Psychiatric_Mental_Health_Nursing_8th Edition by Videbeck-Testbank (Answer Keys at the end of every Chapter)
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1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a
newly admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify
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,Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a
newly admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify
as having a positive impact on
the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-reliance
2. Which of the following is true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always
unacceptable in
other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships,
effective behavior and coping,
positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.
3. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming
mentally ill
because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be...
A) “You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so
much
pain.”
B) “You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced.”
C) “Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your
husband's death?”
D) “Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future
brings.”
4. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
A) To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
B) To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
C) To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
D) To serve as a guide for client assessment
5. Which of the following would be a reason for a student nurse to use the
, DSM-5?
A) Identifying the medical diagnosis
B) Choose clients' treatment
C) Evaluate treatments
D) Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric
illnesses.
, 6. Legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the
following shifts in
care for the mentally ill?
A) The widespread use of community-based services
B) The advancement in pharmacotherapies
C) Increased access to hospitalization
D) Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care
7. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
A) Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their
will.
B) Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment
against their
will.
C) State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill
persons.
D) Improved care for mentally ill persons.
8. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to...
A) ensure clients' rights for the mentally ill
B) deinstitutionalize state hospitals
C) provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units
D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion
9. The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to...
A) improve treatment of mental disorders
B) provide food and shelter for the mentally ill
C) punish people with mental illness who were believed to be possessed
D) remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community
10. Which of the following is a major problem with large state institutions?
Select all that
apply.
A) Attendants were accused of abusing the residents
B) Stigma associated with residence in an insane asylum
C) Clients were geographically isolated from family and community
D) Increasing financial costs to individual residents
E) Clients were not given proper nutrition or clothed properly
11. A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred
in the
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