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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
SEVENTH EDITION BY MARY ANN BOYD , REBECCA AND
ANN LUEBBERT ---CHAPTER 1 -14 ALL CHAPTERS
GUARANTEED PASS, RATED A+ BY AUTHORS
,TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Chapter 1: and
Evidence-Based Practice
2. CHAPTER 2: Mental health and mental disorders
fighting stigma and promoting recovery
3. CHAPTER 3: Cultural and spiritual issues related to
mental health
4. CHAPTER 4: Patient rights and legal issues
5. CHAPTER 5: Mental health care in the community
6. CHAPTER 6: Ethics, standards, and nursing
frameworks
7. CHAPTER 7: Psychosocial theoretic basis of
psychiatric nursing
8. CHAPTER 8: Biological foundations of psychiatric
nursing
,9. CHAPTER 9: Recovery framework for mental health
10. CHAPTER 1O: Communications and the
therapeutic relationships
11. CHAPTER 11: The psychiatric – mental health
nursing process
12. CHAPTER 12: Psychopharmacology dietary
supplement and biologic interventions
13. CHAPTER 13: Cognitive interventions in
psychiatric nursing
14. CHAPTER 14: Group interventions
,Chapter 1: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and
Evidence-Based Practice
QUESTION 1
When reviewing evidence-based practice, which characteristic would the nurse
most likely identify as important? Select all that apply.
1- It is a problem-solving approach.
2- It applies research findings practically..
3- It focuses on specific institutional protocols.
4- It aids in clinical decision making.
5- It ignores any preferences by the client.
QUESTION 2
A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally
ill because she is so sad. Which is the nurse's best response?
1- "You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing
so much pain."
2- "You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced."
3- "Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your
husband's death?"
4- "Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future
brings."
,QUESTION 3
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is describing the various programs offered by
the local community mental health center. When explaining how these
programs work, the nurse would emphasize which concept?
1- autocratic leadership
2- paternalistic decision-making
3- complete autonomy 4- collaboration
4
QUESTION 4
Why is the document Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999)
significant?
A Because it states clearly that there are effective treatments for mental illness
B . Because it allocates research money to psychiatric facilities
C . Because it sets new guidelines for use of restraints
D. Because it establishes reimbursement guidelines for third-party payers
QUESTION 5
If a client states, "I carry this lucky rabbit's foot for luck, my dad did too, and it
really works," which statement by the nurse reflects respect for the client's
belief?
1- "A rabbit's foot has never brought me luck. I don't know why people carry
them."
, 2- "Yes, the rabbit's foot can bring luck to some."
3- "I can accept that you feel it is lucky, so let's get to our activities for the day."
4- "It is not appropriate to harm small animals for their parts." 3
QUESTION 6
Which is inconsistent with an evidence-based approach?
A nurse-centered decision making
B clinical questions are defined
C outcomes are evaluated
D application of research findings
QUESTION 7
The first training of nurses to work with persons with mental illness was in 1882
in which state?
A California
B Illinois
C Massachusetts
D New York
3
QUESTION 8
Which law prevents insurance companies from excluding people because of
preexisting conditions?
A Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
B National Mental Health Act
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
SEVENTH EDITION BY MARY ANN BOYD , REBECCA AND
ANN LUEBBERT ---CHAPTER 1 -14 ALL CHAPTERS
GUARANTEED PASS, RATED A+ BY AUTHORS
,TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Chapter 1: and
Evidence-Based Practice
2. CHAPTER 2: Mental health and mental disorders
fighting stigma and promoting recovery
3. CHAPTER 3: Cultural and spiritual issues related to
mental health
4. CHAPTER 4: Patient rights and legal issues
5. CHAPTER 5: Mental health care in the community
6. CHAPTER 6: Ethics, standards, and nursing
frameworks
7. CHAPTER 7: Psychosocial theoretic basis of
psychiatric nursing
8. CHAPTER 8: Biological foundations of psychiatric
nursing
,9. CHAPTER 9: Recovery framework for mental health
10. CHAPTER 1O: Communications and the
therapeutic relationships
11. CHAPTER 11: The psychiatric – mental health
nursing process
12. CHAPTER 12: Psychopharmacology dietary
supplement and biologic interventions
13. CHAPTER 13: Cognitive interventions in
psychiatric nursing
14. CHAPTER 14: Group interventions
,Chapter 1: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and
Evidence-Based Practice
QUESTION 1
When reviewing evidence-based practice, which characteristic would the nurse
most likely identify as important? Select all that apply.
1- It is a problem-solving approach.
2- It applies research findings practically..
3- It focuses on specific institutional protocols.
4- It aids in clinical decision making.
5- It ignores any preferences by the client.
QUESTION 2
A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally
ill because she is so sad. Which is the nurse's best response?
1- "You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing
so much pain."
2- "You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced."
3- "Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your
husband's death?"
4- "Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future
brings."
,QUESTION 3
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is describing the various programs offered by
the local community mental health center. When explaining how these
programs work, the nurse would emphasize which concept?
1- autocratic leadership
2- paternalistic decision-making
3- complete autonomy 4- collaboration
4
QUESTION 4
Why is the document Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1999)
significant?
A Because it states clearly that there are effective treatments for mental illness
B . Because it allocates research money to psychiatric facilities
C . Because it sets new guidelines for use of restraints
D. Because it establishes reimbursement guidelines for third-party payers
QUESTION 5
If a client states, "I carry this lucky rabbit's foot for luck, my dad did too, and it
really works," which statement by the nurse reflects respect for the client's
belief?
1- "A rabbit's foot has never brought me luck. I don't know why people carry
them."
, 2- "Yes, the rabbit's foot can bring luck to some."
3- "I can accept that you feel it is lucky, so let's get to our activities for the day."
4- "It is not appropriate to harm small animals for their parts." 3
QUESTION 6
Which is inconsistent with an evidence-based approach?
A nurse-centered decision making
B clinical questions are defined
C outcomes are evaluated
D application of research findings
QUESTION 7
The first training of nurses to work with persons with mental illness was in 1882
in which state?
A California
B Illinois
C Massachusetts
D New York
3
QUESTION 8
Which law prevents insurance companies from excluding people because of
preexisting conditions?
A Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
B National Mental Health Act
