TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-
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MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 9TH EDITION
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BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER CHAPTERS 1 - 36 | COMPLETE
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterbg01bgMentalbgHealthbgandbgMentalbgIllness 2
Chapterbg02bgTheoriesbgandbgTherapiesbgApproach 12
Chapterbg03bgPsychobiologybgandbgPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterbg04bgTreatmentbgSettings 37
Chapterbg05bgCulturalbgImplications 50
Chapterbg06bgLegalbgandbgEthicalbgConsiderations 61
Chapterbg07bgThebgNursingbgProcessbgandbgStandardsbgofbgCare 72
Chapterbg08bgTherapeuticbgRelationships 83
Chapterbg09bgTherapeuticbgCommunication 94
Chapterbg10bgStressbgResponsesbgandbgStressbgManagement 103
Chapterbg11bgChildhoodbgandbgNeurodevelopmentalbgDisorders 113
Chapterbg12bgSchizophreniabgSpectrumbgDisorders 123
Chapterbg13bgBipolarbgandbgRelatedbgDisorders 137
Chapterbg14bgDepressivebgDisorders 150
Chapterbg15bgAnxietybgandbgObsessive-CompulsivebgDisorders 162
Chapterbg16bgTrauma,bgStressor-Related,bgandbgDissociativebgDisorders 175
Chapterbg17bgSomaticbgSymptombgDisorders 187
Chapterbg18bgEatingbgandbgFeedingbgDisorders 197
Chapterbg19bgSleep–WakebgDisorders 207
Chapterbg20bgSexualbgDysfunctions,bgGenderbgDysphoria,bgandbgParaphilicbgDisorders 216
Chapterbg21bgImpulsebgControlbgDisorders 226
Chapterbg22bgSubstance-RelatedbgandbgAddictivebgDisorders 236
Chapterbg23bgNeurocognitivebgDisorders 248
Chapterbg24bgPersonalitybgDisorders 259
Chapterbg25bgSuicidebgandbgNonsuicidalbgSelf-Injury 270
Chapterbg26bgCrisisbgandbgDisaster 280
Chapterbg27bgAnger,bgAggression,bgandbgViolence 290
Chapterbg28bgChild,bgOlderbgAdult,bgandbgIntimatebgPartnerbgViolence 300
Chapterbg29bgSexualbgAssault 309
Chapterbg30bgDying,bgDeath,bgandbgGrieving 318
Chapterbg31bgOlderbgAdults 326
Chapterbg32bgSeriousbgMentalbgIllness 338
Chapterbg33bgForensicbgNursing 351
Chapterbg34bgTherapeuticbgGroups 360
Chapterbg35bgFamilybgInterventions 371
Chapterbg36bgIntegrativebgCare 382
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Chapterbg01:bgMentalbgHealthbgandbgMentalbgIllness
Halter:bgVarcarolis’bgFoundationsbgofbgPsychiatric-
MentalbgHealthbgNursing:bgAbgClinicalA
g pproach,bg9thbgEdition
b
MULTIPLEbgCHOICE
1. Thebg scopebgofbgpracticedbg forbganbg advancedbg nursebg practitionerbg wouldbgincludebg whichbgintervention?
a. Conductingbgabgmentalbghealthbgassessment.
b. Prescribingbg psychotropicbgmedication.
c. Establishingbgabgtherapeuticbgrelationship.
d. Individualizingbg abg nursingbgcarebg plan.
ANSWER:b g B
Inbgmostbgstates,bgprescriptivebgprivilegesbgarebggrantedbgtobgmaster’s-
preparedbgnursebgpractitionersbgandbgclinicalbgnursebgspecialistsbgwhobghavebgtakenbgspecialbgcoursesb
g onbgprescribingbgmedication.bgThebgnursebgpreparedbgatbgthebgbasicbglevelbgisbgpermittedbgtobgperformb
g mentalbghealthbgassessments,bgestablishbgrelationships,bgandbgprovidebgindividualizedbgcarebgplanni
ng.
PTS:bgbgb g 1 DIF: Cognitiveb g Level:bg Understandbg (Comprehension)
TOP:bgbgb g Nursingbg Process:bg Implementation MSC:b g Clientb g Needs:b g Safe,bg Effectiveb g Carebg Environment
2. Abgnursingbgstudentbgexpressesbgconcernsbgthatbgmentalbghealthbgnursesbg“losebgallbgtheirbgclinicalbg
nursingbgskills.”bgSelectbgthebgbestbgresponsebgbybgthebgmentalbghealthbgnurse.
a. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgpracticebginbgsaferbgenvironmentsbgthanbgotherbgspecialties.bgNurs
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clientbgratiosbgmustbgbebgbetterbgbecausebgofbgthebgnaturebgofbgthebgclients’bgproblems.”
