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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
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dApproach, 8th Edition d d
MULTIPLE CHOICE d
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect
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an advanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.Conduct
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mental health assessments.
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b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. d d
c. Establish therapeutic relationships. d d
d. Individualize nursing care plans. d d d
ANS: B d
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse
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practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on
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prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at the basic level is permitted to
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perform mental health assessments, establish relationships, and provide individualized
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care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-
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23 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical
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nursing skills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to d d d d d d d d d d d
solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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technology monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous
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therapies.‖ d
d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as d d d d d d d d d d d d d
medical– surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANS: B d
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be
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dable to help patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting
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,Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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d the holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios and workloads
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d in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing
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d involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering
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d are as real as
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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physical pain and suffering.
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
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dApproach, 8th Edition d d
MULTIPLE CHOICE d
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect
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an advanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.Conduct
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mental health assessments.
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b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. d d
c. Establish therapeutic relationships. d d
d. Individualize nursing care plans. d d d
ANS: B d
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse
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practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on
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prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at the basic level is permitted to
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perform mental health assessments, establish relationships, and provide individualized
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care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-
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23 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical
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nursing skills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse- d d d d d d d d d
to- patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘
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problems.‖ d
b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to d d d d d d d d d d d
solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high d d d d d d d
technology monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous
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therapies.‖ d
d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as d d d d d d d d d d d d d
medical– surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANS: B d
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be
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dable to help patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting
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1
,Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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d the holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios and workloads
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d in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing
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d involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering
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d are as real as
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2
,Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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physical pain and suffering.
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3
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2024
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PTS: 1
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REF: Pages 1-2, 21
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