TEST BANK k
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3
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rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akstaffknursekcompleteskorientationktokakpsychiatrickunit.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldsthenurseke
xpectkaskankadvancedkpracticekintervention?
a. Conductkmentalkhealthkassessments
b. Prescribekpsychotropickmedication
c. Establishktherapeutickrelationships
d. Individualizesnursing kcaresplans
ANSWER:sk B
Prescriptivesprivilegeskarekgrantedktokmaster’s-
preparedknursekpractitionerskwhokhavestakenkspecialkcourseskonkprescribingkmedication;kthuskitkiskanka
dvanced-
practicekintervention.kTheknursespreparedkatsthekbasicklevelkiskpermittedstokperformkmentalkhealthkasksessme
nts,kestablishrelationships,kandsprovidekindividualizedkcarekplanning.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
2. Whenkaknursingkstudentkexpresseskconcernskaboutkhowkmentalkhealthknursesk“losekallktheirnursikn
gsskills,”kwhichkofkthesfollowingsiskthesbestkresponsekbykthekmentalkhealthknurse?
a. “Psychiatricknurseskpractisekinksaferkenvironmentskthankotherkspecialties.kNurse
-to-
patientsratioskmustkbekbetterkbecausekofktheknaturekofkthekpatients’kpro
blems.” .
b. “Psychiatricknurseskusekcomplexkcommunicationsskillskaskwellkaskcriticalsthinkingstoksolv
esmultidimensionalkproblems.kIkamkchallengedkbykthoseksituations.”
c. “That’skasmisconception.kPsychiatricknurseskfrequentlykusekhigh-
ktechnologymonitoringkequipmentkandkmanagekcomplexkintravenousktherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricknurseskdosnotkhavektokdealkwithkaskmuchkpainkandksufferingsassmedikc
al–surgicalknurseskdo.kThatkappealsktokme.”
ANSWER:sk B
Thekpracticekofkpsychiatricknursingkrequireskakdifferentksetkofsskillskfromkmedical–
surgicalknursing,kthoughktherekisksubstantialkoverlap.kTwokdomainskrelatekspecificallyktokpsychiatrick
nursing:kbehavioural,sincludingkcommunication,kcoping,kandkeducation;kandssafety,kcoveringcrisiskak
ndkriskkmanagement.kBasickpsychosocialknursingsconceptskarekcentralktospsychiatricknursingspractick
esandkincreasekyourkcompetencykaskakpractitionerkinkallkclinicalksettings.
Whateverksettingkyoukchoosektokworkkin,syoukwillkhavekthekopportunityktokimprovesthekliveskofpeoplekw
hokaresexperiencingkmentalkillnesskaskankadditionalkchallengestoktheirkhealth.
Yourkexperiencekinkthekmentalkhealthknursingsrotationkcankhelpkyoukgainkinsightkintokyourselfkandkgreka
tlykincreasekyourkinsightsintokthekexperienceskofkothers.kThiskpartsofknursingkeducationcankprovidekgkui
delineskforkandkthekopportunityktoklearnknewkskillskforsdealingswithkakvarietykofchallengingsbehaviouk rs.kP
sychosocialkpainkandksufferingkarekaskrealsaskphysicalkpainkandksuffering.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kApplyk(Application)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
, 3. WhenkaknewkbillkintroducedkinkParliamentkreduceskfundingkforkcarekofkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness,kakgrkoup
kofkpeoplekwithkmildkmentalkillnesskwriteklettersktostheirkelectedkrepresentativesinsoppositionktokthkesleg
islationkforkallkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness.kWhichkrolekdoeskthiskactionkportray?
a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
d. Socialkaction
ANSWER:sk C
Ankadvocatekdefendskorkassertskanother’skcause,kparticularlykwhenkthekotherkpersonklackskthekabilityktko
kdosthatsforkhimselfkorkherself.kOnkakcommunitykscale,kadvocacykincludeskpoliticalkactivity,kpublicsspkea
king,kandkpublicationkinkthekinterestkofkimprovingkthekhumankcondition.kSincekfundingsisknecessarkykto
kdeliverkqualitykprogrammingkforkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness,ktheletter-
writingscampaignkadvocateskforkthekcausekforsallkpeopleswithkmentalkillness.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
4. Whichkofkthekfollowingkhaskbeenkidentifiedkaskaksignificantktrendkthatkwillkaffectkthekfuturekofpsychiaktr
ickmentalkhealthknursingkinkCanada?
