NSG 3450. Mental Health Exam 1 Review Questions exam with correct answers

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The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse
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practitioner would include which intervention? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




a. Conducting a mental health assessment.
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b. Prescribing psychotropic medication.
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c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship.
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d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. - correct
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answers ✔✔b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




A nursing student expresses concerns that mental
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health nurses "lose all their clinical ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




nursing skills." Select the best response by the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




mental health nurse. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments
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than other specialties. Nurse-to client ratios must be
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,better because of the nature of the clients' ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




problems."
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication
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skills as well as critical thinking to solve
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multidimensional problems. I am challenged by ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




those situations." ||\\||\\




c. "That's a misconception. Psychiatric nurses
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frequently use high technology monitoring ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




equipment and manage complex intravenous ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




therapies."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as
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much pain and suffering as medical- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




surgical nurses do. That appeals to me." - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers ✔✔b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




communication skills as well as critical thinking to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by
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those situations."
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,When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces
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funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected
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representatives in opposition to the legislation.
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Which role have the nurses fulfilled? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




a. Recovery ||\\||\\




b. Attending ||\\||\\




c. Advocacy ||\\||\\




d. Evidence-based practice - correct answers ✔✔c.
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Advocacy


A family has a long history of conflicted relationships
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among the members. Which family member's ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




comment best reflects a mentally healthy ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




perspective?

, a. "I've made mistakes but everyone else in this
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family has also." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




b. "I remember joy and mutual respect from our
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early years together." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




c. "I will make some changes in my behavior for the
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good of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




d. "It's best for me to move away from my family.
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Things will never change." - correct answers ✔✔c. "I ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




will make some changes in my behavior for the good
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of the family." ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




a client may be experiencing a mental illness?
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a. reporting occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
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b. reporting a consistently sad, discouraged, and
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hopeless mood. ||\\||\\