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b. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgusebgcomplexbgcommunicationbgskillsbgasbgwellbgasbgcriticalbgthi
nkingbgtobgsolvebgmultidimensionalbgproblems.bgIbgambgchallengedbgbybgthosebgsituation
s.”
c. “That’sbgabgmisconception.bgPsychiatricbgnursesbgfrequentlybgusebghighbgtechno
logybgmonitoringbgequipmentbgandbgmanagebgcomplexbgintravenousbgtherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgdobgnotbghavebgtobgdealbgwithbgasbgmuchbgpainbgandbgsuffe
ringbgasbgmedical–surgicalbgnursesbgdo.bgThatbgappealsbgtobgme.”
ANSWER:b g B
Thebgpracticebgofbgpsychiatricbgnursingbgrequiresbgabgdifferentbgsetbgofbgskillsbgthanbgmedical–
surgicalbgnursing,bgthoughbgtherebgisbgsubstantialbgoverlap.bgPsychiatricbgnursesbgmustbgbebgablebgtobg
helpbgclientsbgwithbgmedicalbgasbgwellbgasbgmentalbghealthbgproblems,bgreflectingbgthebgholisticbgpersp
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ectivebgthesebgnursesbgmustbghave.bgNurse–
clientbgratiosbgandbgworkloadsbginbgpsychiatricbgsettingsbghavebgincreased,bgjustbglikebgotherbgspecialt
ies.bgPsychiatricbgnursingbginvolvesbgclinicalbgpractice,bgnotbgjustbgdocumentation.
Psychosocialbgpainbgandbg sufferingbg arebgasbgrealbg asbgphysicalbg painbgandbg suffering.
PTS:bgbgb g 1 DIF: Cognitivebg Level:bgApplybg (Application)
TOP:bgbgb g Nursingbg Process:bg Implementation MSC:b g Clientb g Needs:b g Safe,bg Effectiveb g Carebg Environment
3. WhenbgabgnewbgbillbgintroducedbginbgCongressbgreducesbgfundingbgforbgcarebgofbgpersonsbgdiagnosedb
g withbgmentalbgillness,bgabggroupbgofbgnursesbgwritebglettersbgtobgtheirbgelectedbgrepresentativesbginbgop
positionbgtobgthebglegislation.bgWhichbgrolebghavebgthebgnursesbgfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedb g practice
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MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 9TH EDITION
bg bg bg bg bg
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER CHAPTERS 1 - 36 | COMPLETE
bg bg bg bg bg bg bg bg bg
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
bg bg
Chapterbg01bgMentalbgHealthbgandbgMentalbgIllness 2
Chapterbg02bgTheoriesbgandbgTherapiesbgApproach 12
Chapterbg03bgPsychobiologybgandbgPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterbg04bgTreatmentbgSettings 37
Chapterbg05bgCulturalbgImplications 50
Chapterbg06bgLegalbgandbgEthicalbgConsiderations 61
Chapterbg07bgThebgNursingbgProcessbgandbgStandardsbgofbgCare 72
Chapterbg08bgTherapeuticbgRelationships 83
Chapterbg09bgTherapeuticbgCommunication 94
Chapterbg10bgStressbgResponsesbgandbgStressbgManagement 103
Chapterbg11bgChildhoodbgandbgNeurodevelopmentalbgDisorders 113
Chapterbg12bgSchizophreniabgSpectrumbgDisorders 123
Chapterbg13bgBipolarbgandbgRelatedbgDisorders 137
Chapterbg14bgDepressivebgDisorders 150
Chapterbg15bgAnxietybgandbgObsessive-CompulsivebgDisorders 162
Chapterbg16bgTrauma,bgStressor-Related,bgandbgDissociativebgDisorders 175
Chapterbg17bgSomaticbgSymptombgDisorders 187
Chapterbg18bgEatingbgandbgFeedingbgDisorders 197
Chapterbg19bgSleep–WakebgDisorders 207
Chapterbg20bgSexualbgDysfunctions,bgGenderbgDysphoria,bgandbgParaphilicbgDisorders 216
Chapterbg21bgImpulsebgControlbgDisorders 226
Chapterbg22bgSubstance-RelatedbgandbgAddictivebgDisorders 236
Chapterbg23bgNeurocognitivebgDisorders 248
Chapterbg24bgPersonalitybgDisorders 259
Chapterbg25bgSuicidebgandbgNonsuicidalbgSelf-Injury 270
Chapterbg26bgCrisisbgandbgDisaster 280
Chapterbg27bgAnger,bgAggression,bgandbgViolence 290
Chapterbg28bgChild,bgOlderbgAdult,bgandbgIntimatebgPartnerbgViolence 300
Chapterbg29bgSexualbgAssault 309
Chapterbg30bgDying,bgDeath,bgandbgGrieving 318
Chapterbg31bgOlderbgAdults 326
Chapterbg32bgSeriousbgMentalbgIllness 338
Chapterbg33bgForensicbgNursing 351
Chapterbg34bgTherapeuticbgGroups 360
Chapterbg35bgFamilybgInterventions 371
Chapterbg36bgIntegrativebgCare 382
, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
Chapterbg01:bgMentalbgHealthbgandbgMentalbgIllness
Halter:bgVarcarolis’bgFoundationsbgofbgPsychiatric-
MentalbgHealthbgNursing:bgAbgClinicalA
g pproach,bg9thbgEdition
b
MULTIPLEbgCHOICE
1. Thebg scopebgofbgpracticedbg forbganbg advancedbg nursebg practitionerbg wouldbgincludebg whichbgintervention?
a. Conductingbgabgmentalbghealthbgassessment.
b. Prescribingbg psychotropicbgmedication.
c. Establishingbgabgtherapeuticbgrelationship.
d. Individualizingbg abg nursingbgcarebg plan.
ANSWER:b g B
Inbgmostbgstates,bgprescriptivebgprivilegesbgarebggrantedbgtobgmaster’s-
preparedbgnursebgpractitionersbgandbgclinicalbgnursebgspecialistsbgwhobghavebgtakenbgspecialbgcoursesb
g onbgprescribingbgmedication.bgThebgnursebgpreparedbgatbgthebgbasicbglevelbgisbgpermittedbgtobgperformb
g mentalbghealthbgassessments,bgestablishbgrelationships,bgandbgprovidebgindividualizedbgcarebgplanni
ng.
PTS:bgbgb g 1 DIF: Cognitiveb g Level:bg Understandbg (Comprehension)
TOP:bgbgb g Nursingbg Process:bg Implementation MSC:b g Clientb g Needs:b g Safe,bg Effectiveb g Carebg Environment
2. Abgnursingbgstudentbgexpressesbgconcernsbgthatbgmentalbghealthbgnursesbg“losebgallbgtheirbgclinicalbg
nursingbgskills.”bgSelectbgthebgbestbgresponsebgbybgthebgmentalbghealthbgnurse.
a. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgpracticebginbgsaferbgenvironmentsbgthanbgotherbgspecialties.bgNurs
e-to-
clientbgratiosbgmustbgbebgbetterbgbecausebgofbgthebgnaturebgofbgthebgclients’bgproblems.”
g
b
b. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgusebgcomplexbgcommunicationbgskillsbgasbgwellbgasbgcriticalbgthi
nkingbgtobgsolvebgmultidimensionalbgproblems.bgIbgambgchallengedbgbybgthosebgsituation
s.”
c. “That’sbgabgmisconception.bgPsychiatricbgnursesbgfrequentlybgusebghighbgtechno
logybgmonitoringbgequipmentbgandbgmanagebgcomplexbgintravenousbgtherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricbgnursesbgdobgnotbghavebgtobgdealbgwithbgasbgmuchbgpainbgandbgsuffe
ringbgasbgmedical–surgicalbgnursesbgdo.bgThatbgappealsbgtobgme.”
ANSWER:b g B
Thebgpracticebgofbgpsychiatricbgnursingbgrequiresbgabgdifferentbgsetbgofbgskillsbgthanbgmedical–
surgicalbgnursing,bgthoughbgtherebgisbgsubstantialbgoverlap.bgPsychiatricbgnursesbgmustbgbebgablebgtobg
helpbgclientsbgwithbgmedicalbgasbgwellbgasbgmentalbghealthbgproblems,bgreflectingbgthebgholisticbgpersp
1|Page
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ectivebgthesebgnursesbgmustbghave.bgNurse–
clientbgratiosbgandbgworkloadsbginbgpsychiatricbgsettingsbghavebgincreased,bgjustbglikebgotherbgspecialt
ies.bgPsychiatricbgnursingbginvolvesbgclinicalbgpractice,bgnotbgjustbgdocumentation.
Psychosocialbgpainbgandbg sufferingbg arebgasbgrealbg asbgphysicalbg painbgandbg suffering.
PTS:bgbgb g 1 DIF: Cognitivebg Level:bgApplybg (Application)
TOP:bgbgb g Nursingbg Process:bg Implementation MSC:b g Clientb g Needs:b g Safe,bg Effectiveb g Carebg Environment
3. WhenbgabgnewbgbillbgintroducedbginbgCongressbgreducesbgfundingbgforbgcarebgofbgpersonsbgdiagnosedb
g withbgmentalbgillness,bgabggroupbgofbgnursesbgwritebglettersbgtobgtheirbgelectedbgrepresentativesbginbgop
positionbgtobgthebglegislation.bgWhichbgrolebghavebgthebgnursesbgfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedb g practice
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