TEST BANK FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 9TH EDITION BY SHEILA L.
VIDEBECK | VERIFIED CHAPTERS 1 -24 | COMPLETE
,Chapter 1- Foundation of Psychiatric
1. The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with cholecystitis. When performing the
admission assessment, which statement by the client is an indicatorof optimal mental health?
A. I don’t need anyone in my life, I manage well on my own.
B. I practice yoga regularly since it helps manage any stress I am feeling.
C. My family has several people with mental health problems.
D. I had a history of alcohol use disorder and have been sober for 2 months.
Answer: B
Rationale: Individual factors influencing mental health include coping or stress management
abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of separateness and connectedness
are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a healthy person would need others for
companionship. A family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual’s mental health. A recent history
of the useof maladaptive coping mechanisms such as alcohol does not indicate that the clientis
mentally healthy.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health NursingCognitive
Level: Apply
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of CareIntegrated
Process: Communication and Documentation
Learning Objective: 1
Reference: p. 2, Mental Health and Mental Illness,
2. The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client admitted to the behavioral
health unit. Which social/cultural category will the nurse document that
,may be contributing to the client’s degree of mental illness? Select all that apply.
A. The client is unable to find work and does not have enough money for housing.
B. The client states that they are discriminated against due to their country oforigin.
C. The client attributes life’s problems to being without family support.
D. The client reports being unable to find anything meaningful within their life.
E. The client reports not belonging anywhere and is without family support.
Answer: A, B
Rationale: Social or cultural categories relate to a lack of resources, poverty, negative
view of the world, and discrimination and may result in isolation andviolent or criminal
behavior. The client that attributes life’s problems to being
without family support is not able to find meaning in life. Being without support isinterpersonal
determinant of mental illness.
Question format: Multiple Select
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health NursingCognitive
Level: Analyze
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of CareIntegrated
Process: Nursing Process
Learning Objective: 1 Reference:
p. 2, Mental Illness
3. A client grieving the recent loss of a spouse, asks, ‘Am I becoming mentally ill? Ifeel so sad’
Which is the nurse’s best response?
A. You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing somuch pain.
B. You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced.
C. Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband’sdeath?
D. Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.
,
VIDEBECK | VERIFIED CHAPTERS 1 -24 | COMPLETE
,Chapter 1- Foundation of Psychiatric
1. The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client with cholecystitis. When performing the
admission assessment, which statement by the client is an indicatorof optimal mental health?
A. I don’t need anyone in my life, I manage well on my own.
B. I practice yoga regularly since it helps manage any stress I am feeling.
C. My family has several people with mental health problems.
D. I had a history of alcohol use disorder and have been sober for 2 months.
Answer: B
Rationale: Individual factors influencing mental health include coping or stress management
abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of separateness and connectedness
are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a healthy person would need others for
companionship. A family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual’s mental health. A recent history
of the useof maladaptive coping mechanisms such as alcohol does not indicate that the clientis
mentally healthy.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health NursingCognitive
Level: Apply
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of CareIntegrated
Process: Communication and Documentation
Learning Objective: 1
Reference: p. 2, Mental Health and Mental Illness,
2. The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client admitted to the behavioral
health unit. Which social/cultural category will the nurse document that
,may be contributing to the client’s degree of mental illness? Select all that apply.
A. The client is unable to find work and does not have enough money for housing.
B. The client states that they are discriminated against due to their country oforigin.
C. The client attributes life’s problems to being without family support.
D. The client reports being unable to find anything meaningful within their life.
E. The client reports not belonging anywhere and is without family support.
Answer: A, B
Rationale: Social or cultural categories relate to a lack of resources, poverty, negative
view of the world, and discrimination and may result in isolation andviolent or criminal
behavior. The client that attributes life’s problems to being
without family support is not able to find meaning in life. Being without support isinterpersonal
determinant of mental illness.
Question format: Multiple Select
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health NursingCognitive
Level: Analyze
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of CareIntegrated
Process: Nursing Process
Learning Objective: 1 Reference:
p. 2, Mental Illness
3. A client grieving the recent loss of a spouse, asks, ‘Am I becoming mentally ill? Ifeel so sad’
Which is the nurse’s best response?
A. You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing somuch pain.
B. You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced.
C. Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband’sdeath?
D. Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.
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