ATI LPN
Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 1 : Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is asked to be a guest speaker at a community fund-raising event for mental health services. Which of the following would the nurse emphasize as the primary goal of mental health services?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The primary goal of mental health services, as emphasized in modern mental health policy (e.g., New Freedom Commission on Mental Health), is recovery from mental illness, focusing on enabling individuals to live fulfilling lives despite mental health challenges.
Question 2 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is implementing evidence-based practice. The nurse understands that this approach is developed by doing which of the following first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evidence-based practice begins with identifying a clinical question, often using the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) framework, to guide the search for and application of evidence to improve patient care.
Question 3 of 5
A group of students are reviewing information about mental health care after World War II. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which of the following as a result of the National Mental Health Act?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The National Mental Health Act of 1946 led to the establishment of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which funded research and training to improve mental health care, marking a significant post-World War II advancement.
Question 4 of 5
When providing care to a patient, the psychiatric-mental health nurse is implementing the therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based on the work of which individual?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau?s work, particularly her book *Interpersonal Relations in Nursing* (1952), introduced the concept of the therapeutic use of self, emphasizing the nurse?s role in building therapeutic relationships with patients.
Question 5 of 5
After teaching a class to a group of nursing students about the historical perspectives of mental health care, the instructor determines that the group has understood the information when they identify which of the following as a common belief about mental illness during the medieval period?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: During the medieval period, mental illness was commonly believed to result from demonic possession, with treatments often involving exorcisms or other religious interventions, reflecting the era?s spiritual understanding of mental disorders.