NURS 338 Exam #1 questions with accurate answers
_________ of what we communicate is nonverbal. Ans✓✓✓ 90%
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer
what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
A. Nursing interventions classification (NIC)
B. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
C. NANDA -1 nursing diagnosis
D. DSM-5 Ans✓✓✓ D
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Ans✓✓✓ Health
A state of well being in which one can recognize their own potential,
cope with normal stressors of life, work productively, and make a
contribution to the community Ans✓✓✓ Mental health
Ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to
support their well-being, work through loss and challenges in life, adapt,
and learn from past experiences and not falling victim to negative
emotions Ans✓✓✓ Resilience
All-inclusive term that recognizes the people (patients and staff), the
setting, the structure, and the emotional climate as important to healing
Ans✓✓✓ Therapeutic environment
, Are biological origins of mental illness now more accepted? Ans✓✓✓
Yes
Biological theories aim to understand how the body and brain interact to
create _________, ________, and _____________. Ans✓✓✓
Emotions
Memories
Perceptual experiences
Chemical substance that functions as a neuromessenger;
Are released from the axon terminal at the presynaptic neuron on
excitation Ans✓✓✓ Neurotransmitters
DBT Ans✓✓✓ Dialectical behavioral therapy
Does the DSM V classify people or disorders? Ans✓✓✓ Disorders
Does the DSM V include nursing interventions? What does it include?
Ans✓✓✓ No
Criteria for each illness
Erickson's Eight Stages of Development: Adolescence Ans✓✓✓
Identity vs role confusion
_________ of what we communicate is nonverbal. Ans✓✓✓ 90%
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer
what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a
specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be:
A. Nursing interventions classification (NIC)
B. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
C. NANDA -1 nursing diagnosis
D. DSM-5 Ans✓✓✓ D
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Ans✓✓✓ Health
A state of well being in which one can recognize their own potential,
cope with normal stressors of life, work productively, and make a
contribution to the community Ans✓✓✓ Mental health
Ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to
support their well-being, work through loss and challenges in life, adapt,
and learn from past experiences and not falling victim to negative
emotions Ans✓✓✓ Resilience
All-inclusive term that recognizes the people (patients and staff), the
setting, the structure, and the emotional climate as important to healing
Ans✓✓✓ Therapeutic environment
, Are biological origins of mental illness now more accepted? Ans✓✓✓
Yes
Biological theories aim to understand how the body and brain interact to
create _________, ________, and _____________. Ans✓✓✓
Emotions
Memories
Perceptual experiences
Chemical substance that functions as a neuromessenger;
Are released from the axon terminal at the presynaptic neuron on
excitation Ans✓✓✓ Neurotransmitters
DBT Ans✓✓✓ Dialectical behavioral therapy
Does the DSM V classify people or disorders? Ans✓✓✓ Disorders
Does the DSM V include nursing interventions? What does it include?
Ans✓✓✓ No
Criteria for each illness
Erickson's Eight Stages of Development: Adolescence Ans✓✓✓
Identity vs role confusion
