Test Bank for Psychotherapy for the Advanced
Practice Psychiatric Nurse: A How-To Guide for
Evidence-Based Practice, 3rd Edition, by Kathleen
Wheeler, All Chapters 1-24
,Chapter 1. The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice
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QuestionT1
TheTnursesTnewTjobTdescriptionTatTtheTgeneralistTlevelTofTpracticeTreflectsTtheTdefinitionTofTpsychiatricT m
entalThealthTnursingTandTtheTPsychiatricTMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeT(ANA,TAPNA,TISPN).T
InTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTareasTmightTtheTnurseTplanTprogramsTandTinterventionTtoTfulfillTemploymentT e
xpectations?
StandardTText:TSelectTallTthatTapply.
1. StressTmanagementTstrategies
2. EarlyTdiagnosisTofTpsychiatricTdisorders
3. ParentingTclassesTforTnewTparents
4. FamilyTandTgroupTpsychotherapy
5. MedicationTteachingTforTanti-anxietyTmedications
CorrectTAnswer:T1,3,4,5
RationaleT1:TStressTmanagementTstrategiesTaddressThealth,Twellness,TandTcareTofTmentalThealthT proble
msTandTareTappropriateTforTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTatTtheTgeneralistTlevelTofTpractice.
RationaleT2:TEarlyTdiagnosisTofTpsychiatricTdisordersTisTgenerallyTnotTconsistentTwithTtheTdefinition
T orTpracticeTofTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTespeciallyTatTtheTgeneralistTlevel.
RationaleT3:TParentingTclassesTforTnewTparentsTprovideTteachingTthatTisTconsistentTwithTtheT prevent
ionTofTmentalThealthTproblemsTandTisTconsistentTwithTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTatTtheT generali
stTlevelTofTpractice.
RationaleT4:TFamilyTandTgroupTpsychotherapyTisTconsistentTatTtheTadvancedTpracticeTregisteredTnurse
T levelTbutTnotTtheTgeneralistTlevel.
,RationaleT5:TMedicationTteachingTforTanti-
anxietyTmedicationsTpromotesTqualityTofTcareTforT personsTwithTpsychiatricTdisordersTandTisTvitalTfo
rTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursingTpracticeTatTtheT generalistTlevelTofTpractice.
GlobalTRationale:T Cognitiv
eTLevel:TApplying
ClientTNeed:TPsychosocialTIntegrity
ClientTNeedTSub:
Nursing/IntegratedTConcepts:TNursingTProcess:TPlanning
LearningTOutcome:TApplyTknowledgeTofTcurrentTpracticeTandTprofessionalTperformanceTstandardsTtoTtheT
deliveryTofTcontemporaryTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursing.
QuestionT2T Typ
e:TMCSA
TheTnurseTisTservingTonTaTcommitteeTchargedTwithTreviewingTtheTrolesTandTresponsibilitiesTofTtheT nu
rsesTonTtheTpsychiatricTunit.TWhichTpublicationTshouldTtheTnurseTbringTtoTtheTfirstTmeeting?
1. DiagnosticTandTStatisticalTManualTofTMentalTDisorders
2. AmericanTNursesTCredentialingTCenterTcertificationTrequirements
3. AmericanTNursesTAssociation,TCodeTofTEthics
4. PsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPractice
CorrectTAnswer:T4
RationaleT1:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
, RationaleT2:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
RationaleT3:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
RationaleT4:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
GlobalTRationale:T Cognitiv
eTLevel:TApplying
ClientTNeed:TSafeTEffectiveTCareTEnvironment
ClientTNeedTSub:
Nursing/IntegratedTConcepts:TNursingTProcess:TEvaluation
LearningTOutcome:TApplyTknowledgeTofTcurrentTpracticeTandTprofessionalTperformanceT standar
dsTtoTtheTdeliveryTofTcontemporaryTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursing.
QuestionT3
Practice Psychiatric Nurse: A How-To Guide for
Evidence-Based Practice, 3rd Edition, by Kathleen
Wheeler, All Chapters 1-24
,Chapter 1. The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for Practice
T T T T T T T T T
QuestionT1
TheTnursesTnewTjobTdescriptionTatTtheTgeneralistTlevelTofTpracticeTreflectsTtheTdefinitionTofTpsychiatricT m
entalThealthTnursingTandTtheTPsychiatricTMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeT(ANA,TAPNA,TISPN).T
InTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTareasTmightTtheTnurseTplanTprogramsTandTinterventionTtoTfulfillTemploymentT e
xpectations?
