ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 35 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is discussing the differences between a patient with a neurosis and one with a psychosis. What is true of the patient experiencing a neurosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An individual with a neurosis has insight that he has an emotional problem. A person with psychosis is out of touch with reality and has severe personality deterioration. Treatment for neurosis is usually completed in the outpatient setting, while treatment for psychosis often requires hospitalization.
Question 2 of 5
When the patient with a psychosis is thought to be a danger to self or others, by what method should the patient be admitted to the hospital?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Probating can be done if the individual is thought to be a danger to self or others.
Question 3 of 5
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, V (DSM-V), is used by most hospitals and is the current tool used to examine mental health and illness. What approach does the DSM-V use to classify mental disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The DSM-V is a multiaxial system.
Question 4 of 5
When all five axes of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, V, are used, it provides what type of assessment approach to comprehensive care?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Using all five axes of the DSM-V provides a holistic assessment.
Question 5 of 5
A young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105°F (40.5°C) and begins to hallucinate. How should the nurse assess this?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Delirium is an organic mental disorder that is frequently brought on by a severe physical illness, such as fever.