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This document contains a comprehensive test bank for Essentials of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. It includes structured practice questions covering all 28 chapters, focusing on key psychiatric and mental health nursing concepts such as therapeutic communication, mental health assessment, psychopharmacology, and nursing interventions. The material is designed to support exam preparation by reinforcing updated psychiatric nursing principles and improving clinical reasoning skills. It is useful for students preparing for nursing exams, ATI assessments, and NCLEX-style questions.

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Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing
MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living
in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the
patient will:

a. deny suicidal ideation.

b. report a sense of well-being.

c. take medications as prescribed.

d. attend clinic appointments on time.

COMPLETE ANSWER: B

Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving role
performance.

The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to achieve a sense of
meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level of wellness. The
incorrect options focus on the classic medical model rather than recovery.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 2

TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification MSC:

NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

2. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy
makeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates
advocacy?

a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.

b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.

c. Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.

d. Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society.

COMPLETE ANSWER: D

Accepting patients needs for self-expression and seeking to teach skills that will contribute to their
well-being demonstrate respect and are important parts of advocacy. The on-
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coming nurse needs to take action to ensure that others are not prejudiced against the patient.
Humor can be appropriate within the privacy of a shift report but not at the expense of respect
for patients. Judging the off-going nurse in a critical way will create conflict.

Nurses must show compassion for each other. DIF:

Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 8

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment

3. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
Which statement is an example of attending?

a. We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital is nt the end of the world.

b. Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your depression.

c. You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for you.

d. Id like to sit with you a while so you may feel more comfortable talking with me.

COMPLETE ANSWER: D

Attending is a technique that demonstrates the nurses commitment to the relationship and
reduces feelings of isolation. This technique shows respect for the patient and demonstrates
caring. Generalizations, probing, and false reassurances are non-therapeutic.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 8

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

4. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a
divorce. Select the nurses most caring comment.

a. Lets discuss some means of coping other than suicide when you have these feelings.

b. I understand why youre so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated too.

c. You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.

d. How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?

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COMPLETE ANSWER: A

The nurses communication should evidence caring and a commitment to work with the patient.
This commitment lets the patient know the nurse will help. Probing and advice arenot helpful or
therapeutic interventions.


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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 6

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity

5. A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem. Which
characteristic of the web sites address most alerts the nurse that the site may have biased and
prejudiced information?

a. Address ends in .org.

b. Address ends in .com.

c. Address ends in .gov.

d. Address ends in .net.

COMPLETE ANSWER: B

Financial influences on a site are a clue that the information may be biased. .com at the endof the
address indicates that the site is a commercial one. .gov indicates that the site is maintained by a
government entity.

.org indicates that the site is nonproprietary; the site may or may not have reliable information, but it
does not profit from its activities. .net can have multiple meanings.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension (Understanding) REF: 5

TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

6. A nurse says, When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get their
attention; however, I read a descriptive research study that says that this approach does not
work. I plan to stop calling patients by name. Which statement is the best appraisal of this
nurses comment?

a. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.

b. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurse
specialists.

c. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before using themin
practice.

d. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do not
change.

COMPLETE ANSWER: A


Descriptive research findings provide evidence for practice but must be viewed in relationto other
studies before practice changes. One study is not enough. Descriptive studies are low on the
hierarchy of evidence.

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