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Chapter 94- Psychiatric Nursing

Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski

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Chapter 94- Psychiatric Nursing

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. The nurse is providing hygiene care for a 70-year-old female client in a nursing home who states that she does not like her physician. Later, when the physician enters the room, the nurse notes that the client is very friendly with the physician and compliments him on the care he is giving. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this client displaying?
  A) Rationalization
  B) Reaction-formation
  C) Displacement
  D) Projection

 

 

2. A client refuses to talk to anyone about the recent death of her mother. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this client using?
  A) Sublimation
  B) Intellectualization
  C) Displacement
  D) Suppression

 

 

3. A client is diagnosed with an Axis IV psychiatric diagnosis. Which of the following describes this category of diagnoses?
  A) Clinical psychiatric syndromes
  B) Personality disorders and mental retardation
  C) Psychosocial and environmental problems
  D) General medical conditions

 

 

4. The healthcare team works together to determine if a client manifesting signs of a mental disorder has an organic or functional disorder. Which of the following are organic disorders? Select all that apply.
  A) Hyperthyroidism
  B) Infection
  C) Bipolar disorder
  D) Brain lesion
  E) Schizophrenia
  F) Huntington’s disease

 

 

5. The nurse caring for clients with suspected mental illness records the results of the mental status examination in the chart in terms of AMSIT. What are the components of this acronym? Select all that apply.
  A) Appearance
  B) Attitude
  C) Mood
  D) Sensorium
  E) Intelligence
  F) Temperament

Answer Key

 

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A, B, D, F
5. A, C, D, E

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