Nursing Interventions and Assessments in Mental Health Care Quiz

Test your knowledge on psychiatric nursing with questions about assessments, interventions, and therapeutic communication techniques.

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What is the priority nursing intervention for a patient experiencing severe anxiety?

Encouraging deep breathing exercises

Administering an anxiolytic medication

Providing distraction techniques

Engaging in therapeutic communication

What is the primary goal of milieu therapy in psychiatric nursing?

To manage aggressive behaviors

To provide individual counseling

To create a therapeutic environment

To administer psychiatric medications

What is the primary purpose of therapeutic communication in mental health nursing?

To provide education about mental health disorders

To establish a nurse-patient relationship

To distract the patient from distressing thoughts

To administer psychiatric medications

What is the primary focus of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in mental health care?

Exploring past childhood experiences

Promoting self-awareness and insight

Identifying and modifying dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors

Encouraging relaxation techniques

Which assessment tool is commonly used to evaluate suicide risk in psychiatric patients?

Glasgow Coma Scale

Mini-Mental State Examination

Beck's Depression Inventory

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia experiences auditory hallucinations. What nursing intervention should be implemented first?

Administering antipsychotic medication

Engaging in reality orientation

Ignoring the hallucinations

Encouraging the patient to express feelings

When conducting a mental status examination, which area evaluates the patient's insight into their illness?

Thought content

Judgment

Affect

Orientation

Which nursing intervention is appropriate for a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is experiencing mania?

Limiting social interactions

Providing a quiet, low-stimulation environment

Encouraging participation in group therapy sessions

Administering a sedative medication

Which nursing intervention is essential for a patient at risk for self-harm?

Encouraging journaling

Providing privacy during meals

Implementing one-to-one supervision

Offering group therapy sessions

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Which therapeutic communication technique is most appropriate for a patient with borderline personality disorder who is experiencing intense anger?

Offering self

Making observations

Presenting reality

Using silence

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Which intervention is crucial when caring for a patient experiencing dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

Encouraging self-expression through art therapy

Providing consistent and structured routines

Administering antipsychotic medications

Using confrontation techniques during therapy sessions

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What is a key nursing intervention for a patient experiencing dissociative amnesia?

Providing reality orientation

Encouraging journaling

Engaging in reminiscence therapy

Reassuring the patient that memory loss is temporary