Varcarolis Final Competency Certification Study Guide Exam Questions with Certified for Accuracy Answers 2024/2025
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Varcarolis Final Competency Certification Study Guide Exam Questions with Certified for Accuracy Answers 2024/2025
A patient's history shows intense and unstable relationships with others. The patient initially idealizes an individual and then devalues the person when the patient's needs are not m...
Varcarolis Final Competency Certification
Study Guide Exam Questions with Certified
for Accuracy Answers 2024/2025
A patient's history shows intense and unstable relationships with
others. The patient initially idealizes an individual and then
devalues the person when the patient's needs are not met. Which
aspect of mental health is a problem?
a. Effectiveness in work
b. Communication skills
c. Productive activities
d. Fulfilling relationships - correct answer D
In the majority culture of the United States, which individual is
at greatest risk to be incorrectly labeled mentally ill?
a. Person who is usually pessimistic but strives to meet personal
goals
b. Wealthy person who gives $20 bills to needy individuals in the
community
c. Person with an optimistic viewpoint about life and getting his
or her own needs met
d. Person who attends a charismatic church and describes
hearing God's voice - correct answer D
A psychiatric nurse addresses Axis I of the DSM-IV-TR as the
focus of care but also considers the presence of other long-term,
nonmedical disorders that may affect treatment. To which axis
should the nurse refer for this information?
a. II
b. III
,c. IV
d. V - correct answer A
A mentally ill person's current global assessment of functioning
(GAF) score is 10. Select the nurse's highest priority related to
this patient's care.
a. Safety
b. Hygiene
c. Nutrition
d. Socialization - correct answer A
A participant at a community education conference asks, "What
is the most prevalent mental disorder in the United States?"
Select the nurse's best response.
a. "Why do you ask?"
b. "Schizophrenia"
c. "Affective disorders"
d. "Anxiety disorders" - correct answer D
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for a
person with schizophrenia. Which resource should the nurse
consult?
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
b. Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
c. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
International
d. DSM-IV-TR - correct answer D
,A patient asks a nurse, "The pamphlet I read about depression
says psychosocial factors influence depression. What does that
mean?" Which examples could the nurse cite to support the
information? Select all that apply.
a. Having a hostile family
b. Having an over- or underinvolved family
c. Having two first-degree relatives with bipolar disorder
d. Experiencing the sudden death of a parent or loved one
e. Feeling strong guilt over having an abortion when one's
religion forbids it
f. Experiencing symptom remission when treated with an
antidepressant medication - correct answer A B D E
A patient in the emergency department reports, "I hear voices
saying someone is stalking me. They want to kill me because I
found the cure for cancer. I will stab anyone that threatens me."
Which aspects of mental health have the greatest immediate
concern to a nurse? Select all that apply.
a. Happiness
b. Appraisal of reality
c. Control over behavior
d. Effectiveness in work
e. Healthy self-concept - correct answer B C E
Which statements most clearly reflect the stigma of mental
illness? Select all that apply.
a. "Many mental illnesses are hereditary."
, b. "Mental illness can be evidence of a brain disorder."
c. "People claim mental illness so they can get disability checks."
d. "If people with mental illness went to church, they would be
fine."
e. "Mental illness is a result of the breakdown of the American
family." - correct answer C D E
A 26-month-old child displays negative behaviors. The parent
says, "My child refuses toilet training and shouts, 'No!' when
given direction. What do you think is wrong?" Select the nurse's
best reply.
a. "This is normal for your child's age. The child is striving for
independence."
b. "The child needs firmer control. Punish the child for
disobedience and say, 'No.'"
c. "There may be developmental problems. Most children are
toilet trained by age 2 years."
d. "Some undesirable attitudes are developing. A child
psychologist can help you develop a remedial plan." - correct
answer A
A 26-month-old child displays negative behavior, refuses toilet
training, and often shouts, "No!" when given directions. Using
Freud's stages of psychosexual development, a nurse would
assess the child's behavior is based on which stage?
a. Oral
b. Anal
c. Phallic
d. Genital - correct answer B
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