Test bank For Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition By Margaret Jordan Halter | All Chapters with Answers and Rationales | LATEST.

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Chapter01:MentalHealthandMentalIllness
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1. Astaffnursecompletesorientationtoapsychiatricunit.This nursemayexpectanadvanced c b




practicenursetoperformwhichadditionalintervention?a.
c Conductmentalhealth c c c




assessments.
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b. Prescribepsychotropicmedication.
c. Establishtherapeuticrelationships.
d. Individualizenursingcareplans.
ANS:B c




Inmoststates,prescriptiveprivilegesaregrantedtomaster‘s-preparednursepractitionersand
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clinicalnursespecialistswho havetakenspecialcoursesonprescribing medication.Thenurse
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preparedatthebasiclevelispermittedtoperformmentalhealthassessments,establish relationships,
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andprovideindividualizedcareplanning.
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PTS:1DIF:CognitiveLevel:Understand(Comprehension)REF:Page1-23TOP: c c c c




NursingProcess: Implementation
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MSC:ClientNeeds:Safe,EffectiveCareEnvironment c c b




2. Anursingstudentexpressesconcernsthatmentalhealthnurses―losealltheirclinicalnursing b b




skills.‖Selectthebestresponsebythementalhealthnurse.
c c c




a. ―Psychiatric nurses practicein saferenvironmentsthanotherspecialties.Nurse-to-patient b b b c c




ratiosmustbebetterbecauseofthenatureofthepatients‘problems.‖
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b. ―Psychiatric nursesusecomplex communicationskills aswell as criticalthinkingtosolve b b c c b




multidimensionalproblems. I amchallenged bythosesituations.‖
c c b c c




c. ―That‘samisconception.Psychiatricnursesfrequentlyuse high technologymonitoring c b b




equipmentandmanagecomplexintravenoustherapies.‖
c c c c




d. ―Psychiatricnursesdonothavetodealwith asmuch pain and sufferingas medical– b c b b c




surgicalnursesdo.Thatappealstome.‖
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ANS:B c




Thepracticeofpsychiatricnursingrequiresadifferentsetofskillsthanmedical–surgical nursing,
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thoughthereissubstantialoverlap.Psychiatricnursesmustbeabletohelppatientswith medicalas
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wellasmentalhealthproblems,reflectingtheholisticperspectivethesenurses must have.Nurse–
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patientratios and workloads inpsychiatricsettingshaveincreased, justlikeother specialties.
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Psychiatricnursinginvolvesclinicalpractice,notjustdocumentation.Psychosocial
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pain and suffering areasrealas physicalpainandsuffering.
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MSC:Client Needs: Safe,Effective Care Environment
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with mental
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illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition tothe
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legislation.Whichrolehavethenursesfulfilled?
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a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedpractice

ANS:C c




Anadvocatedefendsorassertsanother‘scause,particularlywhentheotherpersonlacksthe ability
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todothatforself.Examplesofindividualadvocacyincludehelpingpatientsunderstand
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theirrights ormakedecisions.Onacommunityscale,advocacyincludespoliticalactivity,public
c b c c




speaking,and publication intheinterestofimprovingthehumancondition.
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Sincefundingisnecessarytodeliverqualityprogrammingforpersonswithmentalillness,the c c




letter-writingcampaignadvocatesforthatcauseonbehalfofpatientswhoareunableto
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articulatetheirownneeds.
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PTS:1DIF:CognitiveLevel:Understand(Comprehension)REF:Page1-26 TOP: c c c c b




NursingProcess: Evaluation
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MSC:ClientNeeds:Safe,EffectiveCareEnvironment c c b




4. Afamilyhas alonghistoryofconflictedrelationshipsamong the members.Whichfamily b c b c




member‘scommentbestreflectsamentallyhealthyperspective?
c c c




a. ―I‘vemademistakes buteveryone elsein this familyhasalso.‖ c c b c




b. ―I rememberjoyandmutualrespectfromourearlyyearstogether.‖
b c c c c c c c




c. ―Iwillmakesomechangesinmybehaviorforthegoodofthefamily.‖
b b b b




d. ―It‘sbestformetomoveawayfrommyfamily.Thingswillneverchange.‖

ANS:C c




Thecorrectresponsedemonstratesthebestevidenceofahealthyrecognitionoftheimportanceof
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relationships.Mentalhealthincludesrationalthinking,communicationskills,learning,
c c c




emotionalgrowth,resilience,andself-esteem.Recallingjoyfromearlierinlifemaybehealthy,
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butthecorrectresponseshowsahigherlevelofmentalhealth.Theotherincorrectresponses show
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blamingandavoidance.
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PTS:1 DIF:Cognitive Level:Analyze (Analysis)
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AssessmentMSC:ClientNeeds: Psychosocial Integrity b c c c




5. Which assessment findingmostclearlyindicatesthat apatientmaybeexperiencingamental
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illness?Thepatient
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a. reportsoccasionalsleeplessnessandanxiety. b b




b. reportsaconsistentlysad,discouraged,andhopelessmood. c c




c. isabletodescribethedifferencebetween ―asif‖and―forreal.‖ c




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d. perceives difficultymakingadecision aboutwhethertochangejobs.
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