Mental Health Exam 1 Study Questions With Verified Answers.
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Mental Health Exam 1 Study Questions With
Verified Answers.
Chapter 1
Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living
in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the
patient will demonstrate what beh...
Mental Health Exam 1 Study Questions With
Verified Answers.
Chapter 1
Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living
in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the
patient will demonstrate what behavior?
A. Denying suicidal ideation
B. Reporting a sense of well-being
C. Taking medications as prescribed
D. Attending clinic appointments on time - answer✔B. Reporting a sense of well-being
A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a divorce.
Select the nurse's most caring comment.
A. "Let's discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings."
B. "I understand why you're so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated
too."
C. "You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life."
D. "How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?" - answer✔A. "Let's
discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings."
In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears extremely heavy
makeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
A. "This is a psychiatric hospital, so we expect our patients to behave bizarrely."
B. "Let's all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too."
C. "Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective."
D. "Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society." -
answer✔D. "Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in
society
A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Which
statement is an example of "attending"?
A. "We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital is not the end of the world."
B. "Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your depression."
C. "You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for you."
D. "I'd like to sit with you for a while, so you may feel more comfortable talking with me." -
answer✔D. "I'd like to sit with you for a while, so you may feel more comfortable talking with
me."
A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem. Which
characteristic of the website's address most alerts the nurse that the site may have biased and
prejudiced information?
A. Address ends in ".org."
B. Address ends in ".com."
C. Address ends in ".gov."
D. Address ends in ".net." - answer✔B. "Address ends in ".com."
A nurse says, "When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get their
attention; however, I read a descriptive research study that says that this approach does not work.
I plan to stop calling patients by name." Which statement is the best appraisal of this nurse's
comment?
A. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.
B. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurse specialists.
C. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before using them in
practice.
D. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do not change. -
answer✔A. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.
Two nursing students discuss career plans after graduation. One student wants to enter
psychiatric nursing. The other student asks, "Why would you want to be a psychiatric nurse? All
they do is talk. You will lose your skills." Select the best response by the student interested in
psychiatric nursing.
A. "Psychiatric nurses' practice in safer environments than other specialties and nurse-to-patient
ratios are better because of the nature of patients' problems."
B. "Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking, to solve
multidimensional problems. I'm challenged by those situations."
C. "I think I will be good in the mental health field. I do not like clinical rotations in school, so I
do not want to continue them after I graduate."
D. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as
medical-surgical nurses. That appeals to me." - answer✔B. "Psychiatric nurses use complex
communication skills, as well as critical thinking, to solve multidimensional problems. I'm
challenged by those situations."
Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their practice?
A. Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
B. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials
C. Nonexperimental descriptive study
D. Critical pathway - answer✔B. Systematic review of randomized control trials
A bill introduced in Congress would reduce funding for the care of people diagnosed with mental
illnesses. A group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the
legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
A. Advocacy
B. Attending
C. Recovery
D. Evidence-based practice - answer✔A. advocacy
An informal group of patients discuss their perceptions of nursing care. Which comment best
indicates a patient's perception that his or her nurse is caring?
A. "My nurse always asks me which type of juice I want to help me swallow my medication."
B. "My nurse explained my treatment plan to me and asked for my ideas about how to make it
better."
C. "My nurse told me that if I take all the medicines the doctor prescribes, I will get discharged
soon."
D. "My nurse spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That helps me feel like I'm
not alone." - answer✔D. "My nurse spends time listening to me talk about my problems. That
helps me feel like I'm not alone."
A patient who immigrated to the United States from Honduras was diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The patient took an antipsychotic medication for 3 weeks but showed no
improvement. Which resource should the treatment team consult for information on more
effective medications for this patient?
A. Clinical algorithm
B. Clinical pathway
C. Clinical practice guideline
D. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD) - answer✔A. Clinical algorithm
A team of nurses wants to integrate evidence-based practice into a facility's clinical pathways.
Which step should the team implement first?
A. Acquire findings from published literature.
B. Apply the research findings to clinical practice.
C. Assess the outcomes of using new research findings.
D. Ask questions to identify clinical problems that should be changed. - answer✔D. Ask
questions to identify clinical problems that should be changed.
A nurse consistently strives to demonstrate caring behaviors during interactions with patients.
Which reaction reported by a patient indicates this nurse is most effective?
A. Feeling less distrustful of others
B. Sensing a connection with others
C. Experiencing only minimal uneasiness about the future
D. Being somewhat encouraged with efforts to improve - answer✔B. sensing a connection with
others
An experienced nurse says to a new graduate, "When you've practiced as long as I have, you will
instantly know how to take care of psychotic patients." What is the new graduate's best analysis
of this comment? (Select all that apply.)
A. The experienced nurse may have lost sight of patients' individuality, which may
compromise the integrity of practice.
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