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, Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1
Chapter 01: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice 2
Chapter 02: Mental Health and Mental Disorders 6
Chapter 03: Cultural and Spiritual Issues Related to Mental Health Care 10
Chapter 04: Patient Rights and Legal Issues 14
Chapter 05: Mental Health Care in the Community 18
Chapter 06: Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks 21
Chapter 07: Psychosocial Theoretic Basis of Psychiatric Nursing 25
Chapter 08: Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing 29
Chapter 09: Communication and the Therapeutic Relationship 33
Chapter 10: The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Process 37
Chapter 11: Psychopharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions 41
Chapter 12: Cognitive Interventions in Psychiatric Nursing 46
Chapter 13: Group Interventions 50
Chapter 14: Family Assessment and Interventions 54
Chapter 15: Mental Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents 58
Chapter 16: Mental Health Promotion for Young and Middle-Aged Adults 61
Chapter 17: Mental Health Promotion for Older Adults 64
Chapter 18: Stress and Mental Health 68
Chapter 19: Management of Anger, Aggression, and Violence 72
Chapter 20: Crisis, Loss, Grief, Response, Bereavement, and Disaster Management 76
Chapter 21: Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, and Intervention 80
Chapter 22: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Thought
Disorders 84
Chapter 23: Depression: Management of Depressive Moods and Suicidal Behavior 92
Chapter 24: Bipolar Disorders: Management of Mood Lability 96
Chapter 25: Anxiety Disorders: Management of Anxiety, Phobia, and Panic 99
Chapter 26: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 103
Chapter 27: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders 105
Chapter 28: Personality and Borderline Personality Disorder: Management of Emotional
Dysregulation and Self-Harm 106
Chapter 29: Antisocial Personality and Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
109
Chapter 30: Addiction and Substance-Related Disorders 113
Chapter 31: Eating Disorders: Management of Eating and Weight 117
Chapter 32: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 121
Chapter 33: Nursing Care of Persons with Insomnia and Sleep Problems 125
Chapter 34: Sexual Disorders: Management of Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilias 129
Chapter 35: Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents 132
Chapter 36: Mental Health Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence 135
Chapter 37: Mental Health Assessment of Older Adults 139
Chapter 38: Neurocognitive Disorders 142
Chapter 39: Caring for Persons Who Are Homeless and Mentally Ill 146
Chapter 40: Caring for Persons With Co-occurring Mental Disorders 150
Chapter 41: Caring for Survivors of Violence and Abuse 154
Chapter 42: Caring for Persons With Mental Illness and Criminal Behavior 158
Chapter 43: Caring for Medically Compromised Persons 162
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Test Bank - Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice (6th Edition by Boyd)
Test Bank psychiatric nursing contemporary 8th edition by boyd
Chapter 01: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Evidence-Based
Practice
1. The primary goal of psychiatric-mental health nursing is to:
a. Cure all mental illnesses
b. Promote mental health and support the highest level of functioning
c. Focus only on crisis situations
d. Replace psychotherapy with medication
Answer: B
Rationale: Psychiatric nursing prioritizes health promotion, symptom management, and maximizing
functioning, not cure or single-intervention focus.
2. A disorder involving disturbances in thinking, emotion, and behavior is best defined as:
a. Neurodegeneration
b. Mental illness
c. Cognitive decline
d. Behavioral regression
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness encompasses disruptions in mental processing that impair daily
functioning.
3. Which statement best reflects recovery-oriented care?
a. “Nurses decide the most appropriate treatment plan.”
b. “The focus is on returning the patient to their previous level of function only.”
c. “Care emphasizes patient strengths, autonomy, and collaborative goal-setting.”
d. “Medication is the most important aspect of treatment.”
Answer: C
Rationale: Recovery models value empowerment, collaboration, and personalized goals.
