TEST BANK - Keltners Psychiatric
Nursing, 9th Edition (Steele),
Chapters 1 - 36 | All Chapters
Complete
,
,Chapter 01: Med, Meds, Milieu
Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A newly licensed asks a nursing recruiter for a description of nursing practice in the
psychiatric setting. What is the nurse recruiter‘s best response?
a. ―The nurse primarily serves in a supportive role to members of the health care
delivery team.‖
b. ―The multidisciplinary approach eliminates the need to clearly define the
responsibilities of nursing i in isuch ia isetting.‖
c. ―Nursing iactions iare iidentified iby ithe i institution ithat i distinguishes inursing
i from
other i mental ihealth iprofessions.‖
d. ―Nursing ioffers iunique icontributions ito ithe ipsychotherapeutic i management iof
psychiatric i patients.‖
ANSWER: i D
Professional irole ioverlap icannot ibe idenied; ihowever, inursing iis iunique iin iits ifocus ion iand
iapplication iof ipsychotherapeutic imanagement. iNeither ithe ifacility inor ithe
imultidisciplinaryiteam idefine ithe iprofessional iresponsibilities iof iits imembers ibut irather
iutilizes itheir iunique iskills ito iprovide iholistic icare. iIdeally, iall iteam imembers isupport ieach
iother iand ihave ifunctions iwithin ithe iteam.
DIF: Cognitive ilevel: iAnalyzing TOP: i Nursing iprocess:
iImplementationiMSC: i Client iNeeds: iSafe, iEffective iCare iEnvironment
2. Which icomponent iof ithe inursing iprocess iwill ithe inurse ifocus iupon ito iaddress
itheiresponsibility ito imatch iindividual ipatient i needs iwith iappropriate iservices?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: i C
Proper iassessment iis icritical ifor ibeing iable ito idetermine ithe iappropriate ilevel iof iservices
ithat iwill iprovide ioptimal icare iwhile iconsidering ipatient iinput iand iat ithe ilowest icost.
iPlanning iand iimplementation iutilizes ithe iassessment idata ito iidentify iand iexecute iactions
i(treatment iplan) ithat iwill iprovide iappropriate icare. iEvaluation ivalidates ithe ieffectiveness iof
ithe itreatment iplan.
DIF: Cognitive ilevel: iApplying TOP: i Nursing iprocess:
iAssessmentiMSC: i Client iNeeds: iSafe, i Effective iCare iEnvironment
3. An iadult idiagnosed iwith iparanoid ischizophrenia ifrequent iexperiences iauditory
ihallucinationsiand iwalks iabout ithe iunit, imuttering. iWhich inursing iaction idemonstrates ithe
inurse‘s iunderstanding iof ieffective ipsychotherapeutic i management i of ithis iclient?
a. Discussing ithe idisease iprocess iof ischizophrenia iwith ithe iclient iand itheir
idomestic
partner
b. Minimizing icontact ibetween ithis ipatient iand iother ipatients ito iassure ia istress ifree
milieu
, c. Administering iPRN imedication iwhen ifirst iobserving ithe ievidence ithat ithe iclient
Nursing, 9th Edition (Steele),
Chapters 1 - 36 | All Chapters
Complete
,
,Chapter 01: Med, Meds, Milieu
Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A newly licensed asks a nursing recruiter for a description of nursing practice in the
psychiatric setting. What is the nurse recruiter‘s best response?
a. ―The nurse primarily serves in a supportive role to members of the health care
delivery team.‖
b. ―The multidisciplinary approach eliminates the need to clearly define the
responsibilities of nursing i in isuch ia isetting.‖
c. ―Nursing iactions iare iidentified iby ithe i institution ithat i distinguishes inursing
i from
other i mental ihealth iprofessions.‖
d. ―Nursing ioffers iunique icontributions ito ithe ipsychotherapeutic i management iof
psychiatric i patients.‖
ANSWER: i D
Professional irole ioverlap icannot ibe idenied; ihowever, inursing iis iunique iin iits ifocus ion iand
iapplication iof ipsychotherapeutic imanagement. iNeither ithe ifacility inor ithe
imultidisciplinaryiteam idefine ithe iprofessional iresponsibilities iof iits imembers ibut irather
iutilizes itheir iunique iskills ito iprovide iholistic icare. iIdeally, iall iteam imembers isupport ieach
iother iand ihave ifunctions iwithin ithe iteam.
DIF: Cognitive ilevel: iAnalyzing TOP: i Nursing iprocess:
iImplementationiMSC: i Client iNeeds: iSafe, iEffective iCare iEnvironment
2. Which icomponent iof ithe inursing iprocess iwill ithe inurse ifocus iupon ito iaddress
itheiresponsibility ito imatch iindividual ipatient i needs iwith iappropriate iservices?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: i C
Proper iassessment iis icritical ifor ibeing iable ito idetermine ithe iappropriate ilevel iof iservices
ithat iwill iprovide ioptimal icare iwhile iconsidering ipatient iinput iand iat ithe ilowest icost.
iPlanning iand iimplementation iutilizes ithe iassessment idata ito iidentify iand iexecute iactions
i(treatment iplan) ithat iwill iprovide iappropriate icare. iEvaluation ivalidates ithe ieffectiveness iof
ithe itreatment iplan.
DIF: Cognitive ilevel: iApplying TOP: i Nursing iprocess:
iAssessmentiMSC: i Client iNeeds: iSafe, i Effective iCare iEnvironment
3. An iadult idiagnosed iwith iparanoid ischizophrenia ifrequent iexperiences iauditory
ihallucinationsiand iwalks iabout ithe iunit, imuttering. iWhich inursing iaction idemonstrates ithe
inurse‘s iunderstanding iof ieffective ipsychotherapeutic i management i of ithis iclient?
a. Discussing ithe idisease iprocess iof ischizophrenia iwith ithe iclient iand itheir
idomestic
partner
b. Minimizing icontact ibetween ithis ipatient iand iother ipatients ito iassure ia istress ifree
milieu
, c. Administering iPRN imedication iwhen ifirst iobserving ithe ievidence ithat ithe iclient
