TEST BANK - Keltners Psychiatric Nursing,
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f 9th Edition (Steele),
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Chapters 1 - 36 | All Chapters Complete
f f f f f f f
,
,Chapter 01: Med, Meds, Milieu
f f f f
Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition
f f f f
MULTIPLE f CHOICE
1. A fnewly flicensed f asks fa fnursing frecruiter f for f a fdescription fof fnursing fpractice f in
thepsychiatric f setting. f What f is f the f nurse f recruiter‘s f best f response?
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a. ―The fnurse fprimarily fserves fin fa fsupportive frole fto fmembers fof fthe fhealth fcare
fdelivery fteam.‖
b. ―The fmultidisciplinary fapproach feliminates fthe fneed fto f clearly fdefine fthe
fresponsibilities fof fnursing fin fsuch fa fsetting.‖
c. ―Nursing factions fare fidentified fby fthe finstitution fthat f distinguishes fnursing ffro
fm
other f mental f health f professions.‖
d. ―Nursing foffers funique fcontributions fto fthe fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement fof
fpsychiatric f patients.‖
ANSWER: f D
Professional f role f overlap f cannot f be f denied; f however, f nursing f is f unique f in f its f focus f on
f and fapplication fof fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement. fNeither fthe ffacility fnor fthe
fmultidisciplinar fyteam f define f the f professional f responsibilities f of f its f members f but f rather
f utilizes f their f uniq fue f skills f to f provide f holistic f care. f Ideally, f all f team f members f support
f each f other f and f have f f functions fwithin fthe fteam.
DIF: Cognitive f level: f Analyzing
TOP: f Nursing fprocess: f ImplementationfMSC: f Client f Needs: f Safe,
f Effecti fve fCare fEnvironment
2. Which fcomponent fof fthe fnursing fprocess fwill fthe f nurse ffocus fupon fto faddress
theresponsibility fto f match f individual fpatient f needs f with f appropriate
f
f services?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: f C
Proper f assessment f is f critical f for f being f able f to f determine f the f appropriate f level f of
f services f t fhat f will f provide f optimal f care f while f considering f patient f input f and f at f the
f lowest f cost. f Planni fng f and f implementation f utilizes f the f assessment f data f to f identify fand
f execute f actions f (treatm fent fplan) fthat fwill fprovide fappropriate fcare. fEvaluation fvalidates fthe
feffectiveness fof fthe ftre f atment fplan.
DIF: Cognitive f level: f Applying
TOP: f Nursing fprocess: f AssessmentfMSC: f Client f Needs: f Safe,
f Effecti fve fCare fEnvironment
3. An fadult fdiagnosed fwith fparanoid fschizophrenia ffrequent fexperiences fauditory fhallucinatio
f nsand f walks f about f the f unit, f muttering. f Which f nursing f action f demonstrates f the f nurse‘s
f un fderstanding fof feffective fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement f of fthis fclient?
, a. Discussing f the f disease f process f of fschizophrenia f with fthe f client f and f their
fdomesti fc
partner
b. Minimizing fcontact fbetween fthis fpatient f and fother fpatients fto fassure fa fstress ffree
f milieu
c. Administering f PRN f medication f when f first f observing f the f evidence f that f the
f client
f f f f f
f 9th Edition (Steele),
f f f
Chapters 1 - 36 | All Chapters Complete
f f f f f f f
,
,Chapter 01: Med, Meds, Milieu
f f f f
Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition
f f f f
MULTIPLE f CHOICE
1. A fnewly flicensed f asks fa fnursing frecruiter f for f a fdescription fof fnursing fpractice f in
thepsychiatric f setting. f What f is f the f nurse f recruiter‘s f best f response?
f
a. ―The fnurse fprimarily fserves fin fa fsupportive frole fto fmembers fof fthe fhealth fcare
fdelivery fteam.‖
b. ―The fmultidisciplinary fapproach feliminates fthe fneed fto f clearly fdefine fthe
fresponsibilities fof fnursing fin fsuch fa fsetting.‖
c. ―Nursing factions fare fidentified fby fthe finstitution fthat f distinguishes fnursing ffro
fm
other f mental f health f professions.‖
d. ―Nursing foffers funique fcontributions fto fthe fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement fof
fpsychiatric f patients.‖
ANSWER: f D
Professional f role f overlap f cannot f be f denied; f however, f nursing f is f unique f in f its f focus f on
f and fapplication fof fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement. fNeither fthe ffacility fnor fthe
fmultidisciplinar fyteam f define f the f professional f responsibilities f of f its f members f but f rather
f utilizes f their f uniq fue f skills f to f provide f holistic f care. f Ideally, f all f team f members f support
f each f other f and f have f f functions fwithin fthe fteam.
DIF: Cognitive f level: f Analyzing
TOP: f Nursing fprocess: f ImplementationfMSC: f Client f Needs: f Safe,
f Effecti fve fCare fEnvironment
2. Which fcomponent fof fthe fnursing fprocess fwill fthe f nurse ffocus fupon fto faddress
theresponsibility fto f match f individual fpatient f needs f with f appropriate
f
f services?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER: f C
Proper f assessment f is f critical f for f being f able f to f determine f the f appropriate f level f of
f services f t fhat f will f provide f optimal f care f while f considering f patient f input f and f at f the
f lowest f cost. f Planni fng f and f implementation f utilizes f the f assessment f data f to f identify fand
f execute f actions f (treatm fent fplan) fthat fwill fprovide fappropriate fcare. fEvaluation fvalidates fthe
feffectiveness fof fthe ftre f atment fplan.
DIF: Cognitive f level: f Applying
TOP: f Nursing fprocess: f AssessmentfMSC: f Client f Needs: f Safe,
f Effecti fve fCare fEnvironment
3. An fadult fdiagnosed fwith fparanoid fschizophrenia ffrequent fexperiences fauditory fhallucinatio
f nsand f walks f about f the f unit, f muttering. f Which f nursing f action f demonstrates f the f nurse‘s
f un fderstanding fof feffective fpsychotherapeutic fmanagement f of fthis fclient?
, a. Discussing f the f disease f process f of fschizophrenia f with fthe f client f and f their
fdomesti fc
partner
b. Minimizing fcontact fbetween fthis fpatient f and fother fpatients fto fassure fa fstress ffree
f milieu
c. Administering f PRN f medication f when f first f observing f the f evidence f that f the
f client
