Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Exam
1 Questions With Detailed Solutions
What is psychiatric mental health nursing and its main focus? - CORRECT ANSWER-A
core mental health profession that employs a purposeful use of self as its art and a wide
range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as
its science. (ANA, 2007, p.1). Its focus is the treatment of human responses to mental
health problems and psychiatric disorders.
Recovering from a mental illness is viewed as a personal journey of healing. What is the
goal of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Is to empower those with mental illness to find
meaning and satisfaction in their lives, realize personal potential, and function at their
optimal level of independence.
Describe the difference between the nurse-patient relationship and the nurse-patient
partnership: - CORRECT ANSWER-nurse-patient relationship suggests an unequal
status with the nurse/health care worker as the person in authority. The nurse-patient
partnership is more in line with the emphasis on "relationships" in the recovery model.
In a survey on caring in 1998, emerged 3 themes. Explain all 3: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Caring is evidenced by empathic understanding, actions, and patience on another's
behalf. Caring for one another by actions, words, and being there leads to happiness
and touches the heart. Caring is giving of self while preserving the importance of self.
What is a patient advocate? And what is not? - CORRECT ANSWER-Someone who
speaks up for another's cause, who helps others by defending and comforting them,
especially when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, or status to speak for
himself/herself. It is NOT a legal role but rather an ethical one.
What is the DSM-5? - CORRECT ANSWER-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders. 5th addition was released in May 2013.
, What is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is medical conditions that affect a
person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. It
includes flawed biological, psychological, social, and cultural processes.
Euthymia - CORRECT ANSWER-A normal mood state.
Looseness of association - CORRECT ANSWER-A pattern of thinking that is
haphazard, illogical, and confused, and in which connections in thought are interrupted;
it is seen primarily in schizophrenic disorders.
Anorexia - CORRECT ANSWER-A medical term that signifies a loss of appetite.
Pressure of speech - CORRECT ANSWER-A speech pattern characterized by forceful
energy manifested in frantic, jumbled speech as when a manic individual struggles to
keep pace with racing thoughts.
Echolalia - CORRECT ANSWER-Mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person.
Insight - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding and awareness of the reasons for and
meaning behind one's motives and behavior.
Perseveration - CORRECT ANSWER-The involuntary repetition of the same thought,
phrase, or motor response (e.g. brushing teeth, walking); it is associated with brain
damage.
Delusion - CORRECT ANSWER-A false belief held to be true even with evidence to the
contrary (e.g. the false belief that one is being singled out for harm by others).
1 Questions With Detailed Solutions
What is psychiatric mental health nursing and its main focus? - CORRECT ANSWER-A
core mental health profession that employs a purposeful use of self as its art and a wide
range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as
its science. (ANA, 2007, p.1). Its focus is the treatment of human responses to mental
health problems and psychiatric disorders.
Recovering from a mental illness is viewed as a personal journey of healing. What is the
goal of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Is to empower those with mental illness to find
meaning and satisfaction in their lives, realize personal potential, and function at their
optimal level of independence.
Describe the difference between the nurse-patient relationship and the nurse-patient
partnership: - CORRECT ANSWER-nurse-patient relationship suggests an unequal
status with the nurse/health care worker as the person in authority. The nurse-patient
partnership is more in line with the emphasis on "relationships" in the recovery model.
In a survey on caring in 1998, emerged 3 themes. Explain all 3: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Caring is evidenced by empathic understanding, actions, and patience on another's
behalf. Caring for one another by actions, words, and being there leads to happiness
and touches the heart. Caring is giving of self while preserving the importance of self.
What is a patient advocate? And what is not? - CORRECT ANSWER-Someone who
speaks up for another's cause, who helps others by defending and comforting them,
especially when the other person lacks knowledge, skills, ability, or status to speak for
himself/herself. It is NOT a legal role but rather an ethical one.
What is the DSM-5? - CORRECT ANSWER-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders. 5th addition was released in May 2013.
, What is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER-It is medical conditions that affect a
person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. It
includes flawed biological, psychological, social, and cultural processes.
Euthymia - CORRECT ANSWER-A normal mood state.
Looseness of association - CORRECT ANSWER-A pattern of thinking that is
haphazard, illogical, and confused, and in which connections in thought are interrupted;
it is seen primarily in schizophrenic disorders.
Anorexia - CORRECT ANSWER-A medical term that signifies a loss of appetite.
Pressure of speech - CORRECT ANSWER-A speech pattern characterized by forceful
energy manifested in frantic, jumbled speech as when a manic individual struggles to
keep pace with racing thoughts.
Echolalia - CORRECT ANSWER-Mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person.
Insight - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding and awareness of the reasons for and
meaning behind one's motives and behavior.
Perseveration - CORRECT ANSWER-The involuntary repetition of the same thought,
phrase, or motor response (e.g. brushing teeth, walking); it is associated with brain
damage.
Delusion - CORRECT ANSWER-A false belief held to be true even with evidence to the
contrary (e.g. the false belief that one is being singled out for harm by others).
