ABSTRACT
Chapter 10: The
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Process
Allan Kemboi
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 10: THE
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
PROCESS[Document subtitle]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their correct answers:
1. Which of the following questions would be most helpful in beginning an initial assessment
interview for a patient who has just been admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit?
**B) What brings you into the hospital today?**
2. A patient is being admitted to the psychiatric unit. While explaining his reason for seeking
admission, he describes how his 32-year-old son recently died of a heart attack. Which
response by the nurse would enhance the effectiveness of this interview?
**C) This must be a very difficult time for you.**
3. A patient was admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt made after his daughter
was killed in an automobile accident during which he had been driving and survived with
only minor injuries. During the assessment interview, the patient begins to describe the last
conversation he had with his daughter before he lost control of the automobile. As he
speaks about his daughter, his voice trembles, and a silent tear rolls down his face. He makes
a visible attempt to straighten up and smiles superficially at the nurse, stating, I'll get over
this. I just need to keep a stiff upper lip. I think all I need to do is stay overnight. I'll be as
good as new by tomorrow. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
**A) Tell me about your daughter. How would you describe the relationship you had with
her?**
4. After assessing a patient, the nurse noted the following: he was tearful, he tried to kill
himself before coming into the hospital, he had no immediate plan for another suicide
attempt, he was unable to concentrate, and he reported having trouble sleeping and having
little or no appetite. The nurse also noted that the patient's appearance was unkempt, that
he spoke in a low monotone, and that he was unable to establish and maintain eye contact.
Based on this information, which nursing diagnoses would be the most appropriate?
**C) Risk for Suicide**
5. A staff nurse on a psychiatric unit knows that patients often have trouble sleeping because
of their psychiatric conditions. Which of the following would reflect a psychiatric nursing
intervention to appropriately address this problem?
**A) Limiting amounts of evening snacks and beverages**
Chapter 10: The
Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Process
Allan Kemboi
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 10: THE
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
PROCESS[Document subtitle]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their correct answers:
1. Which of the following questions would be most helpful in beginning an initial assessment
interview for a patient who has just been admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit?
**B) What brings you into the hospital today?**
2. A patient is being admitted to the psychiatric unit. While explaining his reason for seeking
admission, he describes how his 32-year-old son recently died of a heart attack. Which
response by the nurse would enhance the effectiveness of this interview?
**C) This must be a very difficult time for you.**
3. A patient was admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt made after his daughter
was killed in an automobile accident during which he had been driving and survived with
only minor injuries. During the assessment interview, the patient begins to describe the last
conversation he had with his daughter before he lost control of the automobile. As he
speaks about his daughter, his voice trembles, and a silent tear rolls down his face. He makes
a visible attempt to straighten up and smiles superficially at the nurse, stating, I'll get over
this. I just need to keep a stiff upper lip. I think all I need to do is stay overnight. I'll be as
good as new by tomorrow. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
**A) Tell me about your daughter. How would you describe the relationship you had with
her?**
4. After assessing a patient, the nurse noted the following: he was tearful, he tried to kill
himself before coming into the hospital, he had no immediate plan for another suicide
attempt, he was unable to concentrate, and he reported having trouble sleeping and having
little or no appetite. The nurse also noted that the patient's appearance was unkempt, that
he spoke in a low monotone, and that he was unable to establish and maintain eye contact.
Based on this information, which nursing diagnoses would be the most appropriate?
**C) Risk for Suicide**
5. A staff nurse on a psychiatric unit knows that patients often have trouble sleeping because
of their psychiatric conditions. Which of the following would reflect a psychiatric nursing
intervention to appropriately address this problem?
**A) Limiting amounts of evening snacks and beverages**
