Exam 12: Prevention and Mental Health Promotion

The identification of intervention strategies designed to increase self-efficacy among members of a minority neighborhood group would occur in which phase of the nursing process?

A nurse assessing a person who is deemed to be at high risk for mental disorders will find that,as suggested by the nursing primary prevention model,the person has:

A nurse working with adolescents recognizes which factor as being of greatest importance to this age group?

In the event that a vaccine is developed to prevent schizophrenia,which population group would be selected to receive it first?

The nurse explains that the main goal of primary prevention is the reduction of the _____ of mental disorders.

Which interventions would be helpful in achieving the goal of improving the social support system of an individual at risk for developing maladaptive coping responses? (Select all that apply.)

Primary prevention in mental health is based on the assumption that many maladaptive responses result from: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse who works in community mental health identifies a minority neighborhood group as having low self-efficacy and being particularly susceptible to a number of stressors.In which phase of the nursing process did this activity take place?

An individual considering a self-help group says to a nurse,"I might go to the bereavement group meeting,but what if I'm required to make changes I don't like?" The nurse's most therapeutic response would be:

A nurse whose primary focus is tertiary prevention of mental disorders would focus on:

A nurse focuses on increasing gang members' problem-solving and coping skills.This is an example of:

A psychiatric nurse is working with patients in a health education group on strategies to improve anger management.The nurse would best evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention by determining changes in a patient's:

A psychiatric nurse is responsible for providing patient-focused health education.In order to promote primary prevention of mental health problems,the nurse stresses:

A nurse working in a community health agency wishes to implement a primary preventive program in mental health for the elderly.Which action should occur first?

When a community mental health nurse focuses on intervention strategies designed to increase self-efficacy among members of a minority neighborhood group,a realistic primary prevention goal would be:

To effectively use the nursing primary prevention model,it is most important for a nurse to have knowledge of:

People with low self-efficacy:

A psychiatric nurse is assessing the need for mental health services at the clinic.When estimating the number of patients with bipolar disorder in the community,the nurse places highest priority on which data-gathering technique?

A nurse working with mentally ill patients recognizes which factor as having the greatest impact on a patient's tendency to seek treatment?

Which person is most vulnerable to the development of psychiatric illness based on sociocultural factors?