Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing

Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as demonstrated by:

A.	Nightingale.
B.	Benner.
C.	Swanson.
D.	King.

 

 

____     2.   What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?

A.	Nursing Sanitation Notes
B.	Nursing 101
C.	Notes on Nursing
D.	Nursing Notes

 

 

____     3.   A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:

A.	Return the patient to the community.
B.	Locate a facility for long term care.
C.	Be arrested and placed in prison.
D.	Be completely cured of the disorder.

 

 

____     4.   The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:

A.	Hospitals.
B.	Long-term care facilities.
C.	Asylums.
D.	Free-standing treatment centers.

 

 

____     5.   Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?

A.	Hildegard Peplau
B.	Hattie Bessent
C.	Mary Mahoney
D.	Linda Richards

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  A

Florence Nightingale’s commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly related to introducing sanitation methods.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level: Application | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

 

2. ANS:  C

Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean environment.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge| Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

 

3. ANS:  A

To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate medication if needed is generally the long-term goal.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care

 

4. ANS:  C

Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Asylums; page 8

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level: Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment

 

5. ANS:  A

Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and communication.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Hildegard Peplau; page 6-7

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care