Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is an example of primary prevention? a. Assisting a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness to fill a pill-minder b. Helping school-age children identify and describe normal emotions c. Leading a psychoeducational group in a community care home d. Medicating an acutely ill client who assaulted a staff person ANS: B Primary preventions are directed at healthy populations with a goal of preventing health problems from occurring. Helping school-age childr...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A drug causes muscarinic receptor blockade. The nurse will assess the client for what side effect? a. dry mouth. b. gynecomastia. c. pseudoparkinsonism. d. orthostatic hypotension. ANS: A Muscarinic receptor blockade includes atropine-like side effects, such as dry mouth, blurred vision, and constipation. Gynecomastia is associated with decreased prolactin levels. Movement defects are associated with dopamine blockade. Orthostatic hypotension is associated with á...

Chapter 11: Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Chapter 13: Bipolar and Related Disorders Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders Chapter 15: Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Considerations Chapter 07: The Nursing Process and Standards of Care Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication Chapter 10: Stress Responses and Stress Management

Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness Chapter 02: Theories and Therapies Chapter 03: Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology Chapter 04: Treatment Settings Chapter 05: Cultural Implications

Chapter 31: Older Adults Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness Chapter 33: Forensic Nursing Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups Chapter 35: Family Interventions Chapter 36: Integrative Care

Chapter 26: Crisis and Disaster Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, and Violence Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence Chapter 29: Sexual Assault Chapter 30: Dying, Death, and Grieving

Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders Chapter 22: Substance Related and Addictive Disorders Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders Chapter 24: Personality Disorders Chapter 25: Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-Injury

Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders Chapter 18: Eating and Feeding Disorders Chapter 19: Sleep-Wake Disorders Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Many persons brought before a criminal court have mental illness, have committed minor offenses, and are off medications. The judge consults the nurse at the local community mental health center for guidance about how to respond when handling such cases. Which advice from the nurse would be most appropriate? a. Sometimes a little time in jail makes a person rethink what theyve been doing and puts them back on the right track. b. Sentencing such persons to participate in t...