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ChapterN/01:N/MentalN/HealthN/andN/MentalN/Illness
Halter:N/Varcarolis’N/FoundationsN/ofN/Psychiatric-
MentalN/HealthN/Nursing:N/AN/ClinicalN/Approach,N/9thN/Edition


MULTIPLEN/CHOICE

1. TheN/scopeN/ofN/practicedN/forN/anN/advancedN/nurseN/practitionerN/wouldN/includeN/whichN/interv
ention?
a. ConductingN/aN/mentalN/healthN/assessment.
b. PrescribingN/psychotropicN/medication.
c. EstablishingN/aN/therapeuticN/relationship.
d. IndividualizingN/aN/nursingN/careN/plan.
ANS:N / B
InN/mostN/states,N/prescriptiveN/privilegesN/areN/grantedN/toN/master‘s-
preparedN/nurseN/practitionersN/andN/clinicalN/nurseN/specialistsN/whoN/haveN/takenN/specialN/cour
sesN/onN/prescribingN/medication.N/TheN/nurseN/preparedN/atN/theN/basicN/levelN/isN/permittedN/toN/
performN/mentalN/healthN/assessments,N/establishN/relationships,N/andN/provideN/individualizedN/
careN/planning.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/UnderstandN/(Comprehension)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Implementation
MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/Safe,N/EffectiveN/CareN/Environm
ent

2. AN/nursingN/studentN/expressesN/concernsN/thatN/mentalN/healthN/nursesN/―loseN/allN/theirN/clinic
alN/nursingN/skills.‖N/SelectN/theN/bestN/responseN/byN/theN/mentalN/healthN/nurse.
a. ―PsychiatricN/nursesN/practiceN/inN/saferN/environmentsN/thanN/otherN/specialties.N/N
urse-to-
N/clientN/ratiosN/mustN/beN/betterN/becauseN/ofN/theN/natureN/ofN/theN/clients‘N/proble

, ms.‖
b. ―PsychiatricN/nursesN/useN/complexN/communicationN/skillsN/asN/wellN/asN/criticalN/t
hinkingN/toN/solveN/multidimensionalN/problems.N/IN/amN/challengedN/byN/thoseN/si
tuations.‖
c. ―That‘sN/aN/misconception.N/PsychiatricN/nursesN/frequentlyN/useN/highN/techn
ologyN/monitoringN/equipmentN/andN/manageN/complexN/intravenousN/thera
pies.‖
d. ―PsychiatricN/nursesN/doN/notN/haveN/toN/dealN/withN/asN/muchN/painN/andN/su
fferingN/asN/medical–surgicalN/nursesN/do.N/ThatN/appealsN/toN/me.‖
ANS:N / B
TheN/practiceN/ofN/psychiatricN/nursingN/requiresN/aN/differentN/setN/ofN/skillsN/thanN/medical–
surgicalN/nursing,N/thoughN/thereN/isN/substantialN/overlap.N/PsychiatricN/nursesN/mustN/beN/ableN
/toN/helpN/clientsN/withN/medicalN/asN/wellN/asN/mentalN/healthN/problems,N/reflectingN/theN/holisti
cN/perspectiveN/theseN/nursesN/mustN/have.N/Nurse–
clientN/ratiosN/andN/workloadsN/inN/psychiatricN/settingsN/haveN/increased,N/justN/likeN/otherN/spe
cialties.N/PsychiatricN/nursingN/involvesN/clinicalN/practice,N/notN/justN/documentation.
PsychosocialN/painN/andN/sufferingN/areN/asN/realN/asN/physicalN/painN/andN/suffering.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/ApplyN/(Application)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Implementation
MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/Safe,N/EffectiveN/CareN/Environm
ent

3. WhenN/aN/newN/billN/introducedN/inN/CongressN/reducesN/fundingN/forN/careN/ofN/personsN/diag
nosedN/withN/mentalN/illness,N/aN/groupN/ofN/nursesN/writeN/lettersN/toN/theirN/electedN/represent
ativesN/inN/oppositionN/toN/theN/legislation.N/WhichN/roleN/haveN/theN/nursesN/fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedN/practice

