Test bank Ch. 1, 2,4, 5, 6 Questions and
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1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
Conducting a mental health assessment.
Prescribing psychotropic medication.
Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
Individualizing a nursing care plan. - Correct Answer 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.
"Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-
client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients' problems."
"Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking
to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
"That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
"Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as
medical-surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - Correct Answer "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
Attending
Advocacy
Evidence-based practice - Correct Answer Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the members. Which family member's
comment best reflects a mentally healthy perspective?
"I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has also."
"I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years together."
"I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
"It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will never change." - Correct Answer "I will make
some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
correct response demonstrates the best evidence of a healthy recognition of the importance of
relationships. Mental health includes rational thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional
growth, resilience, and self-esteem.
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a client may be experiencing a mental illness?
reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
being able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
,experiencing difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs. - Correct Answer reporting a
consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
The correct response describes a mood alteration, which reflects mental illness. The distracters describe
behaviors that are mentally healthy or within the usual scope of human experienc
6. Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for
an adult client?
being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
behaving without considering the consequences of personal actions.
aggressively meeting personal needs without considering the rights of others.
seeking help from others to avoid assuming responsibility for major areas of own
life. - Correct Answer being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
Mental health is a state of well-being in which individuals reach their own potential, cope with the
normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the community.
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new client's admission form. Which resource
should the nurse consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD-10)
The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
A behavioral health reference manual - Correct Answer Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-V)
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource would
have the most complete information?
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
DSM-V
The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
ICD-10 - Correct Answer DSM-V
Which individual behavior demonstrates resilience?
a. Repress stressors associated with a divorce.
Continuing to grieve the death of a spouse for 5 years.
Continuing to live in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed by fire.
Taking a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job. - Correct Answer
Taking a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job.
Resilience is closely associated with the process of adapting and helps people facing tragedies, loss,
trauma, and severe stress. It is the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to
support their well-being
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1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
Conducting a mental health assessment.
Prescribing psychotropic medication.
Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
Individualizing a nursing care plan. - Correct Answer 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.
"Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-
client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients' problems."
"Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking
to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations."
"That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies."
"Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as
medical-surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - Correct Answer "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
Attending
Advocacy
Evidence-based practice - Correct Answer Advocacy
A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the members. Which family member's
comment best reflects a mentally healthy perspective?
"I've made mistakes but everyone else in this family has also."
"I remember joy and mutual respect from our early years together."
"I will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
"It's best for me to move away from my family. Things will never change." - Correct Answer "I will make
some changes in my behavior for the good of the family."
correct response demonstrates the best evidence of a healthy recognition of the importance of
relationships. Mental health includes rational thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional
growth, resilience, and self-esteem.
Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a client may be experiencing a mental illness?
reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
being able to describe the difference between "as if" and "for real."
,experiencing difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs. - Correct Answer reporting a
consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
The correct response describes a mood alteration, which reflects mental illness. The distracters describe
behaviors that are mentally healthy or within the usual scope of human experienc
6. Which finding best indicates that the goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was achieved for
an adult client?
being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
behaving without considering the consequences of personal actions.
aggressively meeting personal needs without considering the rights of others.
seeking help from others to avoid assuming responsibility for major areas of own
life. - Correct Answer being willing to work towards achieving ideals and meeting demands.
Mental health is a state of well-being in which individuals reach their own potential, cope with the
normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the community.
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new client's admission form. Which resource
should the nurse consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD-10)
The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
A behavioral health reference manual - Correct Answer Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-V)
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource would
have the most complete information?
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
DSM-V
The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
ICD-10 - Correct Answer DSM-V
Which individual behavior demonstrates resilience?
a. Repress stressors associated with a divorce.
Continuing to grieve the death of a spouse for 5 years.
Continuing to live in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed by fire.
Taking a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job. - Correct Answer
Taking a temporary job to maintain financial stability after loss of a permanent job.
Resilience is closely associated with the process of adapting and helps people facing tragedies, loss,
trauma, and severe stress. It is the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to
support their well-being
