Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Shiela Videbeck Test Bank Revision
Questions With Answers
Which is the best action for the nurse to take when assessing a child who might be abused?
a. Confront the parents with the facts, and ask them what happened.
b. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a report.
c. Ask the child which parent caused this injury.
d. Say or do nothing; the nurse has only suspicions, not evidence. - correct answersB. Consult with a
professional member of the health team about making a report.
Which is true about domestic violence between same-sex partners?
a. Such violence is less common than that between heterosexual partners.
b. The frequency and intensity of violence are greater than between heterosexual partners.
c. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
d. None of the above. - correct answersC. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual
partners.
Which assessment finding might indicate elder self-neglect?
a. Hesitancy to talk openly with nurse
b. Inability to manage personal finances
c. Missing valuables that are not misplaced
d. Unusual explanations for injuries - correct answersB. Inability to manage personal finances
Which type of child abuse can be most difficult to treat effectively?
a. Emotional
b. Neglect
c. Physical
d. Sexual - correct answersa. Emotional
Women in battering relationships often remain in those relationships as a result of faulty or incorrect
beliefs. Which belief is valid?
a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
, b. If she would do a better job of meeting his needs, the violence would stop.
c. No one else would put up with her dependent clinging behavior.
d. She often does things that provoke the violent episodes. - correct answersa. If she tried to leave, she
would be at increased risk for violence.
SATA: Examples of child maltreatment include:
a. calling the child stupid for climbing on a fence and getting injured.
b. giving the child a time-out for misbehaving by hitting a sibling
c. failing to buy a desired toy for Christmas.
d. spanking an infant who won't stop crying.
e. watching pornographic movies in a child's presence.
f. withholding meals as punishment for disobedience. - correct answersa d e f
SATA: A female client comes to an urgent care clinic and says, "I've just been raped." What should the
nurse do?
a. Allow the client to express whatever she wants.
b. Ask the client if staff can call a friend or family member for her.
c. Offer the client coffee, tea, or whatever she likes to drink
d. Get the examination completed quickly to decrease trauma to the client.
e. Provide the client privacy; let her go to a room to make phone calls.
f. Stay with the client until someone else arrives to be with her. - correct answersa b f
Which statement would indicate that teaching about naltrexone (ReVia) has been effective?
a. "I'll get sick if I use heroin while taking this medication."
b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
c. "If I use opioids while taking naltrexone, I'll become extremely ill."
d. "Using naltrexone may make me dizzy." - correct answersb. "This medication will block the effects of
any opioid substance take."
Questions With Answers
Which is the best action for the nurse to take when assessing a child who might be abused?
a. Confront the parents with the facts, and ask them what happened.
b. Consult with a professional member of the health team about making a report.
c. Ask the child which parent caused this injury.
d. Say or do nothing; the nurse has only suspicions, not evidence. - correct answersB. Consult with a
professional member of the health team about making a report.
Which is true about domestic violence between same-sex partners?
a. Such violence is less common than that between heterosexual partners.
b. The frequency and intensity of violence are greater than between heterosexual partners.
c. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual partners.
d. None of the above. - correct answersC. Rates of violence are about the same as between heterosexual
partners.
Which assessment finding might indicate elder self-neglect?
a. Hesitancy to talk openly with nurse
b. Inability to manage personal finances
c. Missing valuables that are not misplaced
d. Unusual explanations for injuries - correct answersB. Inability to manage personal finances
Which type of child abuse can be most difficult to treat effectively?
a. Emotional
b. Neglect
c. Physical
d. Sexual - correct answersa. Emotional
Women in battering relationships often remain in those relationships as a result of faulty or incorrect
beliefs. Which belief is valid?
a. If she tried to leave, she would be at increased risk for violence.
, b. If she would do a better job of meeting his needs, the violence would stop.
c. No one else would put up with her dependent clinging behavior.
d. She often does things that provoke the violent episodes. - correct answersa. If she tried to leave, she
would be at increased risk for violence.
SATA: Examples of child maltreatment include:
a. calling the child stupid for climbing on a fence and getting injured.
b. giving the child a time-out for misbehaving by hitting a sibling
c. failing to buy a desired toy for Christmas.
d. spanking an infant who won't stop crying.
e. watching pornographic movies in a child's presence.
f. withholding meals as punishment for disobedience. - correct answersa d e f
SATA: A female client comes to an urgent care clinic and says, "I've just been raped." What should the
nurse do?
a. Allow the client to express whatever she wants.
b. Ask the client if staff can call a friend or family member for her.
c. Offer the client coffee, tea, or whatever she likes to drink
d. Get the examination completed quickly to decrease trauma to the client.
e. Provide the client privacy; let her go to a room to make phone calls.
f. Stay with the client until someone else arrives to be with her. - correct answersa b f
Which statement would indicate that teaching about naltrexone (ReVia) has been effective?
a. "I'll get sick if I use heroin while taking this medication."
b. "This medication will block the effects of any opioid substance take."
c. "If I use opioids while taking naltrexone, I'll become extremely ill."
d. "Using naltrexone may make me dizzy." - correct answersb. "This medication will block the effects of
any opioid substance take."
