Halter: Varcarolis’s Cana h h
dian Psychiatric Mental
h h h
Health Nursing, 2nd Editi h h h
on2022 ALL CHAPTERS I h h h
NCLUDED
Chapterh01:hMentalhHealthhandhMentalhIllness
Halter:hVarcarolis’shCanadianhPsychiatrichMentalhHealthhNursing,h2ndhEdition
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahstaffhnursehcompleteshorientationhtohahpsychiatrichunit.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghwould
thehnursehexpecthashanhadvancedhpracticehintervention?
h
a. Conducthmentalhhealthhassessments
b. Prescribehpsychotropichmedication
c. Establishhtherapeutich relationships
d. Individualizehnursinghcarehplans
ANS:hB
h
,Prescriptivehprivilegesharehgrantedhtohmaster’s-preparedhnursehpractitionershwhohhavehtakenhspecial
courseshonhprescribinghmedication;hthushithishanhadvanced-
practicehintervention.hThehnursehpreparedhaththe
basichlevelhishpermittedhtohperformhmentalhhealthhassessments,hestablishhrelationships,handhprovidehindivid
ualizedhcarehplanning.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
2. Whenhahnursinghstudenthexpresseshconcernshabouthhowhmentalhhealthhnursesh“losehallht
heirhnursinghskills,”hwhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehbesthresponsehbyhthehmentalhhealthhnurse?
a. “Psychiatrichnurseshpractisehinhsaferhenvironmentshthanhotherhspecialties.hNurse-to-
patienthratioshmusthbehbetterhbecausehofhthehnaturehofhthehpatients’hproblems.”
h
b. “Psychiatrichnurseshusehcomplexhcommunicationhskillshashwellhashcriticalhthinkinghto
solvehmultidimensionalhproblems.hIhamhchallengedhbyhthosehsituations.”
h
c. “That’shahmisconception.hPsychiatrichnurseshfrequentlyhusehhigh-
technologyhmonitoringhequipmenthandhmanagehcomplexhintravenoushtherap
ies.”
,d. “Psychiatrichnurseshdohnothhavehtohdealhwithhashmuchhpainhandhsufferinghashmedical–
surgicalhnurseshdo.hThathappealshtohme.”
h
ANS:hB
Thehpracticehofhpsychiatrichnursinghrequireshahdifferenthsethofhskillshfromhmedical–
surgicalhnursing,hthoughhtherehishsubstantialhoverlap.hTwohdomainshrelatehspecificallyhtohpsychiatrichnursin
g:hbehavioural,hincludinghcommunication,hcoping,handheducation;handhsafety,hcoveringhcrisishandhriskhma
nagement.hBasic
psychosocialhnursinghconceptsharehcentralhtohpsychiatrichnursinghpracticehandhincreasehyourhcompetency
has
ahpractitionerhinhallhclinicalhsettings.hWhateverhsettinghyouhchoosehtohworkhin,hyouhwillhhavehthe
opportunityhtohimprovehthehliveshofhpeoplehwhoharehexperiencinghmentalhillnesshashanhadditionalhchallen
ge
tohtheirhhealth.
Yourhexperiencehinhthehmentalhhealthhnursinghrotationhcanhhelphyouhgainhinsighthintohyourselfhandhgreatly
increasehyourhinsighthintohthehexperienceshofhothers.hThishparthofhnursingheducationhcanhprovidehguidelin
es
forhandhthehopportunityhtohlearnhnewhskillshforhdealinghwithhahvarietyhofhchallenginghbehaviours.hPsychos
ocialhpainhandhsufferingharehashrealhashphysicalhpainhandhsuffering.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplyh(Application)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
3. WhenhahnewhbillhintroducedhinhParliamenthreduceshfundinghforhcarehofhpeoplehwith
mentalhillness,hahgrouphofhpeoplehwithhmildhmentalhillnesshwritehlettershtohtheirhelecte
h
d
representativeshinhoppositionhtohthehlegislationhforhallhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness.hWhichhrolehdoesht
hishactionhportray?
