NURS 325 Psychiatric and Mental Health
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Which statement best describes the DSM-5?
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a. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
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b. It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
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c. It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
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d. It suggests common interventions for mental disorder - a. It is a medical psychiatric
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assessment system.
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Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What was the
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rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
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a. There were greater needs for custodial care
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b. Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and
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assistance
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c. The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
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d. The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in
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asylum settings - b. Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing
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care and assistance.
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II A cognitive therapist would help a patient restructure the thought "I am stupid!" to...
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a. "What I did was stupid."
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b. "I am not as smart as others."
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c. "Things usually go wrong for me."
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d. "Things like this should not happen to anyone. - a. "What I did was stupid."
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Treatment of mental illnesses with psychotropic drugs is directed at which of the
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following?
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a. Altering brain neurochemistry
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b. Correcting brain anatomical defects
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c. Regulating social behaviours
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d. Activating the body's normal response to stress - a. Altering brain neurochemistry
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II Which imaging technique can provide information about brain function?
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a. Computed tomography (CT) scan
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b. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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,c. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
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d. Skull radiograph - b. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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Which statement regarding patients' rights after being voluntarily admitted to an acute
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care psychiatric unit is true?
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a. All rights remain intact.
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b. All rights are temporarily suspended.
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c. The right to refuse treatment is no longer guaranteed.
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d. Only rights that do not involve decision making remain intact. - a. All rights remain
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intact.
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II Which is a characteristic of a therapeutic inpatient milieu?
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a. It provides for the patient's safety and comfort.
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b. Voluntarily admitted patients are generally allowed additional privileges.
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c. Rules and behavioural limits are flexibly enforced.
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d. Staff provide frequent and ongoing negative feedback to patients. - a. It provides for
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the patient's safety and comfort.
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II Which attribute would be least helpful for a community mental health nurse to have?
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a. Autonomy
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b. Reactive manner
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c. Non-judgemental attitude
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d. Ability to cross service systems - b. Reactive manner
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II Which ethical principle refers to the individual's right to make his or her own decisions?
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a. Beneficence
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b. Autonomy
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c. Veracity
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d. Fidelity - b. Autonomy
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II The mental status examination aids in the collection of what type of data?
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a. Covert
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b. Physical
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c. Objective
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d. Subjective - c. Objective
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Which of the following is an example of an action that is acceptable in a social relationship
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but not in a therapeutic relationship?
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a. Giving advice
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b. Listening actively
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, c. Clarifying feelings
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d. Giving positive regard - a. Giving advice
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To help a patient develop his or her resources, the nurse must first be aware of which of
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the following?
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a. The patient's strengths
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b. Negative transferences
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c. Counter-transferences
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d. Resistances - a. The patient's strengths
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One of the possible sources of boundary violations is placing the focus on which of the
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following?
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a. Meeting the nurse's needs
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b. Identifying patient disturbances
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c. Assessing the patient's ego strength
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d. Assessing the patient's weaknesses - a. Meeting the nurse's needs
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What therapeutic communication technique is the nurse using by asking a newly admitted
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patient, "Can you tell me what was happening to you that led to your being hospitalized
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here?"
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a. Using a minimal encourager
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b. Using an open-ended question
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c. Paraphrasing
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d. Reflecting - b. Using an open-ended question
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Stress can be attributed to stimulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex, and
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over the long term it can result in which of the following?
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a. Glucose intolerance
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b. A high resting heart rate
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c. Digestive problems
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d. Chronic muscle tension - a. Glucose intolerance
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A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her
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death. This behaviour suggests the use of which of the following defence mechanisms?
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a. Altruism
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b. Denial
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c. Undoing
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d. Suppression - b. Denial
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II An obsession is defined as which of the following?
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Nursing latest | Newest with complete
solution
Which statement best describes the DSM-5?
II II II II II
a. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
II II II II II II II
b. It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
II II II II II II II
c. It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
II II II II II II II II
d. It suggests common interventions for mental disorder - a. It is a medical psychiatric
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
assessment system.
