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Chapter 01: Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Principles, and
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1. Which understanding is the basis for the nursing actions focused on
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minimizing mental health promotion of families with chronically
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mentally ill members?
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a. Family d f members d f are d f at d f an d f increased d f risk d f for d f mental d f illness.
b. The mental d f d f health d f care d f system is d f d f not d f prepared d f to d f deal d f with d f family
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c. Family members d f d f are d f seldom d f prepared d f to d f cope d f with d f a d f chronically d f ill
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d. The chronically mentally ill receive care best when delivered in a
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formal setting.
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ANS: A df d f
When families live with a dominant member who has a persistent and
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severe mental disorder the outcomes are often expressed as family members who are
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at increased risk for physical and mental illnesses. The remaining options are not
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necessarily true.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 3 d f d f d f
2. Which nursing activity shows the nurse actively engaged in the primary
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prevention ofmental disorders?
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a. Providing a d f d f patient, d f whose d f depression d f is d f well d f managed, d f with
medication
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post-partum depression
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c. Providing the family of a patient, diagnosed with depression, information
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on suicide prevention
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d. Assisting a patient who has obsessive compulsive tendencies prepare and
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practice for a job interview
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ANS: B
Primary prevention helps to reduce the occurrence of mental disorders
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staying involved with a patient. Providing medication and information on existing
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illnesses are examples of secondary prevention which helps to reduce the
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d fprevalence of mental disorders. Assisting a mentally ill patient with preparation for
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a job interview is tertiary prevention since it involves rehabilitation.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 4 d f d f d f
3. Which intervention reflects attention being focused on the patient’s
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intentions regarding his diagnosis of severe depression?
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a. Being d f placed d f on suicide df d f precautions
b. Encouraging d f visits d f by d f his d f family d f members
c. Receiving d f a d f combination d f of d f medications d f to d f address d f his d f emotional
needs d f
d. Being asked to decide where he will attend his prescribed
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therapy sessions
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ANS: D d f
A primary factor in patient treatment includes consideration of the patient’s intentions
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regarding his or her own care. Patients are central to the process that
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determines their care as their abilities allow. Under the guidance of PMH
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nurses and other mental health personnel, patients
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,DIF: Cognitive d f Level: d f Application REF: Page d f 5
, 4. When a patient’s family asks why their chronically mentally ill adult child is
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being discharged to a community-based living facility, the nurse
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responds:
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a. “It is a way to meet the need for social support.”
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b. “It is too d f d f d f expensive d f to d f keep d f stabilized d f patients d f in d f acute d f care
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c. “This type of facility will provide the specialized
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d. “Being out in the community will help provide hope and purpose
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for living.”
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ANS: D d f
Hospitalization may be necessary for acute care, but, when patients are stabilized,
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they move into community-based, patient-centered settings or are discharged home
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with continued outpatient treatment in the community. Concentrated efforts are
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made to reduce the patient’s sick role by providing opportunities for the
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development of a purposeful life and instilling hope for each patient’s future.
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Although social support is important, such a living arrangement is not the only
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way to achieve
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when determining long-term care options.
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care. DIF:
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Application
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5. What is the best explanation to offer when the mother of a
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chronically ill teenage patient asks, “Under what circumstances would he be
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considered incompetent?”
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a. “When you can provide the court with enough evidence to show that he
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is not able to care for himself safely.”
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b. “It is not likely that someone his age would
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incompetent regardless of his mental condition.”
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c. “He would have to engage in behavior that would
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himself or to someone else; like you or his siblings.”
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d. “If the illness becomes so severe that his judgment is impaired to
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the point whe the decisions he makes are harmful to himself or to others.”
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ANS: D d f
When a person is unable
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d fdecisions about his or her own welfare, the person may be determined
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to be mentally incompetent.
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Providing self-care is not the only criteria considered. Age is not a factor
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considered. The decision is often based on the potential for such behavior.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6 d f d f d f
6. Which psychiatric d f d f nursing d f intervention d f shows d f an d f understanding d f of d f integrated
care?
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a. A d f chronically d f abused d f woman d f is d f assessed d f for d f anxiety.
b. A manic patient
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c. The older adult diagnosed with depression is monitored for suicidal
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ideations.
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d. A teenager who refuses to obey the unit’s rules is not allow to
The majority of health disciplines now recognize that mental disorders and
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options show interventions that are appropriate for the mental disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6 d f d f d f
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