TEST BANK
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
,
,Chapterhn01:hnMentalhnHealthhnandhnMentalhnIllness
Varcarolis’shnCanadianhnPsychiatrichnMentalhnHealthhnNursing,hn3rdhnEdition
MULTIPLEhnCHOICE
1. Ahnstaffhnnursehncompleteshnorientationhntohnahnpsychiatrichnunit.hnWhichhnofhnthehnfollowingh
nwouldhnthehnnursehnexpecthnashnanhnadvancedhnpracticehnintervention?
a. Conducthnmentalhnhealthhnassessments
b. Prescribehnpsychotropichnmedication
c. Establishhntherapeutichnrelationships
d. Individualizehnnursinghncarehnplans
ANSWER:h n B
Prescriptivehnprivilegeshnarehngrantedhntohnmaster’s-
preparedhnnursehnpractitionershnwhohnhavehntakenhnspecialhncourseshnonhnprescribinghnmedica
tion;hnthushnithnishnanhnadvanced-
practicehnintervention.hnThehnnursehnpreparedhnathnthehnbasichnlevelhnishnpermittedhntohnperfor
mhnmentalhnhealthhnassessments,hnestablishhnrelationships,hnandhnprovidehnindividualizedhncare
hnplanning.
DIF: CognitivehnLevel:hnUnderstandhn(Comprehension)
TOP:h n NursinghnProcess:hnImplementation MSC:h n ClienthnNeeds:hnSafehnEffectivehnCarehnEnvironment
2. Whenhnahnnursinghnstudenthnexpresseshnconcernshnabouthnhowhnmentalhnhealthhnnurseshn“lo
sehnallhntheirhnnursinghnskills,”hnwhichhnofhnthehnfollowinghnishnthehnbesthnresponsehnbyhnthehnm
entalhnhealthhnnurse?
a. “Psychiatrichnnurseshnpractisehninhnsaferhnenvironmentshnthanhnotherhnspeci
alties.hnNurse-to-
patienthnratioshnmusthnbehnbetterhnbecausehnofhnthehnnaturehnofhnthehnpatient
s’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatrichnnurseshnusehncomplexhncommunicationhnskillshnashnwellhnashncriticalhnt
hinkinghntohnsolvehnmultidimensionalhnproblems.hnIhnamhnchallengedhnbyhnthosehnsitu
ations.”
c. “That’shnahnmisconception.hnPsychiatrichnnurseshnfrequentlyhnusehnhigh-
technologyhnmonitoringhnequipmenthnandhnmanagehncomplexhnintravenoushnt
herapies.”
d. “Psychiatrichnnurseshndohnnothnhavehntohndealhnwithhnashnmuchhnpainhnandhnsu
fferinghnashnmedical–surgicalhnnurseshndo.hnThathnappealshntohnme.”
ANSWER:h n B
Thehnpracticehnofhnpsychiatrichnnursinghnrequireshnahndifferenthnsethnofhnskillshnfromhnmedical–
surgicalhnnursing,hnthoughhntherehnishnsubstantialhnoverlap.hnTwohndomainshnrelatehnspecificall
yhntohnpsychiatrichnnursing:hnbehavioural,hnincludinghncommunication,hncoping,hnandhneducati
on;hnandhnsafety,hncoveringhncrisishnandhnriskhnmanagement.hnBasichnpsychosocialhnnursinghncon
ceptshnarehncentralhntohnpsychiatrichnnursinghnpracticehnandhnincreasehnyourhncompetencyhnashn
ahnpractitionerhninhnallhnclinicalhnsettings.
Whateverhnsettinghnyouhnchoosehntohnworkhnin,hnyouhnwillhnhavehnthehnopportunityhntohnimproveh
nthehnliveshnofhnpeoplehnwhohnarehnexperiencinghnmentalhnillnesshnashnanhnadditionalhnchallengehnt
, ohntheirhnhealth.
Yourhnexperiencehninhnthehnmentalhnhealthhnnursinghnrotationhncanhnhelphnyouhngainhninsighthnint
ohnyourselfhnandhngreatlyhnincreasehnyourhninsighthnintohnthehnexperienceshnofhnothers.hnThishnpar
thnofhnnursinghneducationhncanhnprovidehnguidelineshnforhnandhnthehnopportunityhntohnlearnhnnewhn
skillshnforhndealinghnwithhnahnvarietyhnofhnchallenginghnbehaviours.hnPsychosocialhnpainhnandhnsuffe
ringhnarehnashnrealhnashnphysicalhnpainhnandhnsuffering.
