NUR 1520 -EXAM 1 (UNITS: 1 & 2)
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
CORRECT ANSWERS.
First Medication for Psychiatric Patients? - Correct answer- Thorazine
What were the 1st Psych Medications Used For? - Correct answer- Anti-
Psychotics
- Schizophrenia Tx
What were the 2nd Psych Medications Used For? - Correct answer- Anti-
Depressants & Mood Stabilizers
50-75% of homeless people are due to what? - Correct answer- Psychiatric
Disorders as well as Substance Abuse
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) - Correct answer- Developed by
President Kennedy's Community Mental Health Center's Act of 1963
- New policy preference for community care instead of institutionalization
- Led to state laws and budgets favoring community care
- Regulated by state mental health departments and funded by the state
Community Mental Health Center's Act of 1963 - Correct answer- Allow
people with mental illness' to get Tx free of charge
- Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression etc.
What is Curriculum/Milieu Therapy? - Correct answer- Having someone assist
a patient in making a schedule to help benefit a healthy lifestyle.
What is considered Normal Mental Health? - Correct answer- Accurate
interpretation of reality
- Control one's behavior
- Relate to Others
- Negotiate developmental tasks
, - Self worth
- Problem Solving ability
Patient's Rights - Correct answer- Be treated with dignity
- Be involved in Tx planning and decisions
- Refuse Tx
- Refuse Meds
- Request to leave the hospital, even against medical advice
- Be protected against the possible impulse to harm oneself or others that might occur
as a result of a mental disorder
- Right to the benefit of the legally prescribed process of an evaluation occurring within
a limited period (72hrs) in the event of a ITT against medical advice that may lead to
harm of self or others
- Legal counsel
- Vote
- Communicate privately by phone and in person
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality regarding one's disorder and Tx
- Choose or refuse visitors
- Informed of research and to refuse to participate
- Least restrictive means of Tx
- Send/receive mail and be present during any inspection of packages received
- Keep personal belongings unless they are dangerous
- Lodge a complaint through a plainly publicized procedure
- Participate in religious worship
Signs of Mental Health - Correct answer- Happiness
- Control Over Behavior
- Appraisal of Reality
- Effectiveness in Work
- Healthy Self-Concept
- Satisfying Relationship
- Effective Coping Strategies
Signs of Mental Health :
Happiness - Correct answer- Finds life enjoyable
- Can see in objects, people and activities the possibilities for meeting his/her needs
Signs of Mental Health:
Control Over Behavior - Correct answer- Recognize and act on cues to
existing limits
- Respond to rules, routines, and customs of any group to which they belong
Signs of Mental Health:
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
CORRECT ANSWERS.
First Medication for Psychiatric Patients? - Correct answer- Thorazine
What were the 1st Psych Medications Used For? - Correct answer- Anti-
Psychotics
- Schizophrenia Tx
What were the 2nd Psych Medications Used For? - Correct answer- Anti-
Depressants & Mood Stabilizers
50-75% of homeless people are due to what? - Correct answer- Psychiatric
Disorders as well as Substance Abuse
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) - Correct answer- Developed by
President Kennedy's Community Mental Health Center's Act of 1963
- New policy preference for community care instead of institutionalization
- Led to state laws and budgets favoring community care
- Regulated by state mental health departments and funded by the state
Community Mental Health Center's Act of 1963 - Correct answer- Allow
people with mental illness' to get Tx free of charge
- Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression etc.
What is Curriculum/Milieu Therapy? - Correct answer- Having someone assist
a patient in making a schedule to help benefit a healthy lifestyle.
What is considered Normal Mental Health? - Correct answer- Accurate
interpretation of reality
- Control one's behavior
- Relate to Others
- Negotiate developmental tasks
, - Self worth
- Problem Solving ability
Patient's Rights - Correct answer- Be treated with dignity
- Be involved in Tx planning and decisions
- Refuse Tx
- Refuse Meds
- Request to leave the hospital, even against medical advice
- Be protected against the possible impulse to harm oneself or others that might occur
as a result of a mental disorder
- Right to the benefit of the legally prescribed process of an evaluation occurring within
a limited period (72hrs) in the event of a ITT against medical advice that may lead to
harm of self or others
- Legal counsel
- Vote
- Communicate privately by phone and in person
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality regarding one's disorder and Tx
- Choose or refuse visitors
- Informed of research and to refuse to participate
- Least restrictive means of Tx
- Send/receive mail and be present during any inspection of packages received
- Keep personal belongings unless they are dangerous
- Lodge a complaint through a plainly publicized procedure
- Participate in religious worship
Signs of Mental Health - Correct answer- Happiness
- Control Over Behavior
- Appraisal of Reality
- Effectiveness in Work
- Healthy Self-Concept
- Satisfying Relationship
- Effective Coping Strategies
Signs of Mental Health :
Happiness - Correct answer- Finds life enjoyable
- Can see in objects, people and activities the possibilities for meeting his/her needs
Signs of Mental Health:
Control Over Behavior - Correct answer- Recognize and act on cues to
existing limits
- Respond to rules, routines, and customs of any group to which they belong
Signs of Mental Health:
