Test Bank (Answers Are Given
At The End Of Chapters 100%)

, Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders1.
A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing
students. Which of the following wouldthe instructor include as the
primary purpose of this classification?

A) Provide a commonly understood diagnosticcategory for
clinical practice.
B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatricdisorders
and mental illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental disordersbased on
family histories.

D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment forindividuals
with mental illnesses.
2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder
classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The nurse understands that although the
first three axes appear tocontain all the diagnostic information about a
patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of currentfunctioning and:

A) Life stressors
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history




B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history
3. A patients global assessment functioning reveals that hehas minimal
symptoms with good functioning in all
areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these

,findings?
A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63
4. A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and
in the course of her treatment, it was determined that she was
experiencing alcohol dependence because she began experiencing
alcoholwithdrawal while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist
who was called in as a consultant documented the patients mental
disorder, he identifiedher alcohol dependence on which axis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
5. A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was
admitted to the psychiatric unit, where it was determined that she had a
borderline personality disorder.During the first week on the unit, it was
determined that she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would be
listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?

A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV




she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would belisted in which
axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?

A) Axis I
B) Axis II

, C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
6. As part of a class activity, nursing students are engagedin a small group
discussion about the epidemiology of mental illness. Which statement best
explains the importance of epidemiology in understanding the impact of
mental disorders?
A) Epidemiology helps promote understanding of thepatterns of
occurrence associated with mental disorders.
B) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the
neurophysiology that causes mental disorders.

C) Epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of
why specific mental disorders occur.

D) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatricclient will
recover from a specific mental disorder.
7. A nurse is working in a community mental health centerthat provides
care to a large population of Asian descent. When developing programs
for this community, which of the following would be most important for the
nurse to address?

A) Public stigma
B) Self-stigma
C) Label avoidance
D) Negative life events




8. A group of students are reviewing the multiaxial diagnostic system of
the DSM-IV-TR. The students demonstrate understanding of the axes
when they identifythat each axis represents which of the following?
A) An evidence-based research finding
B) An experimental design to guide care
C) A domain of information

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