PSYCHIATRIC NURSING FINAL Questions and
Verified Answers
Nurse leans forward and does not interupt. Correct Answer: Active listening
Patient states "I do cocaine", Nurse responds showing... Correct Answer: Acceptance
The main characteristic of therapeutic communication... Correct Answer: involves the patient as a person
Mental health is Correct Answer: the ability to cope and adjust
Patient is seeking ways to deal with stress and to resolve it Correct Answer: Adaptation
What has changed the most within the last 50 years in psych Correct Answer: psychotropic drugs
Patient has lung cancer and blames it on bad genes. Correct Answer: Denial
The skill most important with psychiatric patients? Correct Answer: Therapeutic communication
Non verbal question must be ? Correct Answer: validated
Assertive behaviors?? Correct Answer: Role playing
Mistakes most Nurses make in the care of patient? Correct Answer: Giving advice
Nurse is assessing patients who are mentally ill. What is a characteristic of a mentally ill patient? Correct
Answer: Differing from socially accepted behaviors
First priority of a short stay patient Correct Answer: Develop a goal directed problem centered
relationship
Patient has several issues and nurse states "I want to be helpful to you" What kind of question would she
ask that would be most therapeutic ? Correct Answer: Which one problem you like to work on?
Patient is suspected of having hallucinations. Nurse would ask.. Correct Answer: Do you hear or see
things when others don't?
Axis system is used to? Correct Answer: Understanding the patients medical condition
,Purpose of MSE (Mental status exam) Correct Answer: Examine thoughts, feelings and behaviors
Nancy is on edge. She is fidgeting, pacing back and forth and irritable. What level of anxiety is she in?
Correct Answer: Moderate
Joe is depressed and suicidal because he can't go to the bar every night for a drink. Correct Answer: Dual
diagnosis
Patient lost their job and feels depressed and worthless because of it. What kind of stressor is this?
Correct Answer: Situational stressor
Judy eats to deal with stress. Correct Answer: Palliative
Patient is smiling and humming. Affect? Correct Answer: Appropriate
Nurse is teasing patients. This is Correct Answer: inappropriate
Intense feeling of apprehension Correct Answer: Panic disorder
Terrified of a mouse running across the room Correct Answer: Phobia
Unconscious behaviors Correct Answer: Defense mechanisms
Patient has pancreatic cancer. To help patient cope, the nurse would use Correct Answer: Adaptive
measures
They go out to a dance and patient states that the boyfriend would not bring her home on time. What
defense mechanism is she using? Correct Answer: Projection
An alcoholic states "I can quit drinking at any time" Correct Answer: Denial
Checks the light 17 times before leaving the room Correct Answer: obsessive compulsive
A victim of incest no longer remembers why she always hated the uncle who molested her Correct
Answer: Repression
Ms. Aimes said to the nurse that she is not ready to talk about her recent divorce Correct Answer:
Suppression
, Patient has schizophrenia. Says he cant go to work because they are all mean there. Really he just cant
admit that his illness interferes with work. Correct Answer: Rationalization
To show no feelings of sadness over sons death Correct Answer: Intellectualization
Felt as if he was outside hos own body watching it happen Correct Answer: dissociation
When I get out of here I want to be a nurse just like you Correct Answer: Identification
Analyzing others like his therapist would Correct Answer: Introjection
5 stages of Maslows Correct Answer: 1Physiological Needs (food, shelter, clothing)
2Safety and security (Family, job, and finacial security)
3Love and Belonging (Work group, social group)
4Esteem needs (Recongnize ME)
5Self actualization (Achievments, success)
Eriksons 8 stages emotional development. Correct Answer: Trust vs. mistrust 0-18months
Autonomy vs. Shame 18months-3years
Initiative vs. Guilt 3-5years
Industry vs. inferority 6-12years
Identity vs. Isolation 18-30years
Generativity vs. self absorption 30-65years
integrity vs. despair 65-death
He believed that each of his 8 stages of developement afforded oppurtunities for growth, even up to the
acceptance of persons own death! Correct Answer: Eriksons
