PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL quiz 1 Questions and
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Which statement about metal illness is true? Correct Answer: *Mental illness changes with culture, time
in history, political system, and group defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric nursing asks a peer what resource he or she can use to figure out
which symptoms are part of the picture of a specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be
Correct Answer: DSM-4-TR.
Why is it important for the nurse to be aware of the multiple factors that can influence an individual's
mental health? Correct Answer: A holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness.
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by
Correct Answer: identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder.
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM-4-TR diagnosis and a nursing
diagnosis? Correct Answer: The DSM-4-TR diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment, whereas
the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions for phenomena a client is
experiencing.
Which of the following contributions to modern psychiatric nursing practice was made by Freud?
Correct Answer: The theory of personality structure and levels of awareness.
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is based on the foundation
provided by which of the following early theorists? Correct Answer: Sullivan.
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are Correct Answer: needs and anxiety.
The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by the attitudes and
assumptions the person has developed about the world underlies Correct Answer: cognitive therapy.
Providing a safe environment for clients with impaired cognition, referring an abuse spouse to a "safe
house," and conducting a community meeting are nursing interventions that address aspects of Correct
Answer: milieu therapy.
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter Correct Answer: GABA
, Fluoxetine - an SSRI - exerts its antidepressant effect by blocking the reuptake of Correct Answer:
serotonin.
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various clients. The client who should be most
carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving Correct Answer: lithium.
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of parkinsonian movement disorders
among individuals who take therapeutic dosages? Correct Answer: Phenothiazines
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women this
hyperprolactinemia can result in Correct Answer: amenorrhea
An emerging role for psychiatric mental health nurses is Correct Answer: serving as telehealth service
provider.
Of the several psychiatric inpatient unit staff activities which is most characteristically assumed by the
discipline of nursing? Correct Answer: Leading a behavioral crisis management team.
For psychiatric nurses, a major difference between caring for clients in the community and caring for
clients in the hospital is that Correct Answer: treatment is negotiated rather than imposed in the
community setting.
Assessment data that would be considered least relevant developing an understanding of the ability of a
persistently mentally ill 65-year-old client to cope with the demands of living in the community are
Correct Answer: school and vocational performance.
Use of cultural handbook by a nurse caring for a client of different cultural background Correct Answer:
may mislead because of failure to recognize subgroup differences.
One possible negative result of applying Western
psychological theories when assessing individuals of other cultures is Correct Answer: seeing a
sociocentric individual as developmentally immature.
A nurse tells a peer, "I place greatest weight on the subjective data I obtain during client assessment."
From this the peer can infer that the nurse depends more on Correct Answer: the client's perceptions of
the presenting problem than on data obtained from the mental status examination.
Which should the nurse assess as being the most beneficial method to reduce stress? Correct Answer:
cognitive-behavioral methods.
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Which statement about metal illness is true? Correct Answer: *Mental illness changes with culture, time
in history, political system, and group defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric nursing asks a peer what resource he or she can use to figure out
which symptoms are part of the picture of a specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be
Correct Answer: DSM-4-TR.
Why is it important for the nurse to be aware of the multiple factors that can influence an individual's
mental health? Correct Answer: A holistic nursing assessment requires this awareness.
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by
Correct Answer: identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder.
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM-4-TR diagnosis and a nursing
diagnosis? Correct Answer: The DSM-4-TR diagnosis impacts the choice of medical treatment, whereas
the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions for phenomena a client is
experiencing.
Which of the following contributions to modern psychiatric nursing practice was made by Freud?
Correct Answer: The theory of personality structure and levels of awareness.
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is based on the foundation
provided by which of the following early theorists? Correct Answer: Sullivan.
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are Correct Answer: needs and anxiety.
The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by the attitudes and
assumptions the person has developed about the world underlies Correct Answer: cognitive therapy.
Providing a safe environment for clients with impaired cognition, referring an abuse spouse to a "safe
house," and conducting a community meeting are nursing interventions that address aspects of Correct
Answer: milieu therapy.
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter Correct Answer: GABA
, Fluoxetine - an SSRI - exerts its antidepressant effect by blocking the reuptake of Correct Answer:
serotonin.
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various clients. The client who should be most
carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving Correct Answer: lithium.
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of parkinsonian movement disorders
among individuals who take therapeutic dosages? Correct Answer: Phenothiazines
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women this
hyperprolactinemia can result in Correct Answer: amenorrhea
An emerging role for psychiatric mental health nurses is Correct Answer: serving as telehealth service
provider.
Of the several psychiatric inpatient unit staff activities which is most characteristically assumed by the
discipline of nursing? Correct Answer: Leading a behavioral crisis management team.
For psychiatric nurses, a major difference between caring for clients in the community and caring for
clients in the hospital is that Correct Answer: treatment is negotiated rather than imposed in the
community setting.
Assessment data that would be considered least relevant developing an understanding of the ability of a
persistently mentally ill 65-year-old client to cope with the demands of living in the community are
Correct Answer: school and vocational performance.
Use of cultural handbook by a nurse caring for a client of different cultural background Correct Answer:
may mislead because of failure to recognize subgroup differences.
One possible negative result of applying Western
psychological theories when assessing individuals of other cultures is Correct Answer: seeing a
sociocentric individual as developmentally immature.
A nurse tells a peer, "I place greatest weight on the subjective data I obtain during client assessment."
From this the peer can infer that the nurse depends more on Correct Answer: the client's perceptions of
the presenting problem than on data obtained from the mental status examination.
Which should the nurse assess as being the most beneficial method to reduce stress? Correct Answer:
cognitive-behavioral methods.