a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
d. Socialhaction
ANS:hC
h
, Anhadvocatehdefendshorhassertshanother’shcause,hparticularlyhwhenhthehotherhpersonhlackshthehabilityhtoh
do
thathforhhimselfhorhherself.hOnhahcommunityhscale,hadvocacyhincludeshpoliticalhactivity,hpublichspeaking,h
andhpublicationhinhthehinteresthofhimprovinghthehhumanhcondition.hSincehfundinghishnecessaryhtohdeliver
qualityhprogramminghforhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness,hthehletter-
h
writinghcampaignhadvocateshforhthehcausehforhallhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghhashbeenhidentifiedhashahsignificanthtrendhthathwillhaffecththe
futurehofhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursinghinhCanada?
h
a. Decreasehinhthehaginghpopulation
b. Increasehinhculturalhdiversity
c. Rolehofhthehadvanced-practicehnurse
d. Shortagehofhphysicianshinhruralhandhurbanhareas
ANS:hB
h
Fourhsignificanthtrendshhavehbeenhidentifiedhthathwillhaffecththehfuturehofhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursi
ng
inhCanada;hthesehincludehanhaginghpopulation,hanhincreasehinhculturalhdiversity,hexpandinghtechnology,handh
anhincreasedhawarenesshofhthehimpacthofhthehdeterminantshofhhealthhonhmentalhillness.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hAssessmenthMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironment
5. Whichhassessmenthfindinghmosthclearlyhindicateshthathahpatienthmayhbehexperiencingha
mentalhillness?
h
a. Thehpatienthreportshoccasionalhsleeplessnesshandhanxiety.
b. Thehpatienthreportshahconsistentlyhsad,hdiscouraged,handhhopelesshmood.
c. Thehpatienthishablehtohdescribehthehdifferencehbetweenh“ashif”handh“forhreal.”
d. Thehpatienthperceiveshdifficultyhmakinghahdecisionhabouthwhetherhtohchangehjobs.
ANS:hB
h
dian Psychiatric Mental
h h h
Health Nursing, 2nd Editi h h h
on2022 ALL CHAPTERS I h h h
NCLUDED
Chapterh01:hMentalhHealthhandhMentalhIllness
Halter:hVarcarolis’shCanadianhPsychiatrichMentalhHealthhNursing,h2ndhEdition
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Ahstaffhnursehcompleteshorientationhtohahpsychiatrichunit.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghwould
thehnursehexpecthashanhadvancedhpracticehintervention?
h
a. Conducthmentalhhealthhassessments
b. Prescribehpsychotropichmedication
c. Establishhtherapeutich relationships
d. Individualizehnursinghcarehplans
ANS:hB
h
,Prescriptivehprivilegesharehgrantedhtohmaster’s-preparedhnursehpractitionershwhohhavehtakenhspecial
courseshonhprescribinghmedication;hthushithishanhadvanced-
practicehintervention.hThehnursehpreparedhaththe
basichlevelhishpermittedhtohperformhmentalhhealthhassessments,hestablishhrelationships,handhprovidehindivid
ualizedhcarehplanning.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
2. Whenhahnursinghstudenthexpresseshconcernshabouthhowhmentalhhealthhnursesh“losehallht
heirhnursinghskills,”hwhichhofhthehfollowinghishthehbesthresponsehbyhthehmentalhhealthhnurse?
a. “Psychiatrichnurseshpractisehinhsaferhenvironmentshthanhotherhspecialties.hNurse-to-
patienthratioshmusthbehbetterhbecausehofhthehnaturehofhthehpatients’hproblems.”
h
b. “Psychiatrichnurseshusehcomplexhcommunicationhskillshashwellhashcriticalhthinkinghto
solvehmultidimensionalhproblems.hIhamhchallengedhbyhthosehsituations.”
h
c. “That’shahmisconception.hPsychiatrichnurseshfrequentlyhusehhigh-
technologyhmonitoringhequipmenthandhmanagehcomplexhintravenoushtherap
ies.”
