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Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition Boyd Luebbert
Test Bank
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
psychiatric disorders and mental
illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental
disorders 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
,Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
that he has minimal symptoms with good
functioning in all
areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these
,Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
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 be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR
diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
, Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition Boyd Luebbert
Test Bank
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
psychiatric disorders and mental
illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental
disorders 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
,Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
that he has minimal symptoms with good
functioning in all
areas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these
,Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
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 be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR
diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
, Essentials-of-Psychiatric-Nursing-2nd-Edition-Boyd-Luebbert-
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
