PsychiatricgNursinggContemporarygPracticeg7thgEditiongBoydgLuebbertgTestgBank
Chapterg1 Psychiatric–MentalgHealthgNursinggandgEvidence-BasedgPractice
1 Whichgofgthegfollowinggquestionsgwouldgbegmostg helpful
.
ingbeginningganginitialgassessmentginterviewgforgagpatientgwhoghasgjustg
beengadmittedgtogagpsychiatricginpatientg unit?
A)
Havegyoughadganygpreviousgpsy
chiatricgadmissions?
B) Whatgbringsgyougintogtheghospitalgtoday?
C) Havegyoughadganygthoughtsgaboutgtryinggtogharmgyourself?
D) Howgwouldgyougdescribegyourgrelationshipgwithgyourgspouse?
2.
Agpatientgisgbeinggadmittedgtogthegpsychiatricgunit.gWhilegexplainingg
hisgreasongforgseekinggadmission,ghegdescribesghowghisg32-year-
oldgsongrecentlygdiedgofgagheartgattack.gWhichgresponsegbygthegnursegw
ouldgenhancegthegeffectivenessgofgthisginterview?
A) Howgisgyourgwifeghandlinggyourgsonsg death?
B)
Dogyoughaveganygotherglivinggchildrengthatgcanghelpgyougcopeg
withgthisgloss?
C) Thisgmustgbegagverygdifficultgtimegforg you.
,D) Igknowgexactlyghowgyouregfeeling;gmyg23-year-
oldgsongdiedgunexpectedlyglastgyear.
3.
Agpatientgwasgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgaftergagsuicidegattemptgmadegaft
erghisgdaughtergwasgkilledgingangautomobilegaccidentgduringgwhichghegha
dgbeengdrivinggandgsurvivedgwithgonlygminorginjuries.gEvengthoughgthega
ccidentgwasgunavoidable,ghegfeelsgresponsible.gDuringgthegassessmentgint
erview,gthegpatientgbeginsgtogdescribegtheglastgconversationgheghadgwithg
hisgdaughtergbeforegheglostgcontrolgofgthegautomobile.gAsghegspeaksgabou
tghisgdaughter,ghisgvoicegtrembles,gandgagsilentgteargrollsgdownghisgface.g
Hegmakesgagvisiblegattemptgtogstraightengupgandgsmilesgsuperficiallygatgt
hegnurse,gstating,gIllggetgovergthis.g Igjustgneedgtogkeepgagstiffgupperglip.gIgt
hinkgallgIgneedgtogdogisgstaygovernight.gIllgbegasggoodgasgnewgbygtomorro
w.gWhichgresponsegbygthegnursegwouldgbegmostg appropriate?
A)
Tellgmegaboutgyourgdaughter.gHowgwouldgyougdescribegthegrela
tionshipgyoughadgwithgher?
B) Imgsuregyougaregright;gaggoodgnightsgrestgshouldgmakegagbiggdifference.
C) Asggoodgasgnew?
D)
Yougmadegagseriousgattemptgongyourglife;gyougwillgnotgbeg
readyggoghomegbygtomorrow.
,4.
Aftergassessinggagpatient,gthegnursegnotedgthegfollowing:ghegwasgtearful,
ghegtriedgtogkillghimselfgbeforegcominggintogtheghospital,gheghadgnogimme
diategplangforganothergsuicidegattempt,ghegwasgunablegtogconcentrate,gand
ghegreportedghavinggtroublegsleepinggandghavingglittlegorgnogappetite.gThe
gnursegalsognotedgthatgthegpatientsgappearancegwasgunkempt,gthatghegspok
egingaglowgmonotone,gandgthatghegwasgunablegtogestablishgandgmaintainge
yegcontact.gBasedgongthisginformation,gwhichgnursinggdiagnosesgwouldgbe
gthegmostgappropriate?
A) IneffectivegRolegPerformance
B) RiskgforgInfection
C) RiskgforgSuicide
D) RiskgforgSelf-Mutilation
5.
Agstaffgnursegongagpsychiatricgunitgknowsgthatgpatientsgoftenghavegtrou
blegsleepinggbecausegofgtheirgpsychiatricgconditions.gWhichgofgthegfollo
winggwouldgreflectgagpsychiatricgnursingginterventiongtogappropriatelyga
ddressgthisgproblem?