a. Decreasekinkthekagingspopulation
b. Increasekinkculturalkdiversity
c. Rolekofkthekadvanced-practicesnurse
d. Shortagekofkphysicianskinkruralkandkurbankareas
ANSWER:sk B
Fourksignificantktrendskha vTe EbeSeTn BidAe N
ntKifiSe E
d sLthLatEwRil. l CafOfeMc t s the kfuturekofkpsychiatrickmentalkhealt
hknursingkinkCanada;kthesekincludesankagingspopulation,kankincreasekinkculturalkdiversity,kexpandingste
chnology,kandkansincreasedsawarenesskofkthekimpactkofkthesdeterminantskofkhealthonkmekntalkillness.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingsProcess:kAssessment MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
5. Whichkassessmentsfindingsmostkclearlykindicateskthatsakpatientsmaykbekexperiencingkakmentalillness?
a. Thekpatientkreportskoccasionalksleeplessnesskandkanxiety.
b. Thekpatientkreportskasconsistentlyksad,kdiscouraged,kandkhopelesskmood.
c. Thekpatientkiskablektosdescribesthekdifferencekbetweenk“askif”kandk“forkreal.”
d. Thekpatientkperceiveskdifficultykmakingkakdecisionkaboutkwhetherktokchangekjobs.
ANSWER:sk B
Thekcorrectkresponsekdescribeskakmoodkalteration,swhichkreflectskmentalkillness.kAlterationskincognitki
on,kmood,korkbehaviourkthatsarekcoupledkwithksignificantsdistresskandkimpairedkfunctioningkcharactekri
zesmentalkillness.kThekdistracterskdescribekbehaviourskthatkarekmentallykhealthykorkwithinkthekusualkskcopek
ofkhumansexperience.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kApplyk(Application)
TOP:k NursingsProcess:kAssessment MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kPsychosocialkIntegrity
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3
k k k k k k
rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
k k k k k k k k
,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
k k k k k k
Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
k k k k k k k
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akstaffknursekcompleteskorientationktokakpsychiatrickunit.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldsthenurseke
xpectkaskankadvancedkpracticekintervention?
a. Conductkmentalkhealthkassessments
b. Prescribekpsychotropickmedication
c. Establishktherapeutickrelationships
d. Individualizesnursing kcaresplans
ANSWER:sk B
Prescriptivesprivilegeskarekgrantedktokmaster’s-
preparedknursekpractitionerskwhokhavestakenkspecialkcourseskonkprescribingkmedication;kthuskitkiskanka
dvanced-
practicekintervention.kTheknursespreparedkatsthekbasicklevelkiskpermittedstokperformkmentalkhealthkasksessme
nts,kestablishrelationships,kandsprovidekindividualizedkcarekplanning.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
2. Whenkaknursingkstudentkexpresseskconcernskaboutkhowkmentalkhealthknursesk“losekallktheirnursikn
gsskills,”kwhichkofkthesfollowingsiskthesbestkresponsekbykthekmentalkhealthknurse?
a. “Psychiatricknurseskpractisekinksaferkenvironmentskthankotherkspecialties.kNurse
-to-
patientsratioskmustkbekbetterkbecausekofktheknaturekofkthekpatients’kpro
blems.” .
b. “Psychiatricknurseskusekcomplexkcommunicationsskillskaskwellkaskcriticalsthinkingstoksolv
esmultidimensionalkproblems.kIkamkchallengedkbykthoseksituations.”
c. “That’skasmisconception.kPsychiatricknurseskfrequentlykusekhigh-
ktechnologymonitoringkequipmentkandkmanagekcomplexkintravenousktherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricknurseskdosnotkhavektokdealkwithkaskmuchkpainkandksufferingsassmedikc
al–surgicalknurseskdo.kThatkappealsktokme.”
ANSWER:sk B
Thekpracticekofkpsychiatricknursingkrequireskakdifferentksetkofsskillskfromkmedical–
surgicalknursing,kthoughktherekisksubstantialkoverlap.kTwokdomainskrelatekspecificallyktokpsychiatrick
nursing:kbehavioural,sincludingkcommunication,kcoping,kandkeducation;kandssafety,kcoveringcrisiskak
ndkriskkmanagement.kBasickpsychosocialknursingsconceptskarekcentralktospsychiatricknursingspractick
esandkincreasekyourkcompetencykaskakpractitionerkinkallkclinicalksettings.
