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 in such a setting.‖
c. ―Nursing actions are identified by the institution that distinguishes nursing from
other mental health professions.‖
d. ―Nursing offers unique contributions to the psychotherapeutic management of
psychiatric patients.‖
ANSWER: D
Professional role overlap cannot be denied; fhowever, fnursing fis funique fin fits ffocus fon fand
fapplication fof fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement. fNeither fthe ffacility fnor fthe
fmultidisciplinaryfteam fdefine fthe fprofessional fresponsibilities fof fits fmembers fbut frather
futilizes ftheir funique fskills fto fprovide fholistic fcare. fIdeally, fall fteam fmembers fsupport
feach fother fand fhave ffunctions fwithin fthe fteam.
DIF: Cognitive flevel: fAnalyzing TOP: f Nursing fprocess:
fImplementationfMSC: f Client fNeeds: fSafe, fEffective fCare fEnvironment
2. Which fcomponent fof fthe fnursing fprocess fwill fthe fnurse ffocus fupon fto
faddress fthefresponsibility fto fmatch findividual fpatient f needs fwith fappropriate
fservices?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: f C
Proper fassessment fis fcritical ffor fbeing fable fto fdetermine fthe fappropriate flevel fof fservices
fthat fwill fprovide foptimal fcare fwhile fconsidering fpatient finput fand fat fthe flowest fcost.
fPlanning fand fimplementation futilizes fthe fassessment fdata fto fidentify fand fexecute factions
f(treatment fplan) fthat fwill fprovide fappropriate fcare. fEvaluation fvalidates fthe feffectiveness
fof fthe ftreatment fplan.
DIF: Cognitive flevel: fApplying TOP: f Nursing fprocess:
fAssessmentfMSC: f Client fNeeds: fSafe, fEffective fCare fEnvironment
3. An fadult fdiagnosed fwith fparanoid fschizophrenia ffrequent fexperiences fauditory
fhallucinationsfand fwalks fabout fthe funit, fmuttering. fWhich fnursing faction fdemonstrates
fthe fnurse‘s funderstanding fof feffective fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement f of fthis fclient?
a. Discussing fthe fdisease fprocess fof fschizophrenia fwith fthe fclient fand ftheir
fdomestic
partner
b. Minimizing fcontact fbetween fthis fpatient fand fother fpatients fto fassure fa fstress
ffree
, milieu
c. Administering fPRN fmedication fwhen ffirst fobserving fthe fevidence fthat fthe fclient
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 in such a setting.‖
c. ―Nursing actions are identified by the institution that distinguishes nursing from
other mental health professions.‖
d. ―Nursing offers unique contributions to the psychotherapeutic management of
psychiatric patients.‖
ANSWER: D
Professional role overlap cannot be denied; fhowever, fnursing fis funique fin fits ffocus fon fand
fapplication fof fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement. fNeither fthe ffacility fnor fthe
fmultidisciplinaryfteam fdefine fthe fprofessional fresponsibilities fof fits fmembers fbut frather
futilizes ftheir funique fskills fto fprovide fholistic fcare. fIdeally, fall fteam fmembers fsupport
feach fother fand fhave ffunctions fwithin fthe fteam.
DIF: Cognitive flevel: fAnalyzing TOP: f Nursing fprocess:
fImplementationfMSC: f Client fNeeds: fSafe, fEffective fCare fEnvironment
2. Which fcomponent fof fthe fnursing fprocess fwill fthe fnurse ffocus fupon fto
faddress fthefresponsibility fto fmatch findividual fpatient f needs fwith fappropriate
fservices?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: f C
Proper fassessment fis fcritical ffor fbeing fable fto fdetermine fthe fappropriate flevel fof fservices
fthat fwill fprovide foptimal fcare fwhile fconsidering fpatient finput fand fat fthe flowest fcost.
fPlanning fand fimplementation futilizes fthe fassessment fdata fto fidentify fand fexecute factions
f(treatment fplan) fthat fwill fprovide fappropriate fcare. fEvaluation fvalidates fthe feffectiveness
fof fthe ftreatment fplan.
DIF: Cognitive flevel: fApplying TOP: f Nursing fprocess:
fAssessmentfMSC: f Client fNeeds: fSafe, fEffective fCare fEnvironment
3. An fadult fdiagnosed fwith fparanoid fschizophrenia ffrequent fexperiences fauditory
fhallucinationsfand fwalks fabout fthe funit, fmuttering. fWhich fnursing faction fdemonstrates
fthe fnurse‘s funderstanding fof feffective fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement f of fthis fclient?
a. Discussing fthe fdisease fprocess fof fschizophrenia fwith fthe fclient fand ftheir
fdomestic
partner
b. Minimizing fcontact fbetween fthis fpatient fand fother fpatients fto fassure fa fstress
ffree
, milieu
c. Administering fPRN fmedication fwhen ffirst fobserving fthe fevidence fthat fthe fclient
