TEST BANK For Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing, 9th Edition with correct verified
graded questions
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with cholecystitis. When performing the admission
assessment, which statement by the client is an indicator of optimal mental health?
A. "I don't need anyone in my life, I manage well on my own."
B. "I practice yoga regularly since it helps manage any stress I am feeling."
C. "My family has several people with mental health problems."
D. "I had a history of alcohol use disorder and have been sober for 2 month
.
The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of the
following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B)The ability to effectively manage stress
C)A family history of mental illness
D)Striving for total self-reliance - B
. Which of the following is true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability.
D)Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill. - C
A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill because she is so sad.
The nurse's best response would be...
A. "You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much pain."
B. "You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have experienced."
C. "Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's death?"
D. "Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings." - B
4.The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
A)To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
B)To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
C)To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
D)To serve as a guide for client assessment - D
5.Which of the following would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM-5?
A)Identifying the medical diagnosis
, B)Choose clients' treatment
C)Evaluate treatments
D)Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses. - D
6.Legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the mentally
ill?
A) The widespread use of community-based services
B)The advancement in pharmacotherapies
C)Increased access to hospitalization
D)Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care - A
7. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
A)Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
B)Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
C)State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons.
D)Improved care for mentally ill persons. - B
8. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to...
A) ensure clients' rights for the mentally ill
B) deinstitutionalize state hospitals
C) provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units
D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion - B
9.The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to...
A) improve treatment of mental disorders
B) provide food and shelter for the mentally ill
C) punish people with mental illness who were believed to be possessed
D) remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community - B
10. Which of the following is a major problem with large state institutions? Select all that apply.
A) Attendants were accused of abusing the residents
B) Stigma associated with residence in an insane asylum
C) Clients were geographically isolated from family and community
D) Increasing financial costs to individual residents
E) Clients were not given proper nutrition or clothed properly - ACE
11. A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s when...
A) community support services were established.
B) legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures.
C) the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted.
D) psychotropic drugs became available for use. - D
12. Before the period of the enlightenment, treatment of the mentally ill included...
A) creating large institutions to provide custodial care.
B) focusing on religious education to improve their souls.
C) placing the mentally ill on display for the public's amusement.
D) providing a safe refuge or haven offering protection. - C
Nursing, 9th Edition with correct verified
graded questions
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with cholecystitis. When performing the admission
assessment, which statement by the client is an indicator of optimal mental health?
A. "I don't need anyone in my life, I manage well on my own."
B. "I practice yoga regularly since it helps manage any stress I am feeling."
C. "My family has several people with mental health problems."
D. "I had a history of alcohol use disorder and have been sober for 2 month
.
The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of the
following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B)The ability to effectively manage stress
C)A family history of mental illness
D)Striving for total self-reliance - B
. Which of the following is true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability.
D)Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill. - C
A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill because she is so sad.
The nurse's best response would be...
A. "You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much pain."
B. "You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have experienced."
C. "Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's death?"
D. "Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings." - B
4.The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
A)To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
B)To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
C)To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
D)To serve as a guide for client assessment - D
5.Which of the following would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM-5?
A)Identifying the medical diagnosis
, B)Choose clients' treatment
C)Evaluate treatments
D)Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses. - D
6.Legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the mentally
ill?
A) The widespread use of community-based services
B)The advancement in pharmacotherapies
C)Increased access to hospitalization
D)Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care - A
7. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
A)Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
B)Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
C)State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons.
D)Improved care for mentally ill persons. - B
8. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to...
A) ensure clients' rights for the mentally ill
B) deinstitutionalize state hospitals
C) provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units
D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion - B
9.The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to...
A) improve treatment of mental disorders
B) provide food and shelter for the mentally ill
C) punish people with mental illness who were believed to be possessed
D) remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community - B
10. Which of the following is a major problem with large state institutions? Select all that apply.
A) Attendants were accused of abusing the residents
B) Stigma associated with residence in an insane asylum
C) Clients were geographically isolated from family and community
D) Increasing financial costs to individual residents
E) Clients were not given proper nutrition or clothed properly - ACE
11. A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s when...
A) community support services were established.
B) legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures.
C) the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted.
D) psychotropic drugs became available for use. - D
12. Before the period of the enlightenment, treatment of the mentally ill included...
A) creating large institutions to provide custodial care.
B) focusing on religious education to improve their souls.
C) placing the mentally ill on display for the public's amusement.
D) providing a safe refuge or haven offering protection. - C
