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MARGARET JORDAN HALTER /TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-
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36. ACTUAL EXAM 2023 ALREADY GRADED A+.
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, TEST BANK VARCAROLIS FOUNDATION OF PSY
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CHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINI
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CAL 8th EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN
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HALTER /TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-
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Chapter k01:kMentalkHealthkandkMentalkIllnesskHalter:kVarcarolis’ kFoundations kofkPsychiatri
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. A kstaff knursek completesk orientationk tokak psychiatrick unit.kThisk nursek mayk expectk ankadvancedkp
racticek nursek tok performk whichk additionalk intervention?k a.k Conduct k mentalk health
assessments.
b. Prescribek psychotropick medication.
c. Establishk therapeutick relationships.
d. Individualizek nursingk carek plans.
ANS:k B
Ink mostk states,k prescriptivek privilegesk arek granted ktok master‘s-
prepared k nursek practitionersk andk clinicalk nursek specialistsk whok havektakenk specialk coursesk onk pr
escribingk medication.kThek nursek prepared k atkthek basick levelk isk permittedk tok performk mentalk healt
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relationships,k and k providek individualized k carek planning.
PTS:k 1 k DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Understand k (Comprehension)k REF:k Pagek 1-
23 k TOP:k Nursingk Process:k Implementation
MSC:k Clientk Needs:k Safe,k Effective k Carek Environment
2. A knursingk student k expressesk concernsk that k mentalk healthk nursesk ―losek allk theirk clinicalk
nursingk skills.‖ k Select k thek best k responsek byk thek mentalk healthk nurse.
a. ―Psychiatrick nursesk practicek ink saferk environmentsk thank otherk specialties.k Nurse-to-
k patient k ratiosk must k bek betterk becausek of k thek naturek of k thek patients‘k problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatrick nursesk usek complexk communicationk skillsk ask wellk ask criticalk thinkingk tok s
olvek multidimensionalk problems.k I k amk challenged k byk thosek situations.‖
c. ―That‘sk ak misconception.k Psychiatrick nursesk frequentlyk usek highk technologyk monitoringk
equipment k and k managek complexk intravenousk therapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatrick nursesk dok not k havek tok dealk withk ask muchk paink and k sufferingk ask medical–
k surgicalk nursesk do.k That k appealsk tok me.‖
ANS:k B
Thek practicek of k psychiatrick nursingk requiresk ak different k set k of k skillsk thank medical–
surgicalk nursing,k thoughk therek isk substantialk overlap.k Psychiatrick nursesk must k bek ablek tok helpk pati
entsk withk medicalk ask wellk ask mentalk healthk problems,k reflectingk thek holistick perspectivek these
nursesk must k have.k Nurse–
patient k ratiosk and kworkloadsk ink psychiatrick settingsk havek increased,k just k likek otherk specialties.k Ps
1
,ychiatrick nursingk involvesk clinicalk practice,k not k just
documentation.k Psychosocialk paink and k sufferingk arek ask realk ask physicalk paink and k suffering.
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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:k 1 DIF:k Cognitive k Level:kApply k (Application)
REF:k Pagesk 1-2,k 21
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MSC:k Clientk Needs:k Safe,k Effective k Carek Environment
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