Role of the Mental Health Nurse
Appearance is which form of nurse-patient communication? - ANS-Nonverbal
\How can mental health nurses help incorporate the changes proposed in "A Vision for Mental
Health Care in America?" - ANS-Being politically aware
Following the latest research in mental health
Becoming involved in professional nursing associations
\How does the nurse explain to the mental health patient the definition of mental health? -
ANS-The ability to realize one's abilities.
\How should the nurse utilize the DSM-5's Cultural Formulation Interview? - ANS-To assess the
patient's attempts to cope with previous illness
\In which ways are clinical pathways helpful to the mental health nurse when providing care? -
ANS-Decreases patient complications.
Provides a link between evidence-based information and clinical practice.
\Patients from which ethnicities experience distress in somatic terms? - ANS-asians
africans
north americans
Central Americans
\What is the "message" component of nurse-patient communication? - ANS-The feeling or idea
that is being sent
\What is the mental health nurse's primary goal as a member of the Mobile Crisis Team model?
- ANS-Stabilize patients in the field
\Which factors should the advanced practice mental health nurse take into consideration when
prescribing medication for the psychiatric patient? - ANS-Age, culture, religious beliefs
\Which is an example of a nursing short-term safety outcome statement for the mental health
patient? - ANS-Patient will state understanding of unit suicide precautions.
\Which is the best action a mental health nurse can take to fight lawmakers who wish to
decrease mental health funding? - ANS-Become active in a consumer mental health group
\Which psychiatric nursing cultural competence constructs are found in Campinha-Bacote's
Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Health Care Services model? - ANS-cultural
skill, knowledge, encounters
\Which statement is true regarding the nurse's use of touch with patients with a mental health
disorder? - ANS-Patients with a mental health disorder may view the nurse's touch as
threatening, intimate, or sexual.
Patients with a mental health disorder may respond to the nurse's touch with aggression,
withdrawal, or an inappropriate sexual overture.
\Which statement regarding the nurse's role as patient advocate as defined in the American
Nurses Association Code of Ethics is correct? - ANS-Nurses must report any health care team
member that is incompetent.
\Which steps should the mental health nurse take in managing the patient's medications? -
ANS-Document patient compliance
Teach about medication side effects
Appearance is which form of nurse-patient communication? - ANS-Nonverbal
\How can mental health nurses help incorporate the changes proposed in "A Vision for Mental
Health Care in America?" - ANS-Being politically aware
Following the latest research in mental health
Becoming involved in professional nursing associations
\How does the nurse explain to the mental health patient the definition of mental health? -
ANS-The ability to realize one's abilities.
\How should the nurse utilize the DSM-5's Cultural Formulation Interview? - ANS-To assess the
patient's attempts to cope with previous illness
\In which ways are clinical pathways helpful to the mental health nurse when providing care? -
ANS-Decreases patient complications.
Provides a link between evidence-based information and clinical practice.
\Patients from which ethnicities experience distress in somatic terms? - ANS-asians
africans
north americans
Central Americans
\What is the "message" component of nurse-patient communication? - ANS-The feeling or idea
that is being sent
\What is the mental health nurse's primary goal as a member of the Mobile Crisis Team model?
- ANS-Stabilize patients in the field
\Which factors should the advanced practice mental health nurse take into consideration when
prescribing medication for the psychiatric patient? - ANS-Age, culture, religious beliefs
\Which is an example of a nursing short-term safety outcome statement for the mental health
patient? - ANS-Patient will state understanding of unit suicide precautions.
\Which is the best action a mental health nurse can take to fight lawmakers who wish to
decrease mental health funding? - ANS-Become active in a consumer mental health group
\Which psychiatric nursing cultural competence constructs are found in Campinha-Bacote's
Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Health Care Services model? - ANS-cultural
skill, knowledge, encounters
\Which statement is true regarding the nurse's use of touch with patients with a mental health
disorder? - ANS-Patients with a mental health disorder may view the nurse's touch as
threatening, intimate, or sexual.
Patients with a mental health disorder may respond to the nurse's touch with aggression,
withdrawal, or an inappropriate sexual overture.
\Which statement regarding the nurse's role as patient advocate as defined in the American
Nurses Association Code of Ethics is correct? - ANS-Nurses must report any health care team
member that is incompetent.
\Which steps should the mental health nurse take in managing the patient's medications? -
ANS-Document patient compliance
Teach about medication side effects
