CMN 350 PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1 of 107
Term
sexual advance
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-maladaptive
-Conscious or unconscious attempt to model oneself after a respected person
-Kelly states to her nurse, "When I get out of the hospital, I want to be a nurse just like
you."
, -patients use them to try and protect themselves from pain
-they need to overcome that pain
-nurses should set goals for good coping mechanisms and teach good coping
mechanisms
-adaptive
-Consciously or unconsciously channeling instinctual drives into acceptable
activities
-Guy, a former heroin addict, starts a local Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
-explain this is a nurse-patient relationship
-don't ignore
-address it
-tell them it is inappropriate
-if you continue with this behavior we will need to take a break then come
back
-set limits
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Definition
-stress is the cause of it
• Subjective experience that can be detected only by
objective behaviors that result from it
• Emotional pain
• Apprehension, fearfulness, or a sense of powerlessness
resulting from a threat that is less visible or definable than fear
that has a visible object or trigger
• Warning sign of a perceived danger or threat
• Emotional response that triggers behaviors (automatic
relief behaviors) aimed at eliminating the anxiety
• Alerting an individual to prepare for self-defense
• Occurring in degrees
,• Contagious; communicated from one person to another
• Part of a process, not an isolated phenomenon
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Paroxetine Anxiety
MAOI SE Undoing
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3 of 107
Term
Stress Adaptation Syndrome stages
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-good support Stage I: Alarm Stage
-something to live for Stage II: Resistance Stage
-coping mechanisms-strong faith Stage III: Exhaustion Stage
-safety
-apprpriate level of staff -the patient is a harm to self
-enough for 1:1 or 1:2 or others
-means (get med and belonings -under a subpoena
away from patient) -court order
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, 4 of 107
Term
inappropriate topics for groups
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-CNS depressant
-Treats pain
-prior risk factors (very unlikely to
prescribe) Interactions
-Antipsychotics
-MAOIs
-sexual things
-violence -no "Why?" questions
-speaking about abuse -ask open-ended questions
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Definition
are excessively preoccupied with having or acquiring a serious
undiagnosed illness. If somatic symptoms are present, they are
typically mild in intensity. Similar to somatic symptom disorder, a
medical evaluation fails to identify a serious medical condition. Such
individuals feel substantial anxiety over various types of bodily
discomfort (i.e., dizziness, tinnitus, belching) because they believe
that it means they have a serious undiagnosed disease. These
individuals become alarmed on hearing about someone else
NURSING EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1 of 107
Term
sexual advance
Give this one a try later!
-maladaptive
-Conscious or unconscious attempt to model oneself after a respected person
-Kelly states to her nurse, "When I get out of the hospital, I want to be a nurse just like
you."
, -patients use them to try and protect themselves from pain
-they need to overcome that pain
-nurses should set goals for good coping mechanisms and teach good coping
mechanisms
-adaptive
-Consciously or unconsciously channeling instinctual drives into acceptable
activities
-Guy, a former heroin addict, starts a local Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
-explain this is a nurse-patient relationship
-don't ignore
-address it
-tell them it is inappropriate
-if you continue with this behavior we will need to take a break then come
back
-set limits
Don't know?
2 of 107
Definition
-stress is the cause of it
• Subjective experience that can be detected only by
objective behaviors that result from it
• Emotional pain
• Apprehension, fearfulness, or a sense of powerlessness
resulting from a threat that is less visible or definable than fear
that has a visible object or trigger
• Warning sign of a perceived danger or threat
• Emotional response that triggers behaviors (automatic
relief behaviors) aimed at eliminating the anxiety
• Alerting an individual to prepare for self-defense
• Occurring in degrees
,• Contagious; communicated from one person to another
• Part of a process, not an isolated phenomenon
Give this one a try later!
Paroxetine Anxiety
MAOI SE Undoing
Don't know?
3 of 107
Term
Stress Adaptation Syndrome stages
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-good support Stage I: Alarm Stage
-something to live for Stage II: Resistance Stage
-coping mechanisms-strong faith Stage III: Exhaustion Stage
-safety
-apprpriate level of staff -the patient is a harm to self
-enough for 1:1 or 1:2 or others
-means (get med and belonings -under a subpoena
away from patient) -court order
Don't know?
, 4 of 107
Term
inappropriate topics for groups
Give this one a try later!
-CNS depressant
-Treats pain
-prior risk factors (very unlikely to
prescribe) Interactions
-Antipsychotics
-MAOIs
-sexual things
-violence -no "Why?" questions
-speaking about abuse -ask open-ended questions
Don't know?
5 of 107
Definition
are excessively preoccupied with having or acquiring a serious
undiagnosed illness. If somatic symptoms are present, they are
typically mild in intensity. Similar to somatic symptom disorder, a
medical evaluation fails to identify a serious medical condition. Such
individuals feel substantial anxiety over various types of bodily
discomfort (i.e., dizziness, tinnitus, belching) because they believe
that it means they have a serious undiagnosed disease. These
individuals become alarmed on hearing about someone else
