Complete Test Bank - Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, 3rd Edition By Mary Ann Boyd, Rebecca Ann Luebbert. (All Chapters Included, 100% Verified Answers with Rationales)

Complete Test Bank - Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, 3rd Edition
By Mary Ann Boyd, Rebecca Ann Luebbert



(All Chapters Included, 100% Verified Answers with Rationales)

,Table of Contents
UNIT I: ESSENTIALS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE

1. Mental Health and Mental Disorders

 Mental Health and Wellness
 Overview of Mental Health Disorders
 Recovery from Mental Illness

2. Cultural Communities and Spiritual Considerations Related to Mental Health Care

 Cultural Identity
 Cultural Competence and Humility
 Linguistic Competence
 Social Factors Related to Mental Illness
 Marginalized Population Groups
 LGBTQIA+ Community
 Intersectionality
 Spirituality, Religion, and Mental Illness

3. Patient Rights and Legal Issues

 Self-Determination: A Fundamental Right and Need
 Protection of Patient Rights
 Treatment and Patient Rights
 Privacy and Confidentiality
 Criminal Judicial Processes
 Accountability for Nurses and Other Mental Health Care Professionals

UNIT II: PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FRAMEWORKS

4. Ethics, Standards, and Nursing Frameworks

 Ethics of Psychiatric Nursing
 Scope and Standards of Practice
 The Biopsychosocial Framework
 Tools of Psychiatric Nursing Practice
 Challenges of Psychiatric Nursing

5. Psychosocial Theoretic Basis of Psychiatric Nursing

 Psychodynamic Theories
 Cognitive Behavioral Theories
 Developmental Theories
 Social Theories
 Nursing Theories

6. Biologic Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing

 Neuroanatomy of the Central Nervous System
 Neurophysiology of the Central Nervous System

,  Studies of the Biologic Basis of Mental Disorders
 Diagnostic Approaches

7. Recovery Framework for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

UNIT III: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

8. Therapeutic Communication

 Self-Awareness
 Effective Communication
 Therapeutic Communication Strategies and Techniques
 Boundaries and Body Space
 Defense Mechanisms
 Communication Considerations for Patients with Mental Health Challenges

9. The Nurse-Patient Relationship

 Considerations for Effective Communication and Relationships
 The Nurse-Patient Relationship
 Examples of Strategies Related to Therapeutic Relationships

10. The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Process

 Recovery-Oriented Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Assessment
 Clinical Judgment
 Developing Recovery Goals and Outcomes
 Recovery-Oriented Nursing Interventions
 Evaluating Outcomes

11. Psychopharmacology, Dietary Supplements, and Biologic Interventions

 Psychiatric Medications
 Psychopharmacology
 Phases of Drug Treatment and the Nurse's Role
 Major Psychopharmacologic Drug Classes
 Integrative and Complementary Health Care
 Other Biologic Treatments
 The Issue of Adherence

12. Group Interventions

 Preparing to Lead a Group
 Leading a Group
 Types of Groups
 Common Nursing Intervention Groups

, Chapter 1, Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Multiple Choice

1. As part of a class activity, nursing students are engaged in a small group discussion about the
epidemiology of mental illness. Which statement best explains the importance of epidemiology in
understanding the impact of mental disorders? Epidemiology:

A) Helps promote understanding of the patterns of occurrence associated with mental disorders.

B) Helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes mental disorders.

C) Provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental disorders occur.

D) Predicts when a specific psychiatric client will recover from a specific mental disorder.

Answer: A

Client Needs: Safe, Effective of Care Cognitive Level: Apply

Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning Objective:4 Page Number: 2

Feedback: Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease distribution and determinants of health within populations. It
contributes to the overall understanding of the mental health status of population groups, or aggregates, and it examines
the associations among possible factors.

Epidemiology does not explain research findings about neurophysiology, provide theoretical explanations for why
specific disorders occur, or predict recovery.




2. A nurse is working in a community mental health center that provides care to a large population of
people of Asian descent. When developing programs for this community, which of the following would be most
important for the nurse to address?

A) Public stigma

B) Self-stigma

C) Label avoidance

D) Negative life events