ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING BY
ANN EXAM STUDY GUIDE TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ What three areas are inherent in the 'art' of nursing?
Answer: Caring, attending, and patient advocacy.
◉ What is patient advocacy?
Answer: Activities that support patients, including providing
informed consent and respecting patient decisions.
◉ What is the strongest level of evidence for clinical practice?
Answer: Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of randomized
controlled studies.
◉ What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
Answer: A study where patients are randomly assigned to different
clinical interventions or a control group.
◉ What is the weakest level of evidence in clinical practice?
Answer: Expert committee reports, opinions, clinical experience, or
descriptive studies.
,◉ Who founded the Watson Caring Science Institute?
Answer: Dr. Jean Watson.
◉ What are the Ten Caritas in Watson's Caring Theory?
Answer: Loving principles that encourage altruism, faith, nurturing
beliefs, and more.
◉ What is the focus of the mental health recovery model?
Answer: Living adaptively with chronic mental illness rather than
focusing solely on a cure.
◉ What is emphasized in the recovery model?
Answer: Empowering patients, strengthening social ties, and
developing coping skills.
◉ What does the recovery model prioritize over the medical model?
Answer: Rehabilitation and recovery rather than illness and disease.
◉ What is the main goal of the mental health recovery model?
Answer: To empower patients to realize their full potential and
independence.
, ◉ What is the role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing?
Answer: To incorporate clinical research, nurse's knowledge, and
patient preferences in care.
◉ What is the DSM-5?
Answer: The official guidebook for categorizing and diagnosing
psychiatric mental health disorders in the U.S.
◉ What legislation required mental health benefits to be offered at
the same level as medical coverage?
Answer: The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996.
◉ What is resiliency in the context of mental health?
Answer: The ability to recover from or adjust successfully to trauma
or change.
◉ How can resiliency be developed?
Answer: Through successful transitions and learning from painful
experiences.
◉ What is stigma in mental health?
Answer: Negative attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts that affect public
perception of the mentally ill.
ANN EXAM STUDY GUIDE TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ What three areas are inherent in the 'art' of nursing?
Answer: Caring, attending, and patient advocacy.
◉ What is patient advocacy?
Answer: Activities that support patients, including providing
informed consent and respecting patient decisions.
◉ What is the strongest level of evidence for clinical practice?
Answer: Systematic reviews or meta-analyses of randomized
controlled studies.
◉ What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
Answer: A study where patients are randomly assigned to different
clinical interventions or a control group.
◉ What is the weakest level of evidence in clinical practice?
Answer: Expert committee reports, opinions, clinical experience, or
descriptive studies.
,◉ Who founded the Watson Caring Science Institute?
Answer: Dr. Jean Watson.
◉ What are the Ten Caritas in Watson's Caring Theory?
Answer: Loving principles that encourage altruism, faith, nurturing
beliefs, and more.
◉ What is the focus of the mental health recovery model?
Answer: Living adaptively with chronic mental illness rather than
focusing solely on a cure.
◉ What is emphasized in the recovery model?
Answer: Empowering patients, strengthening social ties, and
developing coping skills.
◉ What does the recovery model prioritize over the medical model?
Answer: Rehabilitation and recovery rather than illness and disease.
◉ What is the main goal of the mental health recovery model?
Answer: To empower patients to realize their full potential and
independence.
, ◉ What is the role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing?
Answer: To incorporate clinical research, nurse's knowledge, and
patient preferences in care.
◉ What is the DSM-5?
Answer: The official guidebook for categorizing and diagnosing
psychiatric mental health disorders in the U.S.
◉ What legislation required mental health benefits to be offered at
the same level as medical coverage?
Answer: The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996.
◉ What is resiliency in the context of mental health?
Answer: The ability to recover from or adjust successfully to trauma
or change.
◉ How can resiliency be developed?
Answer: Through successful transitions and learning from painful
experiences.
◉ What is stigma in mental health?
Answer: Negative attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts that affect public
perception of the mentally ill.
