NSG 526 EXAM 1,2 and 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXAM - ACTUAL EXAM WITH A STUDY GUIDE AND
PRACTICE EXAM | GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE
What is not considered a mental disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER -An expectable or culturally approved response to
a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one
-Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual)
and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and
society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction)
What is considered a mental disorder per the DSM5? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Associated with significant distress or
disability in social, occupation, or other important activities
-Significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or
behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological,
biological or developmental processes underlying mental
functioning
Purpose of Scope of Practice? - CORRECT ANSWER -Define
NP roles
-Identify competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who
function in a particular role
-Varies broadly from state to state
Purpose of Standard of Practice? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of
practice that should be provided
,-Provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
-Reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided
to clients with various illnesses
-Reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum
levels of acceptable performance
-Can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must
be met by a provider
-May be precise protocols that must be followed or more
general guidelines that recommend actions
Purpose of Psychiatric Interview? - CORRECT ANSWER
Understand the patient's illness to evaluate the effect on their
lives and create a beginning diagnosis and treatment plan
What is a Therapeutic Alliance? - CORRECT ANSWER -Create
a relationship with client by being calming, warm,
understanding, kind, respectful, concerned and focused
-Able to help patient better if a therapeutic alliance was
formed
Important components of a therapeutic alliance? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Therapist and patient work collaboratively to
create therapeutic change through an affectionate bond
-Agreement on goals of therapy
-The therapist's ability to be empathetic and involved in
therapy
-The ability of the patient to do the work of therapy
,What is Psychotherapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic
treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the
patient is experiencing
Peplau's most universal contribution to PMHNPs? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to
nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild,
moderate, severe, and panic) on perception and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of
improving clients' abilities to think and function at more
satisfactory levels
Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing
impressions about the client's situation)
What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal
Relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER -The processes by which
the nurse helps clients make positive changes in their health
care status and well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for
experiential learning, personal growth, and improved coping
strategies and that PMH-APRNs play a unique role in
facilitating this growth
Therapeutic Communication Techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Silence
, -Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing
Non-Therapeutic Techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reassuring
-Approving
-Disapproving
-Rejecting
-Advising
-Probing
-Challenging
-Defending
EXAM - ACTUAL EXAM WITH A STUDY GUIDE AND
PRACTICE EXAM | GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE
What is not considered a mental disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER -An expectable or culturally approved response to
a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one
-Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual)
and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and
society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction)
What is considered a mental disorder per the DSM5? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Associated with significant distress or
disability in social, occupation, or other important activities
-Significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or
behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological,
biological or developmental processes underlying mental
functioning
Purpose of Scope of Practice? - CORRECT ANSWER -Define
NP roles
-Identify competencies assumed to be held by all NPs who
function in a particular role
-Varies broadly from state to state
Purpose of Standard of Practice? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Authoritative statements regarding the quality and type of
practice that should be provided
,-Provide a way to judge the nature of care provided
-Reflect the expectation for the care that should be provided
to clients with various illnesses
-Reflect professional agreement focused on the minimum
levels of acceptable performance
-Can be used to legally describe the standard of care that must
be met by a provider
-May be precise protocols that must be followed or more
general guidelines that recommend actions
Purpose of Psychiatric Interview? - CORRECT ANSWER
Understand the patient's illness to evaluate the effect on their
lives and create a beginning diagnosis and treatment plan
What is a Therapeutic Alliance? - CORRECT ANSWER -Create
a relationship with client by being calming, warm,
understanding, kind, respectful, concerned and focused
-Able to help patient better if a therapeutic alliance was
formed
Important components of a therapeutic alliance? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Therapist and patient work collaboratively to
create therapeutic change through an affectionate bond
-Agreement on goals of therapy
-The therapist's ability to be empathetic and involved in
therapy
-The ability of the patient to do the work of therapy
,What is Psychotherapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Holistic
treatment that relies on the nurse's processing of that the
patient is experiencing
Peplau's most universal contribution to PMHNPs? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Her application of Sullivan's theory of anxiety to
nursing practice
-Described the effects of different levels of anxiety (mild,
moderate, severe, and panic) on perception and learning
-Promoted interventions to lower anxiety, with the aim of
improving clients' abilities to think and function at more
satisfactory levels
Per Peplau, skills of a MH nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Observation, interpretation, and intervention
(The PMHNP observes and listens to the client, developing
impressions about the client's situation)
What is the main idea for Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal
Relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER -The processes by which
the nurse helps clients make positive changes in their health
care status and well-being
-Believed that illness offered a unique opportunity for
experiential learning, personal growth, and improved coping
strategies and that PMH-APRNs play a unique role in
facilitating this growth
Therapeutic Communication Techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Silence
, -Accepting
-Giving recognition
-Giving information
-Offering self
-Giving broad openings
-Offering general leads
-Placing the event in time or sequence
-Making observation
-Encouraging description of perceptions
-Encouraging comparison
-Reflection
-Exploring
-Seeking clarification
-Presenting reality
-Voicing doubt
-Verbalizing the implied
-Attempting to translate into feelings
-Encouraging formulation of a plan of action
-Summarizing
Non-Therapeutic Techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reassuring
-Approving
-Disapproving
-Rejecting
-Advising
-Probing
-Challenging
-Defending