DIF: CognitivehnLevel:hnApplyhn(Application)
TOP:h n NursinghnProcess:hnImplementation MSC:h n ClienthnNeeds:hnSafehnEffectivehnCarehnEnvironment
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
,
,Chapterhn01:hnMentalhnHealthhnandhnMentalhnIllness
Varcarolis’shnCanadianhnPsychiatrichnMentalhnHealthhnNursing,hn3rdhnEdition
MULTIPLEhnCHOICE
1. Ahnstaffhnnursehncompleteshnorientationhntohnahnpsychiatrichnunit.hnWhichhnofhnthehnfollowingh
nwouldhnthehnnursehnexpecthnashnanhnadvancedhnpracticehnintervention?
a. Conducthnmentalhnhealthhnassessments
b. Prescribehnpsychotropichnmedication
c. Establishhntherapeutichnrelationships
d. Individualizehnnursinghncarehnplans
ANSWER:h n B
Prescriptivehnprivilegeshnarehngrantedhntohnmaster’s-
preparedhnnursehnpractitionershnwhohnhavehntakenhnspecialhncourseshnonhnprescribinghnmedica
tion;hnthushnithnishnanhnadvanced-
practicehnintervention.hnThehnnursehnpreparedhnathnthehnbasichnlevelhnishnpermittedhntohnperfor
mhnmentalhnhealthhnassessments,hnestablishhnrelationships,hnandhnprovidehnindividualizedhncare
hnplanning.
DIF: CognitivehnLevel:hnUnderstandhn(Comprehension)
TOP:h n NursinghnProcess:hnImplementation MSC:h n ClienthnNeeds:hnSafehnEffectivehnCarehnEnvironment
2. Whenhnahnnursinghnstudenthnexpresseshnconcernshnabouthnhowhnmentalhnhealthhnnurseshn“lo
sehnallhntheirhnnursinghnskills,”hnwhichhnofhnthehnfollowinghnishnthehnbesthnresponsehnbyhnthehnm
entalhnhealthhnnurse?
a. “Psychiatrichnnurseshnpractisehninhnsaferhnenvironmentshnthanhnotherhnspeci
alties.hnNurse-to-
patienthnratioshnmusthnbehnbetterhnbecausehnofhnthehnnaturehnofhnthehnpatient
s’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatrichnnurseshnusehncomplexhncommunicationhnskillshnashnwellhnashncriticalhnt
hinkinghntohnsolvehnmultidimensionalhnproblems.hnIhnamhnchallengedhnbyhnthosehnsitu
ations.”
c. “That’shnahnmisconception.hnPsychiatrichnnurseshnfrequentlyhnusehnhigh-
technologyhnmonitoringhnequipmenthnandhnmanagehncomplexhnintravenoushnt
herapies.”
d. “Psychiatrichnnurseshndohnnothnhavehntohndealhnwithhnashnmuchhnpainhnandhnsu
fferinghnashnmedical–surgicalhnnurseshndo.hnThathnappealshntohnme.”
ANSWER:h n B
Thehnpracticehnofhnpsychiatrichnnursinghnrequireshnahndifferenthnsethnofhnskillshnfromhnmedical–
surgicalhnnursing,hnthoughhntherehnishnsubstantialhnoverlap.hnTwohndomainshnrelatehnspecificall
yhntohnpsychiatrichnnursing:hnbehavioural,hnincludinghncommunication,hncoping,hnandhneducati
on;hnandhnsafety,hncoveringhncrisishnandhnriskhnmanagement.hnBasichnpsychosocialhnnursinghncon
ceptshnarehncentralhntohnpsychiatrichnnursinghnpracticehnandhnincreasehnyourhncompetencyhnashn
ahnpractitionerhninhnallhnclinicalhnsettings.
Whateverhnsettinghnyouhnchoosehntohnworkhnin,hnyouhnwillhnhavehnthehnopportunityhntohnimproveh
nthehnliveshnofhnpeoplehnwhohnarehnexperiencinghnmentalhnillnesshnashnanhnadditionalhnchallengehnt
, ohntheirhnhealth.
Yourhnexperiencehninhnthehnmentalhnhealthhnnursinghnrotationhncanhnhelphnyouhngainhninsighthnint
ohnyourselfhnandhngreatlyhnincreasehnyourhninsighthnintohnthehnexperienceshnofhnothers.hnThishnpar
thnofhnnursinghneducationhncanhnprovidehnguidelineshnforhnandhnthehnopportunityhntohnlearnhnnewhn
skillshnforhndealinghnwithhnahnvarietyhnofhnchallenginghnbehaviours.hnPsychosocialhnpainhnandhnsuffe
ringhnarehnashnrealhnashnphysicalhnpainhnandhnsuffering.
DIF: CognitivehnLevel:hnApplyhn(Application)
TOP:h n NursinghnProcess:hnImplementation MSC:h n ClienthnNeeds:hnSafehnEffectivehnCarehnEnvironment
