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TEST BANK
VARCAROLIS’ ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

CHYLLIA D FOSBRE
5th Edition




TEST BANK

,Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing

Chapter 02: Mental Health and Mental Illness

Chapter 03: Theories and Therapies

Chapter 04: Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology

Chapter 05: Settings for Psychiatric Care

Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice

Chapter 07: Nursing Process and QSEN: The Foundation for Safe and Effective Care

Chapter 08: Communication Skills: Medium for All Nursing Practice

Chapter 09: Therapeutic Relationships and the Clinical Interview

Chapter 10: Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders

Chapter 11: Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Chapter 12: Somatic System Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Chapter 13: Personality Disorders

Chapter 14: Eating Disorders

Chapter 15: Mood Disorders: Depression

Chapter 16: Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

Chapter 17: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Other Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 18: Neurocognitive Disorders

Chapter 19: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Chapter 20: Crisis and Mass Disaster

Chapter 21: Child, Partner, and Elder Violence

, Chapter 22: Sexual Violence
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Chapter 23: Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior
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Chapter 24: Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 25: Care for the Dying and Those Who Grieve
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Chapter 26: Children and Adolescents
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Chapter 27: Adults
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Chapter 28: Older Adults
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, Test Bank: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (5th Edition by Varcarolis) 2
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Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing MULTIPLE
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CHOICE
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1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a
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patient living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness?
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Within 3 months, the patient will: a. deny suicidal ideation.
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b. report a sense of well-being.g g g g




c. take medications as prescribed.
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d. attend clinic appointments on time.
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ANS: B
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Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving
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role performance.
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The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to achieve a sense of
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meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level of wellness. The
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incorrect options focus on the classic medical model rather than recovery.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 2
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TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. In the shift-change report, an off-going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy
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makeup. Which comment by the nurse who receives the report best demonstrates
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advocacy?
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a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.
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b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
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c. Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.
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d. Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society.
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ANS: D
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Accepting patients needs for self-expression and seeking to teach skills that will contribute
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to their well-being demonstrate respect and are important parts of advocacy. The on-
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Publisher: 2022 ISBN: 9780323810319 Edition: Unknown

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