Test Bank for Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter | Chapters 1–37 | Complete 2025/26

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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalAppro
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1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an adva
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ncedpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.
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Conduct mental health assessments. m! m! m!


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In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-
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prepared nurse practitioners andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on pr
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escribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental hea
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lth assessments, establish relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical nur
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singskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-
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patientratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ problems.‖
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b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to so
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lvemultidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitori
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ngequipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖
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d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medi
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cal–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to h
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elp patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspe
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ctive these nurses must have. Nurse–
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patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,just like other specialtie
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s. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain
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and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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