Test Bank for Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing a Clinical Approach 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter

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Chapter601:6Mental6Health6and6Mental6Illness

Halter:6Varcarolis’6Foundations6of6Psychiatric6Mental6Health6Nursing:6A6Clinical6Approac
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MULTIPLE6CHOICE

1. A6staff6nurse6completes6orientation6to6a6psychiatric6unit.6This6nurse6may6expect6an6advanced6
practice6nurse6to6perform6which6additional6intervention?6a.
Conduct6mental6health6assessments.
b. Prescribe6psychotropic6medication.
c. Establish6therapeutic6relationships.
d. Individualize6nursing6care6plans.
ANS:6B
In6most6states,6prescriptive6privileges6are6granted6to6master‘s-
prepared6nurse6practitioners6and6clinical6nurse6specialists6who6have6taken6special6courses6on6presc
ribing6medication.6The6nurse6prepared6at6the6basic6level6is6permitted6to6perform6mental6health6asse
ssments,6establish6relationships,6and6provide6individualized6care6planning.

PTS:616DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Understand6(Comprehension)6REF:6Page61-
236TOP:6Nursing6Process:6Implementation
MSC:6Client6Needs:6Safe,6Effective6Care6Environment

2. A6nursing6student6expresses6concerns6that6mental6health6nurses6―lose6all6their6clinical6nursing6
skills.‖6Select6the6best6response6by6the6mental6health6nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric6nurses6practice6in6safer6environments6than6other6specialties.6Nurse-to-
patient6ratios6must6be6better6because6of6the6nature6of6the6patients‘6problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric6nurses6use6complex6communication6skills6as6well6as6critical6thinking6to6solve6
multidimensional6problems.6I6am6challenged6by6those6situations.‖
c. ―That‘s6a6misconception.6Psychiatric6nurses6frequently6use6high6technology6monitoring6
equipment6and6manage6complex6intravenous6therapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric6nurses6do6not6have6to6deal6with6as6much6pain6and6suffering6as6medical–
6surgical6nurses6do.6That6appeals6to6me.‖


ANS:6B
The6practice6of6psychiatric6nursing6requires6a6different6set6of6skills6than6medical–
surgical6nursing,6though6there6is6substantial6overlap.6Psychiatric6nurses6must6be6able6to6help6p
atients6with6medical6as6well6as6mental6health6problems,6reflecting6the6holistic6perspective6the
se6nurses6must6have.6Nurse–
patient6ratios6and6workloads6in6psychiatric6settings6have6increased,6just6like6other6specialties.6
Psychiatric6nursing6involves6clinical6practice,6not6just6documentation.6Psychosocial6pain6and6
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suffering6are6as6real6as6physical6pain6and6suffering.




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PTS:61 DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Apply6(Application)
REF:6Pages61-2,621
TOP:6Nursing6Process:6Implementation
MSC:6Client6Needs:6Safe,6Effective6Care6Environment
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