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1. A new staff nurse completes orientation to D
a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an Prescriptive privileges are granted to mas-
advanced practice nurse to perform which ters-prepared nurse practitioners who have
additional interventions? taken special courses on prescribing med-
a. Conduct mental health assessments ication. The nurse prepared at the basic
b. Establish therapeutic relationships level is permitted to perform mental health
c. Individualize nursing care plans assessments, establish relationships, and
d. Prescribe psychotropic medication provide individualized care planning
2. Two nursing students discuss their career B
plans after graduation. One student wants The practice of psychiatric nursing requires
to enter psychiatric nursing. The other asks, a different set of skills than medical-sur-
"Why would you want to be a psychiatric gical nursing, though there is substantial
nurse? The only thing they do is talk. You'll overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to
lose all your skills." Select the best re- help patients with medical as well as mental
sponse. health problems, reflecting the holistic per-
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer spective these nurses must have. Nurse-pa-
environments than other specialties. tient ratios and workloads in psychiatric
Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better be- settings have increased, just like other spe-
cause of the nature of the patients' prob- cialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clini-
lems." cal practice, not just documentation. Psy-
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex commu- chosocial pain and suffering is as real as
nication skills as well as critical thinking physical.
to solve multidimensional problems. I am
challenged by those situations."
c. "I think I will be good in the mental
health field. I did not like clinical rotations
in school, so I do not want to continue them
after I graduate."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal
with as much pain and suffering as med-
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ical-surgical nurses do. That appeals to
me."
3. A new bill introduced in Congress would re- A
duce funding for care of persons with men- An advocate defends or asserts another's
tal illness. Groups of nurses write letters to cause, particularly when the other person
their elected representatives in opposition lacks the ability to do that for self. Exam-
to the legislation. Which role have the nurs- ples of individual advocacy include helping
es fulfilled? patients understand their rights or make
a. Advocacy decisions. On a community scale, advocacy
b. Attending includes political activity, public speaking,
c. Recovery and publication in the interest of improving
d. Evidence-based practice the human condition. Since funding is nec-
essary to deliver quality programming for
persons with mental illness, the letter-writ-
ing campaign advocates for that cause on
behalf of patients who are unable to artic-
ulate their own needs.
4. An informal group of patients discusses D
their perceptions of nursing care. Which Caring evidences empathetic understand-
comment best indicates a patient perceived ing as well as competency. It helps change
the nurse was caring? "My nurse: pain and suffering into a shared experi-
a. always asks me which type of juice I want ence, creating a human connection that al-
to help me swallow my medication." leviates feelings of isolation. The distracters
b. explained my treatment plan to me and give examples of statements that demon-
asked for my ideas about how to make it strate advocacy or giving advice.
better."
c. told me that if I take all the medicines the
doctor prescribes, then I will get discharged
soon."
d. spends time listening to me talk about
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my problems. That helps me feel like I'm not
alone."
5. Which finding best indicates that a patient B
has a mental illness? The patient: The correct response describes a mood
a.responds to rules, routines, and customs alteration, which further reflects mental
of a group. illness. The distracters describe mentally
b. reports mood is consistently sad, dis- healthy behaviors.
couraged, and hopeless.
c. performs tasks attempted within the lim-
its set by own abilities.
d. is able to see the difference between the
"as if" and the "for real."
6. Which finding best indicates that the goal A
"Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior"
was achieved? A patient:
a. sees self as approaching ideals and capa-
ble of meeting demands.
b. seeks others to assume responsibility for
major areas of own life.
c. behaves without considering the conse-
quences of personal actions.
d. aggressively meets own needs without
considering the rights of others.
