TEST BANK
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amstaffmnursemcompletesmorientationmtomampsychiatricmunit.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwoul
dmthemnursemexpectmasmanmadvancedmpracticemintervention?
a. Conductmmentalmhealthmassessments
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans
ANSWER:m B
Prescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster’s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmonmprescribingmmedication;
mthusmitmismanmadvanced-
practicemintervention.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmme
ntalmhealthmassessments,mestablishmrelationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplementation MSC:m ClientmNeeds:mSafemEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Whenmamnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmaboutmhowmmentalmhealthmnursesm“losemal
lmtheirmnursingmskills,”mwhichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealt
hmnurse?
a. “Psychiatricmnursesmpractiseminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialtie
s.mNurse-to-
patientmratiosmmustmbembettermbecausemofmthemnaturemofmthempatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinki
ngmtomsolvemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedmbymthosemsituations.”
c. “That’smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhigh-
technologymmonitoringmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmthe
rapies.”
d. “Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferin
gmasmmedical–surgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.”
ANSWER:m B
Thempracticemofmpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferentmsetmofmskillsmfrommmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mTwomdomainsmrelatemspecificallymtom
psychiatricmnursing:mbehavioural,mincludingmcommunication,mcoping,mandmeducation;mandms
afety,mcoveringmcrisismandmriskmmanagement.mBasicmpsychosocialmnursingmconceptsmaremcent
ralmtompsychiatricmnursingmpracticemandmincreasemyourmcompetencymasmampractitionerminmallm
clinicalmsettings.
Whatevermsettingmyoumchoosemtomworkmin,myoumwillmhavemthemopportunitymtomimprovemthemli
vesmofmpeoplemwhomaremexperiencingmmentalmillnessmasmanmadditionalmchallengemtomtheirmheal
th.
Yourmexperienceminmthemmentalmhealthmnursingmrotationmcanmhelpmyoumgainminsightmintomyour
selfmandmgreatlymincreasemyourminsightmintomthemexperiencesmofmothers.mThismpartmofmnursingm
, educationmcanmprovidemguidelinesmformandmthemopportunitymtomlearnmnewmskillsmformdealingmw
ithmamvarietymofmchallengingmbehaviours.mPsychosocialmpainmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphys
icalmpainmandmsuffering.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplym(Application)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplementation MSC:m ClientmNeeds:mSafemEffectivemCaremEnvironment
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amstaffmnursemcompletesmorientationmtomampsychiatricmunit.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwoul
dmthemnursemexpectmasmanmadvancedmpracticemintervention?
a. Conductmmentalmhealthmassessments
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans
ANSWER:m B
Prescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster’s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmonmprescribingmmedication;
mthusmitmismanmadvanced-
practicemintervention.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmme
ntalmhealthmassessments,mestablishmrelationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstandm(Comprehension)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplementation MSC:m ClientmNeeds:mSafemEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Whenmamnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmaboutmhowmmentalmhealthmnursesm“losemal
lmtheirmnursingmskills,”mwhichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealt
hmnurse?
a. “Psychiatricmnursesmpractiseminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialtie
s.mNurse-to-
patientmratiosmmustmbembettermbecausemofmthemnaturemofmthempatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinki
ngmtomsolvemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedmbymthosemsituations.”
c. “That’smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhigh-
technologymmonitoringmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmthe
rapies.”
d. “Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferin
gmasmmedical–surgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.”
ANSWER:m B
Thempracticemofmpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferentmsetmofmskillsmfrommmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mTwomdomainsmrelatemspecificallymtom
psychiatricmnursing:mbehavioural,mincludingmcommunication,mcoping,mandmeducation;mandms
afety,mcoveringmcrisismandmriskmmanagement.mBasicmpsychosocialmnursingmconceptsmaremcent
ralmtompsychiatricmnursingmpracticemandmincreasemyourmcompetencymasmampractitionerminmallm
clinicalmsettings.
Whatevermsettingmyoumchoosemtomworkmin,myoumwillmhavemthemopportunitymtomimprovemthemli
vesmofmpeoplemwhomaremexperiencingmmentalmillnessmasmanmadditionalmchallengemtomtheirmheal
th.
Yourmexperienceminmthemmentalmhealthmnursingmrotationmcanmhelpmyoumgainminsightmintomyour
selfmandmgreatlymincreasemyourminsightmintomthemexperiencesmofmothers.mThismpartmofmnursingm
, educationmcanmprovidemguidelinesmformandmthemopportunitymtomlearnmnewmskillsmformdealingmw
ithmamvarietymofmchallengingmbehaviours.mPsychosocialmpainmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphys
icalmpainmandmsuffering.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplym(Application)
TOP:m NursingmProcess:mImplementation MSC:m ClientmNeeds:mSafemEffectivemCaremEnvironment