II II
Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What was the
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
II II II II II II
a. There were greater needs for custodial care
II II II II II II II
b. Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and
II II II II II II II II II II II
assistance
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c. The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
II II II II II II II II II II II II
d. The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in
II II II II II II II II II II II II
asylum settings - b. Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
care and assistance.
II II II
II A cognitive therapist would help a patient restructure the thought "I am stupid!" to...
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. "What I did was stupid."
II II II II II
b. "I am not as smart as others."
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c. "Things usually go wrong for me."
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d. "Things like this should not happen to anyone. - a. "What I did was stupid."
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
Treatment of mental illnesses with psychotropic drugs is directed at which of the
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
following?
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a. Altering brain neurochemistry
II II II II
b. Correcting brain anatomical defects
II II II II
c. Regulating social behaviours
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d. Activating the body's normal response to stress - a. Altering brain neurochemistry
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
II Which imaging technique can provide information about brain function?
II II II II II II II II
a. Computed tomography (CT) scan
II II II II
b. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
II II II II II II
,c. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
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d. Skull radiograph - b. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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Which statement regarding patients' rights after being voluntarily admitted to an acute
II II II II II II II II II II II II
care psychiatric unit is true?
II II II II II
a. All rights remain intact.
II II II II II
b. All rights are temporarily suspended.
II II II II II
c. The right to refuse treatment is no longer guaranteed.
II II II II II II II II II
d. Only rights that do not involve decision making remain intact. - a. All rights remain
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intact.
II
II Which is a characteristic of a therapeutic inpatient milieu?
II II II II II II II II
a. It provides for the patient's safety and comfort.
II II II II II II II II II
b. Voluntarily admitted patients are generally allowed additional privileges.
II II II II II II II II
c. Rules and behavioural limits are flexibly enforced.
II II II II II II II
d. Staff provide frequent and ongoing negative feedback to patients. - a. It provides for
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
the patient's safety and comfort.
II II II II II
II Which attribute would be least helpful for a community mental health nurse to have?
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. Autonomy
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b. Reactive manner
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c. Non-judgemental attitude
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d. Ability to cross service systems - b. Reactive manner
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II Which ethical principle refers to the individual's right to make his or her own decisions?
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. Beneficence
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b. Autonomy
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c. Veracity
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d. Fidelity - b. Autonomy
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II The mental status examination aids in the collection of what type of data?
II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. Covert
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b. Physical
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c. Objective
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d. Subjective - c. Objective
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Which of the following is an example of an action that is acceptable in a social relationship
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
but not in a therapeutic relationship?
II II II II II II
a. Giving advice
II II II
b. Listening actively
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, c. Clarifying feelings
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d. Giving positive regard - a. Giving advice
II II II II II II II II II
To help a patient develop his or her resources, the nurse must first be aware of which of
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
the following?
II II
a. The patient's strengths
II II II II
b. Negative transferences
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c. Counter-transferences
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d. Resistances - a. The patient's strengths
II II II II II II II II
One of the possible sources of boundary violations is placing the focus on which of the
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
following?
II
a. Meeting the nurse's needs
II II II II II
b. Identifying patient disturbances
II II II
c. Assessing the patient's ego strength
II II II II II
d. Assessing the patient's weaknesses - a. Meeting the nurse's needs
II II II II II II II II II II II II
What therapeutic communication technique is the nurse using by asking a newly admitted
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
patient, "Can you tell me what was happening to you that led to your being hospitalized
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
here?"
II
a. Using a minimal encourager
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b. Using an open-ended question
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c. Paraphrasing
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d. Reflecting - b. Using an open-ended question
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Stress can be attributed to stimulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex, and
II II II II II II II II II II II
over the long term it can result in which of the following?
II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. Glucose intolerance
II II II
b. A high resting heart rate
II II II II II
c. Digestive problems
II II
d. Chronic muscle tension - a. Glucose intolerance
II II II II II II II II II
A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
death. This behaviour suggests the use of which of the following defence mechanisms?
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
a. Altruism
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b. Denial
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c. Undoing
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d. Suppression - b. Denial
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II An obsession is defined as which of the following?
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