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Mental Health Nursing Part B — Clinical

NMC Mental Health Nursing — Clinical Practice 1

5
Questions
80%
Pass Mark
120
Minutes
2
Times Taken

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1 What is the purpose of a risk assessment in mental health?

A: To restrict patient freedom
B: To identify and manage risks of harm to self or others and develop a safety plan
C: To increase medication doses
D: To discharge patients quickly

2 What does "sectioning" a patient mean?

A: Dividing a ward into sections
B: Detaining a patient under a section of the Mental Health Act for assessment or treatment
C: Scheduling appointments
D: Separating patients by diagnosis

3 What is therapeutic communication in mental health nursing?

A: Giving advice to patients
B: Using active listening, empathy, and open-ended questions to build rapport and understand the patient
C: Telling patients what to do
D: Avoiding difficult conversations

4 What is the Mental Health Act 1983 primarily used for?

A: Providing mental health awareness training
B: Detaining and treating people with mental disorders against their will when necessary, under specific legal criteria
C: Funding mental health services
D: Discharging all mental health patients

5 What is the role of an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA)?

A: To prescribe medication
B: To support and represent the rights of detained patients under the Mental Health Act
C: To clean the ward
D: To manage hospital budgets

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