NSG 3450. Mental Health Exam 1 Review ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Questions exam with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse
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practitioner would include which intervention? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. Conducting a mental health assessment.
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b. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
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c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
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d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. - correct
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answers ✔✔b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental
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health nurses "lose all their clinical ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
nursing skills." Select the best response by the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
mental health nurse. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments
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than other specialties. Nurse-to client ratios must be
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,better because of the nature of the clients' ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication
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skills as well as critical thinking to solve
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multidimensional problems. I am challenged by ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
those situations." ||\\||\\
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses
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frequently use high technology monitoring ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
equipment and manage complex intravenous ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as
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much pain and suffering as medical- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
communication skills as well as critical thinking to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by
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those situations."
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,When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected
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representatives in opposition to the legislation.
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Which role have the nurses fulfilled? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. Recovery ||\\||\\
b. Attending ||\\||\\
c. Advocacy ||\\||\\
d. Evidence-based practice - correct answers ✔✔c.
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Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships
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among the members. Which family member's ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
comment best reflects a mentally healthy ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
perspective?
, a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this
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family has also." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our
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early years together." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the
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good of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family.
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Things will never change." - correct answers ✔✔c. "I ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
will make some changes in my behavior for the good
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of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a client may be experiencing a mental illness?
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a. reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
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b. reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and
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hopeless mood. ||\\||\\
Questions exam with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
practitioner would include which intervention? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. Conducting a mental health assessment.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
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c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
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d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. - correct
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answers ✔✔b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A nursing student expresses concerns that mental
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
health nurses "lose all their clinical ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
nursing skills." Select the best response by the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
mental health nurse. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
than other specialties. Nurse-to client ratios must be
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,better because of the nature of the clients' ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
skills as well as critical thinking to solve
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
those situations." ||\\||\\
c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
frequently use high technology monitoring ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
equipment and manage complex intravenous ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
much pain and suffering as medical- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
communication skills as well as critical thinking to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
those situations."
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
representatives in opposition to the legislation.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which role have the nurses fulfilled? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. Recovery ||\\||\\
b. Attending ||\\||\\
c. Advocacy ||\\||\\
d. Evidence-based practice - correct answers ✔✔c.
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Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
among the members. Which family member's ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
comment best reflects a mentally healthy ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
perspective?
, a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
family has also." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
early years together." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
good of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
d. "It's best for me to move away from my family.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Things will never change." - correct answers ✔✔c. "I ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
will make some changes in my behavior for the good
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a client may be experiencing a mental illness?
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a. reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
b. reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
hopeless mood. ||\\||\\
