CHAPTER 1: PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING AND EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE
n The nurse is working as a case manager in an inpatient psychiatric unit and preparing discharge
planning for a client that is homeless. Which will be the primary goal of the case manager when
coordinating the discharge care of this client? - Coordinating all types of care so that the client does not
receive fragmented care.
The nurse is working in an inpatient mental health facility and caring for several clients. Which client is
most likely to experience the revolving door phenomenon? - A client with a dual diagnosis of heroin use
disorder and bipolar I disorder.
The nurse identifies that mental health issues are constantly evolving. Which is a standard of
professional performance to keep in current practice? - Education
What nursing action demonstrates the intended impact of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
standards of care on mental health nursing care? - Referring to the standards to determine if a
particularly prescribed treatment falls within the scope of a nurse's practice.
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the history of psychiatric nursing. Whom will
the nurse identify as being responsible for stopping the practice of therapeutic bloodletting? - Quakers
A nurse is reading a journal article about the changes occurring in psychiatric-mental health care over
the years. The article describes the deinstitutionalization movement and the reasons for such
movement. Which reason would the nurse most likely find? - View that institutionalization contributed
to mental illness
A client comes to the community mental health center for a visit. During the interview, the client tells
the nurse that now he has health insurance that will allow him to get the treatment he needs. "I couldn't
get it before because of my history of depression." The nurse understands that the client's ability to
obtain health insurance is most likely a direct result of which legislation? - Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act
Hydrotherapy, a primitive treatment, was used for what in the mentally ill population? - Calming effect
A nurse is watching a documentary about psychiatric-mental health nursing and its evolution over the
years. One part of the documentary describes the development of the therapeutic relationship,
mentioning which individual as its founder? - Hildegarde Peplau
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the early psychiatric nursing founders and their
perspectives. Which statement(s) by the students indicate that the teaching is effective? Select all that
apply. - "Florence Nightingale encouraged independence and self-care."
"Hildegard Peplau identified nursing as a separate model from medicine."
HEALTH NURSING AND EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE
n The nurse is working as a case manager in an inpatient psychiatric unit and preparing discharge
planning for a client that is homeless. Which will be the primary goal of the case manager when
coordinating the discharge care of this client? - Coordinating all types of care so that the client does not
receive fragmented care.
The nurse is working in an inpatient mental health facility and caring for several clients. Which client is
most likely to experience the revolving door phenomenon? - A client with a dual diagnosis of heroin use
disorder and bipolar I disorder.
The nurse identifies that mental health issues are constantly evolving. Which is a standard of
professional performance to keep in current practice? - Education
What nursing action demonstrates the intended impact of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
standards of care on mental health nursing care? - Referring to the standards to determine if a
particularly prescribed treatment falls within the scope of a nurse's practice.
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the history of psychiatric nursing. Whom will
the nurse identify as being responsible for stopping the practice of therapeutic bloodletting? - Quakers
A nurse is reading a journal article about the changes occurring in psychiatric-mental health care over
the years. The article describes the deinstitutionalization movement and the reasons for such
movement. Which reason would the nurse most likely find? - View that institutionalization contributed
to mental illness
A client comes to the community mental health center for a visit. During the interview, the client tells
the nurse that now he has health insurance that will allow him to get the treatment he needs. "I couldn't
get it before because of my history of depression." The nurse understands that the client's ability to
obtain health insurance is most likely a direct result of which legislation? - Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act
Hydrotherapy, a primitive treatment, was used for what in the mentally ill population? - Calming effect
A nurse is watching a documentary about psychiatric-mental health nursing and its evolution over the
years. One part of the documentary describes the development of the therapeutic relationship,
mentioning which individual as its founder? - Hildegarde Peplau
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the early psychiatric nursing founders and their
perspectives. Which statement(s) by the students indicate that the teaching is effective? Select all that
apply. - "Florence Nightingale encouraged independence and self-care."
"Hildegard Peplau identified nursing as a separate model from medicine."
