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ental Health Nursing: A
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c. Establishktherapeutickrelationships.
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assessments,kestablishkrelationships,kandkprovidekindividualizedkcarekplanning.
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MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafe,kEffectivekCarekEnvironment
2. Aknursingkstudentkexpresseskconcernskthatkmentalkhealthknursesk―losekallktheirkclinicalknursingks
kills.‖kSelectkthekbestkresponsekbykthekmentalkhealthknurse.
a. ―Psychiatricknurseskpracticekinksaferkenvironmentskthankotherkspecialties.kNurse-to-
patientkratioskmustkbekbetterkbecausekofktheknaturekofkthekpatients‘kproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricknurseskusekcomplexkcommunicationkskillskaskwellkaskcriticalkthinkingktoksolvek
multidimensionalkproblems.kIkamkchallengedkbykthoseksituations.‖
c. ―That‘skakmisconception.kPsychiatricknurseskfrequentlykusekhighktechnologykmonitoringk
equipmentkandkmanagekcomplexkintravenousktherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricknurseskdoknotkhavektokdealkwithkaskmuchkpainkandksufferingkaskmedical–
ksurgicalknurseskdo.kThatkappealsktokme.‖
ANS:kB
Thekpracticekofkpsychiatricknursingkrequireskakdifferentksetkofkskillskthankmedical–
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atientskwithkmedicalkaskwellkaskmentalkhealthkproblems,kreflectingkthekholistickperspectivekthese
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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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PTS:k1 DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplyk(Application)
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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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REF:kPagesk1-2,k21
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MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafe,kEffectivekCarekEnvironment
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foun
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ental Health Nursing: A
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Clinical Approach, 8thE k k k
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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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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akstaffknursekcompleteskorientationktokakpsychiatrickunit.kThisknursekmaykexpectkankadvancedkp
racticeknursektokperformkwhichkadditionalkintervention?ka.
Conductkmentalkhealthkassessments.
b. Prescribekpsychotropickmedication.
c. Establishktherapeutickrelationships.
d. Individualizeknursingkcarekplans.
ANS:kB
Inkmostkstates,kprescriptivekprivilegeskarekgrantedktokmaster‘s-
preparedknursekpractitionerskandkclinicalknursekspecialistskwhokhavektakenkspecialkcourseskonkpre
scribingkmedication.kTheknursekpreparedkatkthekbasicklevelkiskpermittedktokperformkmentalkhealthk
assessments,kestablishkrelationships,kandkprovidekindividualizedkcarekplanning.
PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitivekLevel:kUnderstandk(Comprehension)kREF:kPagek1-
23kTOP:kNursingkProcess:kImplementation
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafe,kEffectivekCarekEnvironment
2. Aknursingkstudentkexpresseskconcernskthatkmentalkhealthknursesk―losekallktheirkclinicalknursingks
kills.‖kSelectkthekbestkresponsekbykthekmentalkhealthknurse.
a. ―Psychiatricknurseskpracticekinksaferkenvironmentskthankotherkspecialties.kNurse-to-
patientkratioskmustkbekbetterkbecausekofktheknaturekofkthekpatients‘kproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricknurseskusekcomplexkcommunicationkskillskaskwellkaskcriticalkthinkingktoksolvek
multidimensionalkproblems.kIkamkchallengedkbykthoseksituations.‖
c. ―That‘skakmisconception.kPsychiatricknurseskfrequentlykusekhighktechnologykmonitoringk
equipmentkandkmanagekcomplexkintravenousktherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricknurseskdoknotkhavektokdealkwithkaskmuchkpainkandksufferingkaskmedical–
ksurgicalknurseskdo.kThatkappealsktokme.‖
ANS:kB
Thekpracticekofkpsychiatricknursingkrequireskakdifferentksetkofkskillskthankmedical–
surgicalknursing,kthoughktherekisksubstantialkoverlap.kPsychiatricknurseskmustkbekablektokhelpkp
atientskwithkmedicalkaskwellkaskmentalkhealthkproblems,kreflectingkthekholistickperspectivekthese
knurseskmustkhave.kNurse–
patientkratioskandkworkloadskinkpsychiatricksettingskhavekincreased,kjustklikekotherkspecialties.kP
sychiatricknursingkinvolveskclinicalkpractice,knotkjustkdocumentation.kPsychosocialkpainkandksu
fferingkarekaskrealkaskphysicalkpainkandksuffering.
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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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ursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Test Bank
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REF:kPagesk1-2,k21
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