Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
During the shift report, a nurse describes a client as crazy. Which
approach by the nurse would be best? - correct
answers✅✅Suggest that staff use the term mentally ill.
The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to
attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to
discuss possible updates to clients diagnoses. In preparing for this
meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the
following references? - correct answers✅✅Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the
multidisciplinary health care team. Which comment by the nurse
is irrelevant and indicates a misunderstanding of the concept of a
mental disorder? - correct answers✅✅The client has some
very inappropriate religious ideas and spiritual beliefs.
The nursing assistant verbalizes to the psychiatric nurse that
normal people dont have mental disorders. Which approach by
the nurse would be best? - correct answers✅✅Instruct the
nursing assistant that anyone can have a mental health problem.
The nurse is teaching the client regarding the concept of mental
disorders. In instructing the client, what areas should be covered
in the explanation of what impacts the determination of a mental
disorder?
,Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
Standard Text: Select all that apply. - correct answers✅✅Social
conditions
Biochemistry
Brain structure
Culture
The nurse is teaching staff at a community mental health clinic
about what constitutes a mental disorder. Which comment by
staff indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching? -
correct answers✅✅Grieving after a loss may signal a mental
disorder.
The nurse is told that the client most likely has the diagnosis of
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The nurse is not sure of the
assessment data and behaviors that accompany this disorder.
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take? -
correct answers✅✅Consult the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders for diagnostic criteria.
During an admission assessment on an adult unit, the nurse is
thinking that the clients beliefs and actions regarding commonly
accepted health practices are bizarre. To help establish the
presence of a mental disorder, the nurse should first collect
information about the clients:
Standard Text: Select all that apply. - correct
answers✅✅Occupational history.
,Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
Psychiatric history.
Culture.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the
unit. During the nursing assessment of the client, the nurse finds
the clients beliefs and actions related to many health practices to
stray from the norm. Which action would be most appropriate for
the nurse to take at this time? - correct answers✅✅Inquire as
to the culture with which the client identifies.
The new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical
unit. The nurse has just assessed a client and states to the
preceptor, This client has many odd notions regarding several
common health practices. He seems like a deviant to me. In
planning a response, the preceptor is guided by: - correct
answers✅✅The knowledge that beliefs and behaviors are
judged by cultural and social considerations.
A nurse educator is teaching a group of students the definition of
a mentally healthy individual. The nurse educator knows that an
individual is considered mentally healthy when which of the
following concepts give evidence to psychological, emotional, and
social health? - correct answers✅✅Behavior
The nurse is asked to provide traits of a mentally healthy
individual at a hospital in-service. The nurse knows that mentally
, Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
healthy individuals are: - correct answers✅✅Independent and
autonomous.
The client has frequently presented to the clinic with multiple
physical complaints. The multiple physical complaints would
warrant the nurse to screen the client for: - correct
answers✅✅A mental disorder.
The nurse is researching statistics of the five psychiatric disorders
that comprise the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given this
information, the nurse chooses which of the following as a priority
screening for clients? - correct answers✅✅Depression
The nurse is planning care for the client who presents with
frequent reports of multiple physical complaints. Given knowledge
of the leading causes of mental disability, the nurse should plan
to include further data collection in which of the following priority
areas? - correct answers✅✅Alcohol usage
The nurse plans to implement health promotion activities at the
local senior citizen center. To meet the goal of promoting
knowledge related to maximizing mental health and functional
ability, the nurses teaching is guided by World Health
Organization research and should include discussion of which
priority area specific to the leading causes of mental disability? -
correct answers✅✅Alcohol
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
During the shift report, a nurse describes a client as crazy. Which
approach by the nurse would be best? - correct
answers✅✅Suggest that staff use the term mentally ill.
The psychiatric mental health nursing student is preparing to
attend a meeting of the psychiatric mental health care team to
discuss possible updates to clients diagnoses. In preparing for this
meeting, the nursing student should consult which of the
following references? - correct answers✅✅Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The nurse is sharing client assessment data with the
multidisciplinary health care team. Which comment by the nurse
is irrelevant and indicates a misunderstanding of the concept of a
mental disorder? - correct answers✅✅The client has some
very inappropriate religious ideas and spiritual beliefs.
The nursing assistant verbalizes to the psychiatric nurse that
normal people dont have mental disorders. Which approach by
the nurse would be best? - correct answers✅✅Instruct the
nursing assistant that anyone can have a mental health problem.
The nurse is teaching the client regarding the concept of mental
disorders. In instructing the client, what areas should be covered
in the explanation of what impacts the determination of a mental
disorder?
,Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
Standard Text: Select all that apply. - correct answers✅✅Social
conditions
Biochemistry
Brain structure
Culture
The nurse is teaching staff at a community mental health clinic
about what constitutes a mental disorder. Which comment by
staff indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching? -
correct answers✅✅Grieving after a loss may signal a mental
disorder.
The nurse is told that the client most likely has the diagnosis of
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The nurse is not sure of the
assessment data and behaviors that accompany this disorder.
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take? -
correct answers✅✅Consult the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders for diagnostic criteria.
During an admission assessment on an adult unit, the nurse is
thinking that the clients beliefs and actions regarding commonly
accepted health practices are bizarre. To help establish the
presence of a mental disorder, the nurse should first collect
information about the clients:
Standard Text: Select all that apply. - correct
answers✅✅Occupational history.
,Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
Psychiatric history.
Culture.
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted to the
unit. During the nursing assessment of the client, the nurse finds
the clients beliefs and actions related to many health practices to
stray from the norm. Which action would be most appropriate for
the nurse to take at this time? - correct answers✅✅Inquire as
to the culture with which the client identifies.
The new nurse is working with a preceptor on a medical-surgical
unit. The nurse has just assessed a client and states to the
preceptor, This client has many odd notions regarding several
common health practices. He seems like a deviant to me. In
planning a response, the preceptor is guided by: - correct
answers✅✅The knowledge that beliefs and behaviors are
judged by cultural and social considerations.
A nurse educator is teaching a group of students the definition of
a mentally healthy individual. The nurse educator knows that an
individual is considered mentally healthy when which of the
following concepts give evidence to psychological, emotional, and
social health? - correct answers✅✅Behavior
The nurse is asked to provide traits of a mentally healthy
individual at a hospital in-service. The nurse knows that mentally
, Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Questions and Answers A+
Guide
healthy individuals are: - correct answers✅✅Independent and
autonomous.
The client has frequently presented to the clinic with multiple
physical complaints. The multiple physical complaints would
warrant the nurse to screen the client for: - correct
answers✅✅A mental disorder.
The nurse is researching statistics of the five psychiatric disorders
that comprise the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given this
information, the nurse chooses which of the following as a priority
screening for clients? - correct answers✅✅Depression
The nurse is planning care for the client who presents with
frequent reports of multiple physical complaints. Given knowledge
of the leading causes of mental disability, the nurse should plan
to include further data collection in which of the following priority
areas? - correct answers✅✅Alcohol usage
The nurse plans to implement health promotion activities at the
local senior citizen center. To meet the goal of promoting
knowledge related to maximizing mental health and functional
ability, the nurses teaching is guided by World Health
Organization research and should include discussion of which
priority area specific to the leading causes of mental disability? -
correct answers✅✅Alcohol
