PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
EIGHTH EDITION BY VIDEBECK TEST BANK
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
CHAPTERS ANSWERED WITH RATIONALES
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What percentage of nurses reported high violence risk according to
the ANA survey? Answer: 21% of nurses reported high violence risk.
⩥ What are common behaviors associated with bullying in healthcare?
Answer: Unwanted criticism, gossip, taking credit, derogatory
comments, sarcasm, blaming, and unrealistic workloads.
⩥ What are the most frequent settings for hospital violence? Answer:
Psychiatric units, emergency departments, waiting rooms, and geriatric
units.
⩥ What is a strong predictor of adult violence? Answer: Childhood
aggression.
⩥ What are some neurobiological factors contributing to violence?
Answer: The hypothalamus and limbic system contribute to emotions,
but no single site is responsible.
,⩥ What is anosognosia? Answer: A brain issue where a person is unable
to recognize they have a problem or need help.
⩥ What is the impact of stigma on individuals with mental illness?
Answer: It creates barriers to treatment and recovery, causing
individuals to avoid seeking help due to fear of judgment.
⩥ What are the short-term outcomes for managing violence? Answer:
Nonviolent behaviors, recognizing escalation, and using tension-
reducing behaviors.
⩥ What are the long-term outcomes for individuals managing violence?
Answer: Freedom from injury, cessation of hostile behavior, and
controlled impulses.
⩥ What is the priority in assessing violence? Answer: Safety of patients
and others.
⩥ What are some common co-occurring medical illnesses in individuals
with SMI? Answer: Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
⩥ What is the definition of Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SMI)?
Answer: A fraction of Any Mental Illness (AMI) characterized by
serious impairment affecting function in one or more major life domains.
, ⩥ What are the effects of medication side effects on patients with SMI?
Answer: Patients may stop medications due to side effects or feeling
'flat', leading to relapse.
⩥ What is the prevalence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in patients
with SMI? Answer: At least 50% of SMI patients have SUD.
⩥ What are some environmental risk factors for violence? Answer: Low
socioeconomic status, childhood aggression, and history of violence.
⩥ What are de-escalation techniques used in the preassaultive stage?
Answer: Emphasize being on the patient's side, appear calm, and set
clear, consistent limits.
⩥ What should be assessed in the subjective data for violence? Answer:
History of previous violence, coping skills, and patient perception.
⩥ What are the stages of the violence cycle? Answer: Preassaultive
stage, assaultive stage, and post-assaultive stage.
⩥ What are some objective data predictive factors for violence? Answer:
Angry affect, hyperactivity, increasing anxiety, and possession of a
weapon.
EIGHTH EDITION BY VIDEBECK TEST BANK
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
CHAPTERS ANSWERED WITH RATIONALES
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What percentage of nurses reported high violence risk according to
the ANA survey? Answer: 21% of nurses reported high violence risk.
⩥ What are common behaviors associated with bullying in healthcare?
Answer: Unwanted criticism, gossip, taking credit, derogatory
comments, sarcasm, blaming, and unrealistic workloads.
⩥ What are the most frequent settings for hospital violence? Answer:
Psychiatric units, emergency departments, waiting rooms, and geriatric
units.
⩥ What is a strong predictor of adult violence? Answer: Childhood
aggression.
⩥ What are some neurobiological factors contributing to violence?
Answer: The hypothalamus and limbic system contribute to emotions,
but no single site is responsible.
,⩥ What is anosognosia? Answer: A brain issue where a person is unable
to recognize they have a problem or need help.
⩥ What is the impact of stigma on individuals with mental illness?
Answer: It creates barriers to treatment and recovery, causing
individuals to avoid seeking help due to fear of judgment.
⩥ What are the short-term outcomes for managing violence? Answer:
Nonviolent behaviors, recognizing escalation, and using tension-
reducing behaviors.
⩥ What are the long-term outcomes for individuals managing violence?
Answer: Freedom from injury, cessation of hostile behavior, and
controlled impulses.
⩥ What is the priority in assessing violence? Answer: Safety of patients
and others.
⩥ What are some common co-occurring medical illnesses in individuals
with SMI? Answer: Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
⩥ What is the definition of Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SMI)?
Answer: A fraction of Any Mental Illness (AMI) characterized by
serious impairment affecting function in one or more major life domains.
, ⩥ What are the effects of medication side effects on patients with SMI?
Answer: Patients may stop medications due to side effects or feeling
'flat', leading to relapse.
⩥ What is the prevalence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in patients
with SMI? Answer: At least 50% of SMI patients have SUD.
⩥ What are some environmental risk factors for violence? Answer: Low
socioeconomic status, childhood aggression, and history of violence.
⩥ What are de-escalation techniques used in the preassaultive stage?
Answer: Emphasize being on the patient's side, appear calm, and set
clear, consistent limits.
⩥ What should be assessed in the subjective data for violence? Answer:
History of previous violence, coping skills, and patient perception.
⩥ What are the stages of the violence cycle? Answer: Preassaultive
stage, assaultive stage, and post-assaultive stage.
⩥ What are some objective data predictive factors for violence? Answer:
Angry affect, hyperactivity, increasing anxiety, and possession of a
weapon.
