Unit 1 Mental Health Exam Questions &
Answers
The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as
demonstrated by:
1. Nightingale.
2. Benner.
3. Swanson.
4. King. - ANSWERS1. Nightingale
What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
1. Nursing Sanitation Notes
2. Nursing 101
3. Notes on Nursing
4. Nursing Notes - ANSWERS3. notes on nursing
A long-term goal for inpatient mental health treatment is generally to:
1. Return the patient to the community.
2. Locate a facility for long-term care.
3. Be arrested and placed in prison.
4. Be completely cured of the disorder. - ANSWERS1. return the patient to the community
The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
1. Hospitals.
2. Long-term care facilities.
,3. Asylums.
4. Free-standing treatment centers. - ANSWERS3. asylums
Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
1. Hildegard Peplau
2. Hattie Bessent
3. Mary Mahoney
4. Linda Richards - ANSWERS1. Hildegard Peplau
The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader? ______ _______
_________ - ANSWERSJane Taylor
Which nurse theorist was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to
provide care for people with mental illness? ___________ ____________ - ANSWERSLinda
Richards
The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
___________________. - ANSWERSphenothiazines
The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the
National Mental Health Act of what year? ______. - ANSWERS1946
One of the goals of the American Nurses association (ANA) is to promote ________________ of
nursing care in the United States. - ANSWERSstandardization
______________ ____________ has always been called the "founder of nursing." -
ANSWERSflorence nightingale
,A schoolteacher by the name of _____________ _________helped established asylums and
psychiatric hospitals for the mentally ill. - ANSWERSdorothea dix
The first psychotropic drug category was known as ____________________. -
ANSWERSphenothiazines
The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the _____-_______ Act. -
ANSWERShill-burton
What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient
care (select all that apply)?
1. Cost of the facilities
2. The increased use of phenothiazines
3. Staff cost
4. Establishment of outpatient clinics
5. Development of the Patient Bill of Rights - ANSWERS1. Cost of the facilities
2. The increased use of phenothiazines
3. Staff cost
4. Establishment of outpatient clinics
Which question by the nurse would gain the most information from a patient experiencing a
marital crisis?
1. "Do you hate your spouse?"
2. "Do you get along with your in-laws?"
3. "Do you talk out your problems with your spouse?"
4. "What is it like at home with your spouse?" - ANSWERS4. "What is it like at home with your
spouse?"
, The mother of a young patient with schizophrenia seeks out the nurse and begins to cry. The
mother expresses concern over her daughter's behavior. The nurse's best response to this
woman is:
1. "What is it that concerns you the most?"
2. "Well, you know, that is part of the illness."
3. "Here is a book on schizophrenia. This will help you."
4. "Are you afraid your daughter will always be like this?" - ANSWERS1. "What is it that concerns
you the most?"
Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The day-shift nurse approaches Linda in
an attempt to lessen her anxiety. The most therapeutic statement by the nurse would be:
1. "How about watching a football game?"
2. "Tell me how you are feeling today."
3. "What do you have to be upset about now?"
4. Ignore the patient. - ANSWERS2. "Tell me how you are feeling today."
A patient states, "I don't know what the pills are for or why I am taking them, so I don't want
them." What therapeutic communication would best help this patient?
1. Ask for what you need
2. Silence
3. Using general leads
4. Giving information - ANSWERS4. Giving information
To practice effectively in mental health, the nurse should be able to:
1. Solve his or her own personal problems without assistance from others.
2. Comfortably point out patient shortcomings and provide advice about how to improve.
3. Bring patients and coworkers into compliance with societal rules and norms.
Answers
The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as
demonstrated by:
1. Nightingale.
2. Benner.
3. Swanson.
4. King. - ANSWERS1. Nightingale
What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
1. Nursing Sanitation Notes
2. Nursing 101
3. Notes on Nursing
4. Nursing Notes - ANSWERS3. notes on nursing
A long-term goal for inpatient mental health treatment is generally to:
1. Return the patient to the community.
2. Locate a facility for long-term care.
3. Be arrested and placed in prison.
4. Be completely cured of the disorder. - ANSWERS1. return the patient to the community
The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
1. Hospitals.
2. Long-term care facilities.
,3. Asylums.
4. Free-standing treatment centers. - ANSWERS3. asylums
Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
1. Hildegard Peplau
2. Hattie Bessent
3. Mary Mahoney
4. Linda Richards - ANSWERS1. Hildegard Peplau
The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader? ______ _______
_________ - ANSWERSJane Taylor
Which nurse theorist was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to
provide care for people with mental illness? ___________ ____________ - ANSWERSLinda
Richards
The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
___________________. - ANSWERSphenothiazines
The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the
National Mental Health Act of what year? ______. - ANSWERS1946
One of the goals of the American Nurses association (ANA) is to promote ________________ of
nursing care in the United States. - ANSWERSstandardization
______________ ____________ has always been called the "founder of nursing." -
ANSWERSflorence nightingale
,A schoolteacher by the name of _____________ _________helped established asylums and
psychiatric hospitals for the mentally ill. - ANSWERSdorothea dix
The first psychotropic drug category was known as ____________________. -
ANSWERSphenothiazines
The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the _____-_______ Act. -
ANSWERShill-burton
What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient
care (select all that apply)?
1. Cost of the facilities
2. The increased use of phenothiazines
3. Staff cost
4. Establishment of outpatient clinics
5. Development of the Patient Bill of Rights - ANSWERS1. Cost of the facilities
2. The increased use of phenothiazines
3. Staff cost
4. Establishment of outpatient clinics
Which question by the nurse would gain the most information from a patient experiencing a
marital crisis?
1. "Do you hate your spouse?"
2. "Do you get along with your in-laws?"
3. "Do you talk out your problems with your spouse?"
4. "What is it like at home with your spouse?" - ANSWERS4. "What is it like at home with your
spouse?"
, The mother of a young patient with schizophrenia seeks out the nurse and begins to cry. The
mother expresses concern over her daughter's behavior. The nurse's best response to this
woman is:
1. "What is it that concerns you the most?"
2. "Well, you know, that is part of the illness."
3. "Here is a book on schizophrenia. This will help you."
4. "Are you afraid your daughter will always be like this?" - ANSWERS1. "What is it that concerns
you the most?"
Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The day-shift nurse approaches Linda in
an attempt to lessen her anxiety. The most therapeutic statement by the nurse would be:
1. "How about watching a football game?"
2. "Tell me how you are feeling today."
3. "What do you have to be upset about now?"
4. Ignore the patient. - ANSWERS2. "Tell me how you are feeling today."
A patient states, "I don't know what the pills are for or why I am taking them, so I don't want
them." What therapeutic communication would best help this patient?
1. Ask for what you need
2. Silence
3. Using general leads
4. Giving information - ANSWERS4. Giving information
To practice effectively in mental health, the nurse should be able to:
1. Solve his or her own personal problems without assistance from others.
2. Comfortably point out patient shortcomings and provide advice about how to improve.
3. Bring patients and coworkers into compliance with societal rules and norms.
