RN Mental Health Theories & Therapies Assessment - Mental Health

A nurse is explaining to a newly hired nurse how mental health promotion can be used for clients. Which of the following examples should the nurse use in the explanation?

_ Following suicide precautions for a client - Assisting the client in using adaptive coping skills - Allowing the client to use exercise equipment when becoming anxious in group therapy

A newly licensed nurse asks a charge nurse, "What is the difference between a suicide attempt and self-harm?" Which of the following responses should the charge nurse guve?

"A suicide attempt is when a person harms themselves with the intent to die but does not. Self-harm is when a client intentionally inflicts harm on themselves but does not have intention to kill themselves."

A nurse is planning to teach a client abt behavioral therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include?

"Behavioral therapy is type of psychotherapy that helps you modify your maladaptive behavioral patterns."

A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who asks, "Why can't you be my therapist?" Which of the following therapeutic responses should the nurse give?

"I am glad you are comfortable talking with me, but your therapy is most beneficial from a therapist with additional training to best guide and talk with you."

A nurse is explaining to a client who has a mental illness why mental health promotion is important. The nurse should inform the client that mental health promotion has a wide variety of benefits including which of the following?

"Mental health promotes positive mental health, which in turns helps prevent you from missing work due to mental illness."

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client abt the purpose of psychoanalytic therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

"Psychoanalytic therapy helps you see yourself as an individual and learn adaptive coping skills."

A nurse is teaching another nurse abt Freud's psychoanalytic theory related to human behavior. Which of the following statements regarding the id should the nurse include in the teaching?

"The id is often an area that is used for instant gratification."

A nurse is teaching a client abt therapy. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

"Therapy can be used in conjunction with ur medications to improve your health."

A nurse is discussing the different forms of complementary alternative therapy with another nurse. Which of the following treatments would be considered in this list?

- Pet therapy - Meditation - Yoga

A nurse is planning to add a client to an established therapy group on the unit. The group currently includes a 13yr old adolescent who has depression, a 15yr old adolescent who has a history of self-harm, and a 14yr old adolescent who has recently threatened to kill themselves. Which of the following adolescents should the nurse add to this group?

A 12yr old adolescent who has anxiety and depression

A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following clients would benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? *

A client who has Tourette's syndrome

A nurse is caring for a group of clients at a mental health facility. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients is exhibiting a warning sign of suicide?

A client who is giving away their possessions

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse abt psychodynamic theory. Which of the following should the nurse include as an example of the theory?

A client who reports being afraid of storms because they experienced a tornado as a child.

A nurse is reviewing the physical environment of a child inpatient unit. Which of the following contradicts milieu therapy?

A craft room with scissors and other art supplies

A nurse is reviewing humanistic theorists. Which of the following theorists were primarily involved in developing the humanistic theory?

Abraham Maslow

A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has an adverse childhood experience and was admitted to the inpatient unit with behavioral problems. The nurse should anticipate the provider prescribing which of the following types of treatment?

Cognitive therapy

A nurse is caring for an adult client who has major depressive disorder. The client states, "I don't think I am financially prepared for retirement, yet I am eligible to retire this year." The nurse should identify that the client is in which of the following stages of Erikson's stages of development?

Ego integrity vs. despair

A nurse is assisting a client in getting ready to have their first telehealth appointment with therapist. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assist the client with this therpy?

Ensure the client's computer is connected to the internet

A nurse and a newly licensed nurse in a mental health facility are discussing their roles related to therapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse discuss with the newly licensed nurse?

Ensuring a therapeutic nurse-client relationship with those on the unit.

A nurse is observing a group of children interacting. The nurse notes anytime a question is asked, all the children want to answer and will often talk over each other. The nurse should recognize that this behavior is indicative of which of the following stages of Kohlberg's theory?

Instrumental relativity orientation