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VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (2022)
BY CHERYL L. POLLARD, SONYA L. JAKUBEC
ALL CHAPTERS 1-35| 7 UNITS| LATEST WITH ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATION| RATED A+
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unit 1 foundations in theory .................................................................................................. 4
chapter 01: mental health and mental illness ............................................................................ 4
chapter 02: historical overview of psychiatric mental health nursing ...................................... 19
chapter 03: overview of psychiatric mental health nursing care within various settings ........ 26
chapter 04: relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice ............................................ 47
chapter 05: understanding responses to stress ........................................................................ 68
unit 2 foundations in practice .............................................................................................. 85
chapter 06: the nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing 85
chapter 07: ethical responsibilities and legal obligations for psychiatric mental health nursing
practice.................................................................................................................................... 103
chapter 08: cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing: a critical cultural
perspective .............................................................................................................................. 122
unit 3 biopsychosocial interventions .................................................................................. 141
chapter 09: therapeutic relationships ..................................................................................... 141
chapter 10: communication and the clinical interview .......................................................... 160
chapter 11: psychotropic drugs .............................................................................................. 174
unit 4 psychobiological disorders ....................................................................................... 194
chapter 12: anxiety and related disorders .............................................................................. 194
chapter 13: depressive disorders ............................................................................................ 231
chapter 14: bipolar disorders .................................................................................................. 251
chapter 15: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders ...................................... 272
chapter 16: eating and feeding disorders ............................................................................... 296
chapter 17: neurocognitive disorders ..................................................................................... 313
chapter 18: psychoactive substance use and treatment ........................................................ 332
chapter 19: personality disorders ........................................................................................... 342
chapter 20: sleep–wake disorders .......................................................................................... 360
unit 5 trauma interventions ............................................................................................... 376
chapter 21: crisis and disaster ................................................................................................ 376
chapter 22: suicide and non suicidal self-injury...................................................................... 393
chapter 23: anger, aggression, and violence........................................................................... 408
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chapter 24: interpersonal violence: child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse ............. 423
chapter 25: sexual assault ....................................................................................................... 436
unit 6 interventions for distinct populations....................................................................... 450
chapter 26: sexuality and gender............................................................................................ 450
chapter 27: disorders of children and adolescents ................................................................. 466
chapter 28: psychosocial needs of the older person .............................................................. 481
chapter 29: recovery, survivorship, and public mental health approaches ............................ 500
chapter 30: psychological needs of patients with medical conditions ................................... 522
chapter 31: care for the dying and for those who grieve ....................................................... 540
chapter 32: forensic psychiatric nursing ................................................................................. 559
unit 7 advanced intervention modalities ............................................................................ 575
chapter 33: therapeutic groups .............................................................................................. 575
chapter 34: family interventions ............................................................................................. 593
chapter 35: integrative and complimentary therapies ........................................................... 611
, 4 VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
unit 1 foundations in theory
chapter 01: mental health and mental illness
pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: a clinical
approach, 3rd edition
multiple choice
1. a staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. which of the following would
the nurse expect as an advanced practice intervention?
a. conduct mental health assessments
b. prescribe psychotropic medication
c. establish therapeutic relationships
d. individualize nursing care plans
ANS>>b
prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners who have taken
special
courses on prescribing medication; thus it is an advanced-practice intervention. the nurse
prepared at the
basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish relationships, and
provide individualized care planning.
dif: cognitive level: understand (comprehension)
top: nursing process: implementation msc: client needs: safe effective care environment
2. when a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses “lose all
their nursing skills,” which of the following is the best response by the mental health nurse?
a. “psychiatric nurses practise in safer environments than other specialties. nurse- to-
patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients’
TEST BANK COMPLETE__
VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (2022)
BY CHERYL L. POLLARD, SONYA L. JAKUBEC
ALL CHAPTERS 1-35| 7 UNITS| LATEST WITH ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATION| RATED A+
,2 VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
unit 1 foundations in theory .................................................................................................. 4
chapter 01: mental health and mental illness ............................................................................ 4
chapter 02: historical overview of psychiatric mental health nursing ...................................... 19
chapter 03: overview of psychiatric mental health nursing care within various settings ........ 26
chapter 04: relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice ............................................ 47
chapter 05: understanding responses to stress ........................................................................ 68
unit 2 foundations in practice .............................................................................................. 85
chapter 06: the nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing 85
chapter 07: ethical responsibilities and legal obligations for psychiatric mental health nursing
practice.................................................................................................................................... 103
chapter 08: cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing: a critical cultural
perspective .............................................................................................................................. 122
unit 3 biopsychosocial interventions .................................................................................. 141
chapter 09: therapeutic relationships ..................................................................................... 141
chapter 10: communication and the clinical interview .......................................................... 160
chapter 11: psychotropic drugs .............................................................................................. 174
unit 4 psychobiological disorders ....................................................................................... 194
chapter 12: anxiety and related disorders .............................................................................. 194
chapter 13: depressive disorders ............................................................................................ 231
chapter 14: bipolar disorders .................................................................................................. 251
chapter 15: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders ...................................... 272
chapter 16: eating and feeding disorders ............................................................................... 296
chapter 17: neurocognitive disorders ..................................................................................... 313
chapter 18: psychoactive substance use and treatment ........................................................ 332
chapter 19: personality disorders ........................................................................................... 342
chapter 20: sleep–wake disorders .......................................................................................... 360
unit 5 trauma interventions ............................................................................................... 376
chapter 21: crisis and disaster ................................................................................................ 376
chapter 22: suicide and non suicidal self-injury...................................................................... 393
chapter 23: anger, aggression, and violence........................................................................... 408
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chapter 24: interpersonal violence: child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse ............. 423
chapter 25: sexual assault ....................................................................................................... 436
unit 6 interventions for distinct populations....................................................................... 450
chapter 26: sexuality and gender............................................................................................ 450
chapter 27: disorders of children and adolescents ................................................................. 466
chapter 28: psychosocial needs of the older person .............................................................. 481
chapter 29: recovery, survivorship, and public mental health approaches ............................ 500
chapter 30: psychological needs of patients with medical conditions ................................... 522
chapter 31: care for the dying and for those who grieve ....................................................... 540
chapter 32: forensic psychiatric nursing ................................................................................. 559
unit 7 advanced intervention modalities ............................................................................ 575
chapter 33: therapeutic groups .............................................................................................. 575
chapter 34: family interventions ............................................................................................. 593
chapter 35: integrative and complimentary therapies ........................................................... 611
, 4 VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
unit 1 foundations in theory
chapter 01: mental health and mental illness
pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: a clinical
approach, 3rd edition
multiple choice
1. a staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. which of the following would
the nurse expect as an advanced practice intervention?
a. conduct mental health assessments
b. prescribe psychotropic medication
c. establish therapeutic relationships
d. individualize nursing care plans
ANS>>b
prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners who have taken
special
courses on prescribing medication; thus it is an advanced-practice intervention. the nurse
prepared at the
basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish relationships, and
provide individualized care planning.
dif: cognitive level: understand (comprehension)
top: nursing process: implementation msc: client needs: safe effective care environment
2. when a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses “lose all
their nursing skills,” which of the following is the best response by the mental health nurse?
a. “psychiatric nurses practise in safer environments than other specialties. nurse- to-
patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients’
