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Table3fOf3fContents
UNIT3fI:3fFoundations3fin3fTheory
Chapter3 f 1.3 f Mental3 f Health3 f and3 f Menta
l3fIllnessChapter3f2.3fTheories3fand3fTherapi
es
Chapter3f3.3fPsychobiology3fand3fPsychopharmacology
UNIT3 f II:3 f Foundations3 f for3fPracticeCh
apter3f4.
TreatmentSettings3 f Chapter3 f 5.3fC
ultural3 f Implications
Chapter3f6.3fLegal3fand3fEthical3fConsiderations
UNIT3fIII:3f Psychosocial3fNursing3fTools
Chapter3f7.3fThe3fNursing3fProcess3fand3fStandards3fof3fCareChapter
8.3fTherapeutic3fRelationships
Chapter3f9.3fTherapeutic3fCommunication
Chapter3f10.3fStress3fResponses3fand3fStress3fManagement
UNIT3fIV:3fPsychobiological3f Disorders
Chapter3 f 11.3 f Childhood3 f and3 f Neurodevelopmental3fDis
ordersChapter3f12.3fSchizophrenia3fSpectrum3fDisordersC
hapter3f13.3fBipolar3fand3fRelated3fDisordersChapter
14.3fDepressive3fDisorders
Chapter3 f 15.3 f Anxiety3 f and3 f Obsessive-Compulsive3 f Disorders3fChapter
16.3fTrauma,3fStressor- hapter
Related,3fand3fDissociative3fDisorders C
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17.3fSomatic3fSymptom3fDisorders
Chapter3f18.3fEating3fand3fFeedin hapter
g3fDisorders C
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19.3fSleep-Wake3fDisorders
Chapter3f20.3fSexual3fDysfunction,3fGender3fDysphoria,3fan
d3fParaphilicDisordersChapter3f21.3fImpulse3fControl3fDisord
ers
Chapter3f22.3fSubstance- hapter
Related3fand3fAddictive3fDisordersC
23.3 f Neurocognitive3 f Disorders
Chapter3f24.3fPersonality3fDisordersU
NIT3fV:3fTrauma3fInterventions
Chapter3 f 25.3 f Suicide3 f and3 f Non-
suicidal3fSelf-
3 f InjuryChapter3 f 26.3 f Crisis3 f and3fDisas
ter3 f Chapter3f27.3fAnger,3fAggression,3fa
nd3fViolence
Chapter3f28.3fChild,3fOlder3fAdult,3fand3fIntimate3fP
artner.,ViolenceChapter3f29.3fSexual3fAssault
UNIT3fVI:3fInterventions3ffor3fSpecial3 f Populati
ons
Chapter3f30.3fDying,3fDeath,3fand3fGrievingChapter
31.3fOlder3fAdults
Chapter 32. Serious
Mental3fIllnessChapter3 f 33.3fForensic.,
Nursing
UNIT3fVII:3fOther3fIntervention3fModa
litiesChapter3 f 34.
Therapeutic3 f Groups3fChapter
35.3fFamily3 f Interventions
Chapter 36.
Integrative3f Care
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Halter:3 f Varcarolis’3 f Foundations3 f of3 f Psychiatric-
Mental3 f Health3 f Nursing:3fAClinicalApproach,3f9th3fEdition `
MULTIPLE3fCHOICE
1. Thescopeofpracticed3 f for3 f an3 f advancednursepractitionerwouldincludewhich3 f intervention?
a. Conductingamental3 f healthassessment.
b. Prescribingpsychotropicmedication.
c. Establishing3fatherapeuticrelationship.
d. Individualizing3fanursing3fcareplan.
ANS:3fB
In3 f most3 f states,3 f prescriptive3 f privileges3 f are3 f granted3 f to3 f master‘s-
prepared3 f nurse3fpractitionersandclinicalnursespecialists3 f whohavetakenspecial3fcou
rsesonprescribingmedication.3 f The3 f nurseprepared3fat3fthe3fbasic3flevel3fis3fpermitted3ft
o3fperform3fmental3fhealth3fassessments,3festablish.,relationships,3fand3fprovide3findividu
alized3fcareplanning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fUnderstand3f(Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3f Implementation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3fCare3 f Environment
2. Anursingstudent3fexpresses3fconcerns3fthatmental3fhealthnurses―losealltheirclinic
al3fnursingskills.‖3fSelect3fthe3fbest3fresponsebythe3fmental3fhealthnurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric.,nurses3fpractice3finsafer3fenvironmentsthanotherspecialties.3fNurse-
to-
3fclient3fratios3fmust3fbebetter3fbecauseof3fthe3fnature3fof3fthe3fclients‘3fproblems.
