Neebs Mental Health FINAL Dochorecker
Who has been called the founder of nursing?
The mortality rate went from 42.7% to 2.2% correct answers Who is Florence
Nightingale?
Who was a school teacher, not a nurse?
Her primary focus was on the care of prisoners and the mentally ill? correct answers
Who is Dorothea Dix?
Who opened the Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses?
It was opened to specialize care for the mentally ill. correct answers Linda Richards.
What organizations helped develop schools and programs to teach nurses how to
properly care for the mentally ill? correct answers American Nurses Association (ANA)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Who initiated the first psychiatric program of study for nurses? correct answers Effie
Jane Taylor
Dr. Peplau believed nurses should provide type of services? correct answers She
believed that nurses should take every opportunity to educate the public and be role
models.
1. Resource person, provides information
2.Counselor, helps patients to explore their thoughts and feelings
3. Surrogate, role-playing or other means to help the pt explore and identify feelings
from the past
4. Technical support, coordinates professional services.
How did Dr. Peplau see the nurse as? correct answers A resource person, provides
info
A counselor, helps patients to explore their feelings
Surrogate, role-play scenarios
Technical support, coordinate professional services
What are the 4 stages of a therapeutic relationship, between a nurse and patient.
(Peplau,, 1952) correct answers 1. Orientation, Pt feels a need and a will to seek out
help
2.Identification, nurse-pt relationship are identified
3.Exploration, pt will begin to show motivation in problem-solving, may test the nurse
4. Resolution, Focus in pts developing self-responsibility and showing personal growth
,Who standardizes the nursing practice in the United states> correct answers The ANA
Every state has adopted its own code or set of rules by which all nurses are expected to
perform, which is this known as? correct answers The Nurse Practice Act
What organization is dedicated exclusively to the promotion of quality nursing for LPNs
and LVNs? correct answers NAPNES
What was the 1st major law addressing mental health, and it provided money to build
psychiatric units in hospitals? correct answers The Hill-Burton Act
What major breakthrough of the 1950s lead to the deinstitutionalization movement?
correct answers development of psychotropic medications
What group of psychotropic medication came out in the 1950s? correct answers
phenothiazines, calming and tranquilizing effect on people.
What are the parts of communication theory? correct answers sender
message
receiver
What is aggressive communication? correct answers Communication that is not self-
responsible.
"you"
What is assertive communication? correct answers Self-responsible communication
"i"
What is active and purposeful listening "listening between the lines" used for? correct
answers Successful therapeutic communication
What is ethics? correct answers They are one's own values
What is proxemics? correct answers It concerns space, time, and waiting.
US-northern states tend to be more rushed, vs southern states life is a bit slower-paced
What is HIPAA? correct answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This allows communication between medical information between patients, providers,
employers and insurers. It allows more control of the part of the patient as to what part
his/her information is disclosed. correct answers HIPAA
What is the leading national accrediting body of health-care organizations? correct
answers Joint Commission
, What are the goals of the Joint Commission? correct answers -Have a commitment of
quality on a daily basis within the entire facility.
-Reducing the risk of undesirable patient outcomes
-encouraging continuous improvement
What is the average length of an involuntary commitment? correct answers 48-72
hours
What is patient advocacy? correct answers Being a voice for your patient to ensure
they get the best fair treatment
What is ethnicity defined as? correct answers It identifies a person with his or her
shared heritage, such as their language, skin color
What type of parent sets up strict rules, while the child has little or no voice in family
decisions? correct answers Authoritarian parent
What type of parent has firm, consistent rules and limits, while allowing for discussion
and occasional flexibility of those rules? correct answers Authoritative parent
What are some common reasons of homelessness? correct answers Economic
setbacks
Major health expenses
Mental health
What does the mental health exam include? correct answers 1.Level of awareness and
orientation
2.Appearance and behavior
3.Speech and communication
4.Mood and affect
5.Memory
6.Thinking/cognition
7.Peception
8.Judgement
How would you check a person's orientation? correct answers You may ask them
things like
"Where are you know?"
"Tell me what day it is"
"Who is the current president?"
oriented x3
How would you assess a persons mood and affect? correct answers Make sure their
facial expression and body language matches with their stated mood.'
