NSG 526 Exam 1 questions and answers
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-An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a
loved one
-Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the
individual and society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction) - CORRECT ANSWERS What
is not considered a mental disorder?
-Associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupation, or other important activities
-Significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the
psychological, biological or developmental processes underlying mental functioning - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is considered a mental disorder per the DSM5?
-Define NP roles
-Identify competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role
-Varies broadly from state to state - CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Scope of Practice?
-Authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that should be provided
-Provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
-Reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided to clients with various illnesses
-Reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum levels of acceptable performance
-Can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must be met by a provider
-May be precise protocols that must be followed or more general guidelines that recommend actions -
CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Standard of Practice?
,Understand the patient's illness to evaluate the effect on their lives and create a beginning diagnosis
and treatment plan - CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Psychiatric Interview?
-Create a relationship with client by being calming, warm, understanding, kind, respectful, concerned
and focused
-Able to help patient better if a therapeutic alliance was formed - CORRECT ANSWERS What is a
Therapeutic Alliance?
-Therapist and patient work collaboratively to create therapeutic change through an affectionate bond
-Agreement on goals of therapy
-The therapist's ability to be empathetic and involved in therapy
-The ability of the patient to do the work of therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS Important
components of a therapeutic alliance?
Holistic treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the patient is experiencing - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is Psychotherapy?
-Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild, moderate, severe, and panic) on perception
and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of improving clients' abilities to think and
function at more satisfactory levels - CORRECT ANSWERS Peplau's most universal contribution to
PMHNPs?
-Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing impressions about the client's situation) -
CORRECT ANSWERS Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse?
, -The processes by which the nurse helps clients make positive changes in their health care status and
well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for experiential learning, personal growth, and
improved coping strategies and that PMH-APRNs play a unique role in facilitating this growth - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relationships?
-Silence
-Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS Therapeutic Communication Techniques?
100%Correctly verified answers latest
update 2025 RATED A+
-An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a
loved one
-Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the
individual and society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction) - CORRECT ANSWERS What
is not considered a mental disorder?
-Associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupation, or other important activities
-Significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the
psychological, biological or developmental processes underlying mental functioning - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is considered a mental disorder per the DSM5?
-Define NP roles
-Identify competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who function in a particular role
-Varies broadly from state to state - CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Scope of Practice?
-Authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of practice that should be provided
-Provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
-Reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided to clients with various illnesses
-Reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum levels of acceptable performance
-Can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must be met by a provider
-May be precise protocols that must be followed or more general guidelines that recommend actions -
CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Standard of Practice?
,Understand the patient's illness to evaluate the effect on their lives and create a beginning diagnosis
and treatment plan - CORRECT ANSWERS Purpose of Psychiatric Interview?
-Create a relationship with client by being calming, warm, understanding, kind, respectful, concerned
and focused
-Able to help patient better if a therapeutic alliance was formed - CORRECT ANSWERS What is a
Therapeutic Alliance?
-Therapist and patient work collaboratively to create therapeutic change through an affectionate bond
-Agreement on goals of therapy
-The therapist's ability to be empathetic and involved in therapy
-The ability of the patient to do the work of therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS Important
components of a therapeutic alliance?
Holistic treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the patient is experiencing - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is Psychotherapy?
-Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild, moderate, severe, and panic) on perception
and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of improving clients' abilities to think and
function at more satisfactory levels - CORRECT ANSWERS Peplau's most universal contribution to
PMHNPs?
-Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing impressions about the client's situation) -
CORRECT ANSWERS Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse?
, -The processes by which the nurse helps clients make positive changes in their health care status and
well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for experiential learning, personal growth, and
improved coping strategies and that PMH-APRNs play a unique role in facilitating this growth - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relationships?
-Silence
-Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS Therapeutic Communication Techniques?
