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RN Foundational Concepts of Mental Health Nursing
Questions with Answers (100% Correct Answers)
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of
holistic nursing. Which of the following components should the nurse
include in the teaching?— Answer: Holistic nursing considers the
client's emotional health
A nurse is planning a presentation regarding mental illness for a local
health fair. Which of the following should the nurse include as a
characteristic of mental illlness?— Answer: difficulty maintaining
social relationships
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate
biased treatment— Answer: a client is not permitted to attend the
group therapy activity because they practice the Buddhist faith
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders Fifth Edition Text Revisions (DSM-5 TR) with a newly
licensed practical nurse. Which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the DSM-5?—
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Answer: "The DSM-5 TR assists in planning nursing interventions for
clients who have a mental health disorder."
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute
psychiatric unit for alcohol use disorder. The client reports growing up
in a Amish community. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?— Answer: Assess for personal bias related to alcohol use
disorder before interacting with the client
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy
People 2030. Which of the following priority goals should the nurse
include?— Answer: prevention practices related to cyber-bullying in
teens
A nurse is explaining what a "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding?— Answer: "If the client threatens to harm
another person, health care providers have a responsibility to inform
that person."
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has paranoid
schizophrenia. The nurse should identify that the DSM-5 TR
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RN Foundational Concepts of Mental Health Nursing
Questions with Answers (100% Correct Answers)
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of
holistic nursing. Which of the following components should the nurse
include in the teaching?— Answer: Holistic nursing considers the
client's emotional health
A nurse is planning a presentation regarding mental illness for a local
health fair. Which of the following should the nurse include as a
characteristic of mental illlness?— Answer: difficulty maintaining
social relationships
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse.
Which of the following scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate
biased treatment— Answer: a client is not permitted to attend the
group therapy activity because they practice the Buddhist faith
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders Fifth Edition Text Revisions (DSM-5 TR) with a newly
licensed practical nurse. Which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the DSM-5?—
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, 2
Answer: "The DSM-5 TR assists in planning nursing interventions for
clients who have a mental health disorder."
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute
psychiatric unit for alcohol use disorder. The client reports growing up
in a Amish community. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?— Answer: Assess for personal bias related to alcohol use
disorder before interacting with the client
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy
People 2030. Which of the following priority goals should the nurse
include?— Answer: prevention practices related to cyber-bullying in
teens
A nurse is explaining what a "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding?— Answer: "If the client threatens to harm
another person, health care providers have a responsibility to inform
that person."
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has paranoid
schizophrenia. The nurse should identify that the DSM-5 TR
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