‖
b. ―Psychiatricnursesusecomplex3fcommunicationskillsas3fwell3fascritical3fthinking
to3fsolve3fmultidimensional3fproblems.3fIam3fchallenged3fbythosesituations.‖
c. ―That‘s3famisconception.3fPsychiatricnurses3ffrequentlyusehig
h3ftechnologymonitoring3fequipment3fand3fmanage3fcomplex3
fintravenoustherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnurses3fdo3fnot3fhavetodealwithas3fmuch3fpainand3fsufferi
ng3fasmedical–surgical3fnurses3fdo.3fThat3fappeals3fto3fme.‖
ANS:3fB
The3fpractice3fof3fpsychiatric3fnursing3frequires3fa3fdifferent3fset3fof3fskills3fthan3fmedical–
surgical3fnursing,though3fthere3fis3fsubstantial3foverlap.3fPsychiatric3fnurses3fmust3fbe3fable3fto3f
help3fclients3fwithmedical3fas3 f well3 f as3 f mental3 f healthproblems,3freflectingtheholisticpersp
ectivethesenursesmust3 f have.3 f Nurse–
3 f client3fratios3fand3fworkloads3fin3fpsychiatric3fsettings3fhave3fincreased,3fjust3flike3fotherspeci
alties.
Psychiatric3 f nursinginvolves3 f clinical3 f practice,3 f not3 f just3 f documentation.3fPsychosocialpainands
ufferingare3 f as3 f real3 f as3 f physicalpainand3 f suffering.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3 f Level:3 f Apply(Application)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3f Implementation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3fCare3 f Environment
3. When3 f a3 f new3 f bill3 f introduced3 f in3 f Congress3 f reduces3 f funding3 f for3 f care3 f of3 f person
s3 f diagnosed3 f withmental3fillness,3fa3fgroup3fof3fnurses3 f write3fletters3fto3ftheir3felected3 f r
epresentatives3 f in3foppositiontothelegislation.3fWhich3frole3fhave3fthe3fnurses3ffulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedpractice
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ANS:3fC
An3 f advocate3 f defends3 f or3 f asserts3 f another‘s3 f cause,3 f particularly3 f when3 f the3 f other
3 f person3flacks3 f the3 f ability3 f to3 f do3 f that3 f for3 f self.3 f Examples3 f of3 f individual3 f advoca
cy3 f include3 f helping3 f clients3 f understandtheir3frights3for3fmake3fdecisions.3fOn3fa3fcommun
ityscale,3fadvocacyincludes3fpolitical3factivity,3fpublicspeaking,3 f and3 f publication3 f in3 f t
he3 f interest3 f of3 f improving3 f the3fhuman3 f condition.3 f Since3 f fundingis3 f necessarytodel
iverqualityprogrammingforpersons3fwithmental3 f illness,3 f theletter-
writing3 f campaign3 f advocates3 f for3 f that3 f cause3 f on3 f behalf3 f of3fclients3 f who3 f are3 f unab
le3 f to3 f articulate3 f their3 f own3 f needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fUnderstand3f(Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3 f Evaluation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3f Care3fEnvironment
4. Afamilyhas3fa3flong3fhistoryof3fconflicted3 f relationships3famongthemembers
.3fWhich.,familymember‘s3fcomment3fbest3freflects3fa3fmentallyhealthyperspect
ive?
a. ―I‘vemademistakes3fbut3feveryoneelse3fin3fthis3ffamilyhas3falso.‖
b. ―Irememberjoyandmutualrespect from ourearlyyears together.‖
c. ―Iwill makesomechanges inmy behaviorforthe goodofthe family.‖
d. ―It‘s3fbest3ffor3fmetomove3fawayfrommyfamily.3fThings3fwillnever.,change.‖
ANS:3fC
The3fcorrect3fresponse3fdemonstrates3fthe3fbest3fevidence3fof3fa3fhealthy3frecognition3fof3fthe3fim
portance3 f of3 f relationships.3 f Mental3 f health3 f includes3 f rational3 f thinking,3 f communicati
on3fskills,3 f learning,3 f emotional3fgrowth,3fresilience,3fand3fself-
esteem.3fRecalling3fjoy3ffrom3fearlier3fin3flife3fmaybehealthy,3 f butthecorrect3 f responseshowsa
higherlevelof3 f mentalhealth.
