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PSYCH TEST 1 (CoursePoint)

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A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working as part of a team to develop programs to address the Healthy People 2020 goals. The team is tasked with addressing the conditions to improve mental health status. Which area would be a focus of program development for the group? Select all that apply.
1-Major depressive disorder
2-Disordered eating behaviors
3-Post-traumatic stress disorder
4-Personality disorder
5-Suicide
1-MDD
2-Disordered eating behaviors
3-Suicide
"Healthy people 2020 goals"=mental health status improvement include reducing the suicide rate; suicide attempts by adolescents; the proportion of adolescents who engage in disordered eating behaviors in an attempt to control their weight; and the proportion of persons who experience major depressive episodes
A nurse is reading a journal article about the changes occurring in psychiatric-mental health care over the years. The article describes the deinstitutionalization movement and the reasons for such movement. Which reason would the nurse most likely find?
1-Money for research
2-Use of psychopharmacology
3-Better identification of children needing care
4-View that institutionalization contributed to mental illness
4-View that institutionalization contributed to mental illness
A psychiatric nurse is planning an educational program addressing primary prevention strategies in the community. The nurse explores current research regarding which health care need?
1-Informing parents of the early signs of attention deficit disorder in children
2-Assisting high school students to effectively manage stress
3-Influencing schizophrenic clients to adhere to medication regimens
4-Coaching clients with depression to obtain employment
2-Assisting high school students to effectively manage stress
Which is a clinical activity of only the advanced practice registered nurse?
1-Milieu therapy
2-Psychotherapy
3-Crisis intervention
4-Triage
2-Psychotherapy
Hydrotherapy, a primitive treatment, was used for what in the mentally ill population?
1-Calming effect
2-Pain control
3-Hypnosis
4-Electrical stimulation
1-Calming effect
Which skill is in the psychiatric-mental health registered nurse's scope of practice?
1-Prescribing psychiatric medications
2-Conducting individual psychoanalysis
3-Evaluating the effectiveness of psychiatric medications
4-Diagnosing psychiatric-mental health conditions
3-Evaluating the effectiveness of psychiatric medications
A client has been started on antidepressants. Which interdisciplinary team member is most responsible for monitoring effectiveness and side effects of this new medication?
1-Pharmacist
2-Psychiatrist
3-Psychiatric nurse
4-Psychologist
3-Psychiatric nurse
When reviewing evidence-based practice, which characteristic would the nurse most likely identify as important? Select all that apply.
1-It is a problem-solving approach.
2-It applies research findings practically.
3-It focuses on specific institutional protocols.
4-It aids in clinical decision making.
5-It ignores any preferences by the client.
1-It is a problem-solving approach.
2-It applies research findings practically.
4-It aids in clinical decision making.
A nurse is working as part of a research team that is examining the proportion of individuals in a population who have bipolar disorder on a particular date. What would the team most likely be measuring?
1-rate
2-point prevalence
3-incidence
4-prevalence
2-point prevalence = proportion of people in a population with _____ at a specific point

[rate] = proportion of the cases in a population compared with the total population
[incidence] = only new cases that have occurred within a clearly defined time period
[prevalence] = total number of people who have a disorder within a given population at a specified time, regardless of how long ago the disorder started
A nurse shows the best understanding of mental illness when defining it as the ...
1-Inability to function in a manner that manages both external and internal stressors effectively
2-Existence of cognitive dysfunction resulting in a lack of autonomy
3-Manifestation of altered sensory perceptions
4-Result of genetic or environmental alterations resulting in mental dysfunction
1-Inability to function in a manner that manages both external and internal stressors effectively
After educating a group of nursing students about mental health and wellness, which statement by a group member indicates the need for additional education?
1-A person cannot be healthy without being mentally healthy.
2-A person can be mentally healthy but still have a mental disorder.
3-Mental health problems have minimal effect on the process of wellness.
4-Poverty and unemployment are common in individuals with mental health issues.
3-Mental health problems have minimal effect on the process of wellness.
A client with depression participates in all areas of his treatment plan such that the client is managing the condition and living in a physically and emotionally healthy manner. The client's status reflects which dimension of recovery?
1-Health
2-Home
3-Purpose
4-Community
1-Health = managing disease and living in a physically and emotionally healthy way

[home] = safe & stable place to live
[purpose] = meaningful daily activities and independence, resources, and income
[community] = relationships and social networks
Formulating a sense of self and belonging occurs in which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development?
1-Trust versus mistrust
2-Identity versus role diffusion
3-Intimacy versus isolation
4-Generativity versus stagnation
2-Identity versus role diffusion (teenagers)

[generativity] middle aged adult
[intimacy] young adult
[trust] infant
Being creative, productive, and establishing the next generation occurs in which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development?
1-Intimacy versus isolation
2-Identity versus role confusion
3-Generativity versus stagnation
4-Ego integrity versus despair
3-Generativity vs stagnation
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