Psychiatric Nursing Contemporary Practice 5th Edition By Boyd -Test Bank

2.

The nurse is employed by a long-term residential treatment center that provides care to a variety of patients with chronic mental disorders. Which role would the nurse primarily assume when working with these patients?

A)

Therapist

B)

Medication administrator

C)

Mediator

D)

Educator

3.

A patient has threatened to kill his wife, and it is not anticipated that this crisis will resolve itself. The patient is to be admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit on an involuntary basis. When explaining to the family about this plan, the nurse would identify which of the following as the focus of care?

A)

Long-term therapy

B)

Rehabilitative services

C)

Acute symptom stabilization

D)

24-hour supervision

4.

A nurse is reviewing information about the various types of outpatient mental health care programs. The nurse demonstrates understanding of these types when identifying which of the following as involved in providing the most intensive outpatient nursing care?

A)

Partial hospitalization programs

B)

Crisis intervention programs

C)

Outpatient detoxification programs

D)

Rehabilitation programs

5.

A patient who has attempted suicide with a drug overdose has been released from an inpatient setting and has returned to school. The patient continues to need routine psychiatric services. The nurse anticipates that this patient will most likely be referred to which of the following?

A)

Partial hospitalization program

B)

In-home mental health care

C)

Intensive outpatient program

D)

Crisis center in the community

6.

The nurse is caring for a group of patients in a partial hospitalization program. The nurse would most likely be involved in which of the following activities?

A)

Facilitating a drug abuse prevention group

B)

Providing spiritual assessment and related interventions

C)

Teaching patients how to plan a menu and to shop for groceries

D)

Providing an educational group about the nutritional content of canned foods

7.

A nurse is providing in-home mental health care and determines that the care was effective when the patient demonstrated which of the following?

A)

A need for continued intensive monitoring in the home

B)

A need for crisis intervention services on an ongoing basis

C)

A decrease in admission frequency to inpatient psychiatric hospitals

D)

A dependence on parents to participate in the patient’s care

8.

A patient with a psychiatric disorder is considering joining a clubhouse with other patients who have mental disorders. The patient asks the nurse to explain what services the clubhouses provide. Which response by the nurse would be most accurate?

A)

“They are open 24 hours a day to provide care and support for the clubhouse members.”

B)

“They are run entirely by psychiatric mental health nurses.”

C)

“Their primary focus is on providing ongoing intensive psychotherapy for patients in a group setting.”

D)

“They are predominately run by psychiatric patients with minimal assistance from mental health staff.”

9.

The nurse is working as part of the interdisciplinary staff of a psychiatric inpatient facility who are developing discharge plans for a patient who requires alternative housing arrangements. The patient will be referred to a personal care home. When explaining this housing arrangement to the patient, which of the following would the nurse include?

A)

“You’ll be living with a family in their home, and the family will help supervise and support you.”

B)

“You’ll be living in an apartment with a roommate, and a staff member will come by to check on you.”

C)

“You’ll be living in a house with about 50 other people and receive 24-hour supervision and assistance.”

D)

“You’ll be living in a house with about six to 10 other people, and a health care attendant will provide 24-hour supervision.”

10.

A nurse is developing a community education program for a local women’s club on the topic of managed care in mental health. Which of the following would the nurse include as the main focus?

A)

Cost savings

B)

Consistent third-party reimbursement

C)

Improved access to less costly services

D)

Individualized care for additional inpatient stays

11.

When working within the continuum of care, which of the following occurs first?

A)

Referral

B)

Transfer

C)

Assessment

D)

Discharge planning

12.

A nurse who is working as part of an interdisciplinary team is looking at potential outpatient services for a patient. The patient requires a setting that provides a program of about 4 hours per day, three times per week with a 24-hour crisis and consultation service. The nurse would identify which of the following as appropriate?

A)

Primary care setting

B)

Ambulatory level one

C)

Ambulatory level two

D)

Multimodal outpatient setting