Test Bank for Essentials of
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 4th Edition by
Varcarolis-updated 2023
,Chapter 01: Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
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Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient
living in the community and diagnosed with serious and paebrisrbis.ctoenm /ttem
st ental illness? Within
3 months, the patient will demonstrate what behavior?
a. Denying suicidal ideation
b. Reporting a sense of well-being
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c. Taking medications as prescribed
d. Attending clinic appointments on time
ANS: B verified test bank
Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving
role performance. The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to
achieve a sense of meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level
of wellness. The incorrect options focus on the classic medabicirba.lcom
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t l rather than recovery.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying)
TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
, 2. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a
divorce. Select the nurse‘s most caring comment. verified test bank
a. ―Let‘s discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings.ǁ
b. ―I understand why you‘re so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated
too.ǁ
c. ―You should forget about your marriage and move on awbiirtbh.coymo/u
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r life.ǁ
d. ―How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?ǁ
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 4th Edition by
Varcarolis-updated 2023
,Chapter 01: Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing
Varcarolis: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursabin
irbg
.c:omA/teC
st ommunication
Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 4th Edition
verified test bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient
living in the community and diagnosed with serious and paebrisrbis.ctoenm /ttem
st ental illness? Within
3 months, the patient will demonstrate what behavior?
a. Denying suicidal ideation
b. Reporting a sense of well-being
verified test bank
c. Taking medications as prescribed
d. Attending clinic appointments on time
ANS: B verified test bank
Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving
role performance. The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to
achieve a sense of meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level
of wellness. The incorrect options focus on the classic medabicirba.lcom
mo
/tedse
t l rather than recovery.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying)
TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification
, verified test bank
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
, 2. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for a
divorce. Select the nurse‘s most caring comment. verified test bank
a. ―Let‘s discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings.ǁ
b. ―I understand why you‘re so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastated
too.ǁ
c. ―You should forget about your marriage and move on awbiirtbh.coymo/u
test
r life.ǁ
d. ―How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?ǁ
