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Chapter 1. The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice
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Questionu1
Theunursesunewujobudescriptionuatutheugeneralistuleveluofupracticeureflectsutheudefinitionuofupsychiatricu me
ntaluhealthunursinguandutheuPsychiatricuMentaluHealthuNursinguStandardsuofuPracticeu(ANA,uAPNA,uISPN).u In
uwhichuofutheufollowinguareasumightutheunurseuplanuprogramsuanduinterventionutoufulfilluemploymentu expe
ctations?
StandarduText:uSelectualluthatuapply.
1. Stressumanagementustrategies
2. Earlyudiagnosisuofupsychiatricudisorders
3. Parentinguclassesuforunewuparents
4. Familyuandugroupupsychotherapy
5. Medicationuteachinguforuanti-anxietyumedications
CorrectuAnswer:u1,3,4,5
Rationaleu1:uStressumanagementustrategiesuaddressuhealth,uwellness,uanducareuofumentaluhealthu proble
msuanduareuappropriateuforupsychiatricumentaluhealthunursinguatutheugeneralistuleveluofupractice.
Rationaleu2:uEarlyudiagnosisuofupsychiatricudisordersuisugenerallyunotuconsistentuwithutheudefinitionu
orupracticeuofupsychiatricumentaluhealthunursinguespeciallyuatutheugeneralistulevel.
Rationaleu3:uParentinguclassesuforunewuparentsuprovideuteachinguthatuisuconsistentuwithutheu preventi
onuofumentaluhealthuproblemsuanduisuconsistentuwithupsychiatricumentaluhealthunursinguatutheu generalis
tuleveluofupractice.
,Rationaleu4:uFamilyuandugroupupsychotherapyuisuconsistentuatutheuadvancedupracticeuregisteredunurseu
levelubutunotutheugeneralistulevel.
, Rationaleu5:uMedicationuteachinguforuanti-
anxietyumedicationsupromotesuqualityuofucareuforu personsuwithupsychiatricudisordersuanduisuvitalufor
psychiatricmentaluhealthunursingupracticeuatutheu generalistuleveluofupractice.
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GlobaluRationale:u Cognitiv
euLevel:uApplying
ClientuNeed:uPsychosocialuIntegrity
ClientuNeeduSub:
Nursing/IntegrateduConcepts:uNursinguProcess:uPlanning
LearninguOutcome:uApplyuknowledgeuofucurrentupracticeuanduprofessionaluperformanceustandardsutoutheu
deliveryuofucontemporaryupsychiatricmentaluhealthunursing.
Questionu2u Typ
e:uMCSA
Theunurseuisuservinguonuaucommitteeuchargeduwithureviewingutheurolesuanduresponsibilitiesuofutheu nur
sesuonutheupsychiatricuunit.uWhichupublicationushouldutheunurseubringutoutheufirstumeeting?
1. DiagnosticuanduStatisticaluManualuofuMentaluDisorders
2. AmericanuNursesuCredentialinguCenterucertificationurequirements
3. AmericanuNursesuAssociation,uCodeuofuEthics
4. PsychiatricMentaluHealthuNursinguStandardsuofuPractice
CorrectuAnswer:u4
Rationaleu1:uTheuPsychiatricMentaluHealthuNursinguStandardsuofuPracticeudelineatesupsychiatricmentalu heal
thunursingurolesuandufunctionsuanduservesuasuguidelinesuforuprovidinguqualityucare.uTheuDiagnosticuandu Stati
sticaluManualuofuMentaluDisordersuisuusedubyutheumentaluhealthucareuteam,uparticularlyutheupsychiatrist,u toudi
agnoseuclientsuwithumentaludisordersuanduisunotuspecificutounursingucareuissues.uTheuCodeuofuEthicsuhelpsu touc
larifyurightuanduwronguactionsubyutheunurse,ubutudoesunotuclarifyurolesuandunursingucareuactions.
Certificationurequirementsuoutlineustepsutowarducertificationuthatuacknowledgeuknowledgeuanduexpertise,u b
utudounotudelineateurolesuanduresponsibilities.