OpenStax Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
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Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
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Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Nurses often complete qualitative research to determine ________.
A. the statistical values on data gathered
B. how an individual feels about a particular topic*
C. what information to include in a professional database
D. the history behind theoretical approaches to nursing care
LO: [1.5.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [4.1d]
2. A nurse is performing a general internet search to learn more about mental health
treatments available within a specific community. Which type of website extension would
most likely indicate that a source is nonprofit?
A. .com
B. .edu
C. .mil
D. .org*
LO: [1.5.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [remember]
AACN: [4.1d]
3. A young child has begun having behavioral issues, and the parent has brought the child to
the pediatrician’s office. Which question might the nurse ask as part of a physiological risk
assessment?
A. “What family members is your child close to?”
B. “Has your child had a recent fall and hit their head?”*
C. “Does your child have friends at school or day care?”
D. “Is there any violence happening in your neighborhood?”
LO: [1.2.1]
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Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.3c]
4. A client who has just given birth has denied the use of alcohol during pregnancy. Which
symptom observed in the newborn would most likely lead the health-care team to
disbelieve the client’s denial?
A. cardiac anomalies
B. high blood glucose
C. preterm birth and lower weight
D. problems with limb and facial development*
LO: [1.2.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.3c]
5. A nurse wants to advocate for clients to reduce the stigma of mental illness. To achieve this,
the nurse should focus on what fundamental mental health nursing practice?
A. serving on client care committees
B. regularly assessing self-care activities
D. educating health-care teams about mental illness
C. developing a therapeutic nurse-client relationship*
LO: [1.3.3]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [fill in]
AACN: [2.1c]
6. The recovery dimension that applies to the support received from others is called
________.
A. community*
B. health
C. home
D. purpose
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.8e]
7. The nurse knows that the most important step of recovery is ________.
A. making a change
B. starting treatment*
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C. finding new meaning
D. sticking with recovery
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.8a]
8. The most holistic reason for nurses to educate family members about illness and recovery is
so the family members will ________.
A. also be able to heal*
B. know how to find resources
C. become skilled at identifying signs of relapse
D. understand what their loved one is experiencing
LO: [1.4.3]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.1c]
9. A client working on recovery is having a difficult time cutting ties with old drinking buddies.
What is the best response from the mental health nurse to try to clarify why this task is
important?
A. “I understand how difficult this may be for you.”
B. “You can always make new friends with people who don’t drink.”
C. “It is okay if you hang out with your old friends; just don’t drink together.”
D. “Making changes after treatment can make all the difference in your recovery.”*
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.2d]
10. A therapeutic group is meeting to learn about gratitude journaling. The purpose of this type
of journaling is to ________.
A. learn about depending on a higher power
B. make amends to people who have been hurt
C. focus on all the ways that a person can change
D. focus on positive events that occurred during that day*
LO: [1.4.3]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.5d]
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Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Page 1 of 125
,OpenStax Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
OpenStax Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 01: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Nurses often complete qualitative research to determine ________.
A. the statistical values on data gathered
B. how an individual feels about a particular topic*
C. what information to include in a professional database
D. the history behind theoretical approaches to nursing care
LO: [1.5.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [4.1d]
2. A nurse is performing a general internet search to learn more about mental health
treatments available within a specific community. Which type of website extension would
most likely indicate that a source is nonprofit?
A. .com
B. .edu
C. .mil
D. .org*
LO: [1.5.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [remember]
AACN: [4.1d]
3. A young child has begun having behavioral issues, and the parent has brought the child to
the pediatrician’s office. Which question might the nurse ask as part of a physiological risk
assessment?
A. “What family members is your child close to?”
B. “Has your child had a recent fall and hit their head?”*
C. “Does your child have friends at school or day care?”
D. “Is there any violence happening in your neighborhood?”
LO: [1.2.1]
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Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.3c]
4. A client who has just given birth has denied the use of alcohol during pregnancy. Which
symptom observed in the newborn would most likely lead the health-care team to
disbelieve the client’s denial?
A. cardiac anomalies
B. high blood glucose
C. preterm birth and lower weight
D. problems with limb and facial development*
LO: [1.2.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.3c]
5. A nurse wants to advocate for clients to reduce the stigma of mental illness. To achieve this,
the nurse should focus on what fundamental mental health nursing practice?
A. serving on client care committees
B. regularly assessing self-care activities
D. educating health-care teams about mental illness
C. developing a therapeutic nurse-client relationship*
LO: [1.3.3]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [fill in]
AACN: [2.1c]
6. The recovery dimension that applies to the support received from others is called
________.
A. community*
B. health
C. home
D. purpose
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [easy]
Blooms: [understand]
AACN: [2.8e]
7. The nurse knows that the most important step of recovery is ________.
A. making a change
B. starting treatment*
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C. finding new meaning
D. sticking with recovery
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.8a]
8. The most holistic reason for nurses to educate family members about illness and recovery is
so the family members will ________.
A. also be able to heal*
B. know how to find resources
C. become skilled at identifying signs of relapse
D. understand what their loved one is experiencing
LO: [1.4.3]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.1c]
9. A client working on recovery is having a difficult time cutting ties with old drinking buddies.
What is the best response from the mental health nurse to try to clarify why this task is
important?
A. “I understand how difficult this may be for you.”
B. “You can always make new friends with people who don’t drink.”
C. “It is okay if you hang out with your old friends; just don’t drink together.”
D. “Making changes after treatment can make all the difference in your recovery.”*
LO: [1.4.1]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.2d]
10. A therapeutic group is meeting to learn about gratitude journaling. The purpose of this type
of journaling is to ________.
A. learn about depending on a higher power
B. make amends to people who have been hurt
C. focus on all the ways that a person can change
D. focus on positive events that occurred during that day*
LO: [1.4.3]
Difficulty: [moderate]
Blooms: [apply]
AACN: [2.5d]
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