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Mental Health Nursing Practice Questions and Answers
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A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching? 
 
A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by 7." 
B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." 
C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence." 
D. "To assess remote memory, I should have the client repeat a ...
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Psych & Mental Health Nursing Review Questions and Answers
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What does the adrenal medulla do in the initial stress response?Releases norepinephrine and epinephrin 
 
What do the eyes do in the initial stress response?Pupils dilate 
 
What do the lacrimal glands do in the initial stress response?Secretions increase 
 
What does the respiratory system do in the initial stress response?Bronchioles dilate and respirations increase 
 
What does the cardiovascular system do in the initial stress response?Increases in the force of contraction, heart rate, blood...
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Introduction to Mental Health Nursing Exam Questions and Answers
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common abbreviations PMH: mental health 
D/O: disorder 
NOS: not otherwise specified 
WHO: World health org 
sign that looks like the end of a triton: psych 
 
statistics 1 in 5 Americans have a mental disorder, 5% have a severe persistent mental illness 
depression is the leading cause of disability world wide 
 
mental health definition state of well being in which every individual realizes their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and able to make...
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Mental Health Nursing Foundations of psychiatric Test Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the individual's mental health? 
A) Not needing others for companionship 
B) The ability to effectively manage stress 
C) A family history of mental illness 
D) Striving for total self-reliance Ans: B 
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Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy, independence, self-esteem, cap...
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Concepts Of Mental Health Nursing N322 Practice Questions and Answers
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EBP is a clinical decision making that synthesizes what 3 things? 1) Best available research evidence 
2) Clinical expertise 
3) Patient preferences 
 
5 A's of EBP: 1) ask 
2) acquire 
3) appraise 
4) apply 
5) assess 
 
what do clinical algorithms provide? step-by-step guidelines prepared in flowchart. 
 
what does the IOM emphasize? the need for research on how to best apply the research findings into clinical practice. 
 
what is the medical model of disability on psychiatry? - Focuses on ...
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Mental Health Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
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What are the 3 main reasons a person may be committed to a behavioral health facility? 
a. schizophrenia 
b. Homicidal 
c. Suicidal 
d. Gravely Disabled b, c, d 
 
American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, and international Society of Psychiatric-mental health nurses identifies the focus of psychiatric mental health nursing as promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders...
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Mental Health Nursing- Foundations of Psychiatric Study Questions and Answers
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Mental Health - Difficult to define 
- No single, universal definition 
- Many components influenced by wide variety of factors 
- Dynamic, ever-changing state 
- Influencing factors: 
> Individual (personal) 
> Interpersonal (relationship) 
> Social/cultural (environmental) 
 
Mental Illness #1 Textbook's definition: state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emot...
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Mental Health Pretest Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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A nurse assesses a patient who reluctantly participates in activities, answers questions with minimal responses, and rarely makes eye contact. What information should be included when documenting the assessment? 
Select all that apply. 
 
A. Patient's subjective responses 
B. Uncooperative patient 
C. Description of the patient's behavior during the interview 
D. Only data obtained from the patient's verbal responses 
E. Analysis of why the patient is unresponsive during the interviewA. Patie...
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Mental Health Nursing- Foundations of Psychiatric Review Questions and Answers
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The primary purpose of the Community Mental Health Center Act of 1963 was to 
 
 better treatment in 
larger, more urban areas. 
 patients to their home communities for treatment. 
de former patients with employment opportunities. 
e the stigma of living in an institution. b. move patients to their home communities for treatment. 
 
Managed care is designed to 
 
ol health care costs by limiting access to care. 
 health care costs from increasing over time. 
 the amount of money paid to physicia...
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Mental Health Nursing Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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Patient reports acute anxiety related to the death of a parent in an automobile accident two hours earlier. The nurse should anticipate administering a med from what family? Benzodiazepines to increase the effect of GABA 
 
Which of the following medications would be used when lithium is not effective? Divalproex sodium (Depakote) 
 
A nurse cares for an older adult patient admitted for treatment of depression. the health care provider prescribes an antidepressant medication, but the dose is mor...
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