Verified Answers
Nurse leans forward and does not interupt. Correct Answer: Active listening
Patient states "I do cocaine", Nurse responds showing... Correct Answer: Acceptance
The main characteristic of therapeutic communication... Correct Answer: involves the patient as a person
Mental health is Correct Answer: the ability to cope and adjust
Patient is seeking ways to deal with stress and to resolve it Correct Answer: Adaptation
What has changed the most within the last 50 years in psych Correct Answer: psychotropic drugs
Patient has lung cancer and blames it on bad genes. Correct Answer: Denial
The skill most important with psychiatric patients? Correct Answer: Therapeutic communication
Non verbal question must be ? Correct Answer: validated
Assertive behaviors?? Correct Answer: Role playing
Mistakes most Nurses make in the care of patient? Correct Answer: Giving advice
Nurse is assessing patients who are mentally ill. What is a characteristic of a mentally ill patient? Correct
Answer: Differing from socially accepted behaviors
First priority of a short stay patient Correct Answer: Develop a goal directed problem centered
relationship
Patient has several issues and nurse states "I want to be helpful to you" What kind of question would she
ask that would be most therapeutic ? Correct Answer: Which one problem you like to work on?
Patient is suspected of having hallucinations. Nurse would ask.. Correct Answer: Do you hear or see
things when others don't?
Axis system is used to? Correct Answer: Understanding the patients medical condition
,Purpose of MSE (Mental status exam) Correct Answer: Examine thoughts, feelings and behaviors
Nancy is on edge. She is fidgeting, pacing back and forth and irritable. What level of anxiety is she in?
Correct Answer: Moderate
Joe is depressed and suicidal because he can't go to the bar every night for a drink. Correct Answer: Dual
diagnosis
Patient lost their job and feels depressed and worthless because of it. What kind of stressor is this?
Correct Answer: Situational stressor
Judy eats to deal with stress. Correct Answer: Palliative
Patient is smiling and humming. Affect? Correct Answer: Appropriate
Nurse is teasing patients. This is Correct Answer: inappropriate
Intense feeling of apprehension Correct Answer: Panic disorder
Terrified of a mouse running across the room Correct Answer: Phobia
Unconscious behaviors Correct Answer: Defense mechanisms
Patient has pancreatic cancer. To help patient cope, the nurse would use Correct Answer: Adaptive
measures
They go out to a dance and patient states that the boyfriend would not bring her home on time. What
defense mechanism is she using? Correct Answer: Projection
An alcoholic states "I can quit drinking at any time" Correct Answer: Denial
Checks the light 17 times before leaving the room Correct Answer: obsessive compulsive
A victim of incest no longer remembers why she always hated the uncle who molested her Correct
Answer: Repression
Ms. Aimes said to the nurse that she is not ready to talk about her recent divorce Correct Answer:
Suppression
, Patient has schizophrenia. Says he cant go to work because they are all mean there. Really he just cant
admit that his illness interferes with work. Correct Answer: Rationalization
To show no feelings of sadness over sons death Correct Answer: Intellectualization
Felt as if he was outside hos own body watching it happen Correct Answer: dissociation
When I get out of here I want to be a nurse just like you Correct Answer: Identification
Analyzing others like his therapist would Correct Answer: Introjection
5 stages of Maslows Correct Answer: 1Physiological Needs (food, shelter, clothing)
2Safety and security (Family, job, and finacial security)
3Love and Belonging (Work group, social group)
4Esteem needs (Recongnize ME)
5Self actualization (Achievments, success)
Eriksons 8 stages emotional development. Correct Answer: Trust vs. mistrust 0-18months
Autonomy vs. Shame 18months-3years
Initiative vs. Guilt 3-5years
Industry vs. inferority 6-12years
Identity vs. Isolation 18-30years
Generativity vs. self absorption 30-65years
integrity vs. despair 65-death
He believed that each of his 8 stages of developement afforded oppurtunities for growth, even up to the
acceptance of persons own death! Correct Answer: Eriksons
