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Nursing Management of Patients with Severe or Chronic Mental Illness II (2008/2009) Exam, Exams of Nursing

The instructions and questions for the exam 'nursing management of patients with a severe or chronic mental illness ii' for the bachelor of nursing science (psychiatric) module (nu326) held in semester 1, 2008/2009. The exam consists of three questions, each carrying equal marks, and candidates are expected to answer three of them. The questions cover topics such as engagement with service users, health strategy documents, adherence to medication treatment, psychiatric diagnosis, and risk management.

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Semester 1 Examinations 2008/ 2009
Exam Code(s) 3NG2
Exam(s) Bachelor of Nursing Science (Psychiatric)
Module Code(s) NU326
Module(s) Nursing Management of Patients with a Severe or
Chronic Mental Illness II
Paper No.
Repeat Paper NO
External Examiner(s) Dr Eddy McCann
Internal Examiner(s) Ms Agnes Tully *
Instructions:
Ms Sheila Counihan
Mr Andrew Hunter
Ms Fionnuala Jordan
You are expected to answer Three (3) questions
Use a separate answer book for each section.
All questions carry equal marks.
You are expected to support your answers by
referring to relevant literature appropriate to your
discipline
Duration 3 Hours
No. of Pages 2
Department(s) School of Nursing and Midwifery
Course Co-ordinator(s) Ms. Agnes Tully
Requirements:
MCQ
Handout
Statistical Tables
Graph Paper
Log Graph Paper
Other Material
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Semester 1 Examinations 2008/ 2009

Exam Code(s) 3NG Exam(s) Bachelor of Nursing Science (Psychiatric) Module Code(s) NU Module(s) Nursing Management of Patients with a Severe or Chronic Mental Illness II Paper No. Repeat Paper NO External Examiner(s) Dr Eddy McCann Internal Examiner(s) Ms Agnes Tully * Instructions: Ms Sheila Counihan Mr Andrew Hunter Ms Fionnuala Jordan You are expected to answer Three (3) questions Use a separate answer book for each section. All questions carry equal marks. You are expected to support your answers by referring to relevant literature appropriate to your discipline Duration 3 Hours No. of Pages 2 Department(s) School of Nursing and Midwifery Course Co-ordinator(s) Ms. Agnes Tully Requirements : MCQ Handout Statistical Tables Graph Paper Log Graph Paper Other Material

Page 2 of 2 Contd. overleaf Answer THREE (3) of the following questions

1. Discuss the concept of ‘Engagement with Service Users’ outlining some of the strategies that you, as a mental health nurse, can use to facilitate better working with people who have enduring mental health problems (100%)

  1. Briefly outline ONE of the following health strategy documents and discuss its importance for mental health care provision.  Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You: Department of Health (2002)  Health Promotion Strategy: Department of Health (2002)  A Vision for Change: Report of the expert group on mental health policy. Department of Health (2006) (100%) 3.. Discuss the measures that you as a mental health nurse can employ to improve Adherence to Medication treatment among Mental Health Patients (100%) 4. Mental health nurses work within a medically dominated field. a. Describe the process of psychiatric diagnosis along with its benefits and drawbacks. b. Discuss how nurses may apply different approaches when identifying client’s needs. (100%) 5. Outline your understanding of Risk Management with reference to roles and responsibilities of mental health professionals Discuss the factors that contribute to effective management of risk in the clinical setting (100%) -End-