Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health N
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foun
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dations of Psychiatric M
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ental Health Nursing: A
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Clinical Approach, 8thE n n n
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,Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health N
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anstaffnnursencompletesnorientationntonanpsychiatricnunit.nThisnnursenmaynexpectnannadvancednp
racticennursentonperformnwhichnadditionalnintervention?na.
Conductnmentalnhealthnassessments.
b. Prescribenpsychotropicnmedication.
c. Establishntherapeuticnrelationships.
d. Individualizennursingncarenplans.
ANS:nB
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster‘s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonnpre
scribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmentalnhealthn
assessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenLevel:nUnderstandn(Comprehension)nREF:nPagen1-
23nTOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn―losenallntheirnclinicalnnursingns
kills.‖nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-to-
patientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenpatients‘nproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingntonsolven
multidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.‖
c. ―That‘snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnologynmonitoringn
equipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingnasnmedical–
nsurgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.‖
ANS:nB
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpnp
atientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhese
nnursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
patientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nP
sychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.nPsychosocialnpainnandnsu
fferingnarenasnrealnasnphysicalnpainnandnsuffering.
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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PTS:n1 DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplyn(Application)
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, Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health N
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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REF:nPagesn1-2,n21
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementationn
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foun
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dations of Psychiatric M
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ental Health Nursing: A
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Clinical Approach, 8thE n n n
dition
1
,Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health N
n n n n n n n
ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
n n n n n n n
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
n n n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anstaffnnursencompletesnorientationntonanpsychiatricnunit.nThisnnursenmaynexpectnannadvancednp
racticennursentonperformnwhichnadditionalnintervention?na.
Conductnmentalnhealthnassessments.
b. Prescribenpsychotropicnmedication.
c. Establishntherapeuticnrelationships.
d. Individualizennursingncarenplans.
ANS:nB
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster‘s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonnpre
scribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmentalnhealthn
assessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenLevel:nUnderstandn(Comprehension)nREF:nPagen1-
23nTOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn―losenallntheirnclinicalnnursingns
kills.‖nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-to-
patientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenpatients‘nproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingntonsolven
multidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.‖
c. ―That‘snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnologynmonitoringn
equipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingnasnmedical–
nsurgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.‖
ANS:nB
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpnp
atientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhese
nnursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
patientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nP
sychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.nPsychosocialnpainnandnsu
fferingnarenasnrealnasnphysicalnpainnandnsuffering.
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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PTS:n1 DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplyn(Application)
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, Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health N
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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REF:nPagesn1-2,n21
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementationn
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
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