Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th All Chapter Covered 1-24
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Psychiatric nursing became a requirement in nursing education in which year?
1930
1940
1950
1960
1950
new graduate nurse has accepted a staff position at an inpatient mental health facility. The graduate
nurse can expect to be responsible for basic-level functions, including
providing clinical supervision.
using effective communication skills.
adjusting client medications.
directing program development.
directing program development
Which one of the following is one of the American Nurses Association standards of practice for
psychiatric-mental health nursing?
A) Prescriptive authority is granted to psychiatric-mental health registered nurses.
B) All aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may be carried out by psychiatric-
mental health registered nurses.
C) Some aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may only be carried out by
psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses.
D) Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses are the only ones who may
provide milieu therapy
Some aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may only be carried out by
psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses.
Which of the following is a standard of professional performance?
A) Assessment
B) Education
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Education
Which of the following is a standard of practice?
A) Quality of care
B) Outcome identification
, C) Collegiality
D) Performance appraisal
Outcome identification
student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting. The
student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the
following actions? Select all that apply.
A) Tells the client about personal events and interests
B) Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
C) Assumes that the client's unwillingness to talk to a student nurse is a personal
insult or failure
D) Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
F) Gravitates to clients that the student may know personally
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to
A) pretend that the student nurse did not say it.
B) restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
C) state that it was a joke.
D) ignore the error, since no one is perfect.
restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
To serve as a guide for client assessment
To serve as a guide for client assessment
Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the
mentally ill?
The widespread use of community-based services
The advancement in pharmacotherapies
Increased access to hospitalization
Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care
The widespread use of community-based services
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
Psychiatric nursing became a requirement in nursing education in which year?
1930
1940
1950
1960
1950
new graduate nurse has accepted a staff position at an inpatient mental health facility. The graduate
nurse can expect to be responsible for basic-level functions, including
providing clinical supervision.
using effective communication skills.
adjusting client medications.
directing program development.
directing program development
Which one of the following is one of the American Nurses Association standards of practice for
psychiatric-mental health nursing?
A) Prescriptive authority is granted to psychiatric-mental health registered nurses.
B) All aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may be carried out by psychiatric-
mental health registered nurses.
C) Some aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may only be carried out by
psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses.
D) Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses are the only ones who may
provide milieu therapy
Some aspects of Standard 5: Implementation may only be carried out by
psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses.
Which of the following is a standard of professional performance?
A) Assessment
B) Education
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Education
Which of the following is a standard of practice?
A) Quality of care
B) Outcome identification
, C) Collegiality
D) Performance appraisal
Outcome identification
student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting. The
student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the
following actions? Select all that apply.
A) Tells the client about personal events and interests
B) Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
C) Assumes that the client's unwillingness to talk to a student nurse is a personal
insult or failure
D) Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
F) Gravitates to clients that the student may know personally
Discusses the anxious feelings with the instructor
Builds rapport with the patient before asking personal questions
E) Consults the instructor if a shocking situation arises
The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to
A) pretend that the student nurse did not say it.
B) restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
C) state that it was a joke.
D) ignore the error, since no one is perfect.
restate it by saying, "That didn't come out right. What I meant was..."
The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
To serve as a guide for client assessment
To serve as a guide for client assessment
Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the
mentally ill?
The widespread use of community-based services
The advancement in pharmacotherapies
Increased access to hospitalization
Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care
The widespread use of community-based services
