Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing
by Mary Ann Boyd (Author), Rebecca Ann Luebbert (Author)
3rd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I Essentials of Mental Health Care
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders: Fighting Stigma and Promoting Recovery
Chapter 2 Cultural Communities and Spiritual Considerations Related to Mental Health Care
Chapter 3 Patient Rights and Legal Issues
Unit II Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Frameworks
Chapter 4 Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks
Chapter 5 Theoretical Basis of Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 6 Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 7 Recovery Framework (online)
Unit III Knowledge and Skills of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 8 Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 9 The Nurse–Patient Relationship
Chapter 10 The Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Process
Chapter 11 Pharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions
Chapter 12 Group Interventions
Unit IV Prevention of Mental Disorders
Chapter 13 Stress and Mental Health
Chapter 14 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
Chapter 15 Crisis, Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Disaster Management
Chapter 16 Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, and Intervention
Chapter 17 Mental Health Care for Survivors of Violence
Unit V Care and Recovery for Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 18 Anxiety and Panic Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Anxiety and Panic
Chapter 19 Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with PTSD and Other
Trauma-Related Stress Disorders
Chapter 20 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with
Obsessions and Compulsions
Chapter 21 Depression: Nursing Care of Persons with Depressive Moods and Suicidal Behavior
,Chapter 22 Bipolar Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Mood Lability
Chapter 23 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Thought Disorders
Chapter 24 Personality and Impulse-control Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Personality
and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 25 Addiction and Substance-Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Alcohol
and Drug Use Disorders
Chapter 26 Eating Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Eating and Weight-Related Disorders
Chapter 27 Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with
Somatization
Chapter 28 Sleep Disorders: Nursing Care for Persons with Insomnia and Sleep Problems (online)
Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Sexual dysfunction (online)
Unit VI Care of Special Populations
Chapter 30 Mental Health Disorders of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 31 Mental Health Disorders of Older Adults
Chapter 32 Care for Veterans with Mental Health Needs
, Test Bank: Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, 3rd Edition (Boyd, 2023)
Comprehensive Question and Answer Guide — Chapters 1–32
CHAPTER 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. Which of the following BEST defines mental health according to current psychiatric nursing
frameworks?
A) The absence of mental illness or psychiatric symptoms
B) A state of well-being in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with normal stresses,
and contributes to their community
C) A permanent state of happiness and emotional stability
D) The ability to function independently without any professional support
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental health is defined as a state of well-being enabling individuals to realize their abilities,
cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community. It is not merely
the absence of disease.
2. The term "mental illness" BEST refers to:
A) Any deviation from normal social behavior
B) A diagnosable disorder characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with
distress or impaired functioning
C) Occasional periods of sadness or anxiety
D) Behaviors that are considered unacceptable in a given culture
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness refers to collectively all diagnosable mental disorders characterized by
sustained, abnormal alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and impaired
functioning.
by Mary Ann Boyd (Author), Rebecca Ann Luebbert (Author)
3rd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I Essentials of Mental Health Care
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders: Fighting Stigma and Promoting Recovery
Chapter 2 Cultural Communities and Spiritual Considerations Related to Mental Health Care
Chapter 3 Patient Rights and Legal Issues
Unit II Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Frameworks
Chapter 4 Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks
Chapter 5 Theoretical Basis of Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 6 Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 7 Recovery Framework (online)
Unit III Knowledge and Skills of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 8 Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 9 The Nurse–Patient Relationship
Chapter 10 The Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Process
Chapter 11 Pharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions
Chapter 12 Group Interventions
Unit IV Prevention of Mental Disorders
Chapter 13 Stress and Mental Health
Chapter 14 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
Chapter 15 Crisis, Loss, Grief, Bereavement and Disaster Management
Chapter 16 Suicide Prevention: Screening, Assessment, and Intervention
Chapter 17 Mental Health Care for Survivors of Violence
Unit V Care and Recovery for Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 18 Anxiety and Panic Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Anxiety and Panic
Chapter 19 Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with PTSD and Other
Trauma-Related Stress Disorders
Chapter 20 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with
Obsessions and Compulsions
Chapter 21 Depression: Nursing Care of Persons with Depressive Moods and Suicidal Behavior
,Chapter 22 Bipolar Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Mood Lability
Chapter 23 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Thought Disorders
Chapter 24 Personality and Impulse-control Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Personality
and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 25 Addiction and Substance-Related Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Alcohol
and Drug Use Disorders
Chapter 26 Eating Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Eating and Weight-Related Disorders
Chapter 27 Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with
Somatization
Chapter 28 Sleep Disorders: Nursing Care for Persons with Insomnia and Sleep Problems (online)
Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders: Nursing Care of Persons with Sexual dysfunction (online)
Unit VI Care of Special Populations
Chapter 30 Mental Health Disorders of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 31 Mental Health Disorders of Older Adults
Chapter 32 Care for Veterans with Mental Health Needs
, Test Bank: Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, 3rd Edition (Boyd, 2023)
Comprehensive Question and Answer Guide — Chapters 1–32
CHAPTER 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. Which of the following BEST defines mental health according to current psychiatric nursing
frameworks?
A) The absence of mental illness or psychiatric symptoms
B) A state of well-being in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with normal stresses,
and contributes to their community
C) A permanent state of happiness and emotional stability
D) The ability to function independently without any professional support
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental health is defined as a state of well-being enabling individuals to realize their abilities,
cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community. It is not merely
the absence of disease.
2. The term "mental illness" BEST refers to:
A) Any deviation from normal social behavior
B) A diagnosable disorder characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with
distress or impaired functioning
C) Occasional periods of sadness or anxiety
D) Behaviors that are considered unacceptable in a given culture
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness refers to collectively all diagnosable mental disorders characterized by
sustained, abnormal alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and impaired
functioning.
