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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 working on a committee that is developing programs that integrate the objectives for mental health and mental disorders as identified in Healthy People 2020. Which type of program would be least appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Healthy People 2020 emphasizes integrated, comprehensive mental health care. Single substance abuse treatment programs, which focus narrowly on one issue without addressing co-occurring mental health disorders, are less aligned with the holistic, integrated objectives of Healthy People 2020 compared to the other options.
Question 2 of 5
A nursing instructor is describing the concept of evidence-based practice in psychiatric-mental health nursing. Which of the following would the instructor include as being important?
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Evidence-based practice in psychiatric-mental health nursing integrates research findings, expert opinion, clinical experiences, and patient data to inform care decisions. Established routines are not necessarily evidence-based and may not reflect current best practices.
Question 3 of 5
The following events are important in the development of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. Which event occurred first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Harriet Bailey?s *Nursing Mental Disease* (1920) was the first psychiatric nursing text, predating the establishment of the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing at Rutgers University (1954), the ANA?s *Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing* (1973), and the *Standards of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice* (1985).
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing a presentation about the current status of mental health services in the United States. Which statement would the nurse include as the most reflective of this status?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mental health services in the U.S. are widely recognized as inadequate and fragmented, with disparities in access, insufficient funding, and gaps in service delivery, as noted in reports like the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003).
Question 5 of 5
A group of students are reviewing the goals identified by the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. The students demonstrate understanding of this report when they identify which of the following as a goal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003) aimed to transform mental health care, with a key goal of reducing disparities in mental health services to ensure equitable access across diverse populations.