4. Evidence-based practice in psychiatric nursing requires:
a. Using only research studies
b. Combining research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences
c. Following provider orders without question
d. Relying primarily on experience
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, Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1
Chapter 01: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice 2
Chapter 02: Mental Health and Mental Disorders 6
Chapter 03: Cultural and Spiritual Issues Related to Mental Health Care 10
Chapter 04: Patient Rights and Legal Issues 14
Chapter 05: Mental Health Care in the Community 18
Chapter 06: Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks 21
Chapter 07: Psychosocial Theoretic Basis of Psychiatric Nursing 25
Chapter 08: Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing 29
Chapter 09: Communication and the Therapeutic Relationship 33
Chapter 10: The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Process 37
Chapter 11: Psychopharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions 41
Chapter 12: Cognitive Interventions in Psychiatric Nursing 46
Chapter 13: Group Interventions 50
Chapter 14: Family Assessment and Interventions 54
Chapter 15: Mental Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents 58
Chapter 16: Mental Health Promotion for Young and Middle-Aged Adults 61
Chapter 17: Mental Health Promotion for Older Adults 64
Chapter 18: Stress and Mental Health 68
Chapter 19: Management of Anger, Aggression, and Violence 72
Chapter 20: Crisis, Loss, Grief, Response, Bereavement, and Disaster Management 76
Chapter 21: Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, and Intervention 80
Chapter 22: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Thought
Disorders 84
Chapter 23: Depression: Management of Depressive Moods and Suicidal Behavior 92
Chapter 24: Bipolar Disorders: Management of Mood Lability 96
Chapter 25: Anxiety Disorders: Management of Anxiety, Phobia, and Panic 99
Chapter 26: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 103
Chapter 27: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders 105
Chapter 28: Personality and Borderline Personality Disorder: Management of Emotional
Dysregulation and Self-Harm 106
Chapter 29: Antisocial Personality and Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
109
Chapter 30: Addiction and Substance-Related Disorders 113
Chapter 31: Eating Disorders: Management of Eating and Weight 117
Chapter 32: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 121
Chapter 33: Nursing Care of Persons with Insomnia and Sleep Problems 125
Chapter 34: Sexual Disorders: Management of Sexual Dysfunction and Paraphilias 129
Chapter 35: Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents 132
Chapter 36: Mental Health Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence 135
Chapter 37: Mental Health Assessment of Older Adults 139
Chapter 38: Neurocognitive Disorders 142
Chapter 39: Caring for Persons Who Are Homeless and Mentally Ill 146
Chapter 40: Caring for Persons With Co-occurring Mental Disorders 150
Chapter 41: Caring for Survivors of Violence and Abuse 154
Chapter 42: Caring for Persons With Mental Illness and Criminal Behavior 158
Chapter 43: Caring for Medically Compromised Persons 162
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Test Bank - Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice (6th Edition by Boyd)
Test Bank psychiatric nursing contemporary 8th edition by boyd
Chapter 01: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Evidence-Based
Practice
1. The primary goal of psychiatric-mental health nursing is to:
a. Cure all mental illnesses
b. Promote mental health and support the highest level of functioning
c. Focus only on crisis situations
d. Replace psychotherapy with medication
Answer: B
Rationale: Psychiatric nursing prioritizes health promotion, symptom management, and maximizing
functioning, not cure or single-intervention focus.
2. A disorder involving disturbances in thinking, emotion, and behavior is best defined as:
a. Neurodegeneration
b. Mental illness
c. Cognitive decline
d. Behavioral regression
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness encompasses disruptions in mental processing that impair daily
functioning.
3. Which statement best reflects recovery-oriented care?
a. “Nurses decide the most appropriate treatment plan.”
b. “The focus is on returning the patient to their previous level of function only.”
c. “Care emphasizes patient strengths, autonomy, and collaborative goal-setting.”
d. “Medication is the most important aspect of treatment.”
Answer: C
Rationale: Recovery models value empowerment, collaboration, and personalized goals.
4. Evidence-based practice in psychiatric nursing requires:
a. Using only research studies
b. Combining research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences
c. Following provider orders without question
d. Relying primarily on experience
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