NEEBS Mental Health Nursing 1-9
Who has been called the founder of nursing? correct answers Florence Nightingale
Who was the predecessor to today's sterile techniques? correct answers Florence
Nightingale
She understood that the mind and body work together and that cleanliness is a major
barrier to infection and promotes healing.
Who was the crusader for the improvement of care and conditions in the military and
civilian hospitals in Britain?
She wrote Notes on Hospitals
Notes on Nursing correct answers Florence Nightingale
What was the first formal nurses' training program that opened in 1860? correct
answers The Nightingale School for Nurses
Who was Dorothea Dix? correct answers A school teacher who stood up for the rights
of the mentally insane and the disabled.
Because of the efforts of Dorothea Dix some states developed what? correct answers
Asylums "psychiatric hospitals"
Who was Linda Richards? correct answers The first trained nurse in America. She
opened the Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses to specialize in training
nurses to care for the mentally ill.
Who is Effie Jane Taylor? correct answers She is well known for her development and
implementation of patient-centered care, putting emphasis on the emotional and
intellectual life of the patient.
Who is Hildegard Peplau? correct answers - Considered "Mother of Psychiatric
Nursing"
- Believed in the science and art of nursing
- Introduced the concept of advanced practice nursing
- Introduced the standards of professional nursing and credentialing
- Theory of Interpersonal Relations
What are asylums? correct answers a type of institution that first became popular in the
sixteenth century to provide care for people with mental disorders
What are free standing treatment centers? correct answers They are also known as
detox centers
, Most familiar known Betty Ford Center
crisis only based or 21 day stay
when were psychotropic drugs developed? correct answers 1950s
What is a well known psychotropic medication? what does it do correct answers
phenothiazines-thorazine
calms and tranquilizes
True of false
The number of hospitalized mental ill patients in 1950-1970 went up. correct answers
False
the number was actually cut in half from previously
What is deinstitutionalization? correct answers the practice of releasing hundreds of
thousands of patients from mental hospitals (began in 1960)
large decline in facilities because of new laws and the use of phenothiazines
What is ANA? correct answers the American Nurses Association sets the clinical
nursing standards and lobbies state & federal lawmakers to advance the profession of
nursing
Who provides leadership in recommending standards of care for nurses who care for
people with mental illnesses? correct answers APNA
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association
What is the Nurse Practice Act? correct answers In each state, statutory law directs
entry into nursing practice, defines the scope of practice, and establishes disciplinary
procedures. State boards of nursing oversee this statutory law.
What is the Hill-Burton Act? correct answers It increased the quality of hospitals and
improve distribution of medical care
It protects those who have no insurance
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights? correct answers Patient Care Partnership
A guide for patients to better understand their rights and responsibilities when receiving
medical care during a hospital stay.
For those with physical, intellectual, or communication difficulties became recognized as
vulnerable
What institute was established as result of the National Mental Health Act of 1946?
correct answers NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health -1946
Who has been called the founder of nursing? correct answers Florence Nightingale
Who was the predecessor to today's sterile techniques? correct answers Florence
Nightingale
She understood that the mind and body work together and that cleanliness is a major
barrier to infection and promotes healing.
Who was the crusader for the improvement of care and conditions in the military and
civilian hospitals in Britain?
She wrote Notes on Hospitals
Notes on Nursing correct answers Florence Nightingale
What was the first formal nurses' training program that opened in 1860? correct
answers The Nightingale School for Nurses
Who was Dorothea Dix? correct answers A school teacher who stood up for the rights
of the mentally insane and the disabled.
Because of the efforts of Dorothea Dix some states developed what? correct answers
Asylums "psychiatric hospitals"
Who was Linda Richards? correct answers The first trained nurse in America. She
opened the Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses to specialize in training
nurses to care for the mentally ill.
Who is Effie Jane Taylor? correct answers She is well known for her development and
implementation of patient-centered care, putting emphasis on the emotional and
intellectual life of the patient.
Who is Hildegard Peplau? correct answers - Considered "Mother of Psychiatric
Nursing"
- Believed in the science and art of nursing
- Introduced the concept of advanced practice nursing
- Introduced the standards of professional nursing and credentialing
- Theory of Interpersonal Relations
What are asylums? correct answers a type of institution that first became popular in the
sixteenth century to provide care for people with mental disorders
What are free standing treatment centers? correct answers They are also known as
detox centers
, Most familiar known Betty Ford Center
crisis only based or 21 day stay
when were psychotropic drugs developed? correct answers 1950s
What is a well known psychotropic medication? what does it do correct answers
phenothiazines-thorazine
calms and tranquilizes
True of false
The number of hospitalized mental ill patients in 1950-1970 went up. correct answers
False
the number was actually cut in half from previously
What is deinstitutionalization? correct answers the practice of releasing hundreds of
thousands of patients from mental hospitals (began in 1960)
large decline in facilities because of new laws and the use of phenothiazines
What is ANA? correct answers the American Nurses Association sets the clinical
nursing standards and lobbies state & federal lawmakers to advance the profession of
nursing
Who provides leadership in recommending standards of care for nurses who care for
people with mental illnesses? correct answers APNA
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association
What is the Nurse Practice Act? correct answers In each state, statutory law directs
entry into nursing practice, defines the scope of practice, and establishes disciplinary
procedures. State boards of nursing oversee this statutory law.
What is the Hill-Burton Act? correct answers It increased the quality of hospitals and
improve distribution of medical care
It protects those who have no insurance
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights? correct answers Patient Care Partnership
A guide for patients to better understand their rights and responsibilities when receiving
medical care during a hospital stay.
For those with physical, intellectual, or communication difficulties became recognized as
vulnerable
What institute was established as result of the National Mental Health Act of 1946?
correct answers NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health -1946
