varcarolis test bank study guide

varcarolis test bank

Varcarolis: Essen- als of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing -



Test Bank -



Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness -



- MULTIPLE CHOICE



- 1. A nurse explains mul axial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which informa on is accurate?



a. - It is a template for treatment planning.



b. - Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.



c. - Assessments of several aspects of func oning are included.



d. - It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.



ANS: - C



The use of five axes requires assessment beyond diagnosis of a mental disorder and includes relevant
medical condi ons, psychosocial and environmental problems, and global assessment of func oning.
The DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning and does not use a specific biopsychosocial
theory. Nursing diagnoses are not included in mul axial diagnoses. -



- 2. Which documenta on of diagnosis would a nurse expect for a person with mental illness?

, a. - I Rheumatoid arthri s



II 100 -



III Pos rauma c stress disorder -



IV Arrested for shopli ing 2 months ago -



V None -



b. - I Mental retarda on



II Histrionic personality disorder -



III 75 -



IV Hypertension -



V Home destroyed by tornado last year -



c. - I Schizophrenia, paranoid



II Death of spouse last year -



III 40 -



IV None -



V Alcohol abuse -