NUR 208 MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Mental health - Answers - a state of well-being in which each individual can realize their
potential, cope with normal stress, work, maintain relationships, and contribute to their
community
Mental Illness - Answers - all disorders with definable diagnoses and include
developmental, biological, and psychological disorders
Mental health nursing - Answers - a type of nursing that employs purposeful use of self
and a variety of evidence-based neurobiological and psychosocial nursing interventions
Deinstitutionalization - Answers -
Coordination of services - Answers -
Biopsychosocial model - Answers - Humanizing
Root causes
Decrease in stigma
Nursing role in mental health - Answers - Therapeutic milieu
Therapeutic use of self
Client advocacy
Coordination of care
Therapeutic communication• Promotion of self-care activities
Find opportunities for success
Foster resilience
prevalence of mental illness in the US - Answers - 1 in 5 with mental illness
1 in 25 with serious mental illness
What criteria are used for formal diagnoses? - Answers - Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual Fifth ed. (DSM-5) criteria
How are formal diagnoses coded? - Answers - Using the ICD-10 system
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding appearance? - Answers -
Grooming, dressing, hygiene, affect/expression
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding behavior? - Answers -
Excessive or reduced movement, eye contact
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding speech? - Answers - Slow,
rapid, pressured, soft, loud, disorganized, slurred
, What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding mood? - Answers - Sad,
flat, euphoric, labile
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding thoughts? - Answers -
Disorganized, flight of ideas, obsessions
What should a client's goals be based on during planning? - Answers - Client's goals
based on values and preferences
What does SMART stand for in goal-setting during planning? - Answers - SMART goals
When planning, what factors should be considered regarding the client? - Answers -
Consider the client's age, condition, willingness to change
What is a key objective regarding the client's behavior until discharge during planning? -
Answers - Until discharge, client will not harm self or others
What is a specific goal a client should achieve within 1 week during planning? -
Answers - Within 1 week, client will successfully complete a self-care activity
What should a patient be able to do by discharge according to the planning? - Answers
- By discharge, patient will verbalize understanding of medication regimen
What are some examples of interventions in mental health? - Answers - Advocacy,
Teaching, Health promotion
What is the role of milieu in mental health interventions? - Answers - Creating a
therapeutic environment and groups
What is an example of a therapeutic strategy in mental health interventions? - Answers
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
What is an example of an integrative approach in mental health interventions? -
Answers - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
What is an example of a complementary therapy in mental health interventions? -
Answers - Non-traditional therapies like art therapy or music therapy
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding perception? - Answers -
Hallucinations, delusions
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding cognition? - Answers -
LOC, orientation, memory, judgment
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding ideas of harming self or
others? - Answers - Presence of a plan, means, and opportunity to carry out that plan
Mental health - Answers - a state of well-being in which each individual can realize their
potential, cope with normal stress, work, maintain relationships, and contribute to their
community
Mental Illness - Answers - all disorders with definable diagnoses and include
developmental, biological, and psychological disorders
Mental health nursing - Answers - a type of nursing that employs purposeful use of self
and a variety of evidence-based neurobiological and psychosocial nursing interventions
Deinstitutionalization - Answers -
Coordination of services - Answers -
Biopsychosocial model - Answers - Humanizing
Root causes
Decrease in stigma
Nursing role in mental health - Answers - Therapeutic milieu
Therapeutic use of self
Client advocacy
Coordination of care
Therapeutic communication• Promotion of self-care activities
Find opportunities for success
Foster resilience
prevalence of mental illness in the US - Answers - 1 in 5 with mental illness
1 in 25 with serious mental illness
What criteria are used for formal diagnoses? - Answers - Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual Fifth ed. (DSM-5) criteria
How are formal diagnoses coded? - Answers - Using the ICD-10 system
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding appearance? - Answers -
Grooming, dressing, hygiene, affect/expression
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding behavior? - Answers -
Excessive or reduced movement, eye contact
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding speech? - Answers - Slow,
rapid, pressured, soft, loud, disorganized, slurred
, What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding mood? - Answers - Sad,
flat, euphoric, labile
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding thoughts? - Answers -
Disorganized, flight of ideas, obsessions
What should a client's goals be based on during planning? - Answers - Client's goals
based on values and preferences
What does SMART stand for in goal-setting during planning? - Answers - SMART goals
When planning, what factors should be considered regarding the client? - Answers -
Consider the client's age, condition, willingness to change
What is a key objective regarding the client's behavior until discharge during planning? -
Answers - Until discharge, client will not harm self or others
What is a specific goal a client should achieve within 1 week during planning? -
Answers - Within 1 week, client will successfully complete a self-care activity
What should a patient be able to do by discharge according to the planning? - Answers
- By discharge, patient will verbalize understanding of medication regimen
What are some examples of interventions in mental health? - Answers - Advocacy,
Teaching, Health promotion
What is the role of milieu in mental health interventions? - Answers - Creating a
therapeutic environment and groups
What is an example of a therapeutic strategy in mental health interventions? - Answers
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
What is an example of an integrative approach in mental health interventions? -
Answers - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
What is an example of a complementary therapy in mental health interventions? -
Answers - Non-traditional therapies like art therapy or music therapy
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding perception? - Answers -
Hallucinations, delusions
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding cognition? - Answers -
LOC, orientation, memory, judgment
What is assessed in a Mental Status Exam (MSE) regarding ideas of harming self or
others? - Answers - Presence of a plan, means, and opportunity to carry out that plan
