Using CECIL students will have 30 minutes and be permitted 3 attempts at the 20 multi-choice questions. Please answer the questions by the due date and time as indicated. Note – The online MCQs may shuffle the order in which questions appear, as well as shuffle the answers within each question.
Text: Elder, R., Evans, K. & Nizette, D. (Eds.) (2009 or 2013). Psychiatric and mental health nursing. (2nd or 3rd ed). Sydney, Australia: Elsevier Mosby.
Chapter 5: Professional and Ethical Issues
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Standards of practice in mental health nursing predominantly
a.
involve the department of health in individual states and countries.
b.
describe the expected performance of nurses providing mental health care.
c.
document rules of practice among mental health nurses in all states and countries.
d.
recognise individual differences in each nurse’s workplace.
2. Professional ethical codes of conduct consider primarily
a.
standards of professional competence.
b.
standards of professional integrity.
c.
standards of professional etiquette.
d.
all of the above.
3. When evaluating a diagnosis or classification of a consumer, what would you consider to be imperative in this diagnosis?
a.
the cultural sensitivity of the diagnostic criteria
b.
whether the family and significant others have been involved
c.
a comparison between the DSM-IV and ICD-10 classification systems
d.
whether the multidisciplinary team has been involved
4. Caring and supportive interventions for consumers in an inpatient setting include
a.
involvement of family and significant others in the treatment process.
b.
the consumer being consulted about the care planned, and nurses’ flexibility in providing care.
c.
giving medication advice and PRN medication promptly.
d.
devising alternative approaches to care with the multidisciplinary team.
5. When controlling measures are instigated by nurses, patients may primarily feel that
a.
they are not being comprehensively