Theotherincorrectresponsesshow.,blaming3fand3 f avoidance.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fAnalyze3f(Analysis)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3fAssessment MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fPsychosocial3fIntegrity
5. Whichassessment3 f findingmost3 f clearlyindicates3 f t
hat3faclientmaybeexperiencinga.,mentalillness?
a. reportingoccasionalsleeplessnessandanxiety.
b. reportinga3fconsistentlysad,3fdiscouraged,3 f andhopeless3fmood.
c. beingabletodescribethe3fdifference3fbetween3f―asif‖and―for.,real.‖
d. experiencingdifficultymakingadecisionabout whethertochangejobs.
ANS:3fB
Thecorrectresponsedescribesamoodalteration,3 f whichreflectsmentalillness.3 f Thedistractersdescribe3f
behaviors3fthat3farementallyhealthyorwithintheusual3fscopeofhumanexperience.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3 f Level:3 f Apply(Application)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3fAssessment MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fPsychosocial3fIntegrity
6. Whichfindingbest3findicatesthatthegoal3f―Demonstratementallyhealthybehavior
‖3fwasachieved3ffor3fan3fadult3fclient?
a. beingwillingtoworktowards3 f achievingidealsand3 f meeting3 f demands.
b. behavingwithout3 f consideringtheconsequences3 f ofpersonalactions.
c. aggressivelymeetingpersonalneedswithout3 f 3 f consideringtherights3 f 3 f ofothers.
d. seekinghelpfrom3 f otherstoavoid3fassumingrespons
ibilityformajorareasof3 f ownlife.
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PsychiatricMentalHealth Nursing 9th Edition Chapter 1-36 |
` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
CompleteGuideNewest
, 1
Test3fBank3fFor
Varcarolis'FoundationsofPsychiatric-
3fMentalHealthNursing9thEditionByMargaret.,JordanHalter
Table3fOf3fContents
UNIT3fI:3fFoundations3fin3fTheory
Chapter3 f 1.3 f Mental3 f Health3 f and3 f Menta
l3fIllnessChapter3f2.3fTheories3fand3fTherapi
es
Chapter3f3.3fPsychobiology3fand3fPsychopharmacology
UNIT3 f II:3 f Foundations3 f for3fPracticeCh
apter3f4.
TreatmentSettings3 f Chapter3 f 5.3fC
ultural3 f Implications
Chapter3f6.3fLegal3fand3fEthical3fConsiderations
UNIT3fIII:3f Psychosocial3fNursing3fTools
Chapter3f7.3fThe3fNursing3fProcess3fand3fStandards3fof3fCareChapter
8.3fTherapeutic3fRelationships
Chapter3f9.3fTherapeutic3fCommunication
Chapter3f10.3fStress3fResponses3fand3fStress3fManagement
UNIT3fIV:3fPsychobiological3f Disorders
Chapter3 f 11.3 f Childhood3 f and3 f Neurodevelopmental3fDis
ordersChapter3f12.3fSchizophrenia3fSpectrum3fDisordersC
hapter3f13.3fBipolar3fand3fRelated3fDisordersChapter
14.3fDepressive3fDisorders
Chapter3 f 15.3 f Anxiety3 f and3 f Obsessive-Compulsive3 f Disorders3fChapter
16.3fTrauma,3fStressor- hapter
Related,3fand3fDissociative3fDisorders C
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17.3fSomatic3fSymptom3fDisorders
Chapter3f18.3fEating3fand3fFeedin hapter
g3fDisorders C
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19.3fSleep-Wake3fDisorders
Chapter3f20.3fSexual3fDysfunction,3fGender3fDysphoria,3fan
d3fParaphilicDisordersChapter3f21.3fImpulse3fControl3fDisord
ers
Chapter3f22.3fSubstance- hapter
Related3fand3fAddictive3fDisordersC
23.3 f Neurocognitive3 f Disorders
Chapter3f24.3fPersonality3fDisordersU
NIT3fV:3fTrauma3fInterventions
Chapter3 f 25.3 f Suicide3 f and3 f Non-
suicidal3fSelf-
3 f InjuryChapter3 f 26.3 f Crisis3 f and3fDisas
ter3 f Chapter3f27.3fAnger,3fAggression,3fa
nd3fViolence
Chapter3f28.3fChild,3fOlder3fAdult,3fand3fIntimate3fP
artner.,ViolenceChapter3f29.3fSexual3fAssault
UNIT3fVI:3fInterventions3ffor3fSpecial3 f Populati
ons
Chapter3f30.3fDying,3fDeath,3fand3fGrievingChapter
31.3fOlder3fAdults
Chapter 32. Serious
Mental3fIllnessChapter3 f 33.3fForensic.,
Nursing
UNIT3fVII:3fOther3fIntervention3fModa
litiesChapter3 f 34.
