Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd
Edition Boyd Luebbert Test Bank
(Answers Are Given At The End Of
Chapters 100%)
, Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders 1.
A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatricdis orders and mental illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental dis orders based on family histories.
D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-
TR. The nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
A) Life stressors
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history
3. A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with
good functioning in all areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63
,4. A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her
treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she began
experiencing
Alcohol withdrawal while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist who was called in as a
consultant documented the patients mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on
which axis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
5. A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the
psychiatric unit, where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During
the first week on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus
would be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would belisted in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR
diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
, 6. As part of a class activity, nursing students are engagedin 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?
A) Epidemiology helps promote understanding of thepatterns of occurrence associated with
mental disorders.
B) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes
mental disorders.
C) Epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental
disorders occur.
D) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatricclient will recover from a specific
mental disorder.
7. A nurse is working in a community mental health centerthat provides care to a large
population 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
8. A group of students are reviewing the multiaxial diagnostic system of the DSM-IV-TR.
The students demonstrate understanding of the axes when they identifythat each axis represents
which of the following?
A) An evidence-based research finding
B) An experimental design to guide care
C) A domain of information
Edition Boyd Luebbert Test Bank
(Answers Are Given At The End Of
Chapters 100%)
, Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Disorders 1.
A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the
following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatricdis orders and mental illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental dis orders based on family histories.
D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-
TR. The nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
A) Life stressors
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history
3. A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with
good functioning in all areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63
,4. A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her
treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she began
experiencing
Alcohol withdrawal while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist who was called in as a
consultant documented the patients mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on
which axis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
5. A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the
psychiatric unit, where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During
the first week on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus
would be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
she also has diabetes. Her diabetes mellitus would belisted in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR
diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
, 6. As part of a class activity, nursing students are engagedin 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?
A) Epidemiology helps promote understanding of thepatterns of occurrence associated with
mental disorders.
B) Epidemiology helps explain research findings about the neurophysiology that causes
mental disorders.
C) Epidemiology provides a thorough theoretical explanation of why specific mental
disorders occur.
D) Epidemiology predicts when a specific psychiatricclient will recover from a specific
mental disorder.
7. A nurse is working in a community mental health centerthat provides care to a large
population 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
8. A group of students are reviewing the multiaxial diagnostic system of the DSM-IV-TR.
The students demonstrate understanding of the axes when they identifythat each axis represents
which of the following?
A) An evidence-based research finding
B) An experimental design to guide care
C) A domain of information
