Essentials Of Psychiatric
Nursing 3rd Edition
Boyd Luebbert Testbank
Chapter 1 Mental Health And Mental Disorders
1.
A Nursing Instructor Is Describing The DSM-IV-TR To A
Group Of Nursing Students. Which Of The Following
Would The Instructor Include As The Primary Purpose Of
This Classification?
A) Provide A Commonly Understood
Diagnostic Category For Clinical Practice.
B) Describe Treatment Modalities For
Psychiatric Disorders And Mental Illnesses.
C) Identify Various Etiologies For Mental
Disorders Based On Family Histories.
D) Provide Optimal Outcomes For Treatment
For Individuals With Mental Illnesses.
2. A Nurse Is Providing Care To A Patient With A
Mental Disorder Classified By The DSM-IV-TR. The
Nurse Understands That Although The First Three
Axes Appear To Contain All The Diagnostic Information
About A Patient, A Truly Accurate Picture Of The Client
Is Incomplete Without Considering Other Factors Such
As An Estimate Of Current Functioning And:
,A) Life Stressors
B) Cultural Background
C) Marital Status
D) Genetic History
B) Cultural Background
C) Marital Status
D) Genetic History
3. A Patients Global Assessment Functioning Reveals That
He Has Minimal Symptoms With Good Functioning In All
Areas. Which Score Would The Nurse Correlate With These
,Findings?
A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63
4. A Female Patient Was Admitted To The Hospital
With Pneumonia, And In The Course Of Her
Treatment, It Was Determined That She Was
Experiencing Alcohol Dependence Because She
Began Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal While She
Was In The Hospital. When The Psychiatrist Who
Was Called In As A Consultant Documented The
Patients Mental Disorder, He Identified Her Alcohol
Dependence On Which Axis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
5. A 25-Year-Old Woman Who Recently Had Abdominal
Surgery Was Admitted To The Psychiatric Unit, Where It
Was Determined That She Had A Borderline Personality
Disorder. During The First Week On The Unit, It Was
Determined That She Also Has Diabetes. Her Diabetes
Mellitus Would Be Listed In Which Axis Of Her DSM-IV-
TR Diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
She Also Has Diabetes. Her Diabetes Mellitus Would Be
Listed In Which Axis Of Her DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
, 6. As Part Of A Class Activity, Nursing Students Are
Engaged In A Small Group Discussion About The
Epidemiology Of Mental Illness. Which Statement Best
Explains The Importance Of Epidemiology In
Understanding The Impact
Of Mental Disorders?
A) Epidemiology Helps Promote Understanding Of
The Patterns Of Occurrence Associated With Mental
Disorders.
B) Epidemiology Helps Explain Research Findings About
The Neurophysiology That Causes Mental Disorders.
C) Epidemiology Provides A Thorough Theoretical
Explanation Of Why Specific Mental Disorders
Occur.
D) Epidemiology Predicts When A Specific
Psychiatric Client Will Recover From A Specific
Mental Disorder.
7. A Nurse Is Working In A Community Mental Health
Center That Provides Care To A Large Population Of
Asian Descent. When Developing Programs For This
Community, Which Of The Following Would Be Most
Important For The Nurse To Address?
A) Public Stigma
B) Self-Stigma
C) Label Avoidance
D) Negative Life Events
8. A Group Of Students Are Reviewing The Multiaxial
Diagnostic System Of The DSM-IV-TR. The Students
Demonstrate Understanding Of The Axes When They
Identify That Each Axis Represents Which Of The
Following?
A) An Evidence-Based Research Finding
B) An Experimental Design To Guide Care
C) A Domain Of Information
D) A Laboratory Test Finding
9. A Nursing Student Is Assigned To Care For A
Nursing 3rd Edition
Boyd Luebbert Testbank
Chapter 1 Mental Health And Mental Disorders
1.
A Nursing Instructor Is Describing The DSM-IV-TR To A
Group Of Nursing Students. Which Of The Following
Would The Instructor Include As The Primary Purpose Of
This Classification?
A) Provide A Commonly Understood
Diagnostic Category For Clinical Practice.
B) Describe Treatment Modalities For
Psychiatric Disorders And Mental Illnesses.
C) Identify Various Etiologies For Mental
Disorders Based On Family Histories.
D) Provide Optimal Outcomes For Treatment
For Individuals With Mental Illnesses.
2. A Nurse Is Providing Care To A Patient With A
Mental Disorder Classified By The DSM-IV-TR. The
Nurse Understands That Although The First Three
Axes Appear To Contain All The Diagnostic Information
About A Patient, A Truly Accurate Picture Of The Client
Is Incomplete Without Considering Other Factors Such
As An Estimate Of Current Functioning And:
,A) Life Stressors
B) Cultural Background
C) Marital Status
D) Genetic History
B) Cultural Background
C) Marital Status
D) Genetic History
3. A Patients Global Assessment Functioning Reveals That
He Has Minimal Symptoms With Good Functioning In All
Areas. Which Score Would The Nurse Correlate With These
,Findings?
A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63
4. A Female Patient Was Admitted To The Hospital
With Pneumonia, And In The Course Of Her
Treatment, It Was Determined That She Was
Experiencing Alcohol Dependence Because She
Began Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal While She
Was In The Hospital. When The Psychiatrist Who
Was Called In As A Consultant Documented The
Patients Mental Disorder, He Identified Her Alcohol
Dependence On Which Axis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
5. A 25-Year-Old Woman Who Recently Had Abdominal
Surgery Was Admitted To The Psychiatric Unit, Where It
Was Determined That She Had A Borderline Personality
Disorder. During The First Week On The Unit, It Was
Determined That She Also Has Diabetes. Her Diabetes
Mellitus Would Be Listed In Which Axis Of Her DSM-IV-
TR Diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
She Also Has Diabetes. Her Diabetes Mellitus Would Be
Listed In Which Axis Of Her DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
, 6. As Part Of A Class Activity, Nursing Students Are
Engaged In A Small Group Discussion About The
Epidemiology Of Mental Illness. Which Statement Best
Explains The Importance Of Epidemiology In
Understanding The Impact
Of Mental Disorders?
A) Epidemiology Helps Promote Understanding Of
The Patterns Of Occurrence Associated With Mental
Disorders.
B) Epidemiology Helps Explain Research Findings About
The Neurophysiology That Causes Mental Disorders.
C) Epidemiology Provides A Thorough Theoretical
Explanation Of Why Specific Mental Disorders
Occur.
D) Epidemiology Predicts When A Specific
Psychiatric Client Will Recover From A Specific
Mental Disorder.
7. A Nurse Is Working In A Community Mental Health
Center That Provides Care To A Large Population Of
Asian Descent. When Developing Programs For This
Community, Which Of The Following Would Be Most
Important For The Nurse To Address?
A) Public Stigma
B) Self-Stigma
C) Label Avoidance
D) Negative Life Events
8. A Group Of Students Are Reviewing The Multiaxial
Diagnostic System Of The DSM-IV-TR. The Students
Demonstrate Understanding Of The Axes When They
Identify That Each Axis Represents Which Of The
Following?
A) An Evidence-Based Research Finding
B) An Experimental Design To Guide Care
C) A Domain Of Information
D) A Laboratory Test Finding
9. A Nursing Student Is Assigned To Care For A
