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Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Cheryl L. Pollard RPN
RN BScN MN PhD, Sonya L. Jakubec RN BHScN MN PhD (2022) || CURRENT EDITION
3rd Edition
,Table of Contents
unit 1 foundations in theory ................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 01: mental health and mental illness ............................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: historical overview of psychiatric mental health nursing ..................................... 18
Chapter 03: overview of psychiatric mental health nursing care within various settings ........ 24
Chapter 04: relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice varcarolis’s canadian ......... 44
Chapter 05: understanding responses to stress ....................................................................... 64
Unit 2 foundations in practice .............................................................................................. 79
Chapter 06: the nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing 79
Chapter 07: ethical responsibilities and legal obligations for psychiatric mental health nursing
practice...................................................................................................................................... 95
Chapter 08: cultural considerations for psychiatric mental health nursing ............................ 112
unit 3 biopsychosocial interventions .................................................................................. 130
Chapter 09: therapeutic relationships .................................................................................... 130
Chapter 10: communication and the clinical interview .......................................................... 147
Chapter 11: psychotropic drugs .............................................................................................. 161
Unit 4 psychobiological disorders ....................................................................................... 181
Chapter 12: anxiety and related disorders.............................................................................. 182
Chapter 13: depressive disorders ........................................................................................... 218
Chapter 14: bipolar disorders ................................................................................................. 236
Chapter 15: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders ..................................... 258
Chapter 16: eating and feeding disorders ............................................................................... 281
Chapter 17: neurocognitive disorders .................................................................................... 296
Chapter 18: psychoactive substance use and treatment ........................................................ 313
Chapter 19: personality disorders ........................................................................................... 331
Chapter 20: sleep–wake disorders .......................................................................................... 348
Unit 5 trauma interventions.................................................................................................... 363
Chapter 21: crisis and disaster ................................................................................................ 363
Chapter 22: suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury ...................................................................... 379
Chapter 23: anger, aggression, and violence .......................................................................... 395
, Chapter 24: interpersonal violence: child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse ............. 412
Chapter 25: sexual assault ...................................................................................................... 425
Unit 6 interventions for distinct populations. ......................................................................... 438
Chapter 26: sexuality and gender ........................................................................................... 438
Chapter 27: disorders of children and adolescents ................................................................ 453
Chapter 28: psychosocial needs of the older adult ................................................................ 468
Chapter 29: living with recurrent and persistent mental illness ............................................. 486
Chapter 30: psychological needs of patients with medical conditions ................................... 506
Chapter 31: care for the dying and for those who grieve ....................................................... 519
Chapter 32: forensic psychiatric nursing ................................................................................. 537
Unit 7 advanced intervention modalities............................................................................ 552
Chapter 33: therapeutic groups .............................................................................................. 552
Chapter 34: family interventions ............................................................................................ 568
Chapter 35: integrative and complimentary therapies ........................................................... 585
, unit 1 foundations in theory
Chapter 01: mental health and mental illness
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
Correct Answer: 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,
establishrelationships, 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
theirnursing 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’
Problems. .
”
B. “psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.”
Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Cheryl L. Pollard RPN
RN BScN MN PhD, Sonya L. Jakubec RN BHScN MN PhD (2022) || CURRENT EDITION
3rd Edition
,Table of Contents
unit 1 foundations in theory ................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 01: mental health and mental illness ............................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: historical overview of psychiatric mental health nursing ..................................... 18
Chapter 03: overview of psychiatric mental health nursing care within various settings ........ 24
Chapter 04: relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice varcarolis’s canadian ......... 44
Chapter 05: understanding responses to stress ....................................................................... 64
Unit 2 foundations in practice .............................................................................................. 79
Chapter 06: the nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing 79
Chapter 07: ethical responsibilities and legal obligations for psychiatric mental health nursing
practice...................................................................................................................................... 95
Chapter 08: cultural considerations for psychiatric mental health nursing ............................ 112
unit 3 biopsychosocial interventions .................................................................................. 130
Chapter 09: therapeutic relationships .................................................................................... 130
Chapter 10: communication and the clinical interview .......................................................... 147
Chapter 11: psychotropic drugs .............................................................................................. 161
Unit 4 psychobiological disorders ....................................................................................... 181
Chapter 12: anxiety and related disorders.............................................................................. 182
Chapter 13: depressive disorders ........................................................................................... 218
Chapter 14: bipolar disorders ................................................................................................. 236
Chapter 15: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders ..................................... 258
Chapter 16: eating and feeding disorders ............................................................................... 281
Chapter 17: neurocognitive disorders .................................................................................... 296
Chapter 18: psychoactive substance use and treatment ........................................................ 313
Chapter 19: personality disorders ........................................................................................... 331
Chapter 20: sleep–wake disorders .......................................................................................... 348
Unit 5 trauma interventions.................................................................................................... 363
Chapter 21: crisis and disaster ................................................................................................ 363
Chapter 22: suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury ...................................................................... 379
Chapter 23: anger, aggression, and violence .......................................................................... 395
, Chapter 24: interpersonal violence: child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse ............. 412
Chapter 25: sexual assault ...................................................................................................... 425
Unit 6 interventions for distinct populations. ......................................................................... 438
Chapter 26: sexuality and gender ........................................................................................... 438
Chapter 27: disorders of children and adolescents ................................................................ 453
Chapter 28: psychosocial needs of the older adult ................................................................ 468
Chapter 29: living with recurrent and persistent mental illness ............................................. 486
Chapter 30: psychological needs of patients with medical conditions ................................... 506
Chapter 31: care for the dying and for those who grieve ....................................................... 519
Chapter 32: forensic psychiatric nursing ................................................................................. 537
Unit 7 advanced intervention modalities............................................................................ 552
Chapter 33: therapeutic groups .............................................................................................. 552
Chapter 34: family interventions ............................................................................................ 568
Chapter 35: integrative and complimentary therapies ........................................................... 585
, unit 1 foundations in theory
Chapter 01: mental health and mental illness
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
Correct Answer: 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,
establishrelationships, 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
theirnursