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Questionm1
Themnursesmnewmjobmdescriptionmatmthemgeneralistmlevelmofmpracticemreflectsmthemdefinitionmofmpsychi
atricm mentalmhealthmnursingmandmthemPsychiatricmMentalmHealthmNursingmStandardsmofmPracticem(ANA,
mAPNA,mISPN).m Inmwhichmofmthemfollowingmareasmmightmthemnursemplanmprogramsmandminterventionmt
omfulfillmemploymentm expectations?
StandardmText:mSelectmallmthatmapply.
1. Stressmmanagementmstrategies
2. Earlymdiagnosismofmpsychiatricmdisorders
3. Parentingmclassesmformnewmparents
4. Familymandmgroupmpsychotherapy
5. Medicationmteachingmformanti-anxietymmedications
CorrectmAnswer:m1,3,4,5
Rationalem1:mStressmmanagementmstrategiesmaddressmhealth,mwellness,mandmcaremofmmentalmhealth
m problemsmandmaremappropriatemformpsychiatricmmentalmhealthmnursingmatmthemgeneralistmlevelmofmpr
actice.
Rationalem2:mEarlymdiagnosismofmpsychiatricmdisordersmismgenerallymnotmconsistentmwithmthemdef
initionm ormpracticemofmpsychiatricmmentalmhealthmnursingmespeciallymatmthemgeneralistmlevel.
Rationalem3:mParentingmclassesmformnewmparentsmprovidemteachingmthatmismconsistentmwithmthem
preventionmofmmentalmhealthmproblemsmandmismconsistentmwithmpsychiatricmmentalmhealthmnursingm
atmthem generalistmlevelmofmpractice.
Rationalem4:mFamilymandmgroupmpsychotherapymismconsistentmatmthemadvancedmpracticemregistered
m nursem levelmbutmnotmthemgeneralistmlevel.
, Rationalem5:mMedicationmteachingmformanti-
anxietymmedicationsmpromotesmqualitymofmcaremform personsmwithmpsychiatricmdisordersmandmism
vitalmformpsychiatricmentalmhealthmnursingmpracticematmthem generalistmlevelmofmpractice.
GlobalmRationale:m Cogniti
vemLevel:mApplying
ClientmNeed:mPsychosocialmIntegrity
ClientmNeedmSub:
Nursing/IntegratedmConcepts:mNursingmProcess:mPlanning
LearningmOutcome:mApplymknowledgemofmcurrentmpracticemandmprofessionalmperformancemstandardsmt
omthem deliverymofmcontemporarympsychiatricmentalmhealthmnursing.
Questionm2m Ty
pe:mMCSA
Themnursemismservingmonmamcommitteemchargedmwithmreviewingmthemrolesmandmresponsibilitiesmof
mthem nursesmonmthempsychiatricmunit.mWhichmpublicationmshouldmthemnursembringmtomthemfirstmm
eeting?
1. DiagnosticmandmStatisticalmManualmofmMentalmDisorders
2. AmericanmNursesmCredentialingmCentermcertificationmrequirements
3. AmericanmNursesmAssociation,mCodemofmEthics
4. PsychiatricMentalmHealthmNursingmStandardsmofmPractice
CorrectmAnswer:m4
Rationalem1:mThemPsychiatricMentalmHealthmNursingmStandardsmofmPracticemdelineatesmpsychiatricmental
m healthmnursingmrolesmandmfunctionsmandmservesmasmguidelinesmformprovidingmqualitymcare.mThemDiagn
osticmandm StatisticalmManualmofmMentalmDisordersmismusedmbymthemmentalmhealthmcaremteam,mparticularl
ymthempsychiatrist,m tomdiagnosemclientsmwithmmentalmdisordersmandmismnotmspecificmtomnursingmcaremiss
ues.mThemCodemofmEthicsmhelpsm tomclarifymrightmandmwrongmactionsmbymthemnurse,mbutmdoesmnotmclarify
m rolesmandmnursingmcaremactions.
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