TEST BANK for Varcarolis Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition by Chyllia D. Fosbre All Chapters 1-28

TestgBankgVarcarolisgEssentialsgofgPsychiatricgMentalgHealthgNursingg5thgEditionggFosbr

egTestgBankgChapterg1g-g28gUpdatedg2023



TestgBank:gEssentialsgofgPsychiatricgMentalgHealthgNursingg(5thg EditiongbygVarcarolis)g2

Chapterg01:gPracticinggthegSciencegandgthegArtgofgPsychiatricgNursinggMULTIPLEgC
HOICE

1. Whichgoutcome,gfocusedgongrecovery,gwouldgbegexpectedgingthegplangofgcaregforgagpatientgl
ivinggingthegcommunitygandgdiagnosedgwithgseriousgandgpersistentgmentalgillness?gWithing3g
months,gthegpatientgwill:ga.gdenygsuicidalgideation.

b. reportgagsensegofgwell-being.

c. takegmedicationsgasgprescribed.

d. attendgclinicgappointmentsgongtime.

g ANS:gB

Recoverygemphasizesgmanaginggsymptoms,greducinggpsychosocialgdisability,gandgimproving
grolegperformance.




Theggoalgofgrecoverygisgtogempowergthegindividualgwithgmentalgillnessgtogachievegagsensegofg
meaninggandgsatisfactionginglifegandgtogfunctiongatgtheghighestgpossibleglevelgofgwellness.gTheg
incorrectgoptionsgfocusgongthegclassicgmedicalgmodelgrathergthangrecovery.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationg(Applying)gREF:g2g

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gOutcomesgIdentificationgMS

C:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance

2. Ingthegshift-changegreport,gangoff-
goinggnursegcriticizesgagpatientgwhogwearsgheavygmakeup.gWhichgcommentgbygthegn
ursegwhogreceivesgthegreportgbestgdemonstratesgadvocacy?

a. Thisgisgagpsychiatricghospital.gCrazinessgisgwhatgwegaregallgabout.

b. Letsgallgshowgacceptancegofgthisgpatientgbygwearingglotsgofgmakeupgtoo.

c. Yourgcommentsgareginconsiderategandginappropriate.gKeepgthegreportgobjective.

d. Ourgpatientsgneedgourghelpgtoglearngbehaviorsgthatgwillghelpgthemggetgalonggingsociety.g

ANS:gD

Acceptinggpatientsgneedsgforgself-
expressiongandgseekinggtogteachgskillsgthatgwillgcontributegtogtheirgwell-

,beinggdemonstrategrespectgandgaregimportantgpartsgofgadvocacy.gThegon-

,cominggnursegneedsgtogtakegactiongtogensuregthatgothersgaregnotgprejudicedgagainstgthegp
atient.gHumorgcangbegappropriategwithingthegprivacygofgagshiftgreportgbutgnotgatgthegexp
ensegofgrespectgforgpatients.gJudginggthegoff-
goinggnursegingagcriticalgwaygwillgcreategconflict.

Nursesgmustgshowgcompassiongforgeachgother.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationg(Applying)gREF:g8

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationgMSC:gNCLEX:gSafe,gEffectivegCaregEnvironment

3. Agnursegassessesgagnewlygadmittedgpatientgdiagnosedgwithgmajorgdepressivegdisorder.g
Whichstatementgisgangexamplegofgattending?

a. Wegallghavegstressginglife.gBeinggingagpsychiatricghospitalgisntgthegendgofgthegworld.

b. Tellgmegwhygyougfeltgyoughadgtogbeghospitalizedgtogreceivegtreatmentgforgyourgdepression.

c. Yougwillgfeelgbettergaftergweggetgsomegantidepressantgmedicationgstartedgforgyou.

d. Idglikegtogsitgwithgyougagwhilegsogyougmaygfeelgmoregcomfortablegtalkinggwithgme.g

ANS:gD

Attendinggisgagtechniquegthatgdemonstratesgthegnursesgcommitmentgtogthegrelationshipgandg
reducesgfeelingsgofgisolation.gThisgtechniquegshowsgrespectgforgthegpatientgandgdemonstrat
esgcaring.gGeneralizations,gprobing,gandgfalsegreassurancesgaregnon-therapeutic.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationg(Applying)gREF:g8

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationgMSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity

4. Agpatientgisghospitalizedgforgdepressiongandgsuicidalgideationgaftergtheirgspousegasksgforgag
divorce.gSelectthegnursesgmostgcaringgcomment.

a. Letsgdiscussgsomegmeansgofgcopinggothergthangsuicidegwhengyoughavegthesegfeelings.

b. Igunderstandgwhygyouregsogdepressed.gWhengIggotgdivorced,gIgwasgdevastatedgtoo.

c. Yougshouldgforgetgaboutgyourgmarriagegandgmovegongwithgyourglife.

d. Howgdidgyouggetgsogdepressedgthatghospitalizationgwasgnecessary?

TestgBank:gEssentialsgofgPsychiatricgMentalgHealthgNursingg(5thgEditiongbygVarcarolis)g3g

ANS:gA

Thegnursesgcommunicationgshouldgevidencegcaringgandgagcommitmentgtogworkgwithgthegpat
ient.gThisgcommitmentgletsgthegpatientgknowgthegnursegwillghelp.gProbinggandgadvicegaregnotg
helpfulgorgtherapeuticginterventions.

, DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gApplicationg(Applying)gREF:g6

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationgMSC:gNCLEX:gPsychosocialgIntegrity

5. AgpatientgshowsgthegnursegangarticlegfromgthegInternetgaboutgaghealthgproblem.gWhichg
characteristicgofgthegwebgsitesgaddressgmostgalertsgthegnursegthatgthegsitegmayghavegbiasedg
andgprejudicedinformation?

a. Addressgendsging.org.

b. Addressgendsging.com.

c. Addressgendsging.gov.

d. Addressgendsging.net.

ANS:gB

Financialginfluencesgongagsitegaregagcluegthatgtheginformationgmaygbegbiased.g.comgatgthegendg
ofgthegaddressgindicatesgthatgthegsitegisgagcommercialgone.g.govgindicatesgthatgthegsitegisgmai
ntainedgbygaggovernmentgentity.

.orggindicatesgthatgthegsitegisgnonproprietary;gthegsitegmaygorgmaygnotghavegreliableginfo
rmation,gbutgitgdoesgnotgprofitgfromgitsgactivities.g.netgcanghavegmultiplegmeanings.

DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gComprehensiong (Understanding)gREF:g5

TOP:gNursinggProcess:gEvaluationgMSC:gNCLEX:gHealthgPromotiongandgMaintenance

6. Agnursegsays,gWhengIgwasgingschool,gIglearnedgtogcallgupsetgpatientsgbygnamegtoggetgtheirga
ttention;ghowever,gIgreadgagdescriptivegresearchgstudygthatgsaysgthatgthisgapproachgdoesgnotg
work.gIgplangtogstopgcallinggpatientsgbygname.gWhichgstatementgisgthegbestgappraisalgofgthisg
nursesgcomment?

a. Onegdescriptivegresearchgstudygrarelygprovidesgenoughg evidencegtogchangegpractice.

b. Staffgnursesgapplygnewgresearchgfindingsgonlygwithgtheghelpgfromgclinicalgnurseg
specialists.

c. Newgresearchgfindingsgshouldgbegincorporatedgintogclinicalgalgorithmsgbeforegusinggthemg
ingpractice.

d. Thegnursegmisinterpretedgthegresultsgofgthegstudy.gClassicgtenetsgofgpracticegdognotg
change.

ANS:gA