Test Bank for Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition by Cheryl L Pollard. All chapters complete

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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 ffstaff ffnurse ffcompletes fforientation ffto ffa ffpsychiatric ffunit. ffWhich ffof ffthe fffollowing ffwould
ff thefnurse ffexpect ffas ffan ffadvanced ffpractice ffintervention?
a. Conduct ffmental ffhealth ffassessments
b. Prescribe ffpsychotropic ffmedication
c. Establish fftherapeutic ffrelationships
d. Individualize ffnursing ffcare ffplans
ANSWER: f f B
Prescriptive ffprivileges ffare ffgranted ffto ffmaster‘s-prepared ffnurse ffpractitioners ffwho ffhave fftaken
ffspecial ffcourses ffon ffprescribing ffmedication; ffthus ffit ffis ffan ffadvanced-practice ffintervention. ffThe

ffnurse ffprepared ffat ffthe ffbasic fflevel ffis ffpermitted ffto ffperform ffmental ffhealth ffassessments,

ffestablishfrelationships, ffand ffprovide ffindividualized ffcare ffplanning.




DIF: Cognitive ffLevel: ffUnderstand ff(Comprehension)
TOP: f f Nursing ffProcess: ffImplementation MSC: f f Client ffNeeds: ffSafe ffEffective ffCare ffEnvironment

2. When ffa ffnursing ffstudent ffexpresses ffconcerns ffabout ffhow ffmental ffhealth ffnurses ff―lose ffall
theirfnursing ffskills,‖ ffwhich ffof ffthe fffollowing ffis ffthe ffbest ffresponse ffby ffthe ffmental ffhealth
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nurse?
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a. ―Psychiatric ffnurses ffpractise ffin ffsafer ffenvironments ffthan ffother ffspecialties.
ffNurse-to-patient ffratios ffmust ffbe ffbetter ffbecause ffof ffthe ffnature ffof ffthe

ffpatients‘

problems.‖ .
b. ―Psychiatric ffnurses ffuse ffcomplex ffcommunication ffskills ffas ffwell ffas ffcritical
ffthinkingfto ffsolve ffmultidimensional ffproblems. ffI ffam ffchallenged ffby ffthose

ffsituations.‖

c. ―That‘s ffa ffmisconception. ffPsychiatric ffnurses fffrequently ffuse ffhigh-
technologyfmonitoring ffequipment ffand ffmanage ffcomplex ffintravenous
fftherapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric ffnurses ffdo ffnot ffhave ffto ffdeal ffwith ffas ffmuch ffpain ffand ffsuffering
ffasfmedical–surgical ffnurses ff do. ffThat ffappeals ffto ffme.‖



ANSWER: f f B
The ffpractice ffof ffpsychiatric ffnursing ffrequires ffa ffdifferent ffset ffof ffskills fffrom ffmedical–surgical
ffnursing, ffthough ffthere ffis ffsubstantial ffoverlap. ffTwo ffdomains ffrelate ffspecifically ffto ffpsychiatric

ffnursing: ffbehavioural, ffincluding ffcommunication, ffcoping, ffand ffeducation; ffand ffsafety,

ffcoveringfcrisis ffand ffrisk ffmanagement. ffBasic ffpsychosocial ffnursing ffconcepts ffare ffcentral ffto

ffpsychiatric ffnursing ffpractice ffand ffincrease ffyour ffcompetency ffas ffa ffpractitioner ffin ffall ffclinical

ffsettings.

Whatever ffsetting ffyou ffchoose ffto ffwork ffin, ffyou ffwill ffhave ffthe ffopportunity ffto ffimprove ffthe fflives
ffoffpeople ffwho ffare ffexperiencing ffmental ffillness ffas ffan ffadditional ffchallenge ffto fftheir ffhealth.

Your ffexperience ffin ffthe ffmental ffhealth ffnursing ffrotation ffcan ffhelp ffyou ffgain ffinsight ffinto ffyourself
ffand ffgreatly ffincrease ffyour ffinsight ffinto ffthe ffexperiences ffof ffothers. ffThis ffpart ffof ffnursing

ffeducationfcan ffprovide ffguidelines fffor ffand ffthe ffopportunity ffto fflearn ffnew ffskills fffor ffdealing ffwith

ffa ffvariety ffoffchallenging ffbehaviours. ffPsychosocial ffpain ffand ffsuffering ffare ffas ffreal ffas ffphysical

ffpain ffand ffsuffering.




DIF: Cognitive ffLevel: ffApply ff(Application)

, TOP: f f Nursing ffProcess: ffImplementation MSC: f f Client ffNeeds: ffSafe ffEffective ffCare ffEnvironment