TEST BANK For Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
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by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chaptern01nMentalnHealthnandnMentalnIllness 2
Chaptern02nTheoriesnandnTherapiesnApproach 12
Chaptern03nPsychobiologynandnPsychopharmacology 25
Chaptern04nTreatmentnSettings 37
Chaptern05nCulturalnImplications 50
Chaptern06nLegalnandnEthicalnConsiderations 61
Chaptern07nThenNursingnProcessnandnStandardsnofnCare 72
Chaptern08nTherapeuticnRelationships 83
Chaptern09nTherapeuticnCommunication 94
Chaptern10nStressnResponsesnandnStressnManagement 103
Chaptern11nChildhoodnandnNeurodevelopmentalnDisorders 113
Chaptern12nSchizophrenianSpectrumnDisorders 123
Chaptern13nBipolarnandnRelatednDisorders 137
Chaptern14nDepressivenDisorders 150
Chaptern15nAnxietynandnObsessive-CompulsivenDisorders 162
Chaptern16nTrauma,nStressor-Related,nandnDissociativenDisorders 175
Chaptern17nSomaticnSymptomnDisorders 187
Chaptern18nEatingnandnFeedingnDisorders 197
Chaptern19nSleep–WakenDisorders 207
Chaptern20nSexualnDysfunctions,nGendernDysphoria,nandnParaphilicnDisorders 216
Chaptern21nImpulsenControlnDisorders 226
Chaptern22nSubstance-RelatednandnAddictivenDisorders 236
Chaptern23nNeurocognitivenDisorders 248
Chaptern24nPersonalitynDisorders 259
Chaptern25nSuicidenandnNonsuicidalnSelf-Injury 270
Chaptern26nCrisisnandnDisaster 280
Chaptern27nAnger,nAggression,nandnViolence 290
Chaptern28nChild,nOldernAdult,nandnIntimatenPartnernViolence 300
Chaptern29nSexualnAssault 309
Chaptern30nDying,nDeath,nandnGrieving 318
Chaptern31nOldernAdults 326
Chaptern32nSeriousnMentalnIllness 338
Chaptern33nForensicnNursing 351
Chaptern34nTherapeuticnGroups 360
Chaptern35nFamilynInterventions 371
Chaptern36nIntegrativenCare 382
, TestnBankn-nVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatricnMentalnHealthnNursing,n9e
Chaptern01:nMentalnHealthnandnMentalnIllness
Halter:nVarcarolis’nFoundationsnofnPsychiatric-
MentalnHealthnNursing:nAnClinicalnApproach,n9thnEdition
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Then scopenofnpracticedn fornann advancedn nursen practitionern wouldnincluden whichnintervention?
n
a. Conductingnanmentalnhealthnassessment.
b. Prescribingn psychotropicn medication.
c. Establishingnantherapeuticnrelationship.
d. Individualizingn an nursingn caren plan.
ANSWER:n B
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster’s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonn
prescribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmental
healthnassessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
n
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Cognitiven Level:n Understandn (Comprehension)
TOP:nnn Nursingn Process:n Implementation MSC:n Clientn Needs:n Safe,n Effectiven Caren Environment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn“losenallntheirnclinicalnnursi
ngnskills.”nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. “Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-
to-nclientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenclients’nproblems.”
b. “Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingn
tonsolvenmultidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.”
c. “That’snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnolog
ynmonitoringnequipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingn
asnmedical–surgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.”
ANSWER:n B
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpn
clientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhe
sennursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
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, TestnBankn-nVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatricnMentalnHealthnNursing,n9e
clientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nP
sychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.
Psychosocialnpainnandn sufferingn arenasnrealn asnphysicaln painnandn suffering.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Cognitiven Level:nApplyn (Application)
TOP:nnn Nursingn Process:n Implementation MSC:n Clientn Needs:n Safe,n Effectiven Caren Environment
3. WhennannewnbillnintroducedninnCongressnreducesnfundingnforncarenofnpersonsndiagnosednwithn
mentalnillness,nangroupnofnnursesnwritenlettersntontheirnelectednrepresentativesninnoppositionnt
onthenlegislation.nWhichnrolenhaventhennursesnfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedn practice
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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
n n n n n
by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
n n n n n n n n n
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
n n
Chaptern01nMentalnHealthnandnMentalnIllness 2
Chaptern02nTheoriesnandnTherapiesnApproach 12
Chaptern03nPsychobiologynandnPsychopharmacology 25
Chaptern04nTreatmentnSettings 37
Chaptern05nCulturalnImplications 50
Chaptern06nLegalnandnEthicalnConsiderations 61
Chaptern07nThenNursingnProcessnandnStandardsnofnCare 72
Chaptern08nTherapeuticnRelationships 83
Chaptern09nTherapeuticnCommunication 94
Chaptern10nStressnResponsesnandnStressnManagement 103
Chaptern11nChildhoodnandnNeurodevelopmentalnDisorders 113
Chaptern12nSchizophrenianSpectrumnDisorders 123
Chaptern13nBipolarnandnRelatednDisorders 137
Chaptern14nDepressivenDisorders 150
Chaptern15nAnxietynandnObsessive-CompulsivenDisorders 162
Chaptern16nTrauma,nStressor-Related,nandnDissociativenDisorders 175
Chaptern17nSomaticnSymptomnDisorders 187
Chaptern18nEatingnandnFeedingnDisorders 197
Chaptern19nSleep–WakenDisorders 207
Chaptern20nSexualnDysfunctions,nGendernDysphoria,nandnParaphilicnDisorders 216
Chaptern21nImpulsenControlnDisorders 226
Chaptern22nSubstance-RelatednandnAddictivenDisorders 236
Chaptern23nNeurocognitivenDisorders 248
Chaptern24nPersonalitynDisorders 259
Chaptern25nSuicidenandnNonsuicidalnSelf-Injury 270
Chaptern26nCrisisnandnDisaster 280
Chaptern27nAnger,nAggression,nandnViolence 290
Chaptern28nChild,nOldernAdult,nandnIntimatenPartnernViolence 300
Chaptern29nSexualnAssault 309
Chaptern30nDying,nDeath,nandnGrieving 318
Chaptern31nOldernAdults 326
Chaptern32nSeriousnMentalnIllness 338
Chaptern33nForensicnNursing 351
Chaptern34nTherapeuticnGroups 360
Chaptern35nFamilynInterventions 371
Chaptern36nIntegrativenCare 382
, TestnBankn-nVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatricnMentalnHealthnNursing,n9e
Chaptern01:nMentalnHealthnandnMentalnIllness
Halter:nVarcarolis’nFoundationsnofnPsychiatric-
MentalnHealthnNursing:nAnClinicalnApproach,n9thnEdition
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Then scopenofnpracticedn fornann advancedn nursen practitionern wouldnincluden whichnintervention?
n
a. Conductingnanmentalnhealthnassessment.
b. Prescribingn psychotropicn medication.
c. Establishingnantherapeuticnrelationship.
d. Individualizingn an nursingn caren plan.
ANSWER:n B
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster’s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonn
prescribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmental
healthnassessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
n
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Cognitiven Level:n Understandn (Comprehension)
TOP:nnn Nursingn Process:n Implementation MSC:n Clientn Needs:n Safe,n Effectiven Caren Environment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn“losenallntheirnclinicalnnursi
ngnskills.”nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. “Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-
to-nclientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenclients’nproblems.”
b. “Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingn
tonsolvenmultidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.”
c. “That’snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnolog
ynmonitoringnequipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingn
asnmedical–surgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.”
ANSWER:n B
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpn
clientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhe
sennursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
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, TestnBankn-nVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatricnMentalnHealthnNursing,n9e
clientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nP
sychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.
Psychosocialnpainnandn sufferingn arenasnrealn asnphysicaln painnandn suffering.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: Cognitiven Level:nApplyn (Application)
TOP:nnn Nursingn Process:n Implementation MSC:n Clientn Needs:n Safe,n Effectiven Caren Environment
3. WhennannewnbillnintroducedninnCongressnreducesnfundingnforncarenofnpersonsndiagnosednwithn
mentalnillness,nangroupnofnnursesnwritenlettersntontheirnelectednrepresentativesninnoppositionnt
onthenlegislation.nWhichnrolenhaventhennursesnfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedn practice
2n|nPnangne
