Test Bank for Mental Health Nursing 6th
Edition by Fontaine
Chapter 1: Introduction to Mental Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes
the statement or answers the question.
1) The nurse is teaching the family various factors that are important in
understanding the concepts of mental health and mental illness. What
factors should be included in the nurse’s teaching?
Select all that apply.
A) Interpersonal factors
B) Personal factors
C) Culture
D) Brain function
E) Social conditions
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
Explanation: A) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may
begin with a sense of disharmony that is distressing to family or friends.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
,B) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may begin with
a sense of disharmony that is distressing to the individual.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
C) Behavior that can be considered as being at the mental illness end of
the continuum in one culture can be considered normal and acceptable in
another culture.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
D) Research has shown that brain chemicals and processes are
frequently altered in mental illnesses.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
E) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may begin with
a sense of disharmony that is distressing to the community or society.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
,2) During the nursing assessment of an adult client, the nurse finds the
client’s beliefs and actions related to
common health practices to be “bizarre.” Which action would be most appropriate
for the nurse to take at this time?
A) Write a nursing diagnosis to address the “bizarre” beliefs and actions.
B) Repeat the assessment later in the day.
C) Inquire as to the culture with which the client identifies.
D) Communicate the findings to the health care team.
Answer: C
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Explanation: A) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other
steps of the nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable in
another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later
in the process,
these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating the
assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result in the
same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
, B) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other steps of
the nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable
in another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later in
the process, these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating
the assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result
in the same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
C) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other steps of the
nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable
in another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later
in the process, these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating
the assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result
in the same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
Edition by Fontaine
Chapter 1: Introduction to Mental Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes
the statement or answers the question.
1) The nurse is teaching the family various factors that are important in
understanding the concepts of mental health and mental illness. What
factors should be included in the nurse’s teaching?
Select all that apply.
A) Interpersonal factors
B) Personal factors
C) Culture
D) Brain function
E) Social conditions
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
Explanation: A) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may
begin with a sense of disharmony that is distressing to family or friends.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
,B) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may begin with
a sense of disharmony that is distressing to the individual.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
C) Behavior that can be considered as being at the mental illness end of
the continuum in one culture can be considered normal and acceptable in
another culture.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
D) Research has shown that brain chemicals and processes are
frequently altered in mental illnesses.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
E) Movement toward the mental illness end of the continuum may begin with
a sense of disharmony that is distressing to the community or society.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Planning
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
,2) During the nursing assessment of an adult client, the nurse finds the
client’s beliefs and actions related to
common health practices to be “bizarre.” Which action would be most appropriate
for the nurse to take at this time?
A) Write a nursing diagnosis to address the “bizarre” beliefs and actions.
B) Repeat the assessment later in the day.
C) Inquire as to the culture with which the client identifies.
D) Communicate the findings to the health care team.
Answer: C
1
Explanation: A) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other
steps of the nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable in
another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later
in the process,
these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating the
assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result in the
same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
, B) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other steps of
the nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable
in another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later in
the process, these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating
the assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result
in the same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
C) A thorough assessment is needed before proceeding with other steps of the
nursing process.
Cultural beliefs strongly influence what is defined as mental illness or mental
health. Behavior
that is considered bizarre in one cultural context may be considered desirable
in another. While
findings will be communicated and used for nursing diagnosis formulation later
in the process, these steps are built upon a thorough assessment. Repeating
the assessment without the cultural assessment will most likely result
in the same incomplete data.
Cognitive Level: Application
Nursing Process: Implementation
