Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing
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A Clinical 9th Edition by M
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argaret Jordan
v
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022.
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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
ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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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 Approach
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, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avstaffvnursevcompletesvorientationvtovavpsychiatricvunit.vThisvnursevmayvexpectvanvadvancedvp
racticevnursevtovperformvwhichvadditionalvintervention?va.
Conductvmentalvhealthvassessm
ents.
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–
vsurgicalvnurses vdo.vThatvappeals vtovme.‖
ANS:vB
Thevpracticevofvpsychiatricvnursingvrequiresvavdifferentvsetvofvskillsvthanvmedical–
surgicalvnursing,vthoughvtherevisvsubstantialvoverlap.vPsychiatricvnursesvmustvbevablevtovhelpvpa
tientsvwithvmedicalvasvwellvasvmentalvhealthvproblems,vreflectingvthevholisticvperspectivevthesev
nursesvmustvhave.vNurse–
patientvratiosvandvworkloadsvinvpsychiatricvsettingsvhavevincreased,vjustvlikevothervspecialties.vP
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
ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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sychiatricvnursingvinvolvesvclinicalvpractice,vnotvjustvdocumentation.vPsychosocialvpainvandvsuf
feringvarevasvrealvasvphysicalvpainvandvsuffering.
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
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ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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PTS:v1 DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vApplyv(Application)
REF:vPagesv1-2,v21
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vImplementationv
MSC:vClientvNeeds:vSafe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
3
v v v v v
Mental Health Nursing
v v
..
A Clinical 9th Edition by M
v v v v v v v
argaret Jordan
v
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022.
v v v v v
, 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
ordan Halter |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 Clinical Approach
v v v v v v v v v v
, 8th Edition
v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avstaffvnursevcompletesvorientationvtovavpsychiatricvunit.vThisvnursevmayvexpectvanvadvancedvp
racticevnursevtovperformvwhichvadditionalvintervention?va.
Conductvmentalvhealthvassessm
ents.
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–
vsurgicalvnurses vdo.vThatvappeals vtovme.‖
ANS:vB
Thevpracticevofvpsychiatricvnursingvrequiresvavdifferentvsetvofvskillsvthanvmedical–
surgicalvnursing,vthoughvtherevisvsubstantialvoverlap.vPsychiatricvnursesvmustvbevablevtovhelpvpa
tientsvwithvmedicalvasvwellvasvmentalvhealthvproblems,vreflectingvthevholisticvperspectivevthesev
nursesvmustvhave.vNurse–
patientvratiosvandvworkloadsvinvpsychiatricvsettingsvhavevincreased,vjustvlikevothervspecialties.vP
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
ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
sychiatricvnursingvinvolvesvclinicalvpractice,vnotvjustvdocumentation.vPsychosocialvpainvandvsuf
feringvarevasvrealvasvphysicalvpainvandvsuffering.
2
, 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
ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
v v v v v v
PTS:v1 DIF:vCognitivevLevel:vApplyv(Application)
REF:vPagesv1-2,v21
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vImplementationv
MSC:vClientvNeeds:vSafe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
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