StandardTText:TSelectTallTthatTapply.
1. StressTmanagementTstrategies
2. EarlyTdiagnosisTofTpsychiatricTdisorders
3. ParentingTclassesTforTnewTparents
4. FamilyTandTgroupTpsychotherapy
5. MedicationTteachingTforTanti-anxietyTmedications
CorrectTAnswer:T1,3,4,5
RationaleT1:TStressTmanagementTstrategiesTaddressThealth,Twellness,TandTcareTofTmentalThealthT proble
msTandTareTappropriateTforTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTatTtheTgeneralistTlevelTofTpractice.
RationaleT2:TEarlyTdiagnosisTofTpsychiatricTdisordersTisTgenerallyTnotTconsistentTwithTtheTdefinition
T orTpracticeTofTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTespeciallyTatTtheTgeneralistTlevel.
RationaleT3:TParentingTclassesTforTnewTparentsTprovideTteachingTthatTisTconsistentTwithTtheT prevent
ionTofTmentalThealthTproblemsTandTisTconsistentTwithTpsychiatricTmentalThealthTnursingTatTtheT generali
stTlevelTofTpractice.
RationaleT4:TFamilyTandTgroupTpsychotherapyTisTconsistentTatTtheTadvancedTpracticeTregisteredTnurse
T levelTbutTnotTtheTgeneralistTlevel.
,RationaleT5:TMedicationTteachingTforTanti-
anxietyTmedicationsTpromotesTqualityTofTcareTforT personsTwithTpsychiatricTdisordersTandTisTvitalTfo
rTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursingTpracticeTatTtheT generalistTlevelTofTpractice.
GlobalTRationale:T Cognitiv
eTLevel:TApplying
ClientTNeed:TPsychosocialTIntegrity
ClientTNeedTSub:
Nursing/IntegratedTConcepts:TNursingTProcess:TPlanning
LearningTOutcome:TApplyTknowledgeTofTcurrentTpracticeTandTprofessionalTperformanceTstandardsTtoTtheT
deliveryTofTcontemporaryTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursing.
QuestionT2T Typ
e:TMCSA
TheTnurseTisTservingTonTaTcommitteeTchargedTwithTreviewingTtheTrolesTandTresponsibilitiesTofTtheT nu
rsesTonTtheTpsychiatricTunit.TWhichTpublicationTshouldTtheTnurseTbringTtoTtheTfirstTmeeting?
1. DiagnosticTandTStatisticalTManualTofTMentalTDisorders
2. AmericanTNursesTCredentialingTCenterTcertificationTrequirements
3. AmericanTNursesTAssociation,TCodeTofTEthics
4. PsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPractice
CorrectTAnswer:T4
RationaleT1:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
, RationaleT2:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
RationaleT3:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
RationaleT4:TTheTPsychiatricMentalTHealthTNursingTStandardsTofTPracticeTdelineatesTpsychiatricmentalT heal
thTnursingTrolesTandTfunctionsTandTservesTasTguidelinesTforTprovidingTqualityTcare.TTheTDiagnosticTandT Stat
isticalTManualTofTMentalTDisordersTisTusedTbyTtheTmentalThealthTcareTteam,TparticularlyTtheTpsychiatrist,T toT
diagnoseTclientsTwithTmentalTdisordersTandTisTnotTspecificTtoTnursingTcareTissues.TTheTCodeTofTEthicsThelpsT t
oTclarifyTrightTandTwrongTactionsTbyTtheTnurse,TbutTdoesTnotTclarifyTrolesTandTnursingTcareTactions.
CertificationTrequirementsToutlineTstepsTtowardTcertificationTthatTacknowledgeTknowledgeTandTexpertise,T
butTdoTnotTdelineateTrolesTandTresponsibilities.
GlobalTRationale:T Cognitiv
eTLevel:TApplying
ClientTNeed:TSafeTEffectiveTCareTEnvironment
ClientTNeedTSub:
Nursing/IntegratedTConcepts:TNursingTProcess:TEvaluation
LearningTOutcome:TApplyTknowledgeTofTcurrentTpracticeTandTprofessionalTperformanceT standar
dsTtoTtheTdeliveryTofTcontemporaryTpsychiatricmentalThealthTnursing.
QuestionT3