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Test Bank for Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing 9th Edition
by Debbie Steele
All Chapters (1-36) | Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Me, Meds, Milieu ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Historical Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 03: Legal Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 24
Chapter 04: Psychobiologic Bases of Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................ 37
Chapter 05: Cultural Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................................................ 50
Chapter 06: Spiritual Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................................... 62
Chapter 07: Models for Working with Psychiatric Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................ 70
Chapter 08: Learning to Communicate Professionally MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................ 86
Chapter 09: Working With an Individual Patient MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................... 98
Chapter 10: Working With Groups of Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................... 121
Chapter 11: Working With the Family MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................ 135
Chapter 12: Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ....................................................................................... 143
Chapter 13: Antiparkinsonian Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .......................................................................................................... 153
Chapter 14: Antipsychotic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................ 166
Chapter 15: Antidepressant Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 185
Chapter 16: Antimanic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ...................................................................................................................... 194
Chapter 17: Antianxiety Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .................................................................................................................... 205
Chapter 18: Antidementia Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................. 220
Chapter 19: Alternative Preparations and Over-the-Counter Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................ 227
Chapter 20: Introduction to Milieu Management MULTIPLE CHOICE....................................................................................... 236
Chapter 21: Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................... 247
Chapter 22: Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................... 263
Chapter 23: Introduction to Psychopathology MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................... 270
Chapter 24: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ..................................................... 279
Chapter 25: Depressive Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 292
Chapter 26: Bipolar Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ..................................................................................................................... 302
Chapter 27: Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders
........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 311
Chapter 28: Neurocognitive Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ....................................................................................................... 324
Chapter 29: Personality Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 340
Chapter 30: Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................... 350
Chapter 31: Substance Use Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................................... 361
Chapter 32: Eating Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ...................................................................................................................... 373
Chapter 33: Survivors of Violence and Trauma MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................... 384
Chapter 34: Children and Adolescents MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................ 398
Chapter 35: Older Adults MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................................................. 407
Chapter 36: Soldiers and Veterans MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 417
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Chapter 01: Me, Meds, Milieu
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A newly licensed nurse 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Professional role overlap cannot be denied; however, nursing is unique in its focus on and application of
psychotherapeutic management. Neither the facility nor the multidisciplinary team define the
professional responsibilities of its members but rather utilizes their unique skills to provide holistic
care. Ideally, all team members support each other and have functions within the team.
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs:
Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. Which component of the nursing process will the nurse focus upon to address the responsibility to
match individual patient needs with appropriate services?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementatio
n
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Proper assessment is critical for being able to determine the appropriate level of services that will provide
optimal care while considering patient input and at the lowest cost. Planning and implementation utilizes the
assessment data to identify and execute actions (treatment plan) that will provide appropriate care.
Evaluation validates the effectiveness of the treatment plan.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective
Care Environment
3. An adult diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia frequently experiences auditory hallucinations and
walks about the unit, muttering. Which nursing action demonstrates the nurse‘s understanding of effective
psychotherapeutic management of this client?
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a. Discussing the disease process of schizophrenia with the client and their domestic partner
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Test Bank for Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing 9th Edition
by Debbie Steele
All Chapters (1-36) | Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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,TESTBANKS BY TESTBANKSNERD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Me, Meds, Milieu ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Historical Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 03: Legal Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 24
Chapter 04: Psychobiologic Bases of Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................ 37
Chapter 05: Cultural Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................................................ 50
Chapter 06: Spiritual Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................................... 62
Chapter 07: Models for Working with Psychiatric Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................ 70
Chapter 08: Learning to Communicate Professionally MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................ 86
Chapter 09: Working With an Individual Patient MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................... 98
Chapter 10: Working With Groups of Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................... 121
Chapter 11: Working With the Family MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................ 135
Chapter 12: Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ....................................................................................... 143
Chapter 13: Antiparkinsonian Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .......................................................................................................... 153
Chapter 14: Antipsychotic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................ 166
Chapter 15: Antidepressant Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 185
Chapter 16: Antimanic Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ...................................................................................................................... 194
Chapter 17: Antianxiety Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE .................................................................................................................... 205
Chapter 18: Antidementia Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................................................................................. 220
Chapter 19: Alternative Preparations and Over-the-Counter Drugs MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................ 227
Chapter 20: Introduction to Milieu Management MULTIPLE CHOICE....................................................................................... 236
Chapter 21: Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................... 247
Chapter 22: Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings MULTIPLE CHOICE ................................................... 263
Chapter 23: Introduction to Psychopathology MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................... 270
Chapter 24: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ..................................................... 279
Chapter 25: Depressive Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 292
Chapter 26: Bipolar Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ..................................................................................................................... 302
Chapter 27: Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders
........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 311
Chapter 28: Neurocognitive Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ....................................................................................................... 324
Chapter 29: Personality Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 340
Chapter 30: Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................... 350
Chapter 31: Substance Use Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................................... 361
Chapter 32: Eating Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE ...................................................................................................................... 373
Chapter 33: Survivors of Violence and Trauma MULTIPLE CHOICE ......................................................................................... 384
Chapter 34: Children and Adolescents MULTIPLE CHOICE ........................................................................................................ 398
Chapter 35: Older Adults MULTIPLE CHOICE ............................................................................................................................. 407
Chapter 36: Soldiers and Veterans MULTIPLE CHOICE .............................................................................................................. 417
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Chapter 01: Me, Meds, Milieu
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A newly licensed nurse 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Professional role overlap cannot be denied; however, nursing is unique in its focus on and application of
psychotherapeutic management. Neither the facility nor the multidisciplinary team define the
professional responsibilities of its members but rather utilizes their unique skills to provide holistic
care. Ideally, all team members support each other and have functions within the team.
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs:
Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. Which component of the nursing process will the nurse focus upon to address the responsibility to
match individual patient needs with appropriate services?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementatio
n
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Proper assessment is critical for being able to determine the appropriate level of services that will provide
optimal care while considering patient input and at the lowest cost. Planning and implementation utilizes the
assessment data to identify and execute actions (treatment plan) that will provide appropriate care.
Evaluation validates the effectiveness of the treatment plan.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective
Care Environment
3. An adult diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia frequently experiences auditory hallucinations and
walks about the unit, muttering. Which nursing action demonstrates the nurse‘s understanding of effective
psychotherapeutic management of this client?
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a. Discussing the disease process of schizophrenia with the client and their domestic partner
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