,d. “Psychiatrichnurseshdohnothhavehtohdealhwithhashmuchhpainhandhsufferinghashmedical–
surgicalhnurseshdo.hThathappealshtohme.”
h
ANS:hB
Thehpracticehofhpsychiatrichnursinghrequireshahdifferenthsethofhskillshfromhmedical–
surgicalhnursing,hthoughhtherehishsubstantialhoverlap.hTwohdomainshrelatehspecificallyhtohpsychiatrichnursin
g:hbehavioural,hincludinghcommunication,hcoping,handheducation;handhsafety,hcoveringhcrisishandhriskhma
nagement.hBasic
psychosocialhnursinghconceptsharehcentralhtohpsychiatrichnursinghpracticehandhincreasehyourhcompetency
has
ahpractitionerhinhallhclinicalhsettings.hWhateverhsettinghyouhchoosehtohworkhin,hyouhwillhhavehthe
opportunityhtohimprovehthehliveshofhpeoplehwhoharehexperiencinghmentalhillnesshashanhadditionalhchallen
ge
tohtheirhhealth.
Yourhexperiencehinhthehmentalhhealthhnursinghrotationhcanhhelphyouhgainhinsighthintohyourselfhandhgreatly
increasehyourhinsighthintohthehexperienceshofhothers.hThishparthofhnursingheducationhcanhprovidehguidelin
es
forhandhthehopportunityhtohlearnhnewhskillshforhdealinghwithhahvarietyhofhchallenginghbehaviours.hPsychos
ocialhpainhandhsufferingharehashrealhashphysicalhpainhandhsuffering.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hApplyh(Application)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
3. WhenhahnewhbillhintroducedhinhParliamenthreduceshfundinghforhcarehofhpeoplehwith
mentalhillness,hahgrouphofhpeoplehwithhmildhmentalhillnesshwritehlettershtohtheirhelecte
h
d
representativeshinhoppositionhtohthehlegislationhforhallhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness.hWhichhrolehdoesht
hishactionhportray?
a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
d. Socialhaction
ANS:hC
h
, Anhadvocatehdefendshorhassertshanother’shcause,hparticularlyhwhenhthehotherhpersonhlackshthehabilityhtoh
do
thathforhhimselfhorhherself.hOnhahcommunityhscale,hadvocacyhincludeshpoliticalhactivity,hpublichspeaking,h
andhpublicationhinhthehinteresthofhimprovinghthehhumanhcondition.hSincehfundinghishnecessaryhtohdeliver
qualityhprogramminghforhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness,hthehletter-
h
writinghcampaignhadvocateshforhthehcausehforhallhpeoplehwithhmentalhillness.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hImplementationhMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironm
ent
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghhashbeenhidentifiedhashahsignificanthtrendhthathwillhaffecththe
futurehofhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursinghinhCanada?
h
a. Decreasehinhthehaginghpopulation
b. Increasehinhculturalhdiversity
c. Rolehofhthehadvanced-practicehnurse
d. Shortagehofhphysicianshinhruralhandhurbanhareas
ANS:hB
h
Fourhsignificanthtrendshhavehbeenhidentifiedhthathwillhaffecththehfuturehofhpsychiatrichmentalhhealthhnursi
ng
inhCanada;hthesehincludehanhaginghpopulation,hanhincreasehinhculturalhdiversity,hexpandinghtechnology,handh
anhincreasedhawarenesshofhthehimpacthofhthehdeterminantshofhhealthhonhmentalhillness.
DIF:hCognitivehLevel:hUnderstandh(Comprehension)
TOP:hNursinghProcess:hAssessmenthMSC:hClienthNeeds:hSafehEffectivehCarehEnvironment
5. Whichhassessmenthfindinghmosthclearlyhindicateshthathahpatienthmayhbehexperiencingha
mentalhillness?
h
a. Thehpatienthreportshoccasionalhsleeplessnesshandhanxiety.
b. Thehpatienthreportshahconsistentlyhsad,hdiscouraged,handhhopelesshmood.
c. Thehpatienthishablehtohdescribehthehdifferencehbetweenh“ashif”handh“forhreal.”
d. Thehpatienthperceiveshdifficultyhmakinghahdecisionhabouthwhetherhtohchangehjobs.
ANS:hB
h