7. A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychi- A
atric disorder on a new patient's admission The DSM-IV-TR gives the criteria used to
form. To determine criteria used to estab- diagnose each mental disorder. The dis-
lish this diagnosis, the nurse should consult tracters may not contain diagnostic criteria
which resource? for a psychiatric illness.
a. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Men-
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1. A new staff nurse completes orientation to D
a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an Prescriptive privileges are granted to mas-
advanced practice nurse to perform which ters-prepared nurse practitioners who have
additional interventions? taken special courses on prescribing med-
a. Conduct mental health assessments ication. The nurse prepared at the basic
b. Establish therapeutic relationships level is permitted to perform mental health
c. Individualize nursing care plans assessments, establish relationships, and
d. Prescribe psychotropic medication provide individualized care planning
2. Two nursing students discuss their career B
plans after graduation. One student wants The practice of psychiatric nursing requires
to enter psychiatric nursing. The other asks, a different set of skills than medical-sur-
"Why would you want to be a psychiatric gical nursing, though there is substantial
nurse? The only thing they do is talk. You'll overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to
lose all your skills." Select the best re- help patients with medical as well as mental
sponse. health problems, reflecting the holistic per-
a. "Psychiatric nurses practice in safer spective these nurses must have. Nurse-pa-
environments than other specialties. tient ratios and workloads in psychiatric
Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better be- settings have increased, just like other spe-
cause of the nature of the patients' prob- cialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clini-
lems." cal practice, not just documentation. Psy-
b. "Psychiatric nurses use complex commu- chosocial pain and suffering is as real as
nication skills as well as critical thinking physical.
to solve multidimensional problems. I am
challenged by those situations."
c. "I think I will be good in the mental
health field. I did not like clinical rotations
in school, so I do not want to continue them
after I graduate."
d. "Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal
with as much pain and suffering as med-
, Varcarolis Ch 1; Mental Health & Mental Illness
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_85jdkl
ical-surgical nurses do. That appeals to
me."
3. A new bill introduced in Congress would re- A
duce funding for care of persons with men- An advocate defends or asserts another's
tal illness. Groups of nurses write letters to cause, particularly when the other person
their elected representatives in opposition lacks the ability to do that for self. Exam-
to the legislation. Which role have the nurs- ples of individual advocacy include helping
es fulfilled? patients understand their rights or make
a. Advocacy decisions. On a community scale, advocacy
b. Attending includes political activity, public speaking,
c. Recovery and publication in the interest of improving
d. Evidence-based practice the human condition. Since funding is nec-
essary to deliver quality programming for
persons with mental illness, the letter-writ-
ing campaign advocates for that cause on
behalf of patients who are unable to artic-
ulate their own needs.
4. An informal group of patients discusses D
their perceptions of nursing care. Which Caring evidences empathetic understand-
comment best indicates a patient perceived ing as well as competency. It helps change
the nurse was caring? "My nurse: pain and suffering into a shared experi-
a. always asks me which type of juice I want ence, creating a human connection that al-
to help me swallow my medication." leviates feelings of isolation. The distracters
b. explained my treatment plan to me and give examples of statements that demon-
asked for my ideas about how to make it strate advocacy or giving advice.
better."
c. told me that if I take all the medicines the
doctor prescribes, then I will get discharged
soon."
d. spends time listening to me talk about
, Varcarolis Ch 1; Mental Health & Mental Illness
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_85jdkl
my problems. That helps me feel like I'm not
alone."
5. Which finding best indicates that a patient B
has a mental illness? The patient: The correct response describes a mood
a.responds to rules, routines, and customs alteration, which further reflects mental
of a group. illness. The distracters describe mentally
b. reports mood is consistently sad, dis- healthy behaviors.
couraged, and hopeless.
c. performs tasks attempted within the lim-
its set by own abilities.
d. is able to see the difference between the
"as if" and the "for real."
6. Which finding best indicates that the goal A
"Demonstrate mentally healthy behavior"
was achieved? A patient:
a. sees self as approaching ideals and capa-
ble of meeting demands.
b. seeks others to assume responsibility for
major areas of own life.
c. behaves without considering the conse-
quences of personal actions.
d. aggressively meets own needs without
considering the rights of others.
7. A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychi- A
atric disorder on a new patient's admission The DSM-IV-TR gives the criteria used to
form. To determine criteria used to estab- diagnose each mental disorder. The dis-
lish this diagnosis, the nurse should consult tracters may not contain diagnostic criteria
which resource? for a psychiatric illness.
a. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Men-
