When providing respectful, appropriate nursing care, how should the nurse identify the
patient and his or her observable characteristics?
a. The manic patient in room 234 d. The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior
b. The patient in room 234 is a manic
c. The patient in room 234 is possibly a manic
d. The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior
Recognizing the frequency of depression among the American population, the nurse should
advocate for which mental health promotion intervention?
a. Including discussions on depression as part of school health classes
b. Providing regular depression screening for adolescent and teenage students
b. Providing regular depression screening for adolescent and teenage students
c. Increasing the number of community-based depression hotlines available to the public
d. Encouraging senior centers to provide information on accessing community depression
resources
Which statement made by a patient demonstrates a healthy degree of resilience? Select all
that apply.
a. "I try to remember not to take other people's bad moods personally."
a. "I try to remember not to take other people's bad moods personally."
d. "I've learned to calm down before trying to defend my opinions."
b. "I know that if I get really mad, I'll end up being depressed."
e. "I know that discussing issues with my boss would help me get my point across."
c. "I really feel that sometimes bad things are meant to happen."
d. "I've learned to calm down before trying to defend my opinions."
e. "I know that discussing issues with my boss would help me get my point across."
Which statement demonstrates the nurse's understanding of the ettect of environmental
factors on a patient's mental health?
a. "I'll need to assess how the patient's family views mental illness." c. "I'm not familiar with the patient's cultural view on suicide."
b. "There is a history of depression in the patient's extended family."
c. "I'm not familiar with the patient's cultural view on suicide."
d. "The patient's ability to pay for mental health services needs to be assessed."
When considering stigmatization, which statement made by the nurse demonstrates a need
for immediate intervention by the nurse manager?
a. "Depression seems to be a real problem among the teenage population." b. "My experience has been that the Irish have a problem with alcohol use."
b. "My experience has been that the Irish have a problem with alcohol use."
c. "Women are at greater risk for developing suicidal thoughts than acting on them."
d. "We've admitted several military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder this month."
A nursing student new to psychiatric-mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he
can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The best
answer would be:
d. DSM
a. National Institute of Mental Illness
b. National Alliance on Mental Illness
c. International Classification for Nursing Practice
d. DSM
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental
disorders by:
, a. Providing information about ettective nursing techniques.
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder. b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder.
c. Identifying individuals in the general population who will develop a specific disorder. d. Identifying which individuals will respond favorably to a specific treatment.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond favorably to a specific treatment.
Which of the following activities would be considered nursing care and appropriate to be
performed by a basic level nurse for a patient suttering from mental illness?
a. Treating major depressive disorder b. Teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
b. Teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
c. Conducting psychotherapy
d. Prescribing antidepressant medication
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a. Mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms.
b. Mental illness is present when irrational and illogical behavior occurs. c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups
c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups defining it.
defining it.
d. Mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control over behavior and
appraisal of reality.
The World Health Organization describes health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Which statement is true
in regard to overall health? Select all that apply.
b. Poor physical health can lead to mental distress and disorders.
a. There is no relationship between physical and mental health.
d. There is a strong relationship between physical health and mental health.
b. Poor physical health can lead to mental distress and disorders.
c. Poor mental health does not lead to physical illness.
d. There is a strong relationship between physical health and mental health.
e. Mental health needs take precedence over physical health needs.
A male patient reports to the nurse, "I'm told I have memories of childhood abuse stored in
my unconscious mind. I want to work on this." Based on this statement, what information
should the nurse provide the patient?
a. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated
with those memories. a. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated
b. How to use a defense mechanism such as suppression so that the memories will be less with those memories.
threatening.
c. Psychodynamic therapy will allow the surfacing of those unconscious memories to occur in
just a few sessions.
d. Group sessions are valuable to identify underlying themes of the memories being sup-
pressed.