Whateverksettingkyoukchoosektokworkkin,syoukwillkhavekthekopportunityktokimprovesthekliveskofpeoplekw
hokaresexperiencingkmentalkillnesskaskankadditionalkchallengestoktheirkhealth.
Yourkexperiencekinkthekmentalkhealthknursingsrotationkcankhelpkyoukgainkinsightkintokyourselfkandkgreka
tlykincreasekyourkinsightsintokthekexperienceskofkothers.kThiskpartsofknursingkeducationcankprovidekgkui
delineskforkandkthekopportunityktoklearnknewkskillskforsdealingswithkakvarietykofchallengingsbehaviouk rs.kP
sychosocialkpainkandksufferingkarekaskrealsaskphysicalkpainkandksuffering.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kApplyk(Application)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
, 3. WhenkaknewkbillkintroducedkinkParliamentkreduceskfundingkforkcarekofkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness,kakgrkoup
kofkpeoplekwithkmildkmentalkillnesskwriteklettersktostheirkelectedkrepresentativesinsoppositionktokthkesleg
islationkforkallkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness.kWhichkrolekdoeskthiskactionkportray?
a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
d. Socialkaction
ANSWER:sk C
Ankadvocatekdefendskorkassertskanother’skcause,kparticularlykwhenkthekotherkpersonklackskthekabilityktko
kdosthatsforkhimselfkorkherself.kOnkakcommunitykscale,kadvocacykincludeskpoliticalkactivity,kpublicsspkea
king,kandkpublicationkinkthekinterestkofkimprovingkthekhumankcondition.kSincekfundingsisknecessarkykto
kdeliverkqualitykprogrammingkforkpeoplekwithkmentalkillness,ktheletter-
writingscampaignkadvocateskforkthekcausekforsallkpeopleswithkmentalkillness.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingkProcess:kImplementation MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
4. Whichkofkthekfollowingkhaskbeenkidentifiedkaskaksignificantktrendkthatkwillkaffectkthekfuturekofpsychiaktr
ickmentalkhealthknursingkinkCanada?
a. Decreasekinkthekagingspopulation
b. Increasekinkculturalkdiversity
c. Rolekofkthekadvanced-practicesnurse
d. Shortagekofkphysicianskinkruralkandkurbankareas
ANSWER:sk B
Fourksignificantktrendskha vTe EbeSeTn BidAe N
ntKifiSe E
d sLthLatEwRil. l CafOfeMc t s the kfuturekofkpsychiatrickmentalkhealt
hknursingkinkCanada;kthesekincludesankagingspopulation,kankincreasekinkculturalkdiversity,kexpandingste
chnology,kandkansincreasedsawarenesskofkthekimpactkofkthesdeterminantskofkhealthonkmekntalkillness.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kUnderstands(Comprehension)
TOP:k NursingsProcess:kAssessment MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kSafekEffectivesCarekEnvironment
5. Whichkassessmentsfindingsmostkclearlykindicateskthatsakpatientsmaykbekexperiencingkakmentalillness?
a. Thekpatientkreportskoccasionalksleeplessnesskandkanxiety.
b. Thekpatientkreportskasconsistentlyksad,kdiscouraged,kandkhopelesskmood.
c. Thekpatientkiskablektosdescribesthekdifferencekbetweenk“askif”kandk“forkreal.”
d. Thekpatientkperceiveskdifficultykmakingkakdecisionkaboutkwhetherktokchangekjobs.
ANSWER:sk B
Thekcorrectkresponsekdescribeskakmoodkalteration,swhichkreflectskmentalkillness.kAlterationskincognitki
on,kmood,korkbehaviourkthatsarekcoupledkwithksignificantsdistresskandkimpairedkfunctioningkcharactekri
zesmentalkillness.kThekdistracterskdescribekbehaviourskthatkarekmentallykhealthykorkwithinkthekusualkskcopek
ofkhumansexperience.
DIF: CognitivesLevel:kApplyk(Application)
TOP:k NursingsProcess:kAssessment MSC:k ClientkNeeds:kPsychosocialkIntegrity
