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patient mratiosmmust mbembettermbecausemof mthemnaturemof mthempatients‘mproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingmtomsol
vemmultidimensionalmproblems.mI mammchallenged mbymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitorin
gmequipment mand mmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnot mhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmand msufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThat mappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
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Jordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter m01:mMentalmHealthmandmMentalmIllness
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ach,m8thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. A mstaff mnursemcompletesmorientationmtomampsychiatricmunit.mThismnursemmaymexpect manmadvanc
ed mpracticemnursemtomperformmwhichmadditionalmintervention?ma.
Conduct mmentalmhealthmassess
ments.
b. Prescribempsychotropicmmedication.
c. Establishmtherapeuticmrelationships.
d. Individualizemnursingmcaremplans.
ANS:mB
Inmmost mstates,mprescriptivemprivilegesmaremgranted mtommaster‘s-
prepared mnursempractitionersmand mclinicalmnursemspecialistsmwhomhavemtakenmspecialmcoursesmonmpre
scribingmmedication.mThemnursemprepared mat mthembasicmlevelmismpermitted mtomperformmmentalmhealth
massessments,mestablishmrelationships,mand mprovidemindividualized mcaremplanning.
PTS:m1 mDIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstand m(Comprehension)mREF:mPagem1-
23 mTOP:mNursingmProcess:mImplementation
MSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafe,mEffective mCaremEnvironment
2. A mnursingmstudent mexpressesmconcernsmthat mmentalmhealthmnursesm―losemallmtheirmclinicalmnursi
ngmskills.‖ mSelect mthembest mresponsembymthemmentalmhealthmnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricmnursesmpracticeminmsafermenvironmentsmthanmothermspecialties.mNurse-to-
patient mratiosmmust mbembettermbecausemof mthemnaturemof mthempatients‘mproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricmnursesmusemcomplexmcommunicationmskillsmasmwellmasmcriticalmthinkingmtomsol
vemmultidimensionalmproblems.mI mammchallenged mbymthosemsituations.‖
c. ―That‘smammisconception.mPsychiatricmnursesmfrequentlymusemhighmtechnologymmonitorin
gmequipment mand mmanagemcomplexmintravenousmtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricmnursesmdomnot mhavemtomdealmwithmasmmuchmpainmand msufferingmasmmedic
al–msurgicalmnursesmdo.mThat mappealsmtomme.‖
ANS:mB
Thempracticemof mpsychiatricmnursingmrequiresmamdifferent mset mof mskillsmthanmmedical–
surgicalmnursing,mthoughmtheremismsubstantialmoverlap. mPsychiatricmnursesmmust mbemablemtomhel
pmpatientsmwithmmedicalmasmwellmasmmentalmhealthmproblems,m reflectingmthemholisticmperspectiv
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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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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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