b
Test Bank For
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Essentials-Of-Psychiatric-Mental-Health-Nursing-8th-Edition-
Concepts-Of-Care-In-Evidence-Based-Practice-8th-Edition-
Morgan-Townsend-Test-Bank
,TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS b b b b b
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
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2. Biological Implications
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3. Ethical and Legal Issues
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4. Psychopharmacology
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II. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS
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5. Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication
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6. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
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7. Psychosocial Interventions and Spiritual Care
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8. Intervention in Groups
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9. Crisis Intervention
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10. The Recovery Model
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11. Suicide Prevention
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III. CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
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12. Caring for Patients with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in General Practice Settings
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13. Neurocognitive Disorders
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14. Substance Use and Addiction Disorders
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15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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16. Depressive Disorders
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17. Bipolar and Related Disorders
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18. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
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19. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
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20. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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21. Eating Disorders
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22. Personality Disorders
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IV. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
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23. Children and Adolescents
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24. The Aging Individual
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25. Survivors of Abuse or Neglect
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26. Community Mental Health Nursing
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27. The Bereaved Individual
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28. Military Families
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V. ONLINE CHAPTERS
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29. Concepts of Personality Development
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30. Complementary and Integrative Therapies
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31. Cultural Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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32. Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria
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,Chapter 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Multiple Choice
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of therecent
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death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How
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should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors?
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1. The clients behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form ofdepression.
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2. The clients behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness.
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3. The clients behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
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4. The clients behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental illness.
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ANSWER: 4 b
Rationale: The nurse should assess that the clients daily functioning is not impaired. The clientwho
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experiences feelings of sadness after the loss of a pet is responding within normal expectations.
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Without significant impairment, the clients distress does not indicate a mental illness.
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Cognitive Level: Analysis b b
IntegratedProcess: Assessment
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2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
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illness?
b
1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria.
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2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily functioning.
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3. When a client communicates significant distress.
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4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection.
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ANSWER: 2 b
Rationale: The nurse should determine that the client is at risk for mental illness when responsesto
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stress are maladaptive and interfere with daily functioning. The DSM-5 indicates that in orderto be
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diagnosed with a mental illness, daily functioning must be significantly impaired. The clients ability
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to communicate distress would be considered a positive attribute.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Assessment
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3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to stress.One
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twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explain
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these different stress responses to the parents?
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1. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to stress vary.
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2. It isabnormal for identical twins to react differently to similar stressors.
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3. Identical twins should share the same temperament and respond similarly to stress.
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4. Environmental influences to stress weigh more heavily than genetic influences. b b b b b b b b b
, ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should explain to the parents that, although the twins have identical DNA,there
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are several other factors that affect reactions to stress. Mental health is a stateof being thatis relative to
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the individual client. Environmental influences and temperament can affect stress reactions.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Implementation
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?1. A
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Jewish, female social worker.
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2. A Baptist, homeless male.
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3. A Catholic, black male.
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4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive.
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ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should anticipate that the client of Jewish culture would place a high importance
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on preventative health care and would consider mental health as equally important asphysical health.
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Women are also more likely to seek treatment for mental health problems than men.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
Integrated Process: Planning
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5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, This clients use of defense mechanisms should be eliminated.
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Which is a correct evaluation of this nurses statement?
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1. Defense mechanisms can be appropriate responses to stress and need not be eliminated.
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2. Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive attempt of the ego to manage anxiety andshould
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always be eliminated.
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3. Defense mechanisms, used by individuals with weak ego integrity, should be discouragedandnot
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eliminated.
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4. Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of the ego and should be fostered andencouraged.
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ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should determine that defense mechanisms can be appropriate during timesof
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stress. The client with no defense mechanisms may have a lower tolerance for stress, thus leading to
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anxiety disorders. Defense mechanisms should be confronted when they impede the client from
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developing healthy coping skills.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Evaluation
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6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions. Theclient
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angrily responds, Im here for my heart, not my head problems. Which is the nurses best response?
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1. Its just a routine part of our assessment. All clients are asked these same questions.
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2. Why are you concerned about these types ofquestions?
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3. Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect medicalconditions. b b b b b b b b b b b
4. We can skip these questions, if you like. It isnt imperative that we complete this section.
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Test Bank For
b b
Essentials-Of-Psychiatric-Mental-Health-Nursing-8th-Edition-
Concepts-Of-Care-In-Evidence-Based-Practice-8th-Edition-
Morgan-Townsend-Test-Bank
,TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS b b b b b
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
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2. Biological Implications
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3. Ethical and Legal Issues
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4. Psychopharmacology
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II. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS
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5. Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication
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6. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
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7. Psychosocial Interventions and Spiritual Care
b b b b b
8. Intervention in Groups
b b b
9. Crisis Intervention
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10. The Recovery Model
b b b
11. Suicide Prevention
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III. CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
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12. Caring for Patients with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in General Practice Settings
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13. Neurocognitive Disorders
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14. Substance Use and Addiction Disorders
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15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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16. Depressive Disorders
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17. Bipolar and Related Disorders
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18. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
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19. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
b b b b
20. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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21. Eating Disorders
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22. Personality Disorders
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IV. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
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23. Children and Adolescents
b b b
24. The Aging Individual
b b b
25. Survivors of Abuse or Neglect
b b b b b
26. Community Mental Health Nursing
b b b b
27. The Bereaved Individual
b b b
28. Military Families
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V. ONLINE CHAPTERS
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29. Concepts of Personality Development
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30. Complementary and Integrative Therapies
b b b b
31. Cultural Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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32. Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria
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,Chapter 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Multiple Choice
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of therecent
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death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How
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should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors?
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1. The clients behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form ofdepression.
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2. The clients behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness.
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3. The clients behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
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4. The clients behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental illness.
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ANSWER: 4 b
Rationale: The nurse should assess that the clients daily functioning is not impaired. The clientwho
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experiences feelings of sadness after the loss of a pet is responding within normal expectations.
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Without significant impairment, the clients distress does not indicate a mental illness.
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Cognitive Level: Analysis b b
IntegratedProcess: Assessment
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2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
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illness?
b
1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria.
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2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily functioning.
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3. When a client communicates significant distress.
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4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection.
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ANSWER: 2 b
Rationale: The nurse should determine that the client is at risk for mental illness when responsesto
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stress are maladaptive and interfere with daily functioning. The DSM-5 indicates that in orderto be
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diagnosed with a mental illness, daily functioning must be significantly impaired. The clients ability
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to communicate distress would be considered a positive attribute.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Assessment
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3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to stress.One
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twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explain
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these different stress responses to the parents?
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1. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to stress vary.
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2. It isabnormal for identical twins to react differently to similar stressors.
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3. Identical twins should share the same temperament and respond similarly to stress.
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4. Environmental influences to stress weigh more heavily than genetic influences. b b b b b b b b b
, ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should explain to the parents that, although the twins have identical DNA,there
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are several other factors that affect reactions to stress. Mental health is a stateof being thatis relative to
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the individual client. Environmental influences and temperament can affect stress reactions.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Implementation
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most receptive to psychiatric treatment?1. A
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Jewish, female social worker.
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2. A Baptist, homeless male.
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3. A Catholic, black male.
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4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive.
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ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should anticipate that the client of Jewish culture would place a high importance
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on preventative health care and would consider mental health as equally important asphysical health.
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Women are also more likely to seek treatment for mental health problems than men.
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Cognitive Level: Application b b
Integrated Process: Planning
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5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, This clients use of defense mechanisms should be eliminated.
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Which is a correct evaluation of this nurses statement?
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1. Defense mechanisms can be appropriate responses to stress and need not be eliminated.
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2. Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive attempt of the ego to manage anxiety andshould
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always be eliminated.
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3. Defense mechanisms, used by individuals with weak ego integrity, should be discouragedandnot
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eliminated.
b
4. Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of the ego and should be fostered andencouraged.
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ANSWER: 1 b
Rationale: The nurse should determine that defense mechanisms can be appropriate during timesof
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stress. The client with no defense mechanisms may have a lower tolerance for stress, thus leading to
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anxiety disorders. Defense mechanisms should be confronted when they impede the client from
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developing healthy coping skills.
b b b b
Cognitive Level: Application b b
IntegratedProcess: Evaluation
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6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions. Theclient
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angrily responds, Im here for my heart, not my head problems. Which is the nurses best response?
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1. Its just a routine part of our assessment. All clients are asked these same questions.
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2. Why are you concerned about these types ofquestions?
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3. Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect medicalconditions. b b b b b b b b b b b
4. We can skip these questions, if you like. It isnt imperative that we complete this section.
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