Deck 1: History of Mental Health Nursing

Question 1

One of the goals of the American Nurses association (ANA) is to promote ________________ of nursing care in the United States.

Answer 1

standardization

Question 2

Which nurse theorist was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to provide care for people with mental illness? ___________ ____________

Answer 2

Linda Richards

Question 3

______________ ____________ has always been called the "founder of nursing."

Answer 3

Florence Nightingale

Question 4

The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the _____-_______ Act.

Question 5

The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader? ______ _______ _________

Question 6

The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
1)Hospitals.
2)Long-term care facilities.
3)Asylums.
4)Free-standing treatment centers.

Question 7

What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
1)Nursing Sanitation Notes
2)Nursing 101
3)Notes on Nursing
4)Nursing Notes

Question 8

The first psychotropic drug category was known as ____________________.

Question 9

A schoolteacher by the name of _____________ _________helped established asylums and psychiatric hospitals for the mentally ill.

Question 10

The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of ___________________.

Question 11

A long-term goal for inpatient mental health treatment is generally to:
1)Return the patient to the community.
2)Locate a facility for long-term care.
3)Be arrested and placed in prison.
4)Be completely cured of the disorder.

Question 12

Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
1)Hildegard Peplau
2)Hattie Bessent
3)Mary Mahoney
4)Linda Richards

Question 13

The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing effective health care as demonstrated by:
1)Nightingale.
2)Benner.
3)Swanson.
4)King.