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TEST BANK VARCAROLIS ESSENTIALS OF
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
5TH EDITION BY FOSBRE, ALL CHAPTERS
1 – 28 FULL COMPLETE 2024




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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 01: PRACTICING THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ........................ 2
CHAPTER 02: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS .................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 03: THEORIES AND THERAPIES.................................................................................................................. 41
CHAPTER 04: BIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY................... 71
CHAPTER 05: SETTINGS FOR PSYCHIATRIC CARE ............................................................................................ 101
CHAPTER 06: LEGAL AND ETHICAL BASIS FOR PRACTICE ......................................................................... 124
CHAPTER 07: NURSING PROCESS AND QSEN: THE FOUNDATION FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
CARE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 157
CHAPTER 08: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: MEDIUM FORAALL NURSING PRACTICE ..................... 184
CHAPTERA09: THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CLINICAL INTERVIEW ......................... 210
CHAPTER 10: TRAUMA AND STRESS-RELATED DISORDERS ......................................................................... 240
CHAPTERA11: ANXIETY, ANXIETYADISORDERS, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 266
CHAPTER 12: SOMATIC SYSTEM DISORDERS AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS .............................. 310
CHAPTER 13: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ................................................................................................................ 343
CHAPTER14:EATING DISORDERS ................................................................................................................................. 374
CHAPTER 15: MOOD DISORDERS: DEPRESSION................................................................................................... 405
CHAPTER 16: BIPOLAR SPECTRUM DISORDERS ................................................................................................. 439
CHAPTER 17: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 478
CHAPTER 18: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ...................................................................................................... 525
CHAPTER 19: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS........................................................ 552
CHAPTER 20: CRISIS AND MASS DISASTER ............................................................................................................. 595
CHAPTER 21: CHILD, PARTNER, AND ELDER VIOLENCE ............................................................................... 621
CHAPTER 22: SEXUAL VIOLENCE ................................................................................................................................. 648
CHAPTER 23: SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOR ...................................................................................... 670
CHAPTER 24: ANGER, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE ...................................................................................... 700
CHAPTERA25: CARE FOR THE DYING AND THOSE WHO GRIEVE .............................................................. 730
CHAPTER 26: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ...................................................................................................... 754
CHAPTER 27: ADULTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 783
CHAPTER 28: OLDER ADULTS ......................................................................................................................................... 814
TEST BANK ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 846

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CHAPTER 01: PRACTICING THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF PSYCHIATRIC
NURSING

MULTIPLEaCHOICE


1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a pati
ent living in theacommunity and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Wi thin 3
months, the patient will:
a. deny suicidal ideation.
b. report a sense of well-being.
c. take medications as prescribed.
d. attend clinic appointments on time.a
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Recovery emphasizesamanaging symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving role
performance.
The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to achieve a sense of
meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible level of wellness
s. The incorrectaoptions focus on the classic medical model rather than recovery. DIF: Cognitive
Level: Application (Applying) REF: 2
TOP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification M SC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
2. In the shift-change report, an off-
going nurse criticizes a patient who wears heavy makeup. Which commentaby the nurse who
receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
a. This is a psychiatric hospital. Craziness is what we are all about.
b. Lets all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.
c. Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.
d. Our patients need ourahelp to learn behaviors that will help them get along in society.a
CORRECT ANSWER: aD

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Accepting patients needs for self-
expression and seeking to teach skills that will contribute to their well-being
demonstratearespect and are important parts of advocacy. The on- coming nurse needs to
takeaaction to ensure that others are notaprejudiced against the p atient. Humor can be
appropriate within the privacy ofaa shift report but notaatathe expe nse of respect forapatients.
Judging the off- going nurse in a critical wayawill create conflict. Nurses must show
compassion for each other. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 8
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment

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