VARCAROLIS’S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING 2ND EDITION HALTER TEST BANK CHAPTERS 1-35
Which finding best indicates that the
... [Show More] goal "Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior" was achieved? A patient:
a. sees self as approaching ideals and capable of meeting demands.
b. seeks others to assume responsibility for major areas of own life.
c. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.
d. aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others. - A
A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new patient's admission form. To determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis, the nurse should consult which resource?
a. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
b. A nursing diagnosis handbook
c. A psychiatric nursing textbook
d. A behavioral health reference manual - A
The DSM-IV-TR gives the criteria used to diagnose each mental disorder. The distracters may not contain diagnostic criteria for a psychiatric illness.
Which documentation of diagnosis would a nurse expect in a psychiatric treatment
setting?
a. I Acute renal failure
II 75
III Bipolar disorder I, mixed
IV Loss of disability benefits 2 months ago
V None
b. I Schizophrenia, paranoid type
II Death of spouse last year
III 60
IV None
V Diabetes, type 2
c. I Polysubstance dependence
II Narcissistic Personality Disorder
III 90
IV Hyperlipidemia
V Charges pending for assault d. I Major Depression
II Avoidant Personality Disorder
III Hypertension
IV Home destroyed by hurricane last year
V 80 - D
The DSM-IV-TR profiles psychiatric diagnoses on five axes. Each axis defines a specific aspect of the diagnosis. Axis I identifies major clinical disorders. Axis II details personality and developmental disorders. Axis III identifies general medical conditions.
Axis IV details psychosocial and environmental problems. Axis V rates the Global Assessment of Functioning
A nurse explains the multiaxial DSM-IV-TR to a psychiatric technician and includes information that it:
a. focuses on plans for treatment.
b. includes nursing and medical diagnoses.
c. classifies problems in multiple areas of functioning.
d. uses the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory. - C
The use of five axes requires assessment beyond diagnosis of a mental disorder and includes relevant medical conditions, psychosocial and environmental problems, and global assessment of functioning. The DSM-IV-TR does not include treatment plans or nursing diagnoses. It does not use specific biopsychosocial theories
A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource would have the most complete information? a. The ICD-10
b. Nursing Outcomes Classification
c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
d. The ANA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice - C The DSM-IV-TR details the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric clinical conditions. The other references are good resources but do not define the diagnostic criteria.
Which comment most clearly shows a speaker views mental illness with stigma? a. "Some mental illnesses are inherited."
b. "Most people with mental illness are unmotivated."
c. "Severe environmental stress sometimes causes mental illness."
d. "Some mental illnesses are brain disorders resulting from changes in how impulses are transmitted." - B
Stigma refers to stereotypical, negative beliefs. With respect to mental health and mental illness, stigma often leads to discrimination and u [Show Less]