Question 1 of 5

A nurse had developed a plan of care for a patient with depression. Which nursing diagnosis would reflect the social domain?

A. Imbalanced Nutrition, Less Than Body Requirements related to lack of appetite. B. Powerlessness related to feelings of lack of control over the situation. C. Ineffective Role Performance related to inability to participate as family provider D. Risk for Suicide related to depressed mood and feelings of oneself as a failure

Question 2 of 5

A psychiatric-mental health nurse working in a Veteran�s Administration Medical Center is meeting with a military wife who is an Asian American. The woman is to be joining a support group for wives of veterans who have posttraumatic stress syndrome. When asking her to describe her husband�s mental health problems, which response would the nurse most likely expect?

A. `Oh, he may seem depressed, but it is just a vitamin deficiency. It runs in his family.? B. `I know the war messed his mind up. He�ll never be the same.? C. `Sometimes he hallucinates that he is back in Vietnam.? D. `He just stays to himself; he never talks to me about what is bothering him.?

Question 3 of 5

A patient receives a court order for commitment. Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of `least restrictive environment??

A. Involuntary commitment to an outpatient community mental health center B. Medication administration for sedation so the patient cannot get out of bed C. Placing the patient in a locked padded room in response to threats of self-harm D. Allowing the patient to make the decision about whether treatment is necessary

Question 4 of 5

A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?

A. Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice. B. Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses. C. Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories. D. Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.

Question 5 of 5

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working on developing cultural competence. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?

A. Research information about the cultures of the population being served after assessing the patients. B. Recognize that one�s own culture is the predominant way of addressing a patient�s health care needs. 11 C. Assume that any individual of a racial or ethnic group is the same as another individual in that group. D. Demonstrate an appreciation of and a genuine interest in the individual and his or her cultural beliefs.

ANCC Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practice Questions

Skildor

ATI RN

ATI RN