Health And Healing Iii-Mental Health – Test1 Week1-3- Durham College Proctored Exam

When the patient begins to sob uncontrollably and her speech becomes so incoherent that she is unable to give the nurse any information, what will the immediate interventions focus on?

A patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder has this nursing diagnosis: Anxiety related to ________ as evidenced by inability to control compulsive cleaning. Which phrase correctly complete

The charge nurse shares with the nursing student the following about negligence of a patient.

Patient reactions of intense hostility or feelings of strong affection toward the nurse are common forms of which of the following?

A psychiatric nurse must adhere to legislation of the Mental Health Act, and the Ethical standards as per the College of Nurses?

A nurse inspects an inpatient psychiatric unit and finds that exits are free of obstructions, no one is smoking, and the janitor's closet is locked. These observations relate to which of the following

A patient preparing for surgery has moderate anxiety and is unable to understand preoperative information. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A patient tells the mental health nurse, "I am terribly frightened! I hear whispering that someone is going to kill me." Which criterion of mental health can the nurse assess as lacking?

What is the definition of psychosis?

The use of seclusion or restraint to control the behaviour of a patient who is at risk of harming self or others gives rise to conflict between which of the following ethical principles?

Which change in the brain’s biochemical function is most associated with suicidal behaviour?

A patient has reached the stable plateau phase of schizophrenia. Which of the following would be an appropriate clinical focus for planning?

A nursing diagnosis for a patient with a psychiatric disorder serves which of the following purposes?

A psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy by doing which of the following?

The adult child of a patient diagnosed with major depression asks, "Do you think depression and physical illness are connected? Since my father's death, my mother has had shingles and the flu, but she

The patient is admitted with an Acute Psychotic episode. They report seeing spiders climbing the walls on the unit. They want the nurse to "call the exterminators". Your response to the patient includ

In a team meeting a nurse says, "I'm concerned about whether we are behaving ethically by using restraint to prevent one patient from self-mutilation, while the care plan for another self-mutilating p

The purpose of the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) assessment on a persistently mentally ill patient who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia is early detection of which of the following?

Which individual diagnosed with a mental illness may need involuntary hospitalization?

A patient with major depression is discharged home on anti-depressant medication. He returns to the clinic the following week reporting the medication is not working. What explanation would you provid

The psychiatric community health nurse engages in primary prevention when doing which of the following?