NUR 670 - Quiz 1
The March man Act is fundamentally a bill of rights for persons with:
a. Substance use disorders
b. Mental disorders
c. Dementia related disorders
d. Developmental disorders - answer Substance use disorders
When a patient is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric unit, which rights does he
retain?
a. Right to refuse treatment
b. Right to leave the facility
c. Right to bear arms
d. Access to medical and dental care - answer right to refuse treatment OR access to
medical and dental care
If a patient expresses imminent threat to harm a friend, a family member or others who
must you alert?
a. Contact your supervising physician to alert them
b. Contact the potential victim and alert them
c. Contact DCF and alert them
d. Call 911 and sign a baker act - answerContact the potential victim and alert them
If a patient expresses imminent threat to harm a friend, a family member or others who
must you NOT alert?
a. Contact your supervising physician to alert them
b. Contact the potential victim and alert them
c. Contact DCF and alert them. (Department of children and families)
d. Call 911 and sign a baker act - answerContact DCF and alert them. (Department of
children and families)
To practice as a PMHNP in Florida requires:
a. National certification
b. Florida PMHNP certification
c. Acceptable preceptor
d. National PMHNP license - answerNational certification
,A patient was admitted to the hospital under voluntary observation but wants to leave
and is showing signs of increased aggression. What should the APRN do regarding the
patient's admission status?
a. Give the patient an injection of Haldol
b. Discharge the patient
c. Involuntarily admit the patient to the hospital
d. Call 911 for assistance with aggression - answerInvoluntarily admit the patient to the
hospital
The Baker Act is fundamentally a bill of rights for persons with:
a. Dementia related disorders
b. Mental disorders
c. Substance use disorders
d. Developmental disorders - answerMental disorders
Who is thought to be the cofounder of advanced practice nursing?
a. Loretta Ford
b. Mary Seacol
c. Hildegard Peplau
d. Florence Nightingale - answerLoretta Ford
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of a right to
individualized mental health treatment?
a. Durham
b. Tarasoff
c. Wyatt vs Stickney
d. Rennie vs Klein - answerWyatt vs Stickney
What are the criteria for an involuntary examination of a baker act?
a. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will
continue to use heroin
b. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will be
gravely ill
c. There is a potential threat that without care or treatment the person will cause serious
bodily harm to others
d. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will cause
serious bodily harm to self - answerThere is a substantial likelihood that without care or
treatment the person will cause serious bodily harm to self
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of a duty to warn?
, a. Durham
b. Rennie vs Klein
c. Wyatt vs Stickney
d. Tarasoff - answerTarasoff
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of right to refuse
medication?
a. Tarasoff
b. Durham
c. Rennie vs Klein
d. Wyatt vs Stickney - answerRennie vs Klein
The PMHNP is expected to advocate for mental health issues which do not include:
a. Financially supporting grassroots MH agencies
b. Joining state MH political groups
c. Coordinating and monitoring patient progress
d. Empowering mentally ill patients - answerFinancially supporting grassroots MH
agencies
Who is thought to be the mother of psychiatric nursing?
a. Mary Seacol
b. Loretta Ford
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Hildegard Peplau - answerHildegard Peplau
Who cannot initiate a baker act?
a. A registered nurse with psychiatric experience
b. An FNP
c. A primary medical provider
d. A licensed clinical social worker - answerA registered nurse with psychiatric
experience
Which of the following cases is a landmark in the establishment of a "right to
individualized mental health treatment?"
a. Rennie vs Klein
b. Tarasoff
c. Durham
d. Wyatt vs Stickney - answerWyatt vs Stickney
The psychiatric nurse practitioner prescribed medications that were cost effective. This
is considered:
The March man Act is fundamentally a bill of rights for persons with:
a. Substance use disorders
b. Mental disorders
c. Dementia related disorders
d. Developmental disorders - answer Substance use disorders
When a patient is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric unit, which rights does he
retain?
a. Right to refuse treatment
b. Right to leave the facility
c. Right to bear arms
d. Access to medical and dental care - answer right to refuse treatment OR access to
medical and dental care
If a patient expresses imminent threat to harm a friend, a family member or others who
must you alert?
a. Contact your supervising physician to alert them
b. Contact the potential victim and alert them
c. Contact DCF and alert them
d. Call 911 and sign a baker act - answerContact the potential victim and alert them
If a patient expresses imminent threat to harm a friend, a family member or others who
must you NOT alert?
a. Contact your supervising physician to alert them
b. Contact the potential victim and alert them
c. Contact DCF and alert them. (Department of children and families)
d. Call 911 and sign a baker act - answerContact DCF and alert them. (Department of
children and families)
To practice as a PMHNP in Florida requires:
a. National certification
b. Florida PMHNP certification
c. Acceptable preceptor
d. National PMHNP license - answerNational certification
,A patient was admitted to the hospital under voluntary observation but wants to leave
and is showing signs of increased aggression. What should the APRN do regarding the
patient's admission status?
a. Give the patient an injection of Haldol
b. Discharge the patient
c. Involuntarily admit the patient to the hospital
d. Call 911 for assistance with aggression - answerInvoluntarily admit the patient to the
hospital
The Baker Act is fundamentally a bill of rights for persons with:
a. Dementia related disorders
b. Mental disorders
c. Substance use disorders
d. Developmental disorders - answerMental disorders
Who is thought to be the cofounder of advanced practice nursing?
a. Loretta Ford
b. Mary Seacol
c. Hildegard Peplau
d. Florence Nightingale - answerLoretta Ford
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of a right to
individualized mental health treatment?
a. Durham
b. Tarasoff
c. Wyatt vs Stickney
d. Rennie vs Klein - answerWyatt vs Stickney
What are the criteria for an involuntary examination of a baker act?
a. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will
continue to use heroin
b. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will be
gravely ill
c. There is a potential threat that without care or treatment the person will cause serious
bodily harm to others
d. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will cause
serious bodily harm to self - answerThere is a substantial likelihood that without care or
treatment the person will cause serious bodily harm to self
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of a duty to warn?
, a. Durham
b. Rennie vs Klein
c. Wyatt vs Stickney
d. Tarasoff - answerTarasoff
Which of the following cases is the landmark in the establishment of right to refuse
medication?
a. Tarasoff
b. Durham
c. Rennie vs Klein
d. Wyatt vs Stickney - answerRennie vs Klein
The PMHNP is expected to advocate for mental health issues which do not include:
a. Financially supporting grassroots MH agencies
b. Joining state MH political groups
c. Coordinating and monitoring patient progress
d. Empowering mentally ill patients - answerFinancially supporting grassroots MH
agencies
Who is thought to be the mother of psychiatric nursing?
a. Mary Seacol
b. Loretta Ford
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Hildegard Peplau - answerHildegard Peplau
Who cannot initiate a baker act?
a. A registered nurse with psychiatric experience
b. An FNP
c. A primary medical provider
d. A licensed clinical social worker - answerA registered nurse with psychiatric
experience
Which of the following cases is a landmark in the establishment of a "right to
individualized mental health treatment?"
a. Rennie vs Klein
b. Tarasoff
c. Durham
d. Wyatt vs Stickney - answerWyatt vs Stickney
The psychiatric nurse practitioner prescribed medications that were cost effective. This
is considered:
