, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
A A A A A
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by
A A A A A A A A
Margaret Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-
A A A A A
36 UPDATED 2026 A A
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness……………..
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Cli
A A A A A A A A A
nical Approach, 9th Edition
A A A
MULTIPLEACHOICE
AAstaffAnurseAcompletesAorientationAtoAaApsychiatricAunit.AThisAnurseAmayAexpectAanAadvancedA
practiceAnurseAtoAperformAwhichAadditionalAintervention?Aa.AConductAmentalAhealthAassess
ments.
PrescribeApsychotropicAmedication.
EstablishAtherapeuticArelationships.
IndividualizeAnursingAcareAplans.
ANS:AB
InAmostAstates,AprescriptiveAprivilegesAareAgrantedAtoAmaster‘s-
preparedAnurseApractitionersAandAclinicalAnurseAspecialistsAwhoAhaveAtakenAspecialAcoursesAon
AprescribingAmedication.ATheAnurseApreparedAatAtheAbasicAlevelAisApermitted AtoAperformAment
alAhealthAassessments,AestablishArelationships,AandAprovideAindividualizedAcareAplanning.
PTS:A1ADIF:ACognitiveALevel:AUnderstandA(Comprehension)AREF:APageA1-23ATOP:
NursingAProcess:AImplementation
MSC:AClientANeeds:ASafe,AEffectiveACareAEnvironment
AAnursingAstudentAexpressesAconcernsAthatAmentalAhealthAnursesA―loseAallAtheirAclinicalAnur
singAskills.‖ASelectAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAmentalAhealthAnurse.
―PsychiatricAnursesApracticeAinAsaferAenvironmentsAthanAotherAspecialties.ANurse-to-
patientAratiosAmustAbeAbetterAbecauseAofAtheAnatureAofAtheApatients‘Aproblems.‖
―PsychiatricAnursesAuseAcomplexAcommunicationAskillsAasAwellAasAcriticalAthinkingAtoAs
olveAmultidimensionalAproblems.AIAamAchallengedAbyAthoseAsituations.‖
―That‘sAaAmisconception.APsychiatricAnursesAfrequentlyAuseAhighAtechnologyAmonito
ringAequipmentAandAmanageAcomplexAintravenousAtherapies.‖
―PsychiatricAnursesAdoAnotAhaveAtoAdealAwithAasAmuchApainAandAsufferingAasAmedi
cal–AsurgicalAnursesAdo.AThatAappealsAtoAme.‖
ANS:AB
TheApracticeAofApsychiatricAnursingArequiresAaAdifferentAsetAofAskillsAthanAmedical–
surgicalAnursing,AthoughAthereAisAsubstantialAoverlap.APsychiatricAnursesAmustAbeAableAtoAhe
lpApatientsAwithAmedicalAasAwellAasAmentalAhealthAproblems,AreflectingAtheAholisticAperspect
iveAthese
,1
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
A A A A A
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
A A A A A A A A A
Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
A A A A A A
nursesAmustAhave.ANurse–
patientAratiosAandAworkloadsAinApsychiatricAsettingsAhaveAincreased,AjustAlikeAotherAspecialti
es.APsychiatricAnursingAinvolvesAclinicalApractice,AnotAjustAdocumentation.APsychosocialApai
nAandAsufferingAareAasArealAasAphysicalApainAandAsuffering.
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A A A A A
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by
A A A A A A A A
Margaret Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-
A A A A A
36 UPDATED 2026 A A
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness……………..
A A A A A A
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Cli
A A A A A A A A A
nical Approach, 9th Edition
A A A
MULTIPLEACHOICE
AAstaffAnurseAcompletesAorientationAtoAaApsychiatricAunit.AThisAnurseAmayAexpectAanAadvancedA
practiceAnurseAtoAperformAwhichAadditionalAintervention?Aa.AConductAmentalAhealthAassess
ments.
PrescribeApsychotropicAmedication.
EstablishAtherapeuticArelationships.
IndividualizeAnursingAcareAplans.
ANS:AB
InAmostAstates,AprescriptiveAprivilegesAareAgrantedAtoAmaster‘s-
preparedAnurseApractitionersAandAclinicalAnurseAspecialistsAwhoAhaveAtakenAspecialAcoursesAon
AprescribingAmedication.ATheAnurseApreparedAatAtheAbasicAlevelAisApermitted AtoAperformAment
alAhealthAassessments,AestablishArelationships,AandAprovideAindividualizedAcareAplanning.
PTS:A1ADIF:ACognitiveALevel:AUnderstandA(Comprehension)AREF:APageA1-23ATOP:
NursingAProcess:AImplementation
MSC:AClientANeeds:ASafe,AEffectiveACareAEnvironment
AAnursingAstudentAexpressesAconcernsAthatAmentalAhealthAnursesA―loseAallAtheirAclinicalAnur
singAskills.‖ASelectAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAmentalAhealthAnurse.
―PsychiatricAnursesApracticeAinAsaferAenvironmentsAthanAotherAspecialties.ANurse-to-
patientAratiosAmustAbeAbetterAbecauseAofAtheAnatureAofAtheApatients‘Aproblems.‖
―PsychiatricAnursesAuseAcomplexAcommunicationAskillsAasAwellAasAcriticalAthinkingAtoAs
olveAmultidimensionalAproblems.AIAamAchallengedAbyAthoseAsituations.‖
―That‘sAaAmisconception.APsychiatricAnursesAfrequentlyAuseAhighAtechnologyAmonito
ringAequipmentAandAmanageAcomplexAintravenousAtherapies.‖
―PsychiatricAnursesAdoAnotAhaveAtoAdealAwithAasAmuchApainAandAsufferingAasAmedi
cal–AsurgicalAnursesAdo.AThatAappealsAtoAme.‖
ANS:AB
TheApracticeAofApsychiatricAnursingArequiresAaAdifferentAsetAofAskillsAthanAmedical–
surgicalAnursing,AthoughAthereAisAsubstantialAoverlap.APsychiatricAnursesAmustAbeAableAtoAhe
lpApatientsAwithAmedicalAasAwellAasAmentalAhealthAproblems,AreflectingAtheAholisticAperspect
iveAthese
,1
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
A A A A A
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
A A A A A A A A A
Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
A A A A A A
nursesAmustAhave.ANurse–
patientAratiosAandAworkloadsAinApsychiatricAsettingsAhaveAincreased,AjustAlikeAotherAspecialti
es.APsychiatricAnursingAinvolvesAclinicalApractice,AnotAjustAdocumentation.APsychosocialApai
nAandAsufferingAareAasArealAasAphysicalApainAandAsuffering.
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