ESSENTIALS OF
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 1
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their respective answers:
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of
the recent death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine
have not changed. How should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors?
**Answer:** 4. The clients behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no
mental illness.
2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
illness?
**Answer:** 2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to
stress. One twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How
should the nurse explain these different stress responses to the parents?
**Answer:** 1. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to
stress vary.
4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?
**Answer:** 1. A Jewish, female social worker.
5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, "This client's use of defense mechanisms should be
eliminated." Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse's statement?
**Answer:** 1. Defense mechanisms can be appropriate responses to stress and need not
be eliminated.
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 1
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their respective answers:
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of
the recent death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine
have not changed. How should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors?
**Answer:** 4. The clients behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no
mental illness.
2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
illness?
**Answer:** 2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to
stress. One twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How
should the nurse explain these different stress responses to the parents?
**Answer:** 1. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to
stress vary.
4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?
**Answer:** 1. A Jewish, female social worker.
5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, "This client's use of defense mechanisms should be
eliminated." Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse's statement?
**Answer:** 1. Defense mechanisms can be appropriate responses to stress and need not
be eliminated.
