Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing,
9th Edition Debbie Steele
All Chapters 1-36 Q
,
,ChapterQ01:QMed,QMeds,QMilieu
Keltner:QPsychiatricQNursing,Q8thQEdition
MULTIPLEQCHOICE
1. AQnewlyQlicensedQasksQaQnursingQrecruiterQforQaQdescriptionQofQnursingQpracticeQin
QtheQpsychiatricQsetting.QWhatQ isQtheQnurseQrecruiter‘sQbestQresponse?
a. ―TheQnurseQprimarilyQservesQinQaQsupportiveQroleQtoQmembersQofQtheQhealthQcare
deliveryQ team.‖
b. ―TheQ multidisciplinaryQapproachQeliminatesQtheQneedQtoQ clearlyQdefineQthe
responsibilitiesQofQnursingQ inQsuchQaQsetting.‖
c. ―NursingQactionsQareQ identifiedQbyQtheQinstitutionQthatQ distinguishesQnursingQ fro
m
otherQ mentalQhealthQprofessions.‖
d. ―NursingQoffersQuniqueQcontributionsQtoQtheQpsychotherapeuticQ managementQof
psychiatricQ patients.‖
ANSWER:Q D
ProfessionalQroleQoverlapQcannotQbeQdenied;Qhowever,QnursingQisQuniqueQinQitsQfocusQonQan
dQapplicationQofQpsychotherapeuticQmanagement.QNeitherQtheQfacilityQnorQtheQmultidisciplin
aryQteamQdefineQtheQprofessionalQresponsibilitiesQofQitsQmembersQbutQratherQutilizesQtheirQu
niqueQskillsQtoQprovideQholisticQcare.QIdeally,QallQteamQmembersQsupportQeachQotherQandQha
veQfunctionsQwithinQtheQteam.
DIF: CognitiveQlevel:QAnalyzing
TOP:Q NursingQprocess:QImplementationQMSC:Q ClientQNeeds:QSafe,QEffectiv
eQCareQEnvironment
2. WhichQcomponentQofQtheQnursingQprocessQwillQtheQnurseQfocusQuponQtoQaddres
sQtheQresponsibilityQtoQmatchQindividualQpatientQ needsQwithQappropriateQservice
s?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANSWER:Q C
ProperQassessmentQisQcriticalQforQbeingQableQtoQdetermineQtheQappropriateQlevelQofQservices
QthatQwillQprovideQoptimalQcareQwhileQconsideringQpatientQinputQandQatQtheQlowestQcost.QPla
nningQandQimplementationQutilizesQtheQassessmentQdataQtoQidentifyQandQexecuteQactionsQ(tr
eatmentQplan)QthatQwillQprovideQappropriateQcare.QEvaluationQvalidatesQtheQeffectivenessQofQ
theQtreatmentQplan.
DIF: CognitiveQlevel:QApplying
TOP:Q NursingQprocess:QAssessmentQMSC:Q ClientQNeeds:QSafe,QEffectiv
eQCareQEnvironment
3. AnQadultQdiagnosedQwithQparanoidQschizophreniaQfrequentQexperiencesQauditoryQhallucinati
onsQandQwalksQaboutQtheQunit,Qmuttering.QWhichQnursingQactionQdemonstratesQtheQnurse‘sQ
understandingQofQeffectiveQpsychotherapeuticQmanagementQ ofQthisQclient?
, a. DiscussingQtheQdiseaseQprocessQofQschizophreniaQwithQtheQclientQandQtheirQdome
stic
partner
b. MinimizingQcontactQbetweenQthisQpatientQandQotherQpatientsQtoQassureQaQstressQfr
ee
milieu
c. AdministeringQPRNQmedicationQwhenQfirstQobservingQtheQevidenceQthatQtheQclient