A) Limitinggamountsgofgeveninggsnacksgandg beverages
B) Involvinggpatientsgingagvolleyballggamegimmediatelygbeforegbedtime
C)
Enforcinggthegrulegthatgallgpatientsgbegingbedgwithglightsgoutg
byg10:30gPM
D) Encouraginggpatientsgtogtakegshortgnapsgingthegafternoons
6.
Thegnursegisgdetermininggthegsuccessgofgagpatientsgplangofgcaregbygeval
uatinggoutcomegindicators.gThegnursegunderstandsgthatgthesegindicatorsgare
gusuallygdeterminedginitiallygatgwhichgtime?
, A) Ongthegdaygofgdischarge
B) Duringgthegassessmentgprocess
C) Atgtheginitialginterview
D) Withggoal-settinggprocess
7.
Basedgongassessmentgdata,gthegnursegformulatesgthegnursinggdiagno
sisgforgagpatientgasgsleepgpatterngdisturbance.gAftergteachinggthegpati
entghowgtogrelaxgbeforegbedtime,gthegnursegdeterminesgthatgthegteach
inggwasgeffectivegbygwhichgoutcome?
A) Discussesgfeelingsgaboutgnotgbeinggablegtogfallg asleep
B) Reportsgfeelinggrestedgongawakeninggingthegmorninggwithing3gdays
C) Requestsgsleepinggmedicationgeachgnightgbeforegbedtime
D) Isgablegtogsleepgforgshortgintervalsgthroughoutgtheg night
8.
Agpatientgwasgbroughtgtogthegemergencygdepartmentgforganginjuryghegre
ceivedgwhilegworkinggasgagmigrantgworker.gItgsoongbecomesgevidentgthatg
thegpatientgcannotgspeakgEnglish.gAgnursegongdutygoffersgtogfindganginter
pretergsogthegpatientgcangcommunicategwithgthegmedicalgstaff.gThegnurses
goffergisgangexamplegofgwhichgtypegofgnursinggintervention?
A) Milieugtherapy
B) Conflictgresolution
C) Culturalgbrokering
D) Structuredginteraction
Chapterg1 Psychiatric–MentalgHealthgNursinggandgEvidence-BasedgPractice
1 Whichgofgthegfollowinggquestionsgwouldgbegmostg helpful
.
ingbeginningganginitialgassessmentginterviewgforgagpatientgwhoghasgjustg
beengadmittedgtogagpsychiatricginpatientg unit?
A)
Havegyoughadganygpreviousgpsy
chiatricgadmissions?
B) Whatgbringsgyougintogtheghospitalgtoday?
C) Havegyoughadganygthoughtsgaboutgtryinggtogharmgyourself?
D) Howgwouldgyougdescribegyourgrelationshipgwithgyourgspouse?
2.
Agpatientgisgbeinggadmittedgtogthegpsychiatricgunit.gWhilegexplainingg
hisgreasongforgseekinggadmission,ghegdescribesghowghisg32-year-
oldgsongrecentlygdiedgofgagheartgattack.gWhichgresponsegbygthegnursegw
ouldgenhancegthegeffectivenessgofgthisginterview?
A) Howgisgyourgwifeghandlinggyourgsonsg death?
B)
Dogyoughaveganygotherglivinggchildrengthatgcanghelpgyougcopeg
withgthisgloss?
C) Thisgmustgbegagverygdifficultgtimegforg you.
,D) Igknowgexactlyghowgyouregfeeling;gmyg23-year-
oldgsongdiedgunexpectedlyglastgyear.
3.
Agpatientgwasgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgaftergagsuicidegattemptgmadegaft
erghisgdaughtergwasgkilledgingangautomobilegaccidentgduringgwhichghegha
dgbeengdrivinggandgsurvivedgwithgonlygminorginjuries.gEvengthoughgthega
ccidentgwasgunavoidable,ghegfeelsgresponsible.gDuringgthegassessmentgint
erview,gthegpatientgbeginsgtogdescribegtheglastgconversationgheghadgwithg
hisgdaughtergbeforegheglostgcontrolgofgthegautomobile.gAsghegspeaksgabou
tghisgdaughter,ghisgvoicegtrembles,gandgagsilentgteargrollsgdownghisgface.g
Hegmakesgagvisiblegattemptgtogstraightengupgandgsmilesgsuperficiallygatgt
hegnurse,gstating,gIllggetgovergthis.g Igjustgneedgtogkeepgagstiffgupperglip.gIgt
hinkgallgIgneedgtogdogisgstaygovernight.gIllgbegasggoodgasgnewgbygtomorro
w.gWhichgresponsegbygthegnursegwouldgbegmostg appropriate?