Which question should the nurse ask when assessing for what Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
identifies as the most painful human condition?
a. "Is self-esteem important to you?" b. "Do you think of yourself as being lonely?"
b. "Do you think of yourself as being lonely?"
c. "What do you do to manage your anxiety?"
d. "Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?"
patient and his or her observable characteristics?
a. The manic patient in room 234 d. The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior
b. The patient in room 234 is a manic
c. The patient in room 234 is possibly a manic
d. The patient in room 234 is displaying manic behavior
Recognizing the frequency of depression among the American population, the nurse should
advocate for which mental health promotion intervention?
a. Including discussions on depression as part of school health classes
b. Providing regular depression screening for adolescent and teenage students
b. Providing regular depression screening for adolescent and teenage students
c. Increasing the number of community-based depression hotlines available to the public
d. Encouraging senior centers to provide information on accessing community depression
resources
Which statement made by a patient demonstrates a healthy degree of resilience? Select all
that apply.
a. "I try to remember not to take other people's bad moods personally."
a. "I try to remember not to take other people's bad moods personally."
d. "I've learned to calm down before trying to defend my opinions."
b. "I know that if I get really mad, I'll end up being depressed."
e. "I know that discussing issues with my boss would help me get my point across."
c. "I really feel that sometimes bad things are meant to happen."
d. "I've learned to calm down before trying to defend my opinions."
e. "I know that discussing issues with my boss would help me get my point across."
Which statement demonstrates the nurse's understanding of the ettect of environmental
factors on a patient's mental health?
a. "I'll need to assess how the patient's family views mental illness." c. "I'm not familiar with the patient's cultural view on suicide."
b. "There is a history of depression in the patient's extended family."
c. "I'm not familiar with the patient's cultural view on suicide."
d. "The patient's ability to pay for mental health services needs to be assessed."
When considering stigmatization, which statement made by the nurse demonstrates a need
for immediate intervention by the nurse manager?
a. "Depression seems to be a real problem among the teenage population." b. "My experience has been that the Irish have a problem with alcohol use."
b. "My experience has been that the Irish have a problem with alcohol use."
c. "Women are at greater risk for developing suicidal thoughts than acting on them."
d. "We've admitted several military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder this month."
A nursing student new to psychiatric-mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he
can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The best
answer would be:
d. DSM
a. National Institute of Mental Illness
b. National Alliance on Mental Illness
c. International Classification for Nursing Practice
d. DSM
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental
disorders by:
, a. Providing information about ettective nursing techniques.
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder. b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of a disorder.
c. Identifying individuals in the general population who will develop a specific disorder. d. Identifying which individuals will respond favorably to a specific treatment.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond favorably to a specific treatment.
Which of the following activities would be considered nursing care and appropriate to be
performed by a basic level nurse for a patient suttering from mental illness?
a. Treating major depressive disorder b. Teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
b. Teaching coping skills for a specific family dynamic
c. Conducting psychotherapy
d. Prescribing antidepressant medication
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a. Mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms.
b. Mental illness is present when irrational and illogical behavior occurs. c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups
c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups defining it.
defining it.
d. Mental illness is evaluated solely by considering individual control over behavior and
appraisal of reality.
The World Health Organization describes health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Which statement is true
in regard to overall health? Select all that apply.
b. Poor physical health can lead to mental distress and disorders.
a. There is no relationship between physical and mental health.
d. There is a strong relationship between physical health and mental health.
b. Poor physical health can lead to mental distress and disorders.
c. Poor mental health does not lead to physical illness.
d. There is a strong relationship between physical health and mental health.
e. Mental health needs take precedence over physical health needs.
A male patient reports to the nurse, "I'm told I have memories of childhood abuse stored in
my unconscious mind. I want to work on this." Based on this statement, what information
should the nurse provide the patient?
a. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated
with those memories. a. To seek the help of a trained therapist to help uncover and deal with the trauma associated
b. How to use a defense mechanism such as suppression so that the memories will be less with those memories.
threatening.
c. Psychodynamic therapy will allow the surfacing of those unconscious memories to occur in
just a few sessions.
d. Group sessions are valuable to identify underlying themes of the memories being sup-
pressed.
Which question should the nurse ask when assessing for what Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
identifies as the most painful human condition?
a. "Is self-esteem important to you?" b. "Do you think of yourself as being lonely?"
b. "Do you think of yourself as being lonely?"
c. "What do you do to manage your anxiety?"
d. "Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?"