Who has been called the founder of nursing?
The mortality rate went from 42.7% to 2.2% correct answers Who is Florence
Nightingale?
Who was a school teacher, not a nurse?
Her primary focus was on the care of prisoners and the mentally ill? correct answers
Who is Dorothea Dix?
Who opened the Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses?
It was opened to specialize care for the mentally ill. correct answers Linda Richards.
What organizations helped develop schools and programs to teach nurses how to
properly care for the mentally ill? correct answers American Nurses Association (ANA)
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Who initiated the first psychiatric program of study for nurses? correct answers Effie
Jane Taylor
Dr. Peplau believed nurses should provide type of services? correct answers She
believed that nurses should take every opportunity to educate the public and be role
models.
1. Resource person, provides information
2.Counselor, helps patients to explore their thoughts and feelings
3. Surrogate, role-playing or other means to help the pt explore and identify feelings
from the past
4. Technical support, coordinates professional services.
How did Dr. Peplau see the nurse as? correct answers A resource person, provides
info
A counselor, helps patients to explore their feelings
Surrogate, role-play scenarios
Technical support, coordinate professional services
What are the 4 stages of a therapeutic relationship, between a nurse and patient.
(Peplau,, 1952) correct answers 1. Orientation, Pt feels a need and a will to seek out
help
2.Identification, nurse-pt relationship are identified
3.Exploration, pt will begin to show motivation in problem-solving, may test the nurse
4. Resolution, Focus in pts developing self-responsibility and showing personal growth
,Who standardizes the nursing practice in the United states> correct answers The ANA
Every state has adopted its own code or set of rules by which all nurses are expected to
perform, which is this known as? correct answers The Nurse Practice Act
What organization is dedicated exclusively to the promotion of quality nursing for LPNs
and LVNs? correct answers NAPNES
What was the 1st major law addressing mental health, and it provided money to build
psychiatric units in hospitals? correct answers The Hill-Burton Act
What major breakthrough of the 1950s lead to the deinstitutionalization movement?
correct answers development of psychotropic medications
What group of psychotropic medication came out in the 1950s? correct answers
phenothiazines, calming and tranquilizing effect on people.
What are the parts of communication theory? correct answers sender
message
receiver
What is aggressive communication? correct answers Communication that is not self-
responsible.
"you"
What is assertive communication? correct answers Self-responsible communication
"i"
What is active and purposeful listening "listening between the lines" used for? correct
answers Successful therapeutic communication
What is ethics? correct answers They are one's own values
What is proxemics? correct answers It concerns space, time, and waiting.
US-northern states tend to be more rushed, vs southern states life is a bit slower-paced
What is HIPAA? correct answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This allows communication between medical information between patients, providers,
employers and insurers. It allows more control of the part of the patient as to what part
his/her information is disclosed. correct answers HIPAA
What is the leading national accrediting body of health-care organizations? correct
answers Joint Commission
, What are the goals of the Joint Commission? correct answers -Have a commitment of
quality on a daily basis within the entire facility.
-Reducing the risk of undesirable patient outcomes
-encouraging continuous improvement
What is the average length of an involuntary commitment? correct answers 48-72
hours
What is patient advocacy? correct answers Being a voice for your patient to ensure
they get the best fair treatment
What is ethnicity defined as? correct answers It identifies a person with his or her
shared heritage, such as their language, skin color
What type of parent sets up strict rules, while the child has little or no voice in family
decisions? correct answers Authoritarian parent
What type of parent has firm, consistent rules and limits, while allowing for discussion
and occasional flexibility of those rules? correct answers Authoritative parent
What are some common reasons of homelessness? correct answers Economic
setbacks
Major health expenses
Mental health
What does the mental health exam include? correct answers 1.Level of awareness and
orientation
2.Appearance and behavior
3.Speech and communication
4.Mood and affect
5.Memory
6.Thinking/cognition
7.Peception
8.Judgement
How would you check a person's orientation? correct answers You may ask them
things like
"Where are you know?"
"Tell me what day it is"
"Who is the current president?"
oriented x3
How would you assess a persons mood and affect? correct answers Make sure their
facial expression and body language matches with their stated mood.'
