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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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Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach
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Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
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Chapter 04 Treatment Settings
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Chapter 05 Cultural Implications
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Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations
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Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
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Chapter 08 Therapeutic Relationships
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Chapter 09 Therapeutic Communication
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Chapter 10 Stress Responses and Stress Management
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Chapter 11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders
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Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
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Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Chapter 18 Eating and Feeding Disorders
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Chapter 19 Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Chapter 21 Impulse Control Disorders
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Chapter 22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Chapter 23 Neurocognitive Disorders
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Chapter 24 Personality Disorders
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Chapter 25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Chapter 26 Crisis and Disaster
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Chapter 27 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 28 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
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Chapter 29 Sexual Assault
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Chapter 30 Dying, Death, and Grieving
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Chapter 31 Older Adults
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Chapter 32 Serious Mental Illness
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Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing
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Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups
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Chapter 35 Family Interventions
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Chapter 36 Integrative Care
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A
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ClinicalApproach, 9th Edition
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d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. b5 b5 b5 b5
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TOP: b5 b5 b 5 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses “lose all their
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ANSWER: b 5 B
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able
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PTS: b5 b5 b 5 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
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TOP: b5 b5 b 5 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons
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a. Recovery
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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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Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach
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Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
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Chapter 04 Treatment Settings
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Chapter 05 Cultural Implications
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Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations
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Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
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Chapter 08 Therapeutic Relationships
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Chapter 09 Therapeutic Communication
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Chapter 10 Stress Responses and Stress Management
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Chapter 11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders
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Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
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Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Chapter 18 Eating and Feeding Disorders
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Chapter 19 Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Chapter 21 Impulse Control Disorders
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Chapter 22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Chapter 23 Neurocognitive Disorders
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Chapter 24 Personality Disorders
b5 b5 b5 259
Chapter 25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Chapter 26 Crisis and Disaster
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Chapter 27 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 28 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
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Chapter 29 Sexual Assault
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Chapter 30 Dying, Death, and Grieving
b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 318
Chapter 31 Older Adults
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Chapter 32 Serious Mental Illness
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Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing
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Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups
b5 b5 b5 360
Chapter 35 Family Interventions
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Chapter 36 Integrative Care
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A
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ClinicalApproach, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b5
1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
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a. Conducting a mental health assessment. b5 b5 b5 b5
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. b5 b5
c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship. b5 b5 b5
d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. b5 b5 b5 b5
ANSWER: B b 5
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse
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b5 practitioners andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on
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b5 prescribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform
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b5 mental health assessments, establish relationships, and provide individualized care
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b5 planning.
PTS: b5 b5 b 5 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
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TOP: b5 b5 b 5 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
b5 b5 b 5 Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses “lose all their
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b5 clinical nursingskills.” Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. “Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties.
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b5 problems.”
b. “Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical
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b5 thinkingto solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those
5
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b5 situations.”
c. “That’s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high
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b5 technologymonitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous
5
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b5 therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and
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b5 suffering asmedical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.”
b5 5
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ANSWER: b 5 B
1|Page
, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5 b5
surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able
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b5 to help clients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic
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b5 perspective these nursesmust have. Nurse–client ratios and workloads in psychiatric
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b5 settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical
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practice, not just documentation.
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Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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PTS: b5 b5 b 5 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
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TOP: b5 b5 b 5 Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
b5 b5 b 5 Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons
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b5 representatives in opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice b5
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