Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th | Complete Guide
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student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting. The
student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the following
actions? Select all that apply.
A) Tells the client about personal events and interests
B) Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
C) Assumes that the client's unwillingness to talk to a student nurse is a personal insult or failure
D) Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
F) Gravitates to clients that the student may know personally
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to A)
pretend that the student nurse did not say it.
B) restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
C) state that it was a joke.
D) ignore the error, since no one is perfect.
restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record To
serve as a guide for client assessment
To serve as a guide for client assessment
Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the
mentally ill?
The widespread use of community-based services
The advancement in pharmacotherapies
, Increased access to hospitalization
Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care
The widespread use of community-based services
Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons. Improved care for
mentally ill persons.
Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to
ensure patients' rights for the mentally ill.
deinstitutionalize state hospitals. provide funds to
build hospitals with psychiatric units.
treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion.
deinstitutionalize state hospitals.
The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to improve
treatment of mental disorders. provide food and shelter for the
mentally ill. punish people with mental illness who were believed to
be possessed.
remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community.
provide food and shelter for the mentally ill.
The major problems with large state institutions are: Select all that apply.
attendants were accused of abusing the residents. stigma
associated with residence in an insane asylum. clients were
geographically isolated from family and community. increasing
financial costs to individual residents
attendants were accused of abusing the residents.
clients were geographically isolated from family and community.
A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s when
community support services were established.
legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures.
the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted. psychotropic
drugs became available for use.
psychotropic drugs became available for use.
Graded A+ All Chapter Covered 1-24 2025 Newest
Update!!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting. The
student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the following
actions? Select all that apply.
A) Tells the client about personal events and interests
B) Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
C) Assumes that the client's unwillingness to talk to a student nurse is a personal insult or failure
D) Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
F) Gravitates to clients that the student may know personally
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to A)
pretend that the student nurse did not say it.
B) restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
C) state that it was a joke.
D) ignore the error, since no one is perfect.
restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record To
serve as a guide for client assessment
To serve as a guide for client assessment
Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the
mentally ill?
The widespread use of community-based services
The advancement in pharmacotherapies
, Increased access to hospitalization
Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care
The widespread use of community-based services
Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons. Improved care for
mentally ill persons.
Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to
ensure patients' rights for the mentally ill.
deinstitutionalize state hospitals. provide funds to
build hospitals with psychiatric units.
treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion.
deinstitutionalize state hospitals.
The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to improve
treatment of mental disorders. provide food and shelter for the
mentally ill. punish people with mental illness who were believed to
be possessed.
remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community.
provide food and shelter for the mentally ill.
The major problems with large state institutions are: Select all that apply.
attendants were accused of abusing the residents. stigma
associated with residence in an insane asylum. clients were
geographically isolated from family and community. increasing
financial costs to individual residents
attendants were accused of abusing the residents.
clients were geographically isolated from family and community.
A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s when
community support services were established.
legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures.
the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted. psychotropic
drugs became available for use.
psychotropic drugs became available for use.
