Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Mental health nursing Chapter 1-10 When planning care for a specific client, of what significance to the psychiatric nurse is the fact that the DSM-IV-TR is multiaxial? a) Pertinent aspects of client functioning and problems are reported. b) Standardized treatment plans are available for each diagnosis. c) Nursing diagnoses are included for each medical diagnosis. d) No particular significance exists. - CORRECT ANSWER a) Pertinent aspects of client functioning and problems ...

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing NCLEX Review Questions Set 1 Jones & Bartlett Learning, Second Edition, 2013. Information is taken from the online resource available by the access code in the book A 48-year-old Hispanic woman is seen by a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist after receiving a call by her son. According to the son, since his father's death 7 months ago, his mother has lost 30 pounds and can't sleep. During her initial visit, the patient states, 'My husband talks to me...

Mental Health Exam 2 NCLEX questions a client with delirium becomes agitated and confused at night. The best initial intervention by the nurse is to: the client next to the nurse's station a night light and turn off the television up the television and a soft light on during the night. soft music during the night and maintain a well-lit room - CORRECT ANSWER a night light and turn off the television a nurse is collecting data on a client who is actively h...

Mental Health Nursing / Psychiatric Nursing Exam 1 The "art" of psychiatric mental health nursing, according to Benner, includes: (select all that apply) 1. caring. 2. attending. 3. patient advocacy. 4. ethics - CORRECT ANSWER 1. caring. 2. attending. 3. patient advocacy. The "science" of psychiatric mental health nursing includes: (select all that apply) 1. a sense of tradition. 2. nursing theory. 3. psychosocial theory. 4. neurobiological theory. - C...

Psychiatric Nursing Exam #1 The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called A).Mortality B). Prevalence C). Epidemiology D). Clinical epidemiology. - CORRECT ANSWER C). Epidemiology What phrase best describes the DSM-V? A).Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system B). Is a compendium of treatment modalities C). Offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses D). Suggests common interventions for mental dis...