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VARCAROLIS’ FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,
8TH EDITION, BY MARGARET JORDAN(ALL CHAPTERS 1-36)
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ............................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: Theories And Therapies .......................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 03: Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology ............................................................................... 38
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings .................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications ............................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 06: Legal And Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................ 96
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care ........................................................................ 112
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships..................................................................................................... 130
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication................................................................................................. 147
Chapter 10: Stress Responses And Stress Management .......................................................................... 161
Chapter 11: Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders ................................................................... 176
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ....................................................................................... 190
Chapter 13: Bipolar And Related Disorders .............................................................................................. 212
Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders............................................................................................................. 233
Chapter 15: Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ...................................................................... 252
Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders ......................................................... 272
Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders ................................................................................................. 289
Chapter 18: Eating And Feeding Disorders ............................................................................................... 304
Chapter 19: Sleep–Wake Disorders .......................................................................................................... 320
Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilias .................................................... 335
Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders .................................................................................................... 350
Chapter 22: Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders ......................................................................... 362
Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders ..................................................................................................... 381
Chapter 24: Personality Disorders ............................................................................................................ 399
Chapter 25: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury....................................................................................... 417
Chapter 26: Crisis And Disaster ................................................................................................................. 431
Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, And Violence .......................................................................................... 447
Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence ............................................................... 463
Chapter 29: Sexual Assault........................................................................................................................ 475
Chapter 30: Dying, Death, And Grieving ................................................................................................... 489
Chapter 31: Older Adults .......................................................................................................................... 501
Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness ........................................................................................................... 520
,Chapter 33: Forensic Nursing .................................................................................................................... 538
Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups .............................................................................................................. 552
Chapter 35: Family Interventions ............................................................................................................. 569
Chapter 36: Integrative Care ..................................................................................................................... 585
, Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff NURSE Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. This NURSE May Expect An
Advanced Practice NURSE To Perform Which Additional Intervention?
A. Conduct Mental Health Assessments.
B. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication.
C. Establish Therapeutic Relationships.
D. Individualize Nursing Care Plans.
ANSWER: B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared NURSE Practitioners And
Clinical NURSE Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On Prescribing Medication. The NURSE
Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments, Establish
Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care Planning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-23 TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health NURSEs “Lose All Their Clinical
Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health NURSE.
A. “Psychiatric NURSEs Practice In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. NURSE-To-Patient
Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’ Problems.”
B. “Psychiatric NURSEs Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking To Solve
Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
C. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric NURSEs Frequently Use High Technology Monitoring
Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
D. “Psychiatric NURSEs Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And Suffering As Medical– Surgical
NURSEs Do. That Appeals To Me.”
ANSWER: B
VARCAROLIS’ FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,
8TH EDITION, BY MARGARET JORDAN(ALL CHAPTERS 1-36)
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ............................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: Theories And Therapies .......................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 03: Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology ............................................................................... 38
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings .................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications ............................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 06: Legal And Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................ 96
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care ........................................................................ 112
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships..................................................................................................... 130
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication................................................................................................. 147
Chapter 10: Stress Responses And Stress Management .......................................................................... 161
Chapter 11: Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders ................................................................... 176
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ....................................................................................... 190
Chapter 13: Bipolar And Related Disorders .............................................................................................. 212
Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders............................................................................................................. 233
Chapter 15: Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ...................................................................... 252
Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders ......................................................... 272
Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders ................................................................................................. 289
Chapter 18: Eating And Feeding Disorders ............................................................................................... 304
Chapter 19: Sleep–Wake Disorders .......................................................................................................... 320
Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilias .................................................... 335
Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders .................................................................................................... 350
Chapter 22: Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders ......................................................................... 362
Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders ..................................................................................................... 381
Chapter 24: Personality Disorders ............................................................................................................ 399
Chapter 25: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury....................................................................................... 417
Chapter 26: Crisis And Disaster ................................................................................................................. 431
Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, And Violence .......................................................................................... 447
Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence ............................................................... 463
Chapter 29: Sexual Assault........................................................................................................................ 475
Chapter 30: Dying, Death, And Grieving ................................................................................................... 489
Chapter 31: Older Adults .......................................................................................................................... 501
Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness ........................................................................................................... 520
,Chapter 33: Forensic Nursing .................................................................................................................... 538
Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups .............................................................................................................. 552
Chapter 35: Family Interventions ............................................................................................................. 569
Chapter 36: Integrative Care ..................................................................................................................... 585
, Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff NURSE Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. This NURSE May Expect An
Advanced Practice NURSE To Perform Which Additional Intervention?
A. Conduct Mental Health Assessments.
B. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication.
C. Establish Therapeutic Relationships.
D. Individualize Nursing Care Plans.
ANSWER: B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared NURSE Practitioners And
Clinical NURSE Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On Prescribing Medication. The NURSE
Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments, Establish
Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care Planning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-23 TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health NURSEs “Lose All Their Clinical
Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health NURSE.
A. “Psychiatric NURSEs Practice In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. NURSE-To-Patient
Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’ Problems.”
B. “Psychiatric NURSEs Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking To Solve
Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
C. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric NURSEs Frequently Use High Technology Monitoring
Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
D. “Psychiatric NURSEs Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And Suffering As Medical– Surgical
NURSEs Do. That Appeals To Me.”
ANSWER: B
