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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Review Questions

Psychiatric-Mental Health NursingReview Questions

Review Questions

1 .
What are examples of types of community care? Select all that apply.
  1. intensive outpatient program (IOP)
  2. family-focused
  3. partial hospitalization program (PHP)
  4. hospital admission
2 .
Graciela is a sixty-three-year-old woman who recently became the primary caregiver for her husband who had a stroke. She tells her husband’s nurse that she has been feeling lonely and sad lately and that none of her friends seem to understand what she is going through. What community resource would best benefit Graciela?
  1. the local food pantry
  2. a rideshare service so the client can get to church
  3. a social worker who can assist with subsidized housing
  4. a support group for adult caregivers
3 .
What is one of the main mental health challenges currently facing the young adult population?
  1. developmental delays
  2. an increase in comorbidities
  3. polypharmacy
  4. transitional challenges
4 .
Nurse Tuan worked with a client three weeks ago to get them set up with a community-based mental health-care treatment plan to help with the client’s diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Tuan decides to make a follow-up call to the client to ask them how they’re doing. What step in the nursing process does Tuan’s action represent?
  1. assessment
  2. evaluation
  3. implementation
  4. planning
5 .
Mr. Jones is a recovering alcoholic with a recent suicide attempt. He has been discharged from the treatment setting after a ten-day stay, and the social worker is setting up housing for him. Which type of housing is most appropriate for Mr. Jones?
  1. detoxification unit
  2. nursing home
  3. group housing
  4. homeless shelter
6 .
What term refers to the level of choice, influence, and control that users of mental health services can exercise over events in their lives?
  1. Emotional regulation
  2. Empowerment
  3. Mutual negotiation
  4. Self-determination
7 .
Mrs. Rodriguez, a sixty-year-old female, is struggling with an addiction to alcohol. What community services could support Mrs. Rodriguez?
  1. state hospitalization for suicidal thoughts
  2. family support group
  3. community program for substance use
  4. Narcotics Anonymous
8 .
Terrell is a thirty-two-year-old male client who was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse disorder. He does not meet criteria for hospital admission and is currently able to work and safely care for himself at home. He is also on a new medication regimen that will need frequent lab draws and adjustments for the first several weeks. What is the best setting for treatment for Terrell?
  1. a halfway house
  2. an intensive community (outpatient) program (IOP)
  3. a residential treatment center (RTC)
  4. Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
9 .
The client asks the nurse about the goal of treatment mental health programs. What would the nurse tell them?
  1. “The goal is to transition someone from treatment setting care to complete independence as quickly as possible.”
  2. “The goal is to provide safe, structured, and supportive care for people with mental health symptoms who can benefit from frequent treatment monitoring.”
  3. “The goal is to serve as a permanent home for the chronically mentally ill who can’t exist out in the community.”
  4. “The goal is to provide close monitoring for clients who are a threat to themselves or others.”
10 .
Mr. Dilip is a forty-nine-year-old male who has been out of work for six years due to substance use issues. He wants to rejoin the workforce in his previous career as a woodworker. What type of workforce reentry programs would most directly benefit this client?
  1. peer support program
  2. entrepreneurship program
  3. mental health integration program
  4. vocational rehabilitation program
11 .
What is one of the main challenges faced by workforce reentry programs?
  1. an excess of employers who are eager to work with clients
  2. a lack of evidence-based practice (EBP) demonstrating their effectiveness
  3. lack of consistent funding
  4. too many resources that can cause confusion for clients
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