NURSING 326 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Test Bank (2020)
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Test Part 1
1. Your patient is very dependent and
... [Show More] submissive. There are times that the patient is very clingy. This behavior
reflects what type of personality disorder?
a. Antisocial personality
b. Dependent Personality
c. Manic behavior
d. Anxiety disorder
Dependent personality is characterized by dependence, submission and being clingy. Antisocial personality is
impulsive, aggressive and manipulative.
2. The appropriate therapeutic distance between you and a psychiatric patient is?
a. 12 inches
b. 35 inches
c. 12 feet
d. 4 feet
Intimate zone: 0-18 inches. Parents with young children, people who mutually desire personal contact, or people
whispering. Personal zone: 18-36 inches. Between family and friends talking. Social zone: 4-12 feet. Communication
in social, work and business settings. Public zone: 12-25 inches. Speaker and an audience. Therapeutic distance: 3-6
feet.
3. Nurse Anna is instructing the new nurse to the psychiatric set-up. She also reminded her to use her therapeutic
communication skills in dealing with clients. Which of the following techniques enlaces therapeutic communication?
a. What are you thinking about?
b. What made you think that way?
c. Why did you say that?
d. Let’s not talk about that. What do you think?
This is using the therapeutic technique BROAD OPENING that allows the client to take the initiative to introduce a
topic.
4. Mr. Juan is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The nurse’s intervention should focus on helping the client be
oriented with the physical set-up and daily events. Which of the following is the most effective nursing intervention in
orienting patients who has Alzheimer’s disease?
a. Encourage the client to talk to family members to reminisce things
b. Provide simple and easily understood directions
c. Perform tasks with a variety of activities each day
d. Have the client socialize with other patients
Providing a daily routine and directions easily understood by the client would help orienting a client with Alzheimer’s
disease.
5. A therapy that focuses on the remotivation of clients by directing their attention outside themselves to relieve
preoccupation with personal thoughts, feelings, and attitudes is known as:
a. Pharmacologic therapy
b. Music therapy
c. Occupational therapy
d. Recreational therapy
Recreational therapy- Focuses on remotivation of clients by directing their attention outside themselves to relieve
preoccupation with personal thoughts, feelings, and attitudes. Clients learn to cope with stress through activity.
Activities are planned to meet specific needs and encourage the development of leisure-time activities or hobbies.
Recreational therapy is especially useful with those people who have difficulty relating to others (e.g., the regressed,
withdrawn, or immobilized person). Examples of recreational activities include group bowling, picnics, sing-along, and
bingo. [Show Less]