Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition Test Bank by Pollard, 9780323778794

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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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1. A mmstaff mmnurse mmcompletes mmorientation mmto mma mmpsychiatric mmunit. mmWhich mmof mmthe
following mmwould mmthemmnurse mmexpect mmas mman mmadvanced mmpractice mmintervention?
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a. Conduct mmmental mmhealth mmassessments
b. Prescribe mmpsychotropic mmmedication
c. Establish mmtherapeutic mmrelationships
d. Individualize mmnursing mmcare mmplans
ANSWER: m m B
Prescriptive mmprivileges mmare mmgranted mmto mmmaster‘s-prepared mmnurse mmpractitioners mmwho
mmhave mmtaken mmspecial mmcourses mmon mmprescribing mmmedication; mmthus mmit mmis mman mmadvanced-

practice mmintervention. mmThe mmnurse mmprepared mmat mmthe mmbasic mmlevel mmis mmpermitted mmto
mmperform mmmental mmhealth mmassessments, mmestablishm relationships, mmand mmprovide
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mmindividualized mmcare mmplanning.




DIF: Cognitive mmLevel: mmUnderstand mm(Comprehension)
TOP: m m Nursing mmProcess: mmImplementation MSC: m m Client mmNeeds: mmSafe mmEffective mmCare
mmEnvironment



2. When mma mmnursing mmstudent mmexpresses mmconcerns mmabout mmhow mmmental mmhealth mmnurses
mm―lose mmall mmtheirmmnursing mmskills,‖ mmwhich mmof mmthe mmfollowing mmis mmthe mmbest mmresponse mmby
mmthe mmmental mmhealth mmnurse?

a. ―Psychiatric mmnurses mmpractise mmin mmsafer mmenvironments mmthan mmother
mmspecialties. mmNurse-to-patient mmratios mmmust mmbe mmbetter mmbecause mmof mmthe

mmnature mmof mmthe mmpatients‘

problems.‖ .
b. ―Psychiatric mmnurses mmuse mmcomplex mmcommunication mmskills mmas mmwell mmas mmcritical
mmthinkingm mto mmsolve mmmultidimensional mmproblems. mmI mmam mmchallenged mmby mmthose
mmsituations.‖

c. ―That‘s mma mmmisconception. mmPsychiatric mmnurses mmfrequently mmuse mmhigh-
technologymmmonitoring mmequipment mmand mmmanage mmcomplex mmintravenous
mmtherapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric mmnurses mmdo mmnot mmhave mmto mmdeal mmwith mmas mmmuch mmpain mmand
mmsuffering mmasm medical–surgical mmnurses mmdo. mmThat mmappeals mmto mmme.‖
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ANSWER: m m B
The mmpractice mmof mmpsychiatric mmnursing mmrequires mma mmdifferent mmset mmof mmskills mmfrom
mmmedical–surgical mmnursing, mmthough mmthere mmis mmsubstantial mmoverlap. mmTwo mmdomains mmrelate

mmspecifically mmto mmpsychiatric mmnursing: mmbehavioural, mmincluding mmcommunication, mmcoping,

mmand mmeducation; mmand mmsafety, mmcoveringm mcrisis mmand mmrisk mmmanagement. mmBasic mmpsychosocial
mmnursing mmconcepts mmare mmcentral mmto mmpsychiatric mmnursing mmpractice mmand mmincrease mmyour

mmcompetency mmas mma mmpractitioner mmin mmall mmclinical mmsettings.

Whatever mmsetting mmyou mmchoose mmto mmwork mmin, mmyou mmwill mmhave mmthe mmopportunity mmto
mmimprove mmthe mmlives mmofm mpeople mmwho mmare mmexperiencing mmmental mmillness mmas mman mmadditional
mmchallenge mmto mmtheir mmhealth.

Your mmexperience mmin mmthe mmmental mmhealth mmnursing mmrotation mmcan mmhelp mmyou mmgain mminsight
mminto mmyourself mmand mmgreatly mmincrease mmyour mminsight mminto mmthe mmexperiences mmof mmothers.

mmThis mmpart mmof mmnursing mmeducationm mcan mmprovide mmguidelines mmfor mmand mmthe mmopportunity mmto
mmlearn mmnew mmskills mmfor mmdealing mmwith mma mmvariety mmofmchallenging mmbehaviours. mmPsychosocial
m

, pain mmand mmsuffering mmare mmas mmreal mmas mmphysical mmpain mmand mmsuffering.
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DIF: Cognitive mmLevel: mmApply mm(Application)
TOP: m m Nursing mmProcess: mmImplementation MSC: m m Client mmNeeds: mmSafe mmEffective mmCare
mmEnvironment