TEST BANK VARCAROLIS FOUNDATION OF PSYCHIATRI
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C MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL 8th EDITION BY
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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 PS
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YCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLI m m m m m
NICAL 8th EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN
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HALTER /TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-
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36. ACTUAL EXAM 2023 ALREADY GRADED A+.
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychia
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tric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amstaffmnursemcompletesmorientationmtomampsychiatricmunit.mThismnursemmaymexpectmanmadvanc
edmpracticemnursemtomperformmwhichmadditionalmintervention?ma.m Conductmmentalmhealth
assessments.
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication.
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships.
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans.
ANS:mB
Inmmostmstates,mprescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster‘s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmandmclinicalmnursemspecialistsmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmon
mprescribingmmedication.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmment
almhealthmassessments,mestablish
relationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
PTS:m 1m DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Understandm (Comprehension)m REF:m Pagem 1-
23m TOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementation
MSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Amnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmthatmmentalmhealthmnursesm―losemallmtheirmclinic
almnursingmskills.‖mSelectmthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealthmnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricmnursesmpracticeminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialties.mNurse-
to-mpatientmratiosmmustmbembettermbecausemofmthemnaturemofmthempatients‘mproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingm
tomsolvemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedmbymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitorin
gmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
Thempracticemofmpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferentmsetmofmskillsmthanmmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mPsychiatricmnursesmmustmbemablemtomhelpm
patientsmwithmmedicalmasmwellmasmmentalmhealthmproblems,mreflectingmthemholisticmperspectivemt
hese
nursesmmustmhave.mNurse–
1
,patientmratiosmandmworkloadsminmpsychiatricmsettingsmhavemincreased,mjustmlikemothermspecialties.
mPsychiatricmnursingminvolvesmclinicalmpractice,mnotmjust
documentation.mPsychosocialmpainmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphysicalmpainmandmsuffering.
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplym(Application)
REF:mPagesm1-2,m21
TOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementatio
nmMSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
1
m m m m m
C MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL 8th EDITION BY
m m m m m m m m m
MARGARET JORDAN HALTER /TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-
m m m m m m
36. ACTUAL EXAM 2023 ALREADY GRADED A+.
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, TEST BANK VARCAROLIS FOUNDATION OF PS
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YCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLI m m m m m
NICAL 8th EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN
m m m m m
HALTER /TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-
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36. ACTUAL EXAM 2023 ALREADY GRADED A+.
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychia
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tric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amstaffmnursemcompletesmorientationmtomampsychiatricmunit.mThismnursemmaymexpectmanmadvanc
edmpracticemnursemtomperformmwhichmadditionalmintervention?ma.m Conductmmentalmhealth
assessments.
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication.
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships.
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans.
ANS:mB
Inmmostmstates,mprescriptivemprivilegesmaremgrantedmtommaster‘s-
preparedmnursempractitionersmandmclinicalmnursemspecialistsmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmon
mprescribingmmedication.mThemnursempreparedmatmthembasicmlevelmismpermittedmtomperformmment
almhealthmassessments,mestablish
relationships,mandmprovidemindividualizedmcaremplanning.
PTS:m 1m DIF:m Cognitivem Level:m Understandm (Comprehension)m REF:m Pagem 1-
23m TOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementation
MSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Amnursingmstudentmexpressesmconcernsmthatmmentalmhealthmnursesm―losemallmtheirmclinic
almnursingmskills.‖mSelectmthembestmresponsembymthemmentalmhealthmnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricmnursesmpracticeminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialties.mNurse-
to-mpatientmratiosmmustmbembettermbecausemofmthemnaturemofmthempatients‘mproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingm
tomsolvemmultidimensionalmproblems.mImammchallengedmbymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitorin
gmequipmentmandmmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnotmhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmandmsufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThatmappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
Thempracticemofmpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferentmsetmofmskillsmthanmmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap.mPsychiatricmnursesmmustmbemablemtomhelpm
patientsmwithmmedicalmasmwellmasmmentalmhealthmproblems,mreflectingmthemholisticmperspectivemt
hese
nursesmmustmhave.mNurse–
1
,patientmratiosmandmworkloadsminmpsychiatricmsettingsmhavemincreased,mjustmlikemothermspecialties.
mPsychiatricmnursingminvolvesmclinicalmpractice,mnotmjust
documentation.mPsychosocialmpainmandmsufferingmaremasmrealmasmphysicalmpainmandmsuffering.
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
m m m m m
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
m m m m m m m m m
Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
m m m m m m
PTS:m1 DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mApplym(Application)
REF:mPagesm1-2,m21
TOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementatio
nmMSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffectivemCaremEnvironment
1
