, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness……………..
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 9th Edition
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nced5fpractice5fnurse5fto5fperform5fwhich5fadditional5fintervention?5fa.
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d. Individualize5fnursing5fcare5fplans.
ANS:5fB
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l5fhealth5fassessments,5festablish5frelationships,5fand5fprovide5findividualized5fcare5fplanning.
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235fTOP:5fNursing5fProcess:5fImplementation
MSC:5fClient5fNeeds:5fSafe,5fEffective5fCare5fEnvironment
2. A5fnursing5fstudent5fexpresses5fconcerns5fthat5fmental5fhealth5fnurses5f―lose5fall5ftheir5fclinical5fnurs
ing5fskills.‖5fSelect5fthe5fbest5fresponse5fby5fthe5fmental5fhealth5fnurse.
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patient5fratios5fmust5fbe5fbetter5fbecause5fof5fthe5fnature5fof5fthe5fpatients‘5fproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric5fnurses5fuse5fcomplex5fcommunication5fskills5fas5fwell5fas5fcritical5fthinking5fto5fs
olve5fmultidimensional5fproblems.5fI5fam5fchallenged5fby5fthose5fsituations.‖
c. ―That‘s5fa5fmisconception.5fPsychiatric5fnurses5ffrequently5fuse5fhigh5ftechnology5fmonitor
ing5fequipment5fand5fmanage5fcomplex5fintravenous5ftherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric5fnurses5fdo5fnot5fhave5fto5fdeal5fwith5fas5fmuch5fpain5fand5fsuffering5fas5fmedi
cal–5fsurgical5fnurses5fdo.5fThat5fappeals5fto5fme.‖
ANS:5fB
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surgical5fnursing,5fthough5fthere5fis5fsubstantial5foverlap.5fPsychiatric5fnurses5fmust5fbe5fable5fto5fh
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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es.5fPsychiatric5fnursing5finvolves5fclinical5fpractice,5fnot5fjust5fdocumentation.5fPsychosocial5fpa
in5fand5fsuffering5fare5fas5freal5fas5fphysical5fpain5fand5fsuffering.
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness……………..
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE5fCHOICE
1. A5fstaff5fnurse5fcompletes5forientation5fto5fa5fpsychiatric5funit.5fThis5fnurse5fmay5fexpect5fan5fadva
nced5fpractice5fnurse5fto5fperform5fwhich5fadditional5fintervention?5fa.
Conduct5fmental5fhealth5fassess
ments.
b. Prescribe5fpsychotropic5fmedication.
c. Establish5ftherapeutic5frelationships.
d. Individualize5fnursing5fcare5fplans.
ANS:5fB
In5fmost5fstates,5fprescriptive5fprivileges5fare5fgranted5fto5fmaster‘s-
prepared5fnurse5fpractitioners5fand5fclinical5fnurse5fspecialists5fwho5fhave5ftaken5fspecial5fcourses5fon5
fprescribing5fmedication.5fThe5fnurse5fprepared5fat5fthe5fbasic5flevel5fis5fpermitted5fto5fperform5fmenta
l5fhealth5fassessments,5festablish5frelationships,5fand5fprovide5findividualized5fcare5fplanning.
PTS:5f15fDIF:5fCognitive5fLevel:5fUnderstand5f(Comprehension)5fREF:5fPage5f1-
235fTOP:5fNursing5fProcess:5fImplementation
MSC:5fClient5fNeeds:5fSafe,5fEffective5fCare5fEnvironment
2. A5fnursing5fstudent5fexpresses5fconcerns5fthat5fmental5fhealth5fnurses5f―lose5fall5ftheir5fclinical5fnurs
ing5fskills.‖5fSelect5fthe5fbest5fresponse5fby5fthe5fmental5fhealth5fnurse.
a. ―Psychiatric5fnurses5fpractice5fin5fsafer5fenvironments5fthan5fother5fspecialties.5fNurse-to-
patient5fratios5fmust5fbe5fbetter5fbecause5fof5fthe5fnature5fof5fthe5fpatients‘5fproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric5fnurses5fuse5fcomplex5fcommunication5fskills5fas5fwell5fas5fcritical5fthinking5fto5fs
olve5fmultidimensional5fproblems.5fI5fam5fchallenged5fby5fthose5fsituations.‖
c. ―That‘s5fa5fmisconception.5fPsychiatric5fnurses5ffrequently5fuse5fhigh5ftechnology5fmonitor
ing5fequipment5fand5fmanage5fcomplex5fintravenous5ftherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric5fnurses5fdo5fnot5fhave5fto5fdeal5fwith5fas5fmuch5fpain5fand5fsuffering5fas5fmedi
cal–5fsurgical5fnurses5fdo.5fThat5fappeals5fto5fme.‖
ANS:5fB
The5fpractice5fof5fpsychiatric5fnursing5frequires5fa5fdifferent5fset5fof5fskills5fthan5fmedical–
surgical5fnursing,5fthough5fthere5fis5fsubstantial5foverlap.5fPsychiatric5fnurses5fmust5fbe5fable5fto5fh
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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es.5fPsychiatric5fnursing5finvolves5fclinical5fpractice,5fnot5fjust5fdocumentation.5fPsychosocial5fpa
in5fand5fsuffering5fare5fas5freal5fas5fphysical5fpain5fand5fsuffering.
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