Therapeutic3 f Groups3fChapter
35.3fFamily3 f Interventions
Chapter 36.
Integrative3f Care
,Test3 f bank3 f Varcarolis'3 f oundationS tuovia.coym chi-aTtrhice- Material 2
Maernkteatlplaecaelttho Bu
uy ainngd9StehllEydoiutiroSntudy
Chapter3 f 01:3f Mental3 f Healthand3fMental3 f Illness
Halter:3 f Varcarolis’3 f Foundations3 f of3 f Psychiatric-
Mental3 f Health3 f Nursing:3fAClinicalApproach,3f9th3fEdition `
MULTIPLE3fCHOICE
1. Thescopeofpracticed3 f for3 f an3 f advancednursepractitionerwouldincludewhich3 f intervention?
a. Conductingamental3 f healthassessment.
b. Prescribingpsychotropicmedication.
c. Establishing3fatherapeuticrelationship.
d. Individualizing3fanursing3fcareplan.
ANS:3fB
In3 f most3 f states,3 f prescriptive3 f privileges3 f are3 f granted3 f to3 f master‘s-
prepared3 f nurse3fpractitionersandclinicalnursespecialists3 f whohavetakenspecial3fcou
rsesonprescribingmedication.3 f The3 f nurseprepared3fat3fthe3fbasic3flevel3fis3fpermitted3ft
o3fperform3fmental3fhealth3fassessments,3festablish.,relationships,3fand3fprovide3findividu
alized3fcareplanning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fUnderstand3f(Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3f Implementation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3fCare3 f Environment
2. Anursingstudent3fexpresses3fconcerns3fthatmental3fhealthnurses―losealltheirclinic
al3fnursingskills.‖3fSelect3fthe3fbest3fresponsebythe3fmental3fhealthnurse.
`
a. ―Psychiatric.,nurses3fpractice3finsafer3fenvironmentsthanotherspecialties.3fNurse-
to-
3fclient3fratios3fmust3fbebetter3fbecauseof3fthe3fnature3fof3fthe3fclients‘3fproblems.
‖
b. ―Psychiatricnursesusecomplex3fcommunicationskillsas3fwell3fascritical3fthinking
to3fsolve3fmultidimensional3fproblems.3fIam3fchallenged3fbythosesituations.‖
c. ―That‘s3famisconception.3fPsychiatricnurses3ffrequentlyusehig
h3ftechnologymonitoring3fequipment3fand3fmanage3fcomplex3
fintravenoustherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnurses3fdo3fnot3fhavetodealwithas3fmuch3fpainand3fsufferi
ng3fasmedical–surgical3fnurses3fdo.3fThat3fappeals3fto3fme.‖
ANS:3fB
The3fpractice3fof3fpsychiatric3fnursing3frequires3fa3fdifferent3fset3fof3fskills3fthan3fmedical–
surgical3fnursing,though3fthere3fis3fsubstantial3foverlap.3fPsychiatric3fnurses3fmust3fbe3fable3fto3f
help3fclients3fwithmedical3fas3 f well3 f as3 f mental3 f healthproblems,3freflectingtheholisticpersp
ectivethesenursesmust3 f have.3 f Nurse–
3 f client3fratios3fand3fworkloads3fin3fpsychiatric3fsettings3fhave3fincreased,3fjust3flike3fotherspeci
alties.
