Test Bank for Neeb’s Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition by Gorman & Anwar – Questions with Correct Answers, Exam Prep 2026

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Test Bank - Neeb's Mental Health Nursing (5e by Gorman and Anwar)
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Gorman Neebs Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition 2019 by Gorman and Anwar
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing Chapter 02: Basics of Communications Chapter 03: Ethics and Law
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Chapter 04: Developmental Psychology Throughout the Life Span Chapter 05: Sociocultural Influences on Mental
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Health
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Chapter 06: Nursing Process in Mental Health Chapter 07: Coping and Defense Mechanisms Chapter 08: Mental
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Health Treatments
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Chapter 09: Complementary and Alternative Treatment Modalities Chapter 10: Anxiety, Anxiety-Related, and
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Somatic Symptom Disorders Chapter 11: Depressive Disorders
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Chapter 12: Bipolar Disorders Chapter 13: Suicide
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Chapter 14: Personality Disorders
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Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Chapter 16: Neurocognitive Disorders:
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Delirium and Dementia Chapter 17: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
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Chapter 18: Eating Disorders
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Chapter 19: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues Chapter 20: Postpartum Issues in Mental Health Chapter
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21: Aging Population
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Chapter 22: Victims of Abuse and Violence
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Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing
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Multiple Choice b




Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as
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A. Nightingale.

B. Benner.

C. Swanson.

D. King.

2. What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
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A. Nursing Sanitation Notes b b




B. Nursing 101 b




C. Notes on Nursing b b




D. Nursing Notes b

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Test Bank - Neeb's Mental Health Nursing (5e by Gorman and Anwar)
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3. A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:
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A. Return the patient to the community. b b b b b




B. Locate a facility for long term care. b b b b b b




C. Be arrested and placed in prison.
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D. Be completely cured of the disorder.
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4. The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
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A. Hospitals.

B. Long-term care facilities. b b




C. Asylums.

D. Free-standing treatment centers. b b




5. Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
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A. Hildegard Peplau b




B. Hattie Bessent b




C. Mary Mahoney b




D. LindaRichards b




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6. Phenothiazines were discovered in what year? b b b b b .

7. The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader?
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8. Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to
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provide care for people with mental illness?
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9. The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
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10. The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the
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National Mental Health Act of what year?
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11. Which nursing organization established the first certification of psychiatric nursing?
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12. One of the goals of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to promote
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United States.
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13. has always been called the founder of nursing.
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14. A schoolteacher by the name of established asylums and a psychiatric hospital for the mentally ill.
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15. Special facilities designed to care for the mentally ill in the past were known as
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16. The first psychotropic drug category was known as
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17. Each state adopts its own set of rules and guidelines that govern the nurses performance. These rules are
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known as the
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18. The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the
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Multiple Response b




Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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19. What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient care
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b (select all that apply):
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A. Cost of the facilities. b b b




B. The increased use of phenothiazines.
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C. Staff cost. b




D. Establishment of Outpatient clinics. b b b




Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing Answer Section MULTIPLE
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CHOICE
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1. ANS: A b




Florence Nightingales commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly related to
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introducing sanitation methods.
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PTS: 1 b




KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level: Application |
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Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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2. ANS: C b




Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean environment. PTS: 1
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KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge| Client
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Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
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3. ANS: A b




To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate medication if
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needed is generally the long-term goal.
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KEY: Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
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Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care
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4. ANS: C b




Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past. PTS: 1 KEY:
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Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
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Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment
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5. ANS: A b




Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and communication.
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PTS: 1 b




KEY: Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level:
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Knowledge | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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COMPLETION

6. ANS:

1955

Phenothiazine is a group of psychotropics that have a calming effect on patients with psychotic through processes.
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PTS: 1 b




KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health Pharmacology | Cognitive Level:
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Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: Expected
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Actions/Outcomes
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7. ANS:

Effie Jane Taylorb b




In 1913 the first psychiatric program for nurses was established. Ms. Taylor also believed in patient-centered care.
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KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning
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8. ANS:

Linda Richards b




Linda Richards wanted to upgrade the nursing education field and the Boston city hospital training school for nurses to
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teach the specialty of caring for the mentally ill.
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PTS: 1 b




KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Client
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Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Mental Health Concepts
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9. ANS:

phenothiazines

This medication controlled psychotic symptoms and led to reductions in the population in mental health institutions.
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KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health: Pharmacology | Cognitive Level:
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Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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10. ANS: