NUR 371 EXAM 1 |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS|
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1. Define mental health: a state of well-being in which an individual is able
to recognize his/her own potential and cope with normal stressors
2. Define mental illness: psychiatric disorder(s) that have a definable
diagnosis and are culturally defined 3. Describe resilience: the ability and
capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their well-
being (associated with adapting)
they are willing to do something that is less than ideal in order to meet their
needs or overcome challenges
4. Describe the difference between the DSM-5 and a nursing diagnosis: the
DSM-5
uses objective and subjective data assessed of the patient to make a medical
diagonosis of any psychiatric disorder
,a nursing diagnosis is NOT a medical diagnosis
5. Define milieu: refers to the overall environment (physical, social,
emotional)
6. List the ethical principles in nursing/behavioral healthcare: • autonomy
• beneficience
• nonmaleficence
• justice
• fidelity
• veracity
7. Define autonomy: the right to make your own decision
8. Define beneficence: the act of doing good or benefiting others
9. Define nonmaleficence: duty to do no harm
10. Define justice: duty to provide equal care
11. Define fidelity: loyalty
12. Define veracity: the act of telling the truth
,13. Define false imprisonment: when a patient BElIEVES they are being
unlawfully restrained or secluded
14. Describe a scenario in which it is appropriate for a nurse to break
confiden-
tiality in psychiatric nursing care: if the patient is a threat to another person,
the healthcare team
has the legal responsibility to warn the potential victim (the right to
confidentiality is overruled - duty to warn)
15. Define the component of care recognized by QSEN: safety
16. A mental health nurse is responsible for...: • safety of all patients
(number one priority) • milieu therapy/management
• coordination of care (intake/admission, delivery of nursing care plan,
discharge prep, discharge plan) • health teaching
• advocacy
17. Identify the rights of the mental health patient: • the right to treatment
• the right to refuse treatment
, • the right to informed consent (pt. has capacity and competency)
• the right to confidentiality
18. Define capacity and competency: • capacity: ability to make informed
decisions
• competency: pt. has mental clarity to make decisions (legal term)
19. Identify what skills are within the scope of practice of the registered
nurse regarding the delivery of therapy, education, and care: • obtain chief
complaint
• physical assessment and vitals
• assessing for risk to self or others
• MSE
• psychosocial assessment
• create a plan of care
• document findings
(floor RNs do not conduct any therapy)
2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
1. Define mental health: a state of well-being in which an individual is able
to recognize his/her own potential and cope with normal stressors
2. Define mental illness: psychiatric disorder(s) that have a definable
diagnosis and are culturally defined 3. Describe resilience: the ability and
capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their well-
being (associated with adapting)
they are willing to do something that is less than ideal in order to meet their
needs or overcome challenges
4. Describe the difference between the DSM-5 and a nursing diagnosis: the
DSM-5
uses objective and subjective data assessed of the patient to make a medical
diagonosis of any psychiatric disorder
,a nursing diagnosis is NOT a medical diagnosis
5. Define milieu: refers to the overall environment (physical, social,
emotional)
6. List the ethical principles in nursing/behavioral healthcare: • autonomy
• beneficience
• nonmaleficence
• justice
• fidelity
• veracity
7. Define autonomy: the right to make your own decision
8. Define beneficence: the act of doing good or benefiting others
9. Define nonmaleficence: duty to do no harm
10. Define justice: duty to provide equal care
11. Define fidelity: loyalty
12. Define veracity: the act of telling the truth
,13. Define false imprisonment: when a patient BElIEVES they are being
unlawfully restrained or secluded
14. Describe a scenario in which it is appropriate for a nurse to break
confiden-
tiality in psychiatric nursing care: if the patient is a threat to another person,
the healthcare team
has the legal responsibility to warn the potential victim (the right to
confidentiality is overruled - duty to warn)
15. Define the component of care recognized by QSEN: safety
16. A mental health nurse is responsible for...: • safety of all patients
(number one priority) • milieu therapy/management
• coordination of care (intake/admission, delivery of nursing care plan,
discharge prep, discharge plan) • health teaching
• advocacy
17. Identify the rights of the mental health patient: • the right to treatment
• the right to refuse treatment
, • the right to informed consent (pt. has capacity and competency)
• the right to confidentiality
18. Define capacity and competency: • capacity: ability to make informed
decisions
• competency: pt. has mental clarity to make decisions (legal term)
19. Identify what skills are within the scope of practice of the registered
nurse regarding the delivery of therapy, education, and care: • obtain chief
complaint
• physical assessment and vitals
• assessing for risk to self or others
• MSE
• psychosocial assessment
• create a plan of care
• document findings
(floor RNs do not conduct any therapy)
