EXAM 1 MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS &
APPROVED ANSWERS.
Which statement about mental illness is true? - Correct Answer-Mental illness
changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups
defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what
resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a
psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be: - Correct Answer-DSM - 5
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals
with mental disorders by: - Correct Answer-Identifying who in the general
population will develop a specific disorder
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM - 5
diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis - Correct Answer-The DSM-5 is associated
with present symptoms, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past,
present, and potential responses to actual mental health problems.
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered
nurse in psychiatric mental health but cannot be practiced by a basic level
registered nurse is - Correct Answer-Psychotherapy
Which contribution to modern psychiatric mental health nursing practice was
made by Freud? - Correct Answer-The theory of personality structure and
levels of awareness
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is
based on the foundation provided by which early theorist? - Correct Answer-
Sullivan
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are - Correct
Answer-Needs and anxiety
, The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined
by his or her attitudes and assumptions about the world underlies: - Correct
Answer-Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Providing a safe environment for patients with impaired cognition, planning
unit activities to stimulate thinking, and including patients and staff in unit
meetings are all part of: - Correct Answer-Milieu therapy
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the
therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines results from potentiating the
neurotransmitter: - Correct Answer-GABA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking
the reuptake of: - Correct Answer-Serotonin and norepinephrine
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The
patient who should be most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte
imbalances is the one receiving - Correct Answer-lithium
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal
movement disorders among individuals who take therapeutic dosages -
Correct Answer-antipsychotics
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions
of prolactin. In women, this hyperprolactinemia can result in - Correct
Answer-amenorrhea
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of
large state institutions and into community-based mental health treatment -
Correct Answer-a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the
community, where the federal government would pick up more of the cost,
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by
forward-thinking communities and offered more effective treatment, the
Community Mental Health
d. Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and offer care in
community-based treatment programs,
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal
actions, leading to the identification of a right to treatment in the least
restrictive setting,
APPROVED ANSWERS.
Which statement about mental illness is true? - Correct Answer-Mental illness
changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups
defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what
resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a
psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be: - Correct Answer-DSM - 5
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals
with mental disorders by: - Correct Answer-Identifying who in the general
population will develop a specific disorder
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM - 5
diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis - Correct Answer-The DSM-5 is associated
with present symptoms, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past,
present, and potential responses to actual mental health problems.
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered
nurse in psychiatric mental health but cannot be practiced by a basic level
registered nurse is - Correct Answer-Psychotherapy
Which contribution to modern psychiatric mental health nursing practice was
made by Freud? - Correct Answer-The theory of personality structure and
levels of awareness
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is
based on the foundation provided by which early theorist? - Correct Answer-
Sullivan
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are - Correct
Answer-Needs and anxiety
, The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined
by his or her attitudes and assumptions about the world underlies: - Correct
Answer-Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Providing a safe environment for patients with impaired cognition, planning
unit activities to stimulate thinking, and including patients and staff in unit
meetings are all part of: - Correct Answer-Milieu therapy
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the
therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines results from potentiating the
neurotransmitter: - Correct Answer-GABA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking
the reuptake of: - Correct Answer-Serotonin and norepinephrine
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The
patient who should be most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte
imbalances is the one receiving - Correct Answer-lithium
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal
movement disorders among individuals who take therapeutic dosages -
Correct Answer-antipsychotics
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions
of prolactin. In women, this hyperprolactinemia can result in - Correct
Answer-amenorrhea
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of
large state institutions and into community-based mental health treatment -
Correct Answer-a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the
community, where the federal government would pick up more of the cost,
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by
forward-thinking communities and offered more effective treatment, the
Community Mental Health
d. Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and offer care in
community-based treatment programs,
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal
actions, leading to the identification of a right to treatment in the least
restrictive setting,
