TESTBANK: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Videbeck 2021

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This is a complete testbank for the textbook - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Videbeck. It contains 334 Pages of Questions and Answers from every chapter in the book. Every answer... is supported by a rationale/elaboration. Download for quick and unlimited access Chapter 1 1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the individual's mental health? 2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply. 3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness? 4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be, 5. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes? 6. Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM? 7. The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in care for the mentally ill? 8. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation? 9. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to 10. The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to 11. The major problems with large state institutions are: Select all that apply. 12. A significant change in the treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s when 13. Before the period of the enlightenment, treatment of the mentally ill included 14. The first training of nurses to work with persons with mental illness was in 1882 in which state? 16. Which of the following statements is true of treatment of people with mental illness in the United States today? 17. Which of the following is the priority of the Healthy People 2020 objectives for mental health? 18. Which is a positive aspect of treating clients with mental illness in a community-based care? 19. One of the unforeseen effects of the movement toward community mental health services is 20. Which is included in Healthy People 2020 objectives? 21. A client diagnosed with a mild anxiety disorder has been referred to treatment in a community mental health center. Treatment most likely provided at the center includes 22. Which of the following is defined as an advanced-level function in the practice area of psychiatric mental health nursing? 23. Psychiatric nursing became a requirement in nursing education in which year? 24. A new graduate nurse has accepted a staff position at an inpatient mental health facility. The graduate nurse can expect to be responsible for basic-level functions, including 25. Which one of the following is one of the American Nurses Association standards of practice for psychiatricñmental health nursing? 26. Which of the following is a standard of professional performance? 27. Which of the following is a standard of practice? 28. A student appears very nervous on the first day of clinical in a psychiatric setting. The student reviews the instructor's guidelines and appropriately takes which of the following actions? 29. The appropriate action for a student nurse who says the wrong thing is to Chapter 2. 1. The nurse is assessing a patient suffering a head injury as a result of an altercation with two other individuals. The patient has difficulty accurately reporting the events of the altercation and appears very emotional during the assessment. The nurse suspects which part of the brain received the greatest amount of injury? 2. An abnormality of which of the following structures of the cerebrum would be associated with schizophrenia? 3. A patient with bipolar disorder asks the nurse, ìWhy did I get this illness? I don't want to be sick.î The nurse would best respond with 4. Which of the following statements about the neurobiologic causes of mental illness is most accurate? 5. Which of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? 6. Which of the following is a neuromodulator? 7. A nurse is leading a medication education group for patients with depression. A patient states he has read that herbal treatments are just as effective as prescription medications. The best response is, 8. The nurse is preparing a patient for an MRI scan of the head. The nurse should ask the patient, 9. How should the nurse respond to a family member who asks how Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed? 10. A patient is being seen in the crisis unit reporting that poison letters are coming in the mail. The patient has no history of psychiatric illness. Which of the following medications would the patient most likely be started on? 11. Which one of the following types of antipsychotic medications is most likely to produce extrapyramidal effects? 12. A patient with schizophrenia is being treated with olanzapine (Zyprexa) 10 mg. daily. The patient asks the nurse how this medicine works. The nurse explains that the mechanism by which the olanzapine controls the patient's psychotic symptoms is believed to be 13. A patient with depression has been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for the last 3 months and has noticed improvement of symptoms. Which of the following side effects would the nurse expect the patient to report? 14. Which one of the following drugs should the nurse expect the patient to require serum level monitoring? 15. Which of the following disorders are extrapyramidal symptoms that may be caused by antipsychotic drugs? 16. Which of the following antidepressant drugs is a preferred drug for clients at high risk of suicide? 17. The nurse knows that the client understands the rationale for dietary restrictions when taking MAOI when the client makes which of the following statements? 18. A client who is taking paroxetine (Paxil) reports to the nurse that he has been nauseated since beginning the medication. Which of the following actions is indicated initially? 19. In planning for a client's discharge, the nurse must know that the most serious risk for the client taking a tricyclic antidepressant is which of the following? 20. A client with severe and persistent mental illness has been taking antipsychotic medication for 20 years. The nurse observes that the client's behavior includes repetitive movements of the mouth and tongue, facial grimacing, and rocking back and forth. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as indicative of 21. A client is seen in the clinic with clinical manifestations of an inability to sit still and a rigid posture. These side effects would be correctly identified as which of the following? 22. Which of the following is a term used to describe the occurrence of the eye rolling back in a locked position, which occurs with acute dystonia? 23. Which of the following medications rarely causes extrapyramidal side effects (EPS)? 24. Which of the following increases the risk for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)? 25. Which of the following was the first nonstimulant medication specifically designed and tested for ADHD? 26. Which of the following is the primary consideration with clients taking antidepressants? 27. Which of the following would not be included as a symptom of drug-induced parkinsonism? 28. Which drug classification is the primary medication treatment for schizophrenia [Show More]

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