Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Questions

A 22-year-old patient with schizophrenia is refusing his antipsychotic medication. He states, `I don�t like the dopey way it makes me feel. I feel like I�m walking under water when I take it.? The nurse explains to him, `Your schizophrenia is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain, and this medication helps fix that chemical imbalance. You need to take it so your symptoms will get better.? This conversation reflects a conflict between which two types of ethical principles?

A group of nursing students are reviewing information about internal rights protection systems. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which of the following as an example?

A psychiatric-mental health nurse is preparing a presentation about recovery for a group of newly hired nurses for the mental health facility. Which of the following would the nurse identify as one of the most important concepts?

During assessment, a patient tells the nurse that he follows Buddhist beliefs. The nurse would integrate understanding of which of the following when developing the patient�s plan of care?

When integrating the Neuman systems model while caring for a patient with a mood disorder, the nurse would focus on which of the following about the patient?