Chapter 1 Study questions
1. In 1952, Hildegard Peplau defined the psychiatric nurse's role as a:
a. professional who helps patients with attitude adjustment.
b. nurse who is extensively trained to care for psychiatric patients.
c. resource person, a teacher, a leader, and a counselor to patients.
d. professional who is certified to conduct psychosocial therapy sessions.: -
Ans: C
Nurses were trained as resource persons, teachers, leaders, and counselors who
cared for psychiatric patients. The remaining options are incorrect. Ms. Peplau made
no mention of the need for extensive training, or special certifications, nursing
leadership, or attitude adjustment when defining the role of a psychiatric nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. The contribution of Linda Richards that remains a part of contemporary
psychiatric nursing practice is the idea that:
a. psychiatric nurses should have advanced preparation.
b. nurses should assess both the physical and the emotional needs of pa-
tients.
c. psychotic behavior must be controlled before serious psychotherapy be-
gins.
d. basic physical needs must always be met before emotional needs are
addressed.: Ans: B
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,Early nursing education made a distinction between physical and emotional needs,
and nurses were taught in either a general hospital or a psychiatric hospital. Richards
maintained that nurses should be competent to assess both physical and emotional
needs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 2 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. A nurse states, "I plan ways for patients assigned to me to participate in
their own care and to be actively involved in all of the activities on the unit."
This approach demonstrates the concept of:
a. social accountability.
b. therapeutic community.
c. nurse-patient relationship.
d. multidisciplinary mental health team.: Ans: B
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, Chapter 1 Study questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5vlhrx
Maxwell Jones published The Therapeutic Community in 1953. It encouraged mak-
ing use of the patient's social environment as a means of providing therapeutic
experiences.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Hildegard Peplau's classic article "Interpersonal Techniques: The Crux of
Psychiatric Nursing" directed psychiatric nursing's future growth by stating
that the primary role of the psychiatric nurse was that of:
a. leader.
b. teacher.
c. counselor.
d. surrogate parent.: Ans: C
Hildegard Peplau's 1962 article identified the heart of psychiatric nursing as fulfill-
ment of the role of counselor or psychotherapist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. When teaching the orientation portion of a psychiatric nursing course,
which statement would the instructor be most likely to make to the students?
a. "There is one approved theoretical framework for psychiatric nursing prac-
tice."
b. "Psychiatric nursing has yet to be recognized as a core mental health
discipline."
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1. In 1952, Hildegard Peplau defined the psychiatric nurse's role as a:
a. professional who helps patients with attitude adjustment.
b. nurse who is extensively trained to care for psychiatric patients.
c. resource person, a teacher, a leader, and a counselor to patients.
d. professional who is certified to conduct psychosocial therapy sessions.: -
Ans: C
Nurses were trained as resource persons, teachers, leaders, and counselors who
cared for psychiatric patients. The remaining options are incorrect. Ms. Peplau made
no mention of the need for extensive training, or special certifications, nursing
leadership, or attitude adjustment when defining the role of a psychiatric nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. The contribution of Linda Richards that remains a part of contemporary
psychiatric nursing practice is the idea that:
a. psychiatric nurses should have advanced preparation.
b. nurses should assess both the physical and the emotional needs of pa-
tients.
c. psychotic behavior must be controlled before serious psychotherapy be-
gins.
d. basic physical needs must always be met before emotional needs are
addressed.: Ans: B
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17
,Early nursing education made a distinction between physical and emotional needs,
and nurses were taught in either a general hospital or a psychiatric hospital. Richards
maintained that nurses should be competent to assess both physical and emotional
needs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 2 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. A nurse states, "I plan ways for patients assigned to me to participate in
their own care and to be actively involved in all of the activities on the unit."
This approach demonstrates the concept of:
a. social accountability.
b. therapeutic community.
c. nurse-patient relationship.
d. multidisciplinary mental health team.: Ans: B
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, Chapter 1 Study questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5vlhrx
Maxwell Jones published The Therapeutic Community in 1953. It encouraged mak-
ing use of the patient's social environment as a means of providing therapeutic
experiences.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Hildegard Peplau's classic article "Interpersonal Techniques: The Crux of
Psychiatric Nursing" directed psychiatric nursing's future growth by stating
that the primary role of the psychiatric nurse was that of:
a. leader.
b. teacher.
c. counselor.
d. surrogate parent.: Ans: C
Hildegard Peplau's 1962 article identified the heart of psychiatric nursing as fulfill-
ment of the role of counselor or psychotherapist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page: 5 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. When teaching the orientation portion of a psychiatric nursing course,
which statement would the instructor be most likely to make to the students?
a. "There is one approved theoretical framework for psychiatric nursing prac-
tice."
b. "Psychiatric nursing has yet to be recognized as a core mental health
discipline."
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