Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach -
Test Bank 3rd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1 Foundations in Theory
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
2. Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3. Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various
Settings
4. Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing
5. Understanding Responses to Stress
UNIT 2 Foundations in Practice
6. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing
7. Ethical Responsibilities and Legal Obligations for Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing Practice
8. Cultural Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Critical
Cultural Perspective
UNIT 3 Biopsychosocial Interventions
9. Therapeutic Relationships
10. Communication and the Clinical Interview
11. Psychotropic Drugs
UNIT 4 Psychobiological Disorders
12. Anxiety and Related Disorders
13. Depressive Disorders
14. Bipolar Disorders
15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
16. Eating and Feeding Disorders
17. Neurocognitive Disorders
18. Psychoactive Substance Use and Treatment
19. Personality Disorders
20. Sleep–Wake Disorders
Unit 5 Trauma Interventions
,21. Crisis and Disaster
22. Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-Injury
23. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
24. Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Persons, and Intimate Partner
Abuse
25. Sexual Assault
UNIT 6 Interventions for Distinct Populations
26. Sexuality and Gender
27. Disorders of Children and Adolescents
28. Psychosocial Needs of the Older Person
29. Recovery, Survivorship, and Public Mental Health Approaches
30. Psychological Needs of Patients With Medical Conditions
31. Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve
32. Forensic Psychiatric Nursing
UNIT 7 Advanced Intervention Modalities
33. Therapeutic Groups
34. Family Interventions
35. Integrative and Complementary Therapies
, Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practice Intervention?
A. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA)
B. Prescribing psychotropic medication
C. Establishing therapeutic relationships
D. Individualizing nursing care plans
CORRECT ANSWER;B
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their education at a
baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master’s doctorate) and become qualified to
practise psychiatric mental health nursing at two levels – basic and advanced – developing on
their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-
Prepared Nurse Practitioners (nps) as they have taken additional advanced courses on
prescribing medication. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having
hospital admitting privileges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health
assessments (msas), and individualizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing
skills. Therefore, they are considered Basic-Level Interventions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care
Environment
2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric
mental health nursing in Canada?
A. Decrease in the aging population
B. Increase in cultural diversity
C. Role of the advanced practice nurse
Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach -
Test Bank 3rd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1 Foundations in Theory
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
2. Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3. Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various
Settings
4. Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing
5. Understanding Responses to Stress
UNIT 2 Foundations in Practice
6. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing
7. Ethical Responsibilities and Legal Obligations for Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing Practice
8. Cultural Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Critical
Cultural Perspective
UNIT 3 Biopsychosocial Interventions
9. Therapeutic Relationships
10. Communication and the Clinical Interview
11. Psychotropic Drugs
UNIT 4 Psychobiological Disorders
12. Anxiety and Related Disorders
13. Depressive Disorders
14. Bipolar Disorders
15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
16. Eating and Feeding Disorders
17. Neurocognitive Disorders
18. Psychoactive Substance Use and Treatment
19. Personality Disorders
20. Sleep–Wake Disorders
Unit 5 Trauma Interventions
,21. Crisis and Disaster
22. Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-Injury
23. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
24. Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Persons, and Intimate Partner
Abuse
25. Sexual Assault
UNIT 6 Interventions for Distinct Populations
26. Sexuality and Gender
27. Disorders of Children and Adolescents
28. Psychosocial Needs of the Older Person
29. Recovery, Survivorship, and Public Mental Health Approaches
30. Psychological Needs of Patients With Medical Conditions
31. Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve
32. Forensic Psychiatric Nursing
UNIT 7 Advanced Intervention Modalities
33. Therapeutic Groups
34. Family Interventions
35. Integrative and Complementary Therapies
, Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practice Intervention?
A. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA)
B. Prescribing psychotropic medication
C. Establishing therapeutic relationships
D. Individualizing nursing care plans
CORRECT ANSWER;B
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their education at a
baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master’s doctorate) and become qualified to
practise psychiatric mental health nursing at two levels – basic and advanced – developing on
their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-
Prepared Nurse Practitioners (nps) as they have taken additional advanced courses on
prescribing medication. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having
hospital admitting privileges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health
assessments (msas), and individualizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing
skills. Therefore, they are considered Basic-Level Interventions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care
Environment
2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric
mental health nursing in Canada?
A. Decrease in the aging population
B. Increase in cultural diversity
C. Role of the advanced practice nurse
