Testgbankg Varcarolis'gFoundationsgofgPsychiatric-
MentalHealthgNursingg9thEditiongTestgBankgComplete
1
, Chapterg01:gMentalgHealthgandgMentalgIllness
Halter:gVarcarolis’gFoundationsg ofgPsychiatricg MentalgHealthgNursing:gAgClinical
g Approach,g8thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Agstaffgnursegcompletesgorientationgtogagpsychiatricgunit.gThisgnursegmaygexpectgangadvance
dgpracticegnursegtogperformgwhichgadditionalgintervention?ga.
Conductgmentalghealthgassess
ments.
b. Prescribegpsychotropicgmedication.
c. Establishgtherapeuticg relationships.
d. Individualizegnursinggcaregplans.
ANS:gB
Ingmostgstates,gprescriptivegprivilegesgareggrantedgtogmaster‘s-
preparedgnursegpractitionersgandgclinicalgnursegspecialistsgwhoghavegtakengspecialgcoursesgong
prescribinggmedication.gThegnursegpreparedgatgthegbasicglevelgisgpermittedgtogperformgmentalg
healthgassessments,gestablishgrelationships,gandgprovidegindividualizedgcaregplanning.
PTS:g1gDIF:gCognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)gREF:gPageg1-
23gTOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementation
MSC:gClientgNeeds:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironment
2. Agnursinggstudentgexpressesgconcernsgthatgmentalghealthgnursesg―losegallgtheirgclinicalgnursin
ggskills.‖gSelectgthegbestgresponsegbygthegmentalghealthgnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricgnursesgpracticegingsafergenvironmentsgthangothergspecialties.gNurse-to-
patientgratiosgmustgbegbettergbecausegofgthegnaturegofgthegpatients‘gproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricgnursesgusegcomplexgcommunicationgskillsgasgwellgasgcriticalgthinkinggtogsolv
egmultidimensionalgproblems.gIgamgchallengedgbygthosegsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sgagmisconception.gPsychiatricgnursesgfrequentlyguseghighgtechnologygmonitorin
ggequipmentgandgmanagegcomplexgintravenousgtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricgnursesgdognotghavegtogdealgwithgasgmuchgpaingandgsufferinggasgmedical
–gsurgicalgnursesgdo.gThatgappealsgtogme.‖
ANS:gB
Thegpracticegofgpsychiatricgnursinggrequiresgagdifferentgsetgofgskillsgthangmedical–
surgicalgnursing,gthoughgtheregisgsubstantialgoverlap.gPsychiatricgnursesgmustgbegablegtoghelpg
patientsgwithgmedicalgasgwellgasgmentalghealthgproblems,greflectinggthegholisticgperspectivegt
hesegnursesgmustghave.gNurse–
patientgratiosgandgworkloadsgingpsychiatricgsettingsghavegincreased,gjustglikegothergspecialties.
gPsychiatricgnursingginvolvesgclinicalgpractice,gnotgjustgdocumentation.gPsychosocialgpaingan
2
, dgsufferinggaregasgrealgasgphysicalgpaingandgsuffering.
3
, TestgBankgVarcarolis'gFoundationsgofgPsychiatric-
MentalgHealthgNursinggAgClinicalg9thgEditiong|TestgBankgC|Chapterg1-36
PTS:g1 DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplyg(Application)
REF:gPagesg1-2,g21
TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementatio
ngMSC:gClientgNeeds:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironment
3
MentalHealthgNursingg9thEditiongTestgBankgComplete
1
, Chapterg01:gMentalgHealthgandgMentalgIllness
Halter:gVarcarolis’gFoundationsg ofgPsychiatricg MentalgHealthgNursing:gAgClinical
g Approach,g8thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Agstaffgnursegcompletesgorientationgtogagpsychiatricgunit.gThisgnursegmaygexpectgangadvance
dgpracticegnursegtogperformgwhichgadditionalgintervention?ga.
Conductgmentalghealthgassess
ments.
b. Prescribegpsychotropicgmedication.
c. Establishgtherapeuticg relationships.
d. Individualizegnursinggcaregplans.
ANS:gB
Ingmostgstates,gprescriptivegprivilegesgareggrantedgtogmaster‘s-
preparedgnursegpractitionersgandgclinicalgnursegspecialistsgwhoghavegtakengspecialgcoursesgong
prescribinggmedication.gThegnursegpreparedgatgthegbasicglevelgisgpermittedgtogperformgmentalg
healthgassessments,gestablishgrelationships,gandgprovidegindividualizedgcaregplanning.
PTS:g1gDIF:gCognitivegLevel:gUnderstandg(Comprehension)gREF:gPageg1-
23gTOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementation
MSC:gClientgNeeds:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironment
2. Agnursinggstudentgexpressesgconcernsgthatgmentalghealthgnursesg―losegallgtheirgclinicalgnursin
ggskills.‖gSelectgthegbestgresponsegbygthegmentalghealthgnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricgnursesgpracticegingsafergenvironmentsgthangothergspecialties.gNurse-to-
patientgratiosgmustgbegbettergbecausegofgthegnaturegofgthegpatients‘gproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricgnursesgusegcomplexgcommunicationgskillsgasgwellgasgcriticalgthinkinggtogsolv
egmultidimensionalgproblems.gIgamgchallengedgbygthosegsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sgagmisconception.gPsychiatricgnursesgfrequentlyguseghighgtechnologygmonitorin
ggequipmentgandgmanagegcomplexgintravenousgtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricgnursesgdognotghavegtogdealgwithgasgmuchgpaingandgsufferinggasgmedical
–gsurgicalgnursesgdo.gThatgappealsgtogme.‖
ANS:gB
Thegpracticegofgpsychiatricgnursinggrequiresgagdifferentgsetgofgskillsgthangmedical–
surgicalgnursing,gthoughgtheregisgsubstantialgoverlap.gPsychiatricgnursesgmustgbegablegtoghelpg
patientsgwithgmedicalgasgwellgasgmentalghealthgproblems,greflectinggthegholisticgperspectivegt
hesegnursesgmustghave.gNurse–
patientgratiosgandgworkloadsgingpsychiatricgsettingsghavegincreased,gjustglikegothergspecialties.
gPsychiatricgnursingginvolvesgclinicalgpractice,gnotgjustgdocumentation.gPsychosocialgpaingan
2
, dgsufferinggaregasgrealgasgphysicalgpaingandgsuffering.
3
, TestgBankgVarcarolis'gFoundationsgofgPsychiatric-
MentalgHealthgNursinggAgClinicalg9thgEditiong|TestgBankgC|Chapterg1-36
PTS:g1 DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplyg(Application)
REF:gPagesg1-2,g21
TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementatio
ngMSC:gClientgNeeds:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironment
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