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SLCC Mental Health, Quiz StudyQ1: A client with schizophrenia has been non-compliant with medications. The client
requires frequent admissions to the psychiatric unit for acute psychotic episodes. What
is this process called?
Revolving Door
Escalated Admissions
Boarding
Deinstitutionalization - answer Revolving door
Q1: The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to...
ignore the error, since no one is perfect.
restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
state that it was a joke.
pretend that the student nurse did not say it. - answer restate it by saying, "That didn't
come out right. What I meant was..."
Q1: Which of the following statements by the nurse to the client's family is true of
treatment of people with mental illness in the United States today?
Only one in four people needing mental health services are receiving those services.
Financial resources are reallocated from state hospitals to community programs and
support.
Substance abuse is effectively treated with brief hospitalization.
Emergency department visits by persons who are acutely disturbed are declining. -
answerOnly one in four people needing mental health services are receiving those
services.
Q1: Which of the following would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM-5?
Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
Evaluate treatments
Choose clients' treatment
Identifying the medical diagnosis - answerUnderstand the reason for the admission and
the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
Q1: The guest speaker from a community mental health organization is lecturing to your
nursing class. Which statement by the speaker is NOT CORRECT?
, -A function of the mental health nurse is to assess their patients for comorbid medical
conditions.
-Mental illness includes disorders that affect mood, behavior and/or thinking.
-Deinstitutionalization is a deliberate shift from institutional care to community facilities.
-Mental illness is primarily a genetic condition - answerMental illness is primarily a
genetic condition
Q1: A student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting.
The student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the
following actions? Select All that apply.
Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
Tells the client about the student's personal events and interests
Assumes that the client's unwillingness to talk to a student nurse is a personal insult or
failure
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions - answerConsults the
instructor if a shocking situation arises
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
Q1: A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the
1950s when
psychotropic drugs became available for use.
community support services were established.
the Patient's Bill of Rights was enacted.
legislation dramatically changed civil commitment procedures. - answerpsychotropic
drugs became available for use.
Q1: Which of the following is the highest priority for admission to inpatient care?
Confusion or disorientation
Withdrawal from alcohol or other drugs
Need for medication changes
Safety of self or others - answerSafety of self or others
Q1: This nursing theorist described the importance of the Nurse-Client relationship
which forms the foundation of nursing practice today. This theorist is:
Linda Richards
June Mellow
Dorothea Dix
Hildegard Peplau - answerHildegard Peplau
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