Psychiatric3 f nursinginvolves3 f clinical3 f practice,3 f not3 f just3 f documentation.3fPsychosocialpainands
ufferingare3 f as3 f real3 f as3 f physicalpainand3 f suffering.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3 f Level:3 f Apply(Application)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3f Implementation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3fCare3 f Environment
3. When3 f a3 f new3 f bill3 f introduced3 f in3 f Congress3 f reduces3 f funding3 f for3 f care3 f of3 f person
s3 f diagnosed3 f withmental3fillness,3fa3fgroup3fof3fnurses3 f write3fletters3fto3ftheir3felected3 f r
epresentatives3 f in3foppositiontothelegislation.3fWhich3frole3fhave3fthe3fnurses3ffulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedpractice
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ANS:3fC
An3 f advocate3 f defends3 f or3 f asserts3 f another‘s3 f cause,3 f particularly3 f when3 f the3 f other
3 f person3flacks3 f the3 f ability3 f to3 f do3 f that3 f for3 f self.3 f Examples3 f of3 f individual3 f advoca
cy3 f include3 f helping3 f clients3 f understandtheir3frights3for3fmake3fdecisions.3fOn3fa3fcommun
ityscale,3fadvocacyincludes3fpolitical3factivity,3fpublicspeaking,3 f and3 f publication3 f in3 f t
he3 f interest3 f of3 f improving3 f the3fhuman3 f condition.3 f Since3 f fundingis3 f necessarytodel
iverqualityprogrammingforpersons3fwithmental3 f illness,3 f theletter-
writing3 f campaign3 f advocates3 f for3 f that3 f cause3 f on3 f behalf3 f of3fclients3 f who3 f are3 f unab
le3 f to3 f articulate3 f their3 f own3 f needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fUnderstand3f(Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3 f Evaluation MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fSafe,3fEffective3f Care3fEnvironment
4. Afamilyhas3fa3flong3fhistoryof3fconflicted3 f relationships3famongthemembers
.3fWhich.,familymember‘s3fcomment3fbest3freflects3fa3fmentallyhealthyperspect
ive?
a. ―I‘vemademistakes3fbut3feveryoneelse3fin3fthis3ffamilyhas3falso.‖
b. ―Irememberjoyandmutualrespect from ourearlyyears together.‖
c. ―Iwill makesomechanges inmy behaviorforthe goodofthe family.‖
d. ―It‘s3fbest3ffor3fmetomove3fawayfrommyfamily.3fThings3fwillnever.,change.‖
ANS:3fC
The3fcorrect3fresponse3fdemonstrates3fthe3fbest3fevidence3fof3fa3fhealthy3frecognition3fof3fthe3fim
portance3 f of3 f relationships.3 f Mental3 f health3 f includes3 f rational3 f thinking,3 f communicati
on3fskills,3 f learning,3 f emotional3fgrowth,3fresilience,3fand3fself-
esteem.3fRecalling3fjoy3ffrom3fearlier3fin3flife3fmaybehealthy,3 f butthecorrect3 f responseshowsa
higherlevelof3 f mentalhealth.
Theotherincorrectresponsesshow.,blaming3fand3 f avoidance.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3fLevel:3fAnalyze3f(Analysis)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3fAssessment MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fPsychosocial3fIntegrity
5. Whichassessment3 f findingmost3 f clearlyindicates3 f t
hat3faclientmaybeexperiencinga.,mentalillness?
a. reportingoccasionalsleeplessnessandanxiety.
b. reportinga3fconsistentlysad,3fdiscouraged,3 f andhopeless3fmood.
c. beingabletodescribethe3fdifference3fbetween3f―asif‖and―for.,real.‖
d. experiencingdifficultymakingadecisionabout whethertochangejobs.
ANS:3fB
Thecorrectresponsedescribesamoodalteration,3 f whichreflectsmentalillness.3 f Thedistractersdescribe3f
behaviors3fthat3farementallyhealthyorwithintheusual3fscopeofhumanexperience.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive3 f Level:3 f Apply(Application)
TOP: Nursing3fProcess:3fAssessment MSC:3 f Client3fNeeds:3fPsychosocial3fIntegrity
6. Whichfindingbest3findicatesthatthegoal3f―Demonstratementallyhealthybehavior
‖3fwasachieved3ffor3fan3fadult3fclient?
a. beingwillingtoworktowards3 f achievingidealsand3 f meeting3 f demands.
b. behavingwithout3 f consideringtheconsequences3 f ofpersonalactions.
c. aggressivelymeetingpersonalneedswithout3 f 3 f consideringtherights3 f 3 f ofothers.
d. seekinghelpfrom3 f otherstoavoid3fassumingrespons
ibilityformajorareasof3 f ownlife.
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