, Test Bank for Keltner’s Psychiatric
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Nursing, 9th Edition by Debbie Steele
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Chapter 01: Me, Meds, Milieu
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Steele: Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE hCHOICE
1. A hnewly hlicensed hnurse hasks ha hnursing hrecruiter hfor ha hdescription hof hnursing hpractice hin
the hpsychiatric hsetting. hWhat his hthe hnurse hrecruiter‘s hbest hresponse?
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a. ―The hnurse hprimarilyhserves hin ha hsupportive hrole hto hmembers hof hthe hhealth hcare
hdelivery hteam.‖
b. ―The hmultidisciplinaryhapproach heliminates hthe hneed hto hclearlyhdefine hthe
hresponsibilities hof hnursing hin hsuch ha hsetting.‖
c. ―Nursing hactions hare hidentified hbyhthe hinstitution hthat hdistinguishes hnursing hfrom
hother hmental hhealth hprofessions.‖
d. ―Nursing hoffers hunique hcontributions hto hthe hpsychotherapeutic hmanagement hof
hpsychiatric hpatients.‖
ANS: h D
Professional hrole hoverlap hcannot hbe hdenied; hhowever, hnursing his hunique hin hits hfocus hon hand
happlication hof hpsychotherapeutic hmanagement. hNeither hthe hfacility hnor hthe hmultidisciplinary
hteam hdefine hthe hprofessional hresponsibilities hof hits hmembers hbut hrather hutilizes htheir hunique
hskills hto hprovide hholistic hcare. hIdeally, hall hteam hmembers hsupport heach hother hand hhave
hfunctions hwithin hthe hteam.
DIF: Cognitive hlevel: hAnalyzing TOP: hNursing hprocess: hImplementation
hMSC: hClient hNeeds: hSafe, hEffective hCare hEnvironment
2. Which hcomponent hof hthe hnursing hprocess hwill hthe hnurse hfocus hupon hto haddress
the hresponsibility hto hmatch hindividual hpatient hneeds hwith happropriate hservices?
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a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANS: h C
Proper hassessment his hcritical hfor hbeing hable hto hdetermine hthe happropriate hlevel hof hservices
hthat hwill hprovide hoptimal hcare hwhile hconsidering hpatient hinput hand hat hthe hlowest hcost.
hPlanning hand himplementation hutilizes hthe hassessment hdata hto hidentify hand hexecute hactions
h(treatment hplan) hthat hwill hprovide happropriate hcare. hEvaluation hvalidates hthe heffectiveness hof
hthe htreatment hplan.
DIF: Cognitive hlevel: hApplying TOP: hNursing hprocess: hAssessment
hMSC: hClient hNeeds: hSafe, hEffective hCare hEnvironment
3. An hadult hdiagnosed hwith hparanoid hschizophrenia hfrequently hexperiences hauditory
hallucinations hand hwalks habout hthe hunit, hmuttering. hWhich hnursing haction hdemonstrates
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the hnurse‘s hunderstanding hof heffective hpsychotherapeutic hmanagement hof hthis hclient?
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, a. Discussing hthe hdisease hprocess hof hschizophrenia hwith hthe hclient hand htheir
domestic hpartner
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b. Minimizing hcontact hbetween hthis hpatient hand hother hpatients hto hassure ha hstress-free
hmilieu
c. Administering hPRN hmedication hwhen hfirst hobserving hthe hevidence hthat hthe hclient