Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health; Pre Quiz 3

1

Which of the following is the most common immediate complication following surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

2

The ostium secundum is the embryologic site of occurance of which of the following congenital heart diseases?

3

A 32-year-old man who is otherwise healthy comes to the office because of mildly productive cough for the past five days. Physical examination shows mild scattered rhonchi. He is diagnosed with acute bronchitis. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this patient's condition?

4

A patient presents with feelings of paranoia and hearing voices outside his room for the last seven months. You decide to treat with an antipsychotic medication. Which of the following drugs has the least chance of producing tardive dyskinesia as a side effect?

5

"________________" is an important communication tool that is a helpful technique in defusing and calming a person that is excited and or having mental problems in a crisis type situation.

6

Which is not one of the four prominent categories of mental illness.

7

Approximately ______ percent of the American population are considered to be mentally retarded.

8

"________________" means significantly sub-average intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and originating in the development period before age 18.

9

Mental retardation includes those with sub-average intellectual functioning indicated by a score of ________ or less on an appropriate version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale or Stanford Binet IQ test.

10

"________________" consists of a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in perception. It cause an over sensitivity to sounds and visions characterized by hallucination and or impaired distorted thinking.

11

The single most common factor in suicidal behavior or death by suicide is that the individual is experiencing _________________.

12

"_____________" is a legal term. It is considered "a diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong." The definition varies from state to state. Generally used by the court with regards to an individual's competency to stand trial.

13

" ________________" is an illness, disease or condition that either substantially impacts a person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, judgment, or grossly impairs a person's behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior.

14

What degree of mental retardation is considered mild?

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What category of mental retardation,moderate

16

Some studies indicate the ______% of US adults suffer from mental illness within their lifetime

17

Individuals with mental illness are traditionally not hardened criminals.

18

Which of the following is not one of the effective communication/interaction skills used when dealing with person with a mental illness?

19

Barriers to active listening include all of the following except

20

What % of the US population suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year?

21

In using intervention and/or communication strategies, establish _____, and use diffusion and calming techniques.

22

Officers learn through observation and understand that certain characteristics contribute to or interfere with communication. These characteristics include all of the following except:

23

Which of the following is not one of the five strategies for dealing with a person in a mental health crisis?

24

The catalyst for crisis intervention training and why the training is so importance resulted from

25

In determining the appropriate method of transporting a patient, officers should do all of the following except

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Which of the following is not one of the assessments that should be made in the first three minutes when contacting a person displaying symptoms of a mental disorder?

27

A peace officer may take a person into custody without a warrant if the officers has reason to believe that the person has a mental illness, there is substantial risk of serious harm to the person or others unless the person is immediately restrained, or

28

The Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 571.019(a) states that people acting in good faith, reasonably and without negligence, are not ____ liable for conduct related to performance of lawful duties.

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In determining whether or not to request assistance in dealing with a person with a mental disorder, law enforcement officers should consider various factors impacting their decision. Which of the following is not one of these considerations?

30

The Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 571.004 states that the "least restrictive alternative" is the treatment that

31

A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to a patient who refuses to take the medication voluntarily unless

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Which of the following ranges of the IQ indicate a "severe" degree of mental retardation?

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Which of the following is not one of the myths associated with suicidal persons?

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