341 Exam 1 Practice Questions "Mental Healt
Illness"
When ca cnursing cstudent cexpresses cconcerns cabout chow cmental chealth cnurses close call ctheir cn
cresponse cby cthe cmental chealth cnurse cis: c
a. cPsychiatric cnurses cpractice cin csafer cenvironments cthan cother cspecialties. cNurse-to-patient cra
cof cthe cnature cof cthe cpatients cproblems.
b. cPsychiatric cnurses cuse ccomplex ccommunication cskills cas cwell cas ccritical cthinking cto csolve cm
cam cchallenged cby cthose csituations.
c. cThats ca cmisconception. cPsychiatric cnurses cfrequently cuse chigh ctechnology cmonitoring cequip
cintravenous ctherapies.
d. cPsychiatric cnurses cdo cnot chave cto cdeal cwith cas cmuch cpain cand csuffering cas cmedical-surgic
cto cme c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Answer: cB c
Rational: cThe cpractice cof cpsychiatric cnursing crequires ca cdifferent cset cof cskills cthan cmedical-su
csubstantial coverlap. cPsychiatric cnurses cmust cbe cable cto chelp cpatients cwith cmedical cas cwell ca
creflecting cthe cholistic cperspective cthese cnurses cmust chave.
Which ccomment cbest cindicates cthat ca cpatient cperceived cthe cnurse cwas ccaring? cMy cnurse:
a. calways casks cme cwhich ctype cof cjuice cI cwant cto chelp cme cswallow cmy cmedication.
b. cexplained cmy ctreatment cplan cto cme cand casked cfor cmy cideas cabout chow cto cmake cit cbetter.
c. cspends ctime clistening cto cme ctalk cabout cmy cproblems. cThat chelps cme cfeel clike cI cam cnot cal
d. ctold cme cthat cif cI ctake call cthe cmedicines cthe cdoctor cprescribes, cthen cI cwill cget cdischarged cs
cANS✔✔Answer: cC c
Illness"
When ca cnursing cstudent cexpresses cconcerns cabout chow cmental chealth cnurses close call ctheir cn
cresponse cby cthe cmental chealth cnurse cis: c
a. cPsychiatric cnurses cpractice cin csafer cenvironments cthan cother cspecialties. cNurse-to-patient cra
cof cthe cnature cof cthe cpatients cproblems.
b. cPsychiatric cnurses cuse ccomplex ccommunication cskills cas cwell cas ccritical cthinking cto csolve cm
cam cchallenged cby cthose csituations.
c. cThats ca cmisconception. cPsychiatric cnurses cfrequently cuse chigh ctechnology cmonitoring cequip
cintravenous ctherapies.
d. cPsychiatric cnurses cdo cnot chave cto cdeal cwith cas cmuch cpain cand csuffering cas cmedical-surgic
cto cme c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Answer: cB c
Rational: cThe cpractice cof cpsychiatric cnursing crequires ca cdifferent cset cof cskills cthan cmedical-su
csubstantial coverlap. cPsychiatric cnurses cmust cbe cable cto chelp cpatients cwith cmedical cas cwell ca
creflecting cthe cholistic cperspective cthese cnurses cmust chave.
Which ccomment cbest cindicates cthat ca cpatient cperceived cthe cnurse cwas ccaring? cMy cnurse:
a. calways casks cme cwhich ctype cof cjuice cI cwant cto chelp cme cswallow cmy cmedication.
b. cexplained cmy ctreatment cplan cto cme cand casked cfor cmy cideas cabout chow cto cmake cit cbetter.
c. cspends ctime clistening cto cme ctalk cabout cmy cproblems. cThat chelps cme cfeel clike cI cam cnot cal
d. ctold cme cthat cif cI ctake call cthe cmedicines cthe cdoctor cprescribes, cthen cI cwill cget cdischarged cs
cANS✔✔Answer: cC c
