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Test Bank Varcarolis' F
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oundations of Psychiat v v
ric-
Mental Health Nursing v v v
A Clinical 9th Edition b
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yMargaret Jordan Halt
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er |Test Bank| Chapter
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1-36
UPDATED 2022 v
01/11/2023 1
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
v v v v v v v v v
ordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
v v v v v v
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalAppro
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ach, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avstaffvnursevcompletesvorientationvtovavpsychiatricvunit.vThisvnursevmayvexpectvanvadvancedvp
racticevnursevtovperformvwhichvadditionalvintervention?va.
Conductvmentalvhealthvassessments.
b. Prescribevpsychotropicvmedication.
c. Establishvtherapeuticvrelationships.
d. Individualizevnursingvcarevplans.
ANS:vB
Invmostvstates,vprescriptivevprivilegesvarevgrantedvtovmaster‘s-
preparedvnursevpractitionersvandvclinicalvnursevspecialistsvwhovhavevtakenvspecialvcoursesvonvprescri
bingvmedication.vThevnursevpreparedvatvthevbasicvlevelvisvpermittedvtovperformvmentalvhealthvassess
ments,vestablishvrelationships,vandvprovidevindividualizedvcarevplanning.
PTS:v1vDIF:vCognitivevLevel:vUnderstandv(Comprehension)vREF:vPagev1-
23vTOP:vNursingvProcess:vImplementation
MSC:vClientvNeeds:vSafe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
2. Avnursingvstudentvexpressesvconcernsvthatvmentalvhealthvnursesv―losevallvtheirvclinicalvnursingvs
kills.‖vSelectvthevbestvresponsevbyvthevmentalvhealthvnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricvnursesvpracticevinvsafervenvironmentsvthanvothervspecialties.vNurse-to-
patientvratiosvmustvbevbettervbecausevofvthevnaturevofvthevpatients‘vproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricvnursesvusevcomplexvcommunicationvskillsvasvwellvasvcriticalvthinkingvtovsolvev
multidimensionalvproblems.vIvamvchallengedvbyvthosevsituations.‖
c. ―That‘svavmisconception.vPsychiatricvnursesvfrequentlyvusevhighvtechnologyvmonitoringv
equipmentvandvmanagevcomplexvintravenousvtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricvnursesvdovnotvhavevtovdealvwithvasvmuchvpainvandvsufferingvasvmedical–
vsurgicalvnursesvdo.vThatvappealsvtovme.‖
ANS:vB
Thevpracticevofvpsychiatricvnursingvrequiresvavdifferentvsetvofvskillsvthanvmedical–
surgicalvnursing,vthoughvtherevisvsubstantialvoverlap.vPsychiatricvnursesvmustvbevablevtovhelpvpa
tientsvwithvmedicalvasvwellvasvmentalvhealthvproblems,vreflectingvthevholisticvperspectivevthesev
nursesvmustvhave.vNurse–
patientvratiosvandvworkloadsvinvpsychiatricvsettingsvhavevincreased,vjustvlikevothervspecialties.vPs
ychiatricvnursingvinvolvesvclinicalvpractice,vnotvjustvdocumentation.vPsychosocialvpainvandvsuff
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
v v v v v v v v v
ordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
eringvarevasvrealvasvphysicalvpainvandvsuffering.
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Test Bank Varcarolis' F
v v v
oundations of Psychiat v v
ric-
Mental Health Nursing v v v
A Clinical 9th Edition b
v v v v
yMargaret Jordan Halt
v v v
er |Test Bank| Chapter
v v v v
1-36
UPDATED 2022 v
01/11/2023 1
,
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
v v v v v v v v v
ordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
v v v v v v
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalAppro
v v v v v v v v v v
ach, 8th Edition
v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avstaffvnursevcompletesvorientationvtovavpsychiatricvunit.vThisvnursevmayvexpectvanvadvancedvp
racticevnursevtovperformvwhichvadditionalvintervention?va.
Conductvmentalvhealthvassessments.
b. Prescribevpsychotropicvmedication.
c. Establishvtherapeuticvrelationships.
d. Individualizevnursingvcarevplans.
ANS:vB
Invmostvstates,vprescriptivevprivilegesvarevgrantedvtovmaster‘s-
preparedvnursevpractitionersvandvclinicalvnursevspecialistsvwhovhavevtakenvspecialvcoursesvonvprescri
bingvmedication.vThevnursevpreparedvatvthevbasicvlevelvisvpermittedvtovperformvmentalvhealthvassess
ments,vestablishvrelationships,vandvprovidevindividualizedvcarevplanning.
PTS:v1vDIF:vCognitivevLevel:vUnderstandv(Comprehension)vREF:vPagev1-
23vTOP:vNursingvProcess:vImplementation
MSC:vClientvNeeds:vSafe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
2. Avnursingvstudentvexpressesvconcernsvthatvmentalvhealthvnursesv―losevallvtheirvclinicalvnursingvs
kills.‖vSelectvthevbestvresponsevbyvthevmentalvhealthvnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricvnursesvpracticevinvsafervenvironmentsvthanvothervspecialties.vNurse-to-
patientvratiosvmustvbevbettervbecausevofvthevnaturevofvthevpatients‘vproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricvnursesvusevcomplexvcommunicationvskillsvasvwellvasvcriticalvthinkingvtovsolvev
multidimensionalvproblems.vIvamvchallengedvbyvthosevsituations.‖
c. ―That‘svavmisconception.vPsychiatricvnursesvfrequentlyvusevhighvtechnologyvmonitoringv
equipmentvandvmanagevcomplexvintravenousvtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricvnursesvdovnotvhavevtovdealvwithvasvmuchvpainvandvsufferingvasvmedical–
vsurgicalvnursesvdo.vThatvappealsvtovme.‖
ANS:vB
Thevpracticevofvpsychiatricvnursingvrequiresvavdifferentvsetvofvskillsvthanvmedical–
surgicalvnursing,vthoughvtherevisvsubstantialvoverlap.vPsychiatricvnursesvmustvbevablevtovhelpvpa
tientsvwithvmedicalvasvwellvasvmentalvhealthvproblems,vreflectingvthevholisticvperspectivevthesev
nursesvmustvhave.vNurse–
patientvratiosvandvworkloadsvinvpsychiatricvsettingsvhavevincreased,vjustvlikevothervspecialties.vPs
ychiatricvnursingvinvolvesvclinicalvpractice,vnotvjustvdocumentation.vPsychosocialvpainvandvsuff
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
v v v v v v v v v
ordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
eringvarevasvrealvasvphysicalvpainvandvsuffering.
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