Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
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Chapterb01:bMentalbHealthbandbMentalbIllness
Halter:bVarcarolis’bFoundationsb ofbPsychiatricb Mentalb Healthb Nursing:bAb ClinicalApproach,b8thb Edition
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abstaffbnursebcompletesborientationbtobabpsychiatricbunit.bThisbnursebmaybexpectbanbadvan
cedpracticebnursebtobperformbwhichbadditionalbintervention?ba.
Conductbmentalbhealthbassessments.
b. Prescribebpsychotropicbmedication.
c. Establishbtherapeuticbrelationships.
d. Individualizebnursingbcarebplans.
ANS:bB
Inbmostbstates,bprescriptivebprivilegesbarebgrantedbtobmaster‘s-
preparedbnursebpractitionersbandclinicalbnursebspecialistsbwhobhavebtakenbspecialbcoursesbo
nbprescribingbmedication.bThebnursepreparedbatbthebbasicblevelbisbpermittedbtobperformbmen
talbhealthbassessments,bestablishbrelationships,bandbprovidebindividualizedbcarebplanning.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bUnderstandb(Comprehension)bREF:bPageb1-
23bTOP:NursingbProcess:bImplementation
MSC:bClientbNeeds:bSafe,bEffectivebCarebEnvironment
2. Abnursingbstudentbexpressesbconcernsbthatbmentalbhealthbnursesb―loseballbtheirbclinicalb
nursingskills.‖bSelectbthebbestbresponsebbybthebmentalbhealthbnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricbnursesbpracticebinbsaferbenvironmentsbthanbotherbspecialties.bNurse-to-
bpatientbratiosbmustbbebbetterbbecausebofbthebnaturebofbthebpatients‘bproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricbnursesbusebcomplexbcommunicationbskillsbasbwellbasbcriticalbthinkingbtobsolveb
multidimensionalbproblems.bIbambchallengedbbybthosebsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sbabmisconception.bPsychiatricbnursesbfrequentlybusebhighbtechnology
bmonitoringbequipmentbandbmanagebcomplexbintravenousbtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricbnursesbdobnotbhavebtobdealbwithbasbmuchbpainbandbsufferingbasb
medical–bsurgicalbnursesbdo.bThatbappealsbtobme.‖
ANS:bB
Thebpracticebofbpsychiatricbnursingbrequiresbabdifferentbsetbofbskillsbthanbmedical–
surgicalbnursing,bthoughbtherebisbsubstantialboverlap.bPsychiatricbnursesbmustbbebablebtobhel
pbpatientswithbmedicalbasbwellbasbmentalbhealthbproblems,breflectingbthebholisticbperspectiv
ebthesebnursesbmustbhave.bNurse–
patientbratiosbandbworkloadsbinbpsychiatricbsettingsbhavebincreased,justblikebotherbspecialtie
1
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
s. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just
b b b
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b
b b b
b
b
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024
b
b b b
b
b b b b b b b b
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024
b b
PTS:b1
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplyb(Application)bR
EF:bPagesb1-2,b21 TOP:bNursingbProcess:
ImplementationMSC:bClientbNeeds:bSafe,bEffectivebCarebEnvironment
4
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024 b b
Chapterb01:bMentalbHealthbandbMentalbIllness
Halter:bVarcarolis’bFoundationsb ofbPsychiatricb Mentalb Healthb Nursing:bAb ClinicalApproach,b8thb Edition
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abstaffbnursebcompletesborientationbtobabpsychiatricbunit.bThisbnursebmaybexpectbanbadvan
cedpracticebnursebtobperformbwhichbadditionalbintervention?ba.
Conductbmentalbhealthbassessments.
b. Prescribebpsychotropicbmedication.
c. Establishbtherapeuticbrelationships.
d. Individualizebnursingbcarebplans.
ANS:bB
Inbmostbstates,bprescriptivebprivilegesbarebgrantedbtobmaster‘s-
preparedbnursebpractitionersbandclinicalbnursebspecialistsbwhobhavebtakenbspecialbcoursesbo
nbprescribingbmedication.bThebnursepreparedbatbthebbasicblevelbisbpermittedbtobperformbmen
talbhealthbassessments,bestablishbrelationships,bandbprovidebindividualizedbcarebplanning.
PTS:b1bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bUnderstandb(Comprehension)bREF:bPageb1-
23bTOP:NursingbProcess:bImplementation
MSC:bClientbNeeds:bSafe,bEffectivebCarebEnvironment
2. Abnursingbstudentbexpressesbconcernsbthatbmentalbhealthbnursesb―loseballbtheirbclinicalb
nursingskills.‖bSelectbthebbestbresponsebbybthebmentalbhealthbnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricbnursesbpracticebinbsaferbenvironmentsbthanbotherbspecialties.bNurse-to-
bpatientbratiosbmustbbebbetterbbecausebofbthebnaturebofbthebpatients‘bproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricbnursesbusebcomplexbcommunicationbskillsbasbwellbasbcriticalbthinkingbtobsolveb
multidimensionalbproblems.bIbambchallengedbbybthosebsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sbabmisconception.bPsychiatricbnursesbfrequentlybusebhighbtechnology
bmonitoringbequipmentbandbmanagebcomplexbintravenousbtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricbnursesbdobnotbhavebtobdealbwithbasbmuchbpainbandbsufferingbasb
medical–bsurgicalbnursesbdo.bThatbappealsbtobme.‖
ANS:bB
Thebpracticebofbpsychiatricbnursingbrequiresbabdifferentbsetbofbskillsbthanbmedical–
surgicalbnursing,bthoughbtherebisbsubstantialboverlap.bPsychiatricbnursesbmustbbebablebtobhel
pbpatientswithbmedicalbasbwellbasbmentalbhealthbproblems,breflectingbthebholisticbperspectiv
ebthesebnursesbmustbhave.bNurse–
patientbratiosbandbworkloadsbinbpsychiatricbsettingsbhavebincreased,justblikebotherbspecialtie
1
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
s. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just
b b b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024
b
b b b
b
b
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024
b
b b b
b
b b b b b b b b
3
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
b b b b b
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
b b b b b b b b b
ordanHalter |Test Bank| Chapter 1-
b b b b b
36 UPDATED 2023/2024
b b
PTS:b1
DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bApplyb(Application)bR
EF:bPagesb1-2,b21 TOP:bNursingbProcess:
ImplementationMSC:bClientbNeeds:bSafe,bEffectivebCarebEnvironment
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