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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing 2
Chapter 02: Basics of Communications 8
Chapter 03: Ethics and Law 16
Chapter 04: Developmental Psychology Throughout the Life Span 25
Chapter 05: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health 38
Chapter 06: Nursing Process in Mental Health 43
Chapter 07: Coping and Defense Mechanisms 55
Chapter 08: Mental Health Treatments 67
Chapter 09: Complementary and Alternative Treatment Modalities 84
Chapter 10: Anxiety, Anxiety-Related, and Somatic Symptom Disorders 89
Chapter 11: Depressive Disorders 100
Chapter 12: Bipolar Disorders 114
Chapter 13: Suicide 122
Chapter 14: Personality Disorders 130
Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 139
Chapter 16: Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia 160
Chapter 17: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 170
Chapter 18: Eating Disorders 182
Chapter 19: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues 192
Chapter 20: Postpartum Issues in Mental Health 198
Chapter 21: Aging Population 201
Chapter 22: Victims of Abuse and Violence 204
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Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as
demonstrated by:
A. Nightingale.
B. Benner.
C. Swanson.
D. King.
____ 2. What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
A. Nursing Sanitation Notes
B. Nursing 101
C. Notes on Nursing
D. Nursing Notes
____ 3. A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:
A. Return the patient to the community.
B. Locate a facility for long term care.
C. Be arrested and placed in prison.
D. Be completely cured of the disorder.
____ 4. The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
A. Hospitals.
B. Long-term care facilities.
C. Asylums.
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D. Free-standing treatment centers.
____ 5. Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
A. Hildegard Peplau
B. Hattie Bessent
C. Mary Mahoney
D. Linda Richards
Completion
Complete each statement.
6. Phenothiazines were discovered in what year? _______________________.
7. The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader? ______ _______
_________
8. Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to provide
care for people with mental illness? _______________________
9. The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
___________________.
10. The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the National
Mental Health Act of what year? ______.
11. Which nursing organization established the first certification of psychiatric nursing?
_____________________________
12. One of the goals of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to promote ________________ of nursing
care in the United States.
13. ______________ ____________ has always been called the founder of nursing.
14. A schoolteacher by the name of _____________ _________established asylums and a psychiatric hospital
for the mentally ill.
15. Special facilities designed to care for the mentally ill in the past were known as ______________.
16. The first psychotropic drug category was known as ____________________.
17. Each state adopts its own set of rules and guidelines that govern the nurses performance. These rules are
known as the ___________ Practice Act.
18. The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the ____________ Act.
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 19. What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient care
(select all that apply):
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A. Cost of the facilities.
B. The increased use of phenothiazines.
C. Staff cost.
D. Establishment of Outpatient clinics.
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A
Florence Nightingales commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly related to
introducing sanitation methods.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level:
Application | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
2. ANS: C
Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean
environment.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge|
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
3. ANS: A
To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate
medication if needed is generally the long-term goal.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care
4. ANS: C
Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment
5. ANS: A
Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and
communication.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing 2
Chapter 02: Basics of Communications 8
Chapter 03: Ethics and Law 16
Chapter 04: Developmental Psychology Throughout the Life Span 25
Chapter 05: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health 38
Chapter 06: Nursing Process in Mental Health 43
Chapter 07: Coping and Defense Mechanisms 55
Chapter 08: Mental Health Treatments 67
Chapter 09: Complementary and Alternative Treatment Modalities 84
Chapter 10: Anxiety, Anxiety-Related, and Somatic Symptom Disorders 89
Chapter 11: Depressive Disorders 100
Chapter 12: Bipolar Disorders 114
Chapter 13: Suicide 122
Chapter 14: Personality Disorders 130
Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 139
Chapter 16: Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia 160
Chapter 17: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 170
Chapter 18: Eating Disorders 182
Chapter 19: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues 192
Chapter 20: Postpartum Issues in Mental Health 198
Chapter 21: Aging Population 201
Chapter 22: Victims of Abuse and Violence 204
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Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as
demonstrated by:
A. Nightingale.
B. Benner.
C. Swanson.
D. King.
____ 2. What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
A. Nursing Sanitation Notes
B. Nursing 101
C. Notes on Nursing
D. Nursing Notes
____ 3. A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:
A. Return the patient to the community.
B. Locate a facility for long term care.
C. Be arrested and placed in prison.
D. Be completely cured of the disorder.
____ 4. The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
A. Hospitals.
B. Long-term care facilities.
C. Asylums.
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D. Free-standing treatment centers.
____ 5. Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
A. Hildegard Peplau
B. Hattie Bessent
C. Mary Mahoney
D. Linda Richards
Completion
Complete each statement.
6. Phenothiazines were discovered in what year? _______________________.
7. The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader? ______ _______
_________
8. Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to provide
care for people with mental illness? _______________________
9. The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
___________________.
10. The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the National
Mental Health Act of what year? ______.
11. Which nursing organization established the first certification of psychiatric nursing?
_____________________________
12. One of the goals of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to promote ________________ of nursing
care in the United States.
13. ______________ ____________ has always been called the founder of nursing.
14. A schoolteacher by the name of _____________ _________established asylums and a psychiatric hospital
for the mentally ill.
15. Special facilities designed to care for the mentally ill in the past were known as ______________.
16. The first psychotropic drug category was known as ____________________.
17. Each state adopts its own set of rules and guidelines that govern the nurses performance. These rules are
known as the ___________ Practice Act.
18. The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the ____________ Act.
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 19. What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient care
(select all that apply):
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A. Cost of the facilities.
B. The increased use of phenothiazines.
C. Staff cost.
D. Establishment of Outpatient clinics.
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A
Florence Nightingales commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly related to
introducing sanitation methods.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level:
Application | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
2. ANS: C
Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean
environment.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge|
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
3. ANS: A
To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate
medication if needed is generally the long-term goal.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care
4. ANS: C
Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past.
PTS: 1
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment
5. ANS: A
Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and
communication.