, ANS:N / C
AnN/advocateN/defendsN/orN/assertsN/another‘sN/cause,N/particularlyN/whenN/theN/otherN/personN/l
acksN/theN/abilityN/toN/doN/thatN/forN/self.N/ExamplesN/ofN/individualN/advocacyN/includeN/helping
N/clientsN/understandN/theirN/rightsN/orN/makeN/decisions.N/OnN/aN/communityN/scale,N/advocacyN
/includesN/politicalN/activity,N/publicN/speaking,N/andN/publicationN/inN/theN/interestN/ofN/improvi
ngN/theN/humanN/condition.N/SinceN/fundingN/isN/necessaryN/toN/deliverN/qualityN/programmingN/f
orN/personsN/withN/mentalN/illness,N/theN/letter-
N/writingN/campaignN/advocatesN/forN/thatN/causeN/onN/behalfN/ofN/clientsN/whoN/areN/unableN/toN/
articulateN/theirN/ownN/needs.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/UnderstandN/(Comprehension)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Evaluation
MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/Safe,N/EffectiveN/CareN/Environm
ent

4. AN/familyN/hasN/aN/longN/historyN/ofN/conflictedN/relationshipsN/amongN/theN/members.N/Whi
chN/familyN/member‘sN/commentN/bestN/reflectsN/aN/mentallyN/healthyN/perspective?
a. ―I‘veN/madeN/mistakesN/butN/everyoneN/elseN/inN/thisN/familyN/hasN/also.‖
b. ―IN/rememberN/joyN/andN/mutualN/respectN/fromN/ourN/earlyN/yearsN/together.‖
c. ―IN/willN/makeN/someN/changesN/inN/myN/behaviorN/forN/theN/goodN/ofN/theN/family.‖
d. ―It‘sN/bestN/forN/meN/toN/moveN/awayN/fromN/myN/family.N/ThingsN/willN/neverN/change.‖
ANS:N / C
TheN/correctN/responseN/demonstratesN/theN/bestN/evidenceN/ofN/aN/healthyN/recognitionN/ofN/the
N/importanceN/ofN/relationships.N/MentalN/healthN/includesN/rationalN/thinking,N/communication
N/skills,N/learning,N/emotionalN/growth,N/resilience,N/andN/self-
esteem.N/RecallingN/joyN/fromN/earlierN/inN/lifeN/mayN/beN/healthy,N/butN/theN/correctN/responseN/
showsN/aN/higherN/levelN/ofN/mentalN/health.N/TheN/otherN/incorrectN/responsesN/showN/blamingN/
andN/avoidance.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/AnalyzeN/(Analysis)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Assessment MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/PsychosocialN/Integrity

5. WhichN/assessmentN/findingN/mostN/clearlyN/indicatesN/thatN/aN/clientN/mayN/beN/experiencing
a mentalN/illness?
N/ N/
a. reportingN/occasionalN/sleeplessnessN/andN/anxiety.
b. reportingN/aN/consistentlyN/sad,N/discouraged,N/andN/hopelessN/mood.
c. beingN/ableN/toN/describeN/theN/differenceN/betweenN/―asN/if‖N/andN/―forN/real.‖
d. experiencingN/difficultyN/makingN/aN/decisionN/aboutN/whetherN/toN/changeN/jobs.
ANS:N / B
TheN/correctN/responseN/describesN/aN/moodN/alteration,N/whichN/reflectsN/mentalN/illness.N/TheN/d
istractersN/describeN/behaviorsN/thatN/areN/mentallyN/healthyN/orN/withinN/theN/usualN/scopeN/ofN/
humanN/experience.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/ApplyN/(Application)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Assessment MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/PsychosocialN/Integrity

6. WhichN/findingN/bestN/indicatesN/thatN/theN/goalN/―DemonstrateN/mentallyN/healthyN/behavi
or‖N/wasN/achievedN/forN/anN/adultN/client?
a. beingN/willingN/toN/workN/towardsN/achievingN/idealsN/andN/meetingN/demands.
b. behavingN/withoutN/consideringN/theN/consequencesN/ofN/personalN/actions.
c. aggressivelyN/meetingN/personalN/needsN/withoutN/consideringN/theN/rightsN/ofN/others.
d. seekingN/helpN/fromN/othersN/toN/avoidN/assumingN/responsibilityN/forN/majorN/areas
N/ofN/ownN/life.

