Chapter 2 Exam Questions With Detailed
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Psychiatric mental health nurses practice at the basic or advanced level. Which of the
following factors determines this level of practice?
A. Educational preparation
B. Years of experience
C. Organizational structure
D. Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychiatric mental health nurses practice at the
basic or advanced level. Which of the following factors determines this level of practice?
A. Educational preparation
The psychiatric mental health nurse may work in
A. inpatient behavioral health units.
B. psychiatric partial hospitalization programs.
C. community mental health centers.
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-The psychiatric mental health nurse may
work in
D. all of the above
[inpatient behavioral health units, psychiatric partial hospitalization programs, and
community mental health centers.]
, All of the following are true about psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialists,
except
A. there is no requirement for collaboration with medicine
B. certification is obtained through the American Nurses Association
C. independent practice in psychotherapy is within the scope of practice
D. independent practice in prescribing psychotropic medication is within the scope of
practice - CORRECT ANSWER-All of the following are true about psychiatric mental
health clinical nurse specialists, except
D. independent practice in prescribing psychotropic medication is within the scope of
practice
Persons with severe and persistent mental illness may have an exacerbation of
symptoms requiring short term hospitalization. This is an example of
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. crisis intervention - CORRECT ANSWER-Persons with severe and persistent mental
illness may have an exacerbation of symptoms requiring short term hospitalization. This
is an example of
B. secondary prevention
Which of the following provides the strongest evidence for evidence-based nursing
practice?
A. Large randomized controlled studies
B. Meta-analyses
C. Case studies