NRSG 411 Unit 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the dimensions of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotional, financial,
social, spiritual, occupational, physical, intellectual, environmental
What is a mental disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER - Condition involving altered thinking,
mood, or behavior
What is epi? - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of patterns of disease distribution and
determinants of health within populations or aggregates and associated factors
What is rate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cases in population/Total cases & noncases
What is prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total # with disorder in a population at a
specified time
Point prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cases at t/Population at t
Incidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate including only new cases occurring within
defined time period (usually 1 year)
What term is used to describe the number of cases of depression in a population that are
occurring out of the entire population? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate
What is public stigma? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stereotypes leading to prejudice and
discrimination (dangerous, unpredictable, unable to function independently, weak, immoral).
Perpetuated by negative images in media and films
,What is self-stigma? - CORRECT ANSWER - When stereotype is integrated into
someone's self concept
What is the most important goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recovery! Aka a journey of
healing and transformation enabling person with mental health problem to lead meaningful life
in community of choice while striving to achieve full potential. Recovery is an expectation.
What are the components of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hope, self-direction,
individualized, empowerment, holistic, non-linear, strength-based, peer support, respect,
responsibility
What is culture? - CORRECT ANSWER - Way of life; basis of some common purpose,
need or similarity of background; totality of learned, socially transmitted beliefs, values, and
behaviors from members' interpersonal transactions
Acculturation? - CORRECT ANSWER - socialization process; learning and adoption of
selective aspects of dominant culture
Cultural Identity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of cultural beliefs as standards of behavior
Linguistic competence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to communicate and convey
information to a diverse audience for easy understanding
Cultural Competence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and similarities within, among, and between groups. Willingness and ability
to draw on community-based values, traditions, and customs. Working with knowledgeable
persons of and from the community.
Development of targeted interventions, communications, and other supports
Spiritual interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meditation, guided imagery, prayer
(where appropriate)
, What is self-determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - Empowerment or having free will to
make moral judgments; Internal motivation to make choices based on personal goals
How does self-determinism relate to health care? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to
choose one's own health-related behaviors - possibly different from those recommended by
health professions
What is the patient self-determination act? - CORRECT ANSWER - Information about
advance care documents
Question on admission about having an advanced care document
Information about rights to complete advance care documents
What are advanced directives in mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Living will,
durable power of attorney
Psychiatric advance directives
What is competency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which patient can understand
and appreciate the information given during the consent process
How do you determine competency? - CORRECT ANSWER - See if pt can communicate
choices, understand relevant information, appreciate situation and consequences, use a logical
though process to compare risks and benefits of treatment options
What is informed consent complicated in mental health treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Because the pt must be competent to give consent
What are components of the least restrictive environment? - CORRECT ANSWER --A
person cannot be restricted to an institution when he or she can be successfully treated in the
community
- Medication cannot be given unnecessarily
- Use of restraints or locked room only if all other "less restrictive" interventions have been tried
first
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the dimensions of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotional, financial,
social, spiritual, occupational, physical, intellectual, environmental
What is a mental disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER - Condition involving altered thinking,
mood, or behavior
What is epi? - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of patterns of disease distribution and
determinants of health within populations or aggregates and associated factors
What is rate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cases in population/Total cases & noncases
What is prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total # with disorder in a population at a
specified time
Point prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cases at t/Population at t
Incidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate including only new cases occurring within
defined time period (usually 1 year)
What term is used to describe the number of cases of depression in a population that are
occurring out of the entire population? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate
What is public stigma? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stereotypes leading to prejudice and
discrimination (dangerous, unpredictable, unable to function independently, weak, immoral).
Perpetuated by negative images in media and films
,What is self-stigma? - CORRECT ANSWER - When stereotype is integrated into
someone's self concept
What is the most important goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - Recovery! Aka a journey of
healing and transformation enabling person with mental health problem to lead meaningful life
in community of choice while striving to achieve full potential. Recovery is an expectation.
What are the components of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hope, self-direction,
individualized, empowerment, holistic, non-linear, strength-based, peer support, respect,
responsibility
What is culture? - CORRECT ANSWER - Way of life; basis of some common purpose,
need or similarity of background; totality of learned, socially transmitted beliefs, values, and
behaviors from members' interpersonal transactions
Acculturation? - CORRECT ANSWER - socialization process; learning and adoption of
selective aspects of dominant culture
Cultural Identity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of cultural beliefs as standards of behavior
Linguistic competence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to communicate and convey
information to a diverse audience for easy understanding
Cultural Competence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and similarities within, among, and between groups. Willingness and ability
to draw on community-based values, traditions, and customs. Working with knowledgeable
persons of and from the community.
Development of targeted interventions, communications, and other supports
Spiritual interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meditation, guided imagery, prayer
(where appropriate)
, What is self-determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - Empowerment or having free will to
make moral judgments; Internal motivation to make choices based on personal goals
How does self-determinism relate to health care? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right to
choose one's own health-related behaviors - possibly different from those recommended by
health professions
What is the patient self-determination act? - CORRECT ANSWER - Information about
advance care documents
Question on admission about having an advanced care document
Information about rights to complete advance care documents
What are advanced directives in mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Living will,
durable power of attorney
Psychiatric advance directives
What is competency? - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which patient can understand
and appreciate the information given during the consent process
How do you determine competency? - CORRECT ANSWER - See if pt can communicate
choices, understand relevant information, appreciate situation and consequences, use a logical
though process to compare risks and benefits of treatment options
What is informed consent complicated in mental health treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Because the pt must be competent to give consent
What are components of the least restrictive environment? - CORRECT ANSWER --A
person cannot be restricted to an institution when he or she can be successfully treated in the
community
- Medication cannot be given unnecessarily
- Use of restraints or locked room only if all other "less restrictive" interventions have been tried
first