, ANS:N / A
MentalN/healthN/isN/aN/stateN/ofN/well-
beingN/inN/whichN/individualsN/reachN/theirN/ownN/potential,N/copeN/withN/theN/normalN/stresses
N/ofN/life,N/workN/productively,N/andN/contributeN/toN/theN/community.N/MentalN/healthN/provide
sN/peopleN/withN/theN/capacityN/forN/rationalN/thinking,N/communicationN/skills,N/learning,N/emot
ionalN/growth,N/resilience,N/andN/self-
esteem.N/TheN/correctN/responseN/describesN/anN/adaptive,N/healthyN/behavior.N/TheN/distracters
N/describeN/maladaptiveN/behaviors.


PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/ApplyN/(Application)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Evaluation MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/PsychosocialN/Integrity

7. AN/nurseN/encountersN/anN/unfamiliarN/psychiatricN/disorderN/onN/aN/newN/client‘sN/admissionN/f
orm.N/WhichN/resourceN/shouldN/theN/nurseN/consultN/toN/determineN/criteriaN/usedN/toN/establish
N/thisN/diagnosis?
a. InternationalN/StatisticalN/ClassificationN/ofN/DiseasesN/andN/RelatedN/HealthN/Pro
blemsN/(ICD-10)
b. TheN/ANA‟sN/Psychiatric-MentalN/HealthN/NursingN/ScopeN/andN/StandardsN/ofN/Practice
c. DiagnosticN/andN/StatisticalN/ManualN/ofN/MentalN/DisordersN/(DSM-V)
d. AN/behavioralN/healthN/referenceN/manual
ANS:N / C
TheN/DSM-
VN/givesN/theN/criteriaN/usedN/toN/diagnoseN/eachN/mentalN/disorder.N/ItN/isN/theN/officialN/guideline
N/forN/diagnosingN/psychiatricN/disorders.N/TheN/distractersN/mayN/notN/containN/diagnosticN/crite
riaN/forN/aN/psychiatricN/illness.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/UnderstandN/(Comprehension)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Assessment
MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/Safe,N/EffectiveN/CareN/Environm
ent

8. AN/nurseN/wantsN/toN/findN/aN/descriptionN/ofN/diagnosticN/criteriaN/forN/anxietyN/disorders.N/Whic
hN/resourceN/wouldN/haveN/theN/mostN/completeN/information?
a. NursingN/OutcomesN/ClassificationN/(NOC)
b. DSM-V
c. TheN/ANA‟sN/Psychiatric-MentalN/HealthN/NursingN/ScopeN/andN/StandardsN/ofN/Practice
d. ICD-10
ANS:N / B
TheN/DSM-
VN/detailsN/theN/diagnosticN/criteriaN/forN/psychiatricN/clinicalN/conditions.N/ItN/isN/theN/officialN/g
uidelineN/forN/diagnosingN/psychiatricN/disorders.N/TheN/otherN/referencesN/areN/goodN/resourcesN/
butN/doN/notN/defineN/theN/diagnosticN/criteria.

PTS:N / N / 1 DIF: CognitiveN/Level:N/UnderstandN/(Comprehension)
TOP:N / NursingN/Process:N/Implementation
MSC:N / ClientN/Needs:N/Safe,N/EffectiveN/CareN/Environm
ent

9. WhichN/individualN/behaviorN/demonstratesN/resilience?
a. RepressN/stressorsN/associatedN/withN/aN/divorce.
b. ContinuingN/toN/grieveN/theN/deathN/ofN/aN/spouseN/forN/5N/years.
c. ContinuingN/toN/liveN/inN/aN/shelterN/forN/2N/yearsN/afterN/theN/homeN/isN/destroyedN/byN/fire.
d. TakingN/aN/temporaryN/jobN/toN/maintainN/financialN/stabilityN/afterN/lossN/ofN/aN/p
ermanentN/job.

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