PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CONTEMPORARY
PRACTICE 7TH EDITION BOYD LUEBBERT
VERIFIED NGN TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025 2026 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What historical practice involved drilling holes in the skull? Answer:
Trephination, believed to release evil spirits.
⩥ Who proposed the humors theory of mental illness? Answer:
Hippocrates, suggesting mental illness was caused by an imbalance of
bodily fluids.
⩥ What was the common belief about mental illness in the 1700s?
Answer: It was believed to be demonic or spiritual, leading to
confinement and punishment.
⩥ What was Bedlam Asylum known for? Answer: People paid to watch
patients for entertainment.
⩥ Who is considered the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence
Nightingale.
,⩥ What did Florence Nightingale emphasize in nursing? Answer:
Hygiene, environment, and compassion.
⩥ What significant advocacy did Dorothea Dix undertake? Answer: She
exposed abuse in prisons and asylums and pushed for humane treatment.
⩥ What are the phases of the therapeutic relationship according to
Hildegard Peplau? Answer: Orientation, Identification, Exploitation,
Resolution.
⩥ What major advancement in psychiatric care occurred in the 1950s?
Answer: Introduction of psychopharmacology, particularly
antipsychotics.
⩥ What was the first antipsychotic medication used in Canada? Answer:
Thorazine (chlorpromazine).
⩥ What does deinstitutionalization refer to in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: The move from large institutions to community care.
⩥ What year was the first Psychiatric Nursing school established in
Canada? Answer: 1921 in Brandon.
, ⩥ What significant event occurred in Saskatchewan in 1946 regarding
psychiatric nursing? Answer: Dr. McKerracher expanded the PN training
program and advocated for the profession.
⩥ What was the outcome of the 1979 standard of practice for psychiatric
nurses? Answer: It established registration requirements for psychiatric
nurses.
⩥ What was the impact of the 2009 restart of the PN program? Answer:
It aimed to improve patient outcomes after concerns about the revolving
door effect.
⩥ What challenges has psychiatric nursing faced historically? Answer:
Political struggles, professional recognition issues, and the dissolution of
associations.
⩥ What was the role of work therapy in psychiatric treatment? Answer:
It involved getting patients to engage in work as part of their treatment.
⩥ What harmful treatments were used in the early 1900s? Answer:
Unmodified ECT, insulin shock therapy, metrazol shock, and cold/water
therapy.
PRACTICE 7TH EDITION BOYD LUEBBERT
VERIFIED NGN TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025 2026 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What historical practice involved drilling holes in the skull? Answer:
Trephination, believed to release evil spirits.
⩥ Who proposed the humors theory of mental illness? Answer:
Hippocrates, suggesting mental illness was caused by an imbalance of
bodily fluids.
⩥ What was the common belief about mental illness in the 1700s?
Answer: It was believed to be demonic or spiritual, leading to
confinement and punishment.
⩥ What was Bedlam Asylum known for? Answer: People paid to watch
patients for entertainment.
⩥ Who is considered the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence
Nightingale.
,⩥ What did Florence Nightingale emphasize in nursing? Answer:
Hygiene, environment, and compassion.
⩥ What significant advocacy did Dorothea Dix undertake? Answer: She
exposed abuse in prisons and asylums and pushed for humane treatment.
⩥ What are the phases of the therapeutic relationship according to
Hildegard Peplau? Answer: Orientation, Identification, Exploitation,
Resolution.
⩥ What major advancement in psychiatric care occurred in the 1950s?
Answer: Introduction of psychopharmacology, particularly
antipsychotics.
⩥ What was the first antipsychotic medication used in Canada? Answer:
Thorazine (chlorpromazine).
⩥ What does deinstitutionalization refer to in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: The move from large institutions to community care.
⩥ What year was the first Psychiatric Nursing school established in
Canada? Answer: 1921 in Brandon.
, ⩥ What significant event occurred in Saskatchewan in 1946 regarding
psychiatric nursing? Answer: Dr. McKerracher expanded the PN training
program and advocated for the profession.
⩥ What was the outcome of the 1979 standard of practice for psychiatric
nurses? Answer: It established registration requirements for psychiatric
nurses.
⩥ What was the impact of the 2009 restart of the PN program? Answer:
It aimed to improve patient outcomes after concerns about the revolving
door effect.
⩥ What challenges has psychiatric nursing faced historically? Answer:
Political struggles, professional recognition issues, and the dissolution of
associations.
⩥ What was the role of work therapy in psychiatric treatment? Answer:
It involved getting patients to engage in work as part of their treatment.
⩥ What harmful treatments were used in the early 1900s? Answer:
Unmodified ECT, insulin shock therapy, metrazol shock, and cold/water
therapy.
