Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
1. 1. When providing respectful, appropriate
nurs- ing care, how should the nurse identify D. The patient in room 234 is
the pa- tient and his or her observable dis- playing manic behavior
characteristics?
a. The manic patient in room 234
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
2. 2. Recognizing the frequency of
depression among the American B. Providing regular
population, the nurse
depression screening for
adolescent and
should advocate for which mental health promo- teenage students
tion intervention?
a. Including discussions on depression as part
of school health classes
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
infor- mation on accessing community
depression re- sources
3. 3. Which statement made by a patient
demon- strates a healthy degree of A. "I try to remember not to
resilience? Select all that apply. take other people's bad
moods per- sonally."
a. "I try to remember not to take other
people's bad moods personally." D. "I've learned to calm down
be- fore trying to defend my
opin-
ions."
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
b. "I know that if I get really mad, I'll end up being E. "I know that discussing
issues
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
depressed." with my boss would help me
c. "I really feel that sometimes bad things get my point across."
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."
4. 4. Which statement demonstrates the nurse's un- C. "I'm not familiar with the
pa-
derstanding of the effect of environmental tient's cultural view on suicide."
fac- tors on a patient's mental health?
a. "I'll need to assess how the patient's
family views mental illness."
b. "There is a history of depression in the
pa- tient'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."
5. 5. When considering stigmatization, which state- B. "My experience has been
that
ment made by the nurse demonstrates a need the Irish have a problem with
al-
for immediate intervention by the nurse manag- cohol use."
er?
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."
c. "Women are at greater risk for developing
sui- cidal thoughts than acting on them."
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
d. "We've admitted several military veterans
with posttraumatic stress disorder this
month."
D. DSM
6. 6. 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:
a. National Institute of Mental Illness
b. National Alliance on Mental Illness
c. International Classification for Nursing
Prac- tice
d. DSM
7. 7. Epidemiological studies contribute to improve- B. Identifying risk factors
that con-
ments in care for individuals with mental tribute to the development of
disor- ders by:
a disorder.
a. Providing information about effective D. Identifying which
nursing techniques. individuals will respond
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to favorable to a specific
the development of a disorder.
c. Identifying individuals in the general treatment.
popula- tion who will develop a specific
disorder.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond
fa- vorably to a specific treatment.
8. 8. Which of the following activities would be con- B. Teaching coping skills for
a spe-
sidered nursing care and appropriate to be cific family dynamic
per- formed by a basic level nurse for a
patient suffer- ing from mental illness?
1. 1. When providing respectful, appropriate
nurs- ing care, how should the nurse identify D. The patient in room 234 is
the pa- tient and his or her observable dis- playing manic behavior
characteristics?
a. The manic patient in room 234
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
2. 2. Recognizing the frequency of
depression among the American B. Providing regular
population, the nurse
depression screening for
adolescent and
should advocate for which mental health promo- teenage students
tion intervention?
a. Including discussions on depression as part
of school health classes
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
infor- mation on accessing community
depression re- sources
3. 3. Which statement made by a patient
demon- strates a healthy degree of A. "I try to remember not to
resilience? Select all that apply. take other people's bad
moods per- sonally."
a. "I try to remember not to take other
people's bad moods personally." D. "I've learned to calm down
be- fore trying to defend my
opin-
ions."
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
b. "I know that if I get really mad, I'll end up being E. "I know that discussing
issues
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
depressed." with my boss would help me
c. "I really feel that sometimes bad things get my point across."
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."
4. 4. Which statement demonstrates the nurse's un- C. "I'm not familiar with the
pa-
derstanding of the effect of environmental tient's cultural view on suicide."
fac- tors on a patient's mental health?
a. "I'll need to assess how the patient's
family views mental illness."
b. "There is a history of depression in the
pa- tient'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."
5. 5. When considering stigmatization, which state- B. "My experience has been
that
ment made by the nurse demonstrates a need the Irish have a problem with
al-
for immediate intervention by the nurse manag- cohol use."
er?
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."
c. "Women are at greater risk for developing
sui- cidal thoughts than acting on them."
, Mental Health Exam 1 With Correct Answers
d. "We've admitted several military veterans
with posttraumatic stress disorder this
month."
D. DSM
6. 6. 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:
a. National Institute of Mental Illness
b. National Alliance on Mental Illness
c. International Classification for Nursing
Prac- tice
d. DSM
7. 7. Epidemiological studies contribute to improve- B. Identifying risk factors
that con-
ments in care for individuals with mental tribute to the development of
disor- ders by:
a disorder.
a. Providing information about effective D. Identifying which
nursing techniques. individuals will respond
b. Identifying risk factors that contribute to favorable to a specific
the development of a disorder.
c. Identifying individuals in the general treatment.
popula- tion who will develop a specific
disorder.
d. Identifying which individuals will respond
fa- vorably to a specific treatment.
8. 8. Which of the following activities would be con- B. Teaching coping skills for
a spe-
sidered nursing care and appropriate to be cific family dynamic
per- formed by a basic level nurse for a
patient suffer- ing from mental illness?
