VARCAROLIS ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND RATIONALES

VARCAROLIS ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALES

●● Test Bank
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●● Chapter 2: Mental Health and Mental Ill-ness
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Answer: MULTIPLE CHOICE


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Answer: 1. A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric
technician. Which information is accurate?


●● a.
Answer: It is a template for treatment planning.


●● b.

,Answer: Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.


●● c.
Answer: Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.


●● d.
Answer: It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial
theory.


●● ANS:
Answer: C


●● The use of five axes requires assessment beyond diagnosis of a
mental disorder and includes relevant medical conditions, psychosocial
and environmental problems, and global assessment of functioning. The
DSM-IV-TR is not a template for treatment planning and does not use a
specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing diagnoses are not included in
multiaxial diagnoses.
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Answer: 2. Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect for
a person with mental illness?

, ●● a.
Answer: I Rheumatoid arthritis


●● II 100
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●● III Posttraumatic stress disorder
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●● IV Arrested for shoplifting 2 months ago
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●● V None
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●● b.
Answer: I Mental retardation


●● II Histrionic personality disorder
Answer:


●● III 75