Mental Health Exam 1 questions with
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Depression - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse is reading a journal article about epidemiologic
research and mental illness.
Which of the following mental health conditions would the nurse expect to find as being
projected as the leading burden of disease worldwide by the year 2030?
Hemoglobin - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is reviewing the assessment data of a client
diagnosed with a mental illness.
The client is to be prescribed medication to treat the illness. The nurse would identify
changes in which laboratory values as being the least significant?
48-92 hours - correct answer ✔✔ A client is involuntarily committed without a court order. The
nurse understands that the
emergency, short-term hospitalization can occur for how long?
Within three days, client reports feeling rested upon awakening in the moring - correct answer
✔✔ Based on assessment data, the nurse formulates the nursing diagnosis for a client as sleep
pattern disturbance. After educating the client on how to relax before bedtime, the nurse
determines that the education was effective by which outcome?
"I am unable to acknowledge whether or not a Mr. Murray is a client on this unit." - correct
answer ✔✔ A nurse working on the psychiatric unit receives a telephone call from the employer
of
one of the clients on the unit. The employer asks to be sent a copy of Mr. Murray's latest
laboratory work and psychological testing results so Mr. Murray's medical records in
, employee health can be kept up-to-date. Based on the nurse's knowledge about issues
surrounding breach of confidentiality, which response would be the most appropriate?
"Administered haloperidol 10 mg IM stat as ordered for agitation." - correct answer ✔✔ A
psychiatric mental health nurse is documenting information in a client's medical
record. Which of the following would be least likely to increase the nurse's legal
liability?
Public stigma - correct answer ✔✔ While working in a community mental health treatment
center, the nurse overhears one of
the receptionists saying that one of the clients is 'really psycho'. Later in the day, the
nurse talks with the receptionist about the comment. This action by the nurse
demonstrates an attempt to address which issue?
Part of personal life not governed by society's laws - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse is explaining
the distinction between confidentiality and privacy. Which of the
following would the nurse include as reflecting privacy?
Communicate his or her choices - correct answer ✔✔ A psychiatric-mental health nurse
determines that a client is competent when he is able
to do which of the following?
Hildegard Peplau - correct answer ✔✔ As part of a career day presentation to a group of nursing
students, a psychiatric-mental
health nurse plans to describe how this specialty developed. Which individual would the
nurse describe as playing a major role in the development of specialty training programs
for psychiatric nurses?
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Depression - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse is reading a journal article about epidemiologic
research and mental illness.
Which of the following mental health conditions would the nurse expect to find as being
projected as the leading burden of disease worldwide by the year 2030?
Hemoglobin - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is reviewing the assessment data of a client
diagnosed with a mental illness.
The client is to be prescribed medication to treat the illness. The nurse would identify
changes in which laboratory values as being the least significant?
48-92 hours - correct answer ✔✔ A client is involuntarily committed without a court order. The
nurse understands that the
emergency, short-term hospitalization can occur for how long?
Within three days, client reports feeling rested upon awakening in the moring - correct answer
✔✔ Based on assessment data, the nurse formulates the nursing diagnosis for a client as sleep
pattern disturbance. After educating the client on how to relax before bedtime, the nurse
determines that the education was effective by which outcome?
"I am unable to acknowledge whether or not a Mr. Murray is a client on this unit." - correct
answer ✔✔ A nurse working on the psychiatric unit receives a telephone call from the employer
of
one of the clients on the unit. The employer asks to be sent a copy of Mr. Murray's latest
laboratory work and psychological testing results so Mr. Murray's medical records in
, employee health can be kept up-to-date. Based on the nurse's knowledge about issues
surrounding breach of confidentiality, which response would be the most appropriate?
"Administered haloperidol 10 mg IM stat as ordered for agitation." - correct answer ✔✔ A
psychiatric mental health nurse is documenting information in a client's medical
record. Which of the following would be least likely to increase the nurse's legal
liability?
Public stigma - correct answer ✔✔ While working in a community mental health treatment
center, the nurse overhears one of
the receptionists saying that one of the clients is 'really psycho'. Later in the day, the
nurse talks with the receptionist about the comment. This action by the nurse
demonstrates an attempt to address which issue?
Part of personal life not governed by society's laws - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse is explaining
the distinction between confidentiality and privacy. Which of the
following would the nurse include as reflecting privacy?
Communicate his or her choices - correct answer ✔✔ A psychiatric-mental health nurse
determines that a client is competent when he is able
to do which of the following?
Hildegard Peplau - correct answer ✔✔ As part of a career day presentation to a group of nursing
students, a psychiatric-mental
health nurse plans to describe how this specialty developed. Which individual would the
nurse describe as playing a major role in the development of specialty training programs
for psychiatric nurses?
