NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing
Final Exam
Key Concepts
Introduction in Psychiatric Nursing
Understand milieu therapy- can you describe it in a clinical setting? (2-4 questions about
Milieu’s)
Describe the difference between mental health and mental illness – Definitions only
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs (pg 31) (2 questions)
Freud- what did he contribute to psychiatric setting? (1 question)
Review table 3-2 (pg 38)
Therapeutic Communication
Be able to give examples of verbal and non-verbal communication (question listing ways of non-
verbal communication – select all style – “listening” was one option, check on that for sure)
Understanding therapeutic and non-therapeutic techniques of communication (same type of
scenarios from exam 2)
Review table 8-1, 8-2, 8-3
Phases of the Nurse-Patient Relationships
Describe relationship during each phase (Know discharge phase)
Boundaries with patients
Describe active listening (Select all apply question for this)
Review table 9-1
, NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing
Final Exam
Key Concepts
Legal, Ethical, and Cultural
Give examples of negligence, Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, Fidelity, and Veracity (Very few
questions on this, I think only one if I remember right– the same question was on there regarding
the physician who chose to treat the guy with insurance and discharge the other guy – what’s this
an example of?)
Rights for Voluntary and Involuntary Admission (2-3 questions on this)
Informed Consent/Confidentiality/HIPAA (I don’t remember anything for this)
Psychiatric Nursing Assessment – priority interventions, nursing dx, etc. (pg 101)
Mood Disorders
Primary vs. Secondary Depression (2-3 Questions, know secondary depression)
Review tables 15-2, 15-8 & 15-9 (Foods that interact)
First-line treatment for Depression – Can you name them? (1 select all apply, I think)
Patient teaching for Nortriptyline, TCAs vs. SSRIs vs. MAOIs – know examples from classes
of meds/benefits/risks/adverse effects/pt. teaching (Review table 15-7)
(4-5 questions on these meds) – Such as What’s main difference between TCA and SSRI. What
foods to avoid if any. (There’s like two questions about what has Tyramine in it; and which med
do you need to avoid tyramine?)
Review box 15-2
Suicidal Ideation – Assessment, Risk Factors & Interventions (pg 437) (1 question, know signs
such as paying off debt, skipping doctors appointments, etc.)
Understanding the differences between covert and overt messages
Table 23-1, 23-2
Lithium Levels & Toxicity (know lithium levels – 1-2 questions on that) What happens in
lithium toxicity. – Make sure you know difference between this and the tyramine interaction – I
got these two mixed up)
Final Exam
Key Concepts
Introduction in Psychiatric Nursing
Understand milieu therapy- can you describe it in a clinical setting? (2-4 questions about
Milieu’s)
Describe the difference between mental health and mental illness – Definitions only
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs (pg 31) (2 questions)
Freud- what did he contribute to psychiatric setting? (1 question)
Review table 3-2 (pg 38)
Therapeutic Communication
Be able to give examples of verbal and non-verbal communication (question listing ways of non-
verbal communication – select all style – “listening” was one option, check on that for sure)
Understanding therapeutic and non-therapeutic techniques of communication (same type of
scenarios from exam 2)
Review table 8-1, 8-2, 8-3
Phases of the Nurse-Patient Relationships
Describe relationship during each phase (Know discharge phase)
Boundaries with patients
Describe active listening (Select all apply question for this)
Review table 9-1
, NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing
Final Exam
Key Concepts
Legal, Ethical, and Cultural
Give examples of negligence, Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, Fidelity, and Veracity (Very few
questions on this, I think only one if I remember right– the same question was on there regarding
the physician who chose to treat the guy with insurance and discharge the other guy – what’s this
an example of?)
Rights for Voluntary and Involuntary Admission (2-3 questions on this)
Informed Consent/Confidentiality/HIPAA (I don’t remember anything for this)
Psychiatric Nursing Assessment – priority interventions, nursing dx, etc. (pg 101)
Mood Disorders
Primary vs. Secondary Depression (2-3 Questions, know secondary depression)
Review tables 15-2, 15-8 & 15-9 (Foods that interact)
First-line treatment for Depression – Can you name them? (1 select all apply, I think)
Patient teaching for Nortriptyline, TCAs vs. SSRIs vs. MAOIs – know examples from classes
of meds/benefits/risks/adverse effects/pt. teaching (Review table 15-7)
(4-5 questions on these meds) – Such as What’s main difference between TCA and SSRI. What
foods to avoid if any. (There’s like two questions about what has Tyramine in it; and which med
do you need to avoid tyramine?)
Review box 15-2
Suicidal Ideation – Assessment, Risk Factors & Interventions (pg 437) (1 question, know signs
such as paying off debt, skipping doctors appointments, etc.)
Understanding the differences between covert and overt messages
Table 23-1, 23-2
Lithium Levels & Toxicity (know lithium levels – 1-2 questions on that) What happens in
lithium toxicity. – Make sure you know difference between this and the tyramine interaction – I
got these two mixed up)
