NUR 354 EXAM 1/EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.
What is resilience in the context of psychiatric nursing? ANS >>
Resilience is the ability to adapt, recover, and continue functioning after
stress, adversity, trauma, illness, or loss.
Name a protective factor that increases resilience. ANS >> Supportive
relationships, adaptive coping skills, self-efficacy, access to
care/resources, and stable routines.
What are some risk factors that reduce resilience? ANS >> Chronic
trauma, ongoing unsafe environment, social isolation, poverty,
substance use, untreated mental illness, and poor sleep.
How can nurses build resilience in patients? ANS >> By conducting
strengths-based assessments, teaching coping skills, promoting
connections, setting achievable goals, and safety planning.
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What should therapeutic answers focus on in psychiatric nursing? ANS
>> Validating feelings, identifying strengths, choosing a coping skill, and
linking to resources.
What is the educational requirement for a Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse (RN)? ANS >> ADN or BSN degree plus RN license.
What are the primary roles of a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse (RN)?
ANS >> Comprehensive assessment, therapeutic communication,
milieu management, medication administration, patient education, and
crisis de-escalation.
What distinguishes a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
(PMHNP) from an RN? ANS >> Phips have advanced education (MSN
or DNP) and can perform advanced assessments, diagnoses, and
prescribe medications.
What is the DSM-5-TR? ANS >> The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision; it standardizes
classification and diagnostic criteria for mental disorders.
What does 'good' mental health entail? ANS >> Effective coping,
realistic self-perception, stable relationships, productive functioning,
and healthy coping strategies.