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WorksheetsRole of the Psych Nurse
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The nurse assists the physician with electroconvulsive therapy on his patient who has refused to give consent. With which of the following legal actions might the nurse be charged because of this nursing action?
Assault
Battery
False imprisonment
Breach of confidentiality
A competent, voluntary client has stated that he wants to leave the hospital. The nurse hides his clothes in an effort to keep him from leaving. Which of the following legal actions might the nurse be charged because of this nursing action?
Assault
Battery
False imprisonment
Breach of confidentiality
Joe is very restless and is pacing a lot. The nurse says to Joe, “If you don’t sit down in the chair and be still, I’m going to put you in restraints!” With which of the following legal actions might the nurse be charged because of this nursing action?
Defamation of character
Battery
Breach of confidentiality
Assault
An individual may be considered gravely disabled for which of the following reasons? (Select all that apply.)
A person, because of mental illness, cannot fulfill basic needs.
A mentally ill person is in danger of physical harm based on inability to care for self.
A mentally ill person lacks the resources to provide the necessities of life.
A mentally ill person is unable to make use of available resources to meet daily living requirements.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the use of restraints? (Select all that apply.)
Restraints may never be initiated without a physician’s order.
Orders for restraints must be reissued by a physician every 2 hours for children and adolescents.
Clients in restraints must be observed and assessed every hour for issues regarding circulation, nutrition, respiration, hydration, and elimination.
An in-person evaluation must be conducted within 1 hour of initiating restraints.
Attempting to calm an angry client by using “talk therapy” is an example of which of the following clients’ rights?
The right to privacy
The right to refuse medication
The right to the least restrictive treatment alternative
The right to confidentiality
Which of the following are basic assumptions of milieu therapy? (Select all that apply.)
Each individual owns his or her own environment.
Each individual owns his or her behavior.
Peer pressure is a useful and powerful tool.
Inappropriate behaviors are punished immediately.
Patient teaching is an important nursing function in milieu therapy. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates the need for knowledge and a readiness to learn?
“Get away from me with that medicine! I’m not sick!”
“I don’t need psychiatric treatment. It’s my migraine headaches that I need help with.”
“I’ve taken Valium every day of my life for the last 20 years. I’ll stop when I’m good and ready!”
“The doctor says I have bipolar disorder. What does that really mean?”
On the milieu unit, duties of the registered nurse include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Medication administration
Patient teaching
Medical diagnosis
Reality orientation
Relationship development
Examples of primary prevention include? (Select all that apply.)
Education to prevent substance abuse.
Community suicide awareness.
Screening for depression.
Outpatient support for a patient following a hospitalization related to a mental health disorder or crisis.
