RN Foundational Concepts of Mental Health Nursing
A charge nurse is presenting on the topic of mental health diagnoses during a unit meeting. The charge nurse should identify that the DSM-5 TR classification is used in conjuction or paired with what other classification system?
International Classification of Disease
A nurse is working in a neighborhood where the population is culturally diverse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure the delivery of culturally competent care?
Talk to the residents of the neighborhood about their culture
A nurse is caring for a client who reports that they are having a hard time completing their ADLs due to feeling anxious. The client also reports feeling tired, difficulty sleeping, and having a poor appetite. The nurse should anticipate they would fall in which end of the mental health continuum?
The client would fall closer towards the mental illness end or struggling.
A nurse is presenting information on mental health services over the last 50 years to a group of newly licensed nurses. In 1946, the National Mental Health Act was signed into law which resulted in which of the following?
The creation of the National Institution for Mental Health
A newly licensed nurse is reviewing the American Nurses Association's core professional values of nursing. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the value of empowerment
The nurse provides resources to the client who wants to create a living will before they have surgery
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client who states they are concerned about their privacy and rights while on the psychiatric unit. The nurse should explain to the client that they have which of the following rights?
The right to refuse treatment
A nurse is discussing different factors of the determinants of mental health during a staff meeting. Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the discussions?
Unsafe drinking water, exposure to adverse childhood event, a playground in the neighborhood, national policy addressing cyber-bullying
A nurse is reviewing the concept of bias with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse use to demonstrate biased treatment
a client is not permitted to attend the group therapy activity because they practice the Buddhist faith
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of newly licensed nurses about stigma. Which of the following client scenarios should the nurse include as an example of self-stigma
a client refuses to pick up their prescription for an antidepressant because they do not want the pharmacist to know that they are on an antidepressant
A nurse is discussing ethical principles with another nurse. Which of the following should the nurse include as an example of the principle of nonmaleficence?
a nurse evaluates the clint's desire for autonomy while considering the personal safety of other clients on the unit
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has paranoid schizophrenia. The nurse should identify that the DSM-5 TR distinguishes the different types of schizophrenia based on which of the following criteria?
the client's full history
A nurse is explaining what a "duty to warn" means to a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding?
"If the client threatens to harm another person, health care providers have a responsibility to inform that person."
A nurse is discussing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition Text Revisions (DSM-5 TR) with a newly licensed practical nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the DSM-5?
"The DSM-5 TR assists in planning nursing interventions for clients who have a mental health disorder."
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following factors places a client at risk for mental illness?
A history of abuse
A nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted to the acute psychiatric unit for alcohol use disorder. The client reports growing up in a Amish community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Assess for personal bias related to alcohol use disorder before interacting with the client
A nurse is preparing an in-service for nursing staff on the concept of holistic nursing. Which of the following components should the nurse include in the teaching?
Holistic nursing considers the client's emotional health
A nurse is planning a presentation regarding mental illness for a local health fair. Which of the following should the nurse include as a characteristic of mental illlness?
difficulty maintaining social relationships
A nurse is preparing a poster presentation on the priorities of Healthy People 2030. Which of the following priority goals should the nurse include?
prevention practices related to cyber-bullying in teens
