NR 548 EXAMS 1 2 WEEKS 2-7 2026 FINAL
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PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency. Answer:
ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and
situational threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to
avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury
associated with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on?. Answer: caring
and respect for human dignity
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that
the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1. Answer:
ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p.
1).
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery
of human trafficking in his or her practice?. Answer: ANA Code of
Ethics: Provision 8
,-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings
and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these
violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
◉ Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882. Answer: the first organized
training school within a hospital for the insane
◉ 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed. Answer: the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
◉ Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added:.
Answer: "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
◉ In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service
due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-
related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended:.
Answer: standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
◉ National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946. Answer: -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric
care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs
and contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
, ◉ 1954. Answer: -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental
health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
◉ The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. Answer: (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with
mental illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric
clients receiving care in the community rather than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the
expansion of the PMHCNS role into community and ambulatory settings
as they helped those who had been deinstitutionalized adapt
◉ 1965. Answer: Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the
nurse practitioner role.
◉ 1973 ANA first published:. Answer: Standards of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Practice
◉ 1980s states began to grant:. Answer: prescriptive authority to
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication
prescribing and management to the traditional therapy role of the
psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
REVIEW BUNDLED SOLUTION PACKAGE
PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency. Answer:
ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and
situational threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to
avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury
associated with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on?. Answer: caring
and respect for human dignity
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that
the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1. Answer:
ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p.
1).
◉ ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery
of human trafficking in his or her practice?. Answer: ANA Code of
Ethics: Provision 8
,-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings
and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these
violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
◉ Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882. Answer: the first organized
training school within a hospital for the insane
◉ 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed. Answer: the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
◉ Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added:.
Answer: "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
◉ In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service
due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-
related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended:.
Answer: standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
◉ National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946. Answer: -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric
care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs
and contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
, ◉ 1954. Answer: -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental
health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
◉ The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. Answer: (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with
mental illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric
clients receiving care in the community rather than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the
expansion of the PMHCNS role into community and ambulatory settings
as they helped those who had been deinstitutionalized adapt
◉ 1965. Answer: Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the
nurse practitioner role.
◉ 1973 ANA first published:. Answer: Standards of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Practice
◉ 1980s states began to grant:. Answer: prescriptive authority to
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication
prescribing and management to the traditional therapy role of the
psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
