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The client states, "Who is confused? He said I should go, but I didn't. Is that weird?" Which response by the nurse would be best to clarify the client's statement? A. How did you feel before you talked to him? B. When did you first notice yourself feeling confused? C. Did he indicate to you exactly what he meant? D. I don't understand. Can you explain in another way? D During the initial interview with a client, the nurse begins to feel uncomfortable and realizes the client's behav...

What are the duties of an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse? 1. Prescription of psychotropic medications, w/appropriate use of diagnostic tests 2. Hospital admitting privileges 3. Individual, couple, group, or family therapy, using evidence-based therapeutic frameworks and the nurse-patient relationship 4. Sharing of clinical expertise w/nurses or those in other disciplines to enhance their treatment of patients or address systems issues What can nurses do to advocate for t...

Which activity of the core PMH disciplines is considered to be the most important for national mental health care? 1. The promotion and protection of mental health 2. The prevention and treatment of mental disorders 3. Recovery and rehabilitation 4. All of the above 4. All of the above Select the statement that best describes the successful treatment of mental disorders in the United States. 1. Treatment outcomes were most successful when they focused on biologic interventions. 2. The t...

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client's appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse interpret the client's behaviors? 1. The client's behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression. 2. The client's behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness. 3. The client's behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms...

Phenomena of concern for psychiatric-mental health nurses are dynamic, exist in all populations across the lifespan and include but are not limited to:Promotion of optimal mental and physical health and well-being Prevention of mental and behavioral distress and illness Promotion of social inclusion of mentally and behaviorally fragile individuals Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders Co-occurring mental health and physical disorders Alterations in thinking, ...

When planning care for a specific client, of what significance to the psychiatric nurse is the fact that the DSM-IV-TR is multiaxial? Pertinent aspects of client functioning and problems are reported. A nurse conducting research is seeking data about outcomes for depressed patients who have been treated with electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse is engaged in the field of: Clinical epidemiology. A client tells the mental health nurse "I am terribly frightened! I hear whispering that ...

Resilience, the capacity to rebound from stressors via adaptive coping, is associated with positive mental health. Your friend has just been laid off from his job. Which of the following responses on your part would most likely contribute to his enhanced resilience? a. using your connections to set up an interview with your employer b. connecting him with a friend of the family who owns his own business c. supporting him in arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple interviews d. he...

During the shift report, a nurse describes a client as crazy. Which approach by the nurse would be best? Suggest that staff use the term mentally ill. The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to discuss possible updates to clients diagnoses. In preparing for this meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the following references? Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The nurse is sha...

what is mental health nursing a specialized area of nursing practice committed to promoting mental health throughout the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of human resources to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders who created a holistic approach to nursing Florence nightingale who recommended therapeutic communication and stated that reducing anxiety about an illness is a way to encourage independence and self care? Florence nightingale The first trained nurse in the US L...

MENTAL HEALTH Difficult to define usually seen as a general state a well-being No single, universal definition Many components influenced by wide variety of factors Dynamic, ever-changing state Influencing factors: Individual (personal) personality Interpersonal (relationship) friends, toxic/healthy relationships Social/cultural (environmental) culture norms, environmental concerns no health without mental health, impacts everyone resilience: flexible, able to bounce back, b...