Complete Test Bank For
Varcarolis' Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing:
A Clinical Approach 9th Edition
By Margaret Jordan Halter
,Table Of Contents
UNIT I: Foundations In Theory............................................................................. 4
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ................................................. 4
Chapter 02: Theories And Therapies .............................................................. 18
Chapter 03: Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology .................................... 38
UNIT II: Foundations For Practice ...................................................................... 56
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings...................................................................... 56
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications ................................................................... 76
Chapter 06: Legal And Ethical Considerations................................................. 93
UNIT III: Psychosocial Nursing Tools ................................................................ 110
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care.............................. 110
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships ......................................................... 126
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication ..................................................... 143
Chapter 10: Stress Responses And Stress Management ............................... 155
UNIT IV: Psychobiological Disorders ................................................................ 170
Chapter 11: Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders ........................ 170
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ............................................ 185
Chapter 13: Bipolar And Related Disorders .................................................. 206
Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders ................................................................ 226
Chapter 15: Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ........................... 244
Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders ............... 263
Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders ..................................................... 280
Chapter 18: Eating And Feeding Disorders ................................................... 295
Chapter 19: Sleep–Wake Disorders .............................................................. 311
Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilic Disorders
.................................................................................................................... 325
, Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders......................................................... 340
Chapter 22: Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders .............................. 355
Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders ......................................................... 374
Chapter 24: Personality Disorders ................................................................ 391
UNIT V: Trauma Interventions ......................................................................... 408
Chapter 25: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury ........................................... 408
Chapter 26: Crisis And Disaster .................................................................... 423
Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, And Violence ............................................... 437
Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence .................... 453
Chapter 29: Sexual Assault ........................................................................... 468
UNIT VI: Interventions For Special Populations ............................................... 481
Chapter 30: Dying, Death, And Grieving ....................................................... 481
Chapter 31: Older Adults ............................................................................. 493
Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness ............................................................... 512
Chapter 33: Forensic Nursing ....................................................................... 530
UNIT VII: Other Intervention Modalities.......................................................... 544
Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups .................................................................. 544
Chapter 35: Family Interventions ................................................................. 560
Chapter 36: Integrative Care ........................................................................ 576
, UNIT I: Foundations In Theory
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Scope Of Practiced For An Advanced Nurse Practitioner Would Include Which
Intervention?
A. Conducting A Mental Health Assessment.
B. Prescribing Psychotropic Medication.
C. Establishing A Therapeutic Relationship.
D. Individualizing A Nursing Care Plan.
ANSWER:B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners
And Clinical Nurse Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On Prescribing Medication. The
Nurse Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments,
Establish Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care Planning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their Clinical
Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health Nurse.
A. “Psychiatric Nurses Practice In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse- To-
Client Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Clients’ Problems.”
B. “Psychiatric Nurses Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking To
Solve Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
C. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High Technology Monitoring
Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
Varcarolis' Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing:
A Clinical Approach 9th Edition
By Margaret Jordan Halter
,Table Of Contents
UNIT I: Foundations In Theory............................................................................. 4
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ................................................. 4
Chapter 02: Theories And Therapies .............................................................. 18
Chapter 03: Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology .................................... 38
UNIT II: Foundations For Practice ...................................................................... 56
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings...................................................................... 56
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications ................................................................... 76
Chapter 06: Legal And Ethical Considerations................................................. 93
UNIT III: Psychosocial Nursing Tools ................................................................ 110
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care.............................. 110
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships ......................................................... 126
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication ..................................................... 143
Chapter 10: Stress Responses And Stress Management ............................... 155
UNIT IV: Psychobiological Disorders ................................................................ 170
Chapter 11: Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders ........................ 170
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ............................................ 185
Chapter 13: Bipolar And Related Disorders .................................................. 206
Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders ................................................................ 226
Chapter 15: Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ........................... 244
Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders ............... 263
Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders ..................................................... 280
Chapter 18: Eating And Feeding Disorders ................................................... 295
Chapter 19: Sleep–Wake Disorders .............................................................. 311
Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilic Disorders
.................................................................................................................... 325
, Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders......................................................... 340
Chapter 22: Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders .............................. 355
Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders ......................................................... 374
Chapter 24: Personality Disorders ................................................................ 391
UNIT V: Trauma Interventions ......................................................................... 408
Chapter 25: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury ........................................... 408
Chapter 26: Crisis And Disaster .................................................................... 423
Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, And Violence ............................................... 437
Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence .................... 453
Chapter 29: Sexual Assault ........................................................................... 468
UNIT VI: Interventions For Special Populations ............................................... 481
Chapter 30: Dying, Death, And Grieving ....................................................... 481
Chapter 31: Older Adults ............................................................................. 493
Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness ............................................................... 512
Chapter 33: Forensic Nursing ....................................................................... 530
UNIT VII: Other Intervention Modalities.......................................................... 544
Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups .................................................................. 544
Chapter 35: Family Interventions ................................................................. 560
Chapter 36: Integrative Care ........................................................................ 576
, UNIT I: Foundations In Theory
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Scope Of Practiced For An Advanced Nurse Practitioner Would Include Which
Intervention?
A. Conducting A Mental Health Assessment.
B. Prescribing Psychotropic Medication.
C. Establishing A Therapeutic Relationship.
D. Individualizing A Nursing Care Plan.
ANSWER:B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners
And Clinical Nurse Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On Prescribing Medication. The
Nurse Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments,
Establish Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care Planning.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their Clinical
Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health Nurse.
A. “Psychiatric Nurses Practice In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse- To-
Client Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Clients’ Problems.”
B. “Psychiatric Nurses Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking To
Solve Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
C. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High Technology Monitoring
Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
