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9th Edition
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication.
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships.
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans.
ANS:mB
Inmmostmstates,mprescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster‘s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmandmclinicalmnursemspecialistsmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmon
mprescribingmmedication.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmmenta
lmhealthmassessments,mestablishmrelationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
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2. Amnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmthatmmentalmhealthmnursesm―losemallmtheirmclinicalmnursi
ngmskills.‖mSelectmthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealthmnurse.
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MentalmHealthmNursingmAmClinicalm9thmEditionm|TestmBankmC|Chapterm1-36
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingmtomsol
vemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedm bymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitori
ngmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
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surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mPsychiatricmnursesmmustmbemablemtomh
elpmpatientsmwithmmedicalmasmwellmasmmentalmhealthmproblems,mreflectingmthemholisticmperspe
ctivemthesemnursesmmustmhave.mNurse–
patientmratiosmandmworkloadsminmpsychiatricmsettingsmhavemincreased,mjustmlikemothermspecialti
es.mPsychiatricmnursingminvolvesmclinicalmpractice,mnotmjustmdocumentation.mPsychosocialmpa
inmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphysicalmpainmandmsuffering.
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9th Edition
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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 Appro
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cedmpracticemnursemtomperformmwhichmadditionalmintervention?ma.
Conductmmentalmhealthmassessments.
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication.
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships.
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans.
ANS:mB
Inmmostmstates,mprescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster‘s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmandmclinicalmnursemspecialistsmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmon
mprescribingmmedication.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmmenta
lmhealthmassessments,mestablishmrelationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstandm(Comprehension)mREF:mPagem1-
23mTOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementation
MSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Amnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmthatmmentalmhealthmnursesm―losemallmtheirmclinicalmnursi
ngmskills.‖mSelectmthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealthmnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricmnursesmpracticeminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialties.mNurse-to-
patientmratiosmmustmbembettermbecausemofmthemnaturemofmthempatients‘mproblems.‖
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MentalmHealthmNursingmAmClinicalm9thmEditionm|TestmBankmC|Chapterm1-36
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingmtomsol
vemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedm bymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitori
ngmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
Thempracticemofmpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferentmsetmofmskillsmthanmmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mPsychiatricmnursesmmustmbemablemtomh
elpmpatientsmwithmmedicalmasmwellmasmmentalmhealthmproblems,mreflectingmthemholisticmperspe
ctivemthesemnursesmmustmhave.mNurse–
patientmratiosmandmworkloadsminmpsychiatricmsettingsmhavemincreased,mjustmlikemothermspecialti
es.mPsychiatricmnursingminvolvesmclinicalmpractice,mnotmjustmdocumentation.mPsychosocialmpa
inmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphysicalmpainmandmsuffering.
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