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PN120 Prep U Chapter 1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
The goal of the deinstitutionalization movement was to achieve which outcome? -
answer✔✔Move psychiatric clients out of the hospitals and into the community in an effort to
provide a better quality of life for them.
Which is a true statement regarding Medicaid? - answer✔✔It covers individuals and families
with low incomes.
Which is a criterion for mental health? - answer✔✔Satisfaction with personal relationships and
self
When comparing the theories of mental illness popular in ancient Greece with those popular in
the Middle Ages, which is more applicable to the Middle Ages? - answer✔✔Belief in demonic
possession and exorcism was common.
The nursing instructor asks the student to perform an assessment of a mentally ill client. What
should the student do when executing this task? - answer✔✔Collect comprehensive data
Chlorpromazine is a drug in which classification? - answer✔✔Antipsychotic
A nurse is providing community education about the prevention of mental illness. In response to
the question, "What does it mean to be mentally healthy?" which is the nurse's best response? -
answer✔✔"Mental health is marked by productivity, fulfilling relationships, and adaptability."
Which is the most influencing factor that complicates the treatment of people with mental illness
in the Unites States? - answer✔✔Insurers' reimbursement decisions
In the 1970s, state mental hospitals came under increasing scrutiny and many were closed. What
was the end result of this trend? - answer✔✔A lack of suitable housing for persons with mental
illness
A client demonstrates sexually inappropriate behavior toward a student nurse. What is an
effective way for the student to respond while protecting and respecting the client? -
answer✔✔Report the incident to staff and the clinical instructor so boundaries can be reenforced
with the client.
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Which is necessary as a defining feature in mental illness? - answer✔✔The individual must have
difficulties in functioning that cause distress and/or impairment of some type.
Which provides the best definition for mental illness? - answer✔✔Inability to function in a
manner that manages both external and internal stressors effectively
Which is an inaccurate depiction of self-awareness? - answer✔✔It involves changing one's
values or beliefs.
Which mental health service is an advanced-level function? - answer✔✔Psychotherapy
Which skill is in the psychiatric-mental health registered nurse's scope of practice? -
answer✔✔Evaluating the effectiveness of psychiatric medications
Which intervention is appropriate for a psychiatric-mental health nurse at the basic level of
practice? - answer✔✔Promoting symptom management
Which individual has experienced the consequences of deinstitutionalization? - answer✔✔A
woman who was transferred from a psychiatric hospital to the community because of the
hospital's impending closure
The major goal of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was what? - answer✔✔Build
mental health centers that would provide mental health care within the local community.
The nurse has been unsuccessful in the psychiatric clinical placement and will be obliged to
repeat it next semester. The criteria for passing or failing were based on the Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, which are? - answer✔✔Descriptions of the
responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
When providing care to a client, the psychiatric-mental health nurse is implementing the
therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based on the work of which
individual? - answer✔✔Hildegard Peplau
During the mid-20th century, the focus of treatment centered on treating neurotransmitter
dysfunction in the brain. As a result hospital stays were shortened due to the introduction of
which? - answer✔✔Psychopharmacology
In the early Christian period, who treated clients thought to be possessed by demons causing
their mental illness? - answer✔✔Clergymen
Who was responsible for much of the reform of the mental health care system in the 19th
century? - answer✔✔Dorothea Dix
The nurse attempts to speak to a client; however, the client shows no interest in talking. What
should the nurse do in this situation? - answer✔✔Understand the client may require the use of
silence
PN120 Prep U Chapter 1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
The goal of the deinstitutionalization movement was to achieve which outcome? -
answer✔✔Move psychiatric clients out of the hospitals and into the community in an effort to
provide a better quality of life for them.
Which is a true statement regarding Medicaid? - answer✔✔It covers individuals and families
with low incomes.
Which is a criterion for mental health? - answer✔✔Satisfaction with personal relationships and
self
When comparing the theories of mental illness popular in ancient Greece with those popular in
the Middle Ages, which is more applicable to the Middle Ages? - answer✔✔Belief in demonic
possession and exorcism was common.
The nursing instructor asks the student to perform an assessment of a mentally ill client. What
should the student do when executing this task? - answer✔✔Collect comprehensive data
Chlorpromazine is a drug in which classification? - answer✔✔Antipsychotic
A nurse is providing community education about the prevention of mental illness. In response to
the question, "What does it mean to be mentally healthy?" which is the nurse's best response? -
answer✔✔"Mental health is marked by productivity, fulfilling relationships, and adaptability."
Which is the most influencing factor that complicates the treatment of people with mental illness
in the Unites States? - answer✔✔Insurers' reimbursement decisions
In the 1970s, state mental hospitals came under increasing scrutiny and many were closed. What
was the end result of this trend? - answer✔✔A lack of suitable housing for persons with mental
illness
A client demonstrates sexually inappropriate behavior toward a student nurse. What is an
effective way for the student to respond while protecting and respecting the client? -
answer✔✔Report the incident to staff and the clinical instructor so boundaries can be reenforced
with the client.
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Which is necessary as a defining feature in mental illness? - answer✔✔The individual must have
difficulties in functioning that cause distress and/or impairment of some type.
Which provides the best definition for mental illness? - answer✔✔Inability to function in a
manner that manages both external and internal stressors effectively
Which is an inaccurate depiction of self-awareness? - answer✔✔It involves changing one's
values or beliefs.
Which mental health service is an advanced-level function? - answer✔✔Psychotherapy
Which skill is in the psychiatric-mental health registered nurse's scope of practice? -
answer✔✔Evaluating the effectiveness of psychiatric medications
Which intervention is appropriate for a psychiatric-mental health nurse at the basic level of
practice? - answer✔✔Promoting symptom management
Which individual has experienced the consequences of deinstitutionalization? - answer✔✔A
woman who was transferred from a psychiatric hospital to the community because of the
hospital's impending closure
The major goal of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was what? - answer✔✔Build
mental health centers that would provide mental health care within the local community.
The nurse has been unsuccessful in the psychiatric clinical placement and will be obliged to
repeat it next semester. The criteria for passing or failing were based on the Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, which are? - answer✔✔Descriptions of the
responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
When providing care to a client, the psychiatric-mental health nurse is implementing the
therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based on the work of which
individual? - answer✔✔Hildegard Peplau
During the mid-20th century, the focus of treatment centered on treating neurotransmitter
dysfunction in the brain. As a result hospital stays were shortened due to the introduction of
which? - answer✔✔Psychopharmacology
In the early Christian period, who treated clients thought to be possessed by demons causing
their mental illness? - answer✔✔Clergymen
Who was responsible for much of the reform of the mental health care system in the 19th
century? - answer✔✔Dorothea Dix
The nurse attempts to speak to a client; however, the client shows no interest in talking. What
should the nurse do in this situation? - answer✔✔Understand the client may require the use of
silence
