NUR 256 – Mental Health Nursing Exam 1
(Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing) (Latest )100% Correct
Questions & Answers - GALEN
What is mental health? - Correct answer State of wellbeing • Able to realize his/her
own potential• Cope with normal stressors of life• Work productively• Contribute to the
community
What is mental illness? - Correct answer All psychiatric disorders• Significant
dysfunction
The mental health continuum - Correct answer Mental health--(occasional to mild
distress with no impairment)--(mild to moderate distress/mild to moderate
impairment)--(Marked distress, moderate to disabling, chronic impairment,
inpatient/suicidal)--Mental Illness
Mental illness risk factors - Correct answer biological, genetics, social, economic,
culture, environmental
,Resilience - Correct answer the ability and capacity for people to secure resources
needed for well-being. Does not mean they are unaffected by stress.
Diathesis-stress model - Correct answer suggests that a person may be predisposed
for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
DSM-5 - Correct answer Classifies Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders• Depressive
Disorders• Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders• Feeding and Eating Disorders
QSEN COMPETENCIES
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Correct answer • All healthcare workers
must:• Provide patient-centered care• Work in interdisciplinary teams• Employ
evidence-based practice• Apply quality improvement• Utilize informatics
Nursing Process - Correct answer Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
,Mental Status Exam - Correct answer • Appearance• Behavior• Speech• Mood• D/O of
the form of thought• Perceptual Disturbances• Cognition• Ideas of Harming Self or
others
SOAPIE documentation - Correct answer subjective, objective, assessment, plan,
intervention, evaluation
documentation legal considerations - Correct answer • Do Chart - Timely, facts,
descriptive, pertinent observations, Subjective data (patient's
feelings, thoughts)
• Do NOT chart - your opinion, false documentation, no blanks, do not chart "incident
report filed"
Therapeutic Relationship - Correct answer • Focus of the relationship is on the
patient's
ideas, experience and feelings.
• Consistently focused on the patient's
needs
• Clear boundaries are established
• Help the patient developing new coping
mechanisms
• Supports behavioral change
, • Roles do not shift
Boundaries - Correct answer Boundaries exist to protect the patient. Well established
boundaries allow for a safe environment where the patient can explore feelings and
treatment concerns
Blurred roles: Transference - Correct answer pt transfers feelings & behaviors onto
the nurse related to significant figures in the patient's past
Blurred roles: Countertransference - Correct answer Nurse transfers feelings and
behaviors onto the patient related to significant figures in the nurse's past
Peplau's Model of the Nurse-Patient Relationship - Correct answer The nurse-patient
relationship "facilitates forward movement"
4 phases:
• Preorientation Phase
• Orientation Phase
• Working Phase
• Termination Phase
The communication process - Correct answer Stimulus - someone has a need to
communicate
(Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing) (Latest )100% Correct
Questions & Answers - GALEN
What is mental health? - Correct answer State of wellbeing • Able to realize his/her
own potential• Cope with normal stressors of life• Work productively• Contribute to the
community
What is mental illness? - Correct answer All psychiatric disorders• Significant
dysfunction
The mental health continuum - Correct answer Mental health--(occasional to mild
distress with no impairment)--(mild to moderate distress/mild to moderate
impairment)--(Marked distress, moderate to disabling, chronic impairment,
inpatient/suicidal)--Mental Illness
Mental illness risk factors - Correct answer biological, genetics, social, economic,
culture, environmental
,Resilience - Correct answer the ability and capacity for people to secure resources
needed for well-being. Does not mean they are unaffected by stress.
Diathesis-stress model - Correct answer suggests that a person may be predisposed
for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
DSM-5 - Correct answer Classifies Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders• Depressive
Disorders• Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders• Feeding and Eating Disorders
QSEN COMPETENCIES
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Correct answer • All healthcare workers
must:• Provide patient-centered care• Work in interdisciplinary teams• Employ
evidence-based practice• Apply quality improvement• Utilize informatics
Nursing Process - Correct answer Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
,Mental Status Exam - Correct answer • Appearance• Behavior• Speech• Mood• D/O of
the form of thought• Perceptual Disturbances• Cognition• Ideas of Harming Self or
others
SOAPIE documentation - Correct answer subjective, objective, assessment, plan,
intervention, evaluation
documentation legal considerations - Correct answer • Do Chart - Timely, facts,
descriptive, pertinent observations, Subjective data (patient's
feelings, thoughts)
• Do NOT chart - your opinion, false documentation, no blanks, do not chart "incident
report filed"
Therapeutic Relationship - Correct answer • Focus of the relationship is on the
patient's
ideas, experience and feelings.
• Consistently focused on the patient's
needs
• Clear boundaries are established
• Help the patient developing new coping
mechanisms
• Supports behavioral change
, • Roles do not shift
Boundaries - Correct answer Boundaries exist to protect the patient. Well established
boundaries allow for a safe environment where the patient can explore feelings and
treatment concerns
Blurred roles: Transference - Correct answer pt transfers feelings & behaviors onto
the nurse related to significant figures in the patient's past
Blurred roles: Countertransference - Correct answer Nurse transfers feelings and
behaviors onto the patient related to significant figures in the nurse's past
Peplau's Model of the Nurse-Patient Relationship - Correct answer The nurse-patient
relationship "facilitates forward movement"
4 phases:
• Preorientation Phase
• Orientation Phase
• Working Phase
• Termination Phase
The communication process - Correct answer Stimulus - someone has a need to
communicate