A)
Tellgmegaboutgyourgdaughter.gHowgwouldgyougdescribegthegrela
tionshipgyoughadgwithgher?
B) Imgsuregyougaregright;gaggoodgnightsgrestgshouldgmakegagbiggdifference.
C) Asggoodgasgnew?
D)
Yougmadegagseriousgattemptgongyourglife;gyougwillgnotgbeg
readyggoghomegbygtomorrow.
,4.
Aftergassessinggagpatient,gthegnursegnotedgthegfollowing:ghegwasgtearful,
ghegtriedgtogkillghimselfgbeforegcominggintogtheghospital,gheghadgnogimme
diategplangforganothergsuicidegattempt,ghegwasgunablegtogconcentrate,gand
ghegreportedghavinggtroublegsleepinggandghavingglittlegorgnogappetite.gThe
gnursegalsognotedgthatgthegpatientsgappearancegwasgunkempt,gthatghegspok
egingaglowgmonotone,gandgthatghegwasgunablegtogestablishgandgmaintainge
yegcontact.gBasedgongthisginformation,gwhichgnursinggdiagnosesgwouldgbe
gthegmostgappropriate?
A) IneffectivegRolegPerformance
B) RiskgforgInfection
C) RiskgforgSuicide
D) RiskgforgSelf-Mutilation
5.
Agstaffgnursegongagpsychiatricgunitgknowsgthatgpatientsgoftenghavegtrou
blegsleepinggbecausegofgtheirgpsychiatricgconditions.gWhichgofgthegfollo
winggwouldgreflectgagpsychiatricgnursingginterventiongtogappropriatelyga
ddressgthisgproblem?
A) Limitinggamountsgofgeveninggsnacksgandg beverages
B) Involvinggpatientsgingagvolleyballggamegimmediatelygbeforegbedtime
C)
Enforcinggthegrulegthatgallgpatientsgbegingbedgwithglightsgoutg
byg10:30gPM
D) Encouraginggpatientsgtogtakegshortgnapsgingthegafternoons
6.
Thegnursegisgdetermininggthegsuccessgofgagpatientsgplangofgcaregbygeval
uatinggoutcomegindicators.gThegnursegunderstandsgthatgthesegindicatorsgare
gusuallygdeterminedginitiallygatgwhichgtime?
, A) Ongthegdaygofgdischarge
B) Duringgthegassessmentgprocess
C) Atgtheginitialginterview
D) Withggoal-settinggprocess
7.
Basedgongassessmentgdata,gthegnursegformulatesgthegnursinggdiagno
sisgforgagpatientgasgsleepgpatterngdisturbance.gAftergteachinggthegpati
entghowgtogrelaxgbeforegbedtime,gthegnursegdeterminesgthatgthegteach
inggwasgeffectivegbygwhichgoutcome?
A) Discussesgfeelingsgaboutgnotgbeinggablegtogfallg asleep
B) Reportsgfeelinggrestedgongawakeninggingthegmorninggwithing3gdays
C) Requestsgsleepinggmedicationgeachgnightgbeforegbedtime
D) Isgablegtogsleepgforgshortgintervalsgthroughoutgtheg night
8.
Agpatientgwasgbroughtgtogthegemergencygdepartmentgforganginjuryghegre
ceivedgwhilegworkinggasgagmigrantgworker.gItgsoongbecomesgevidentgthatg
thegpatientgcannotgspeakgEnglish.gAgnursegongdutygoffersgtogfindganginter
pretergsogthegpatientgcangcommunicategwithgthegmedicalgstaff.gThegnurses
goffergisgangexamplegofgwhichgtypegofgnursinggintervention?
A) Milieugtherapy
B) Conflictgresolution
C) Culturalgbrokering
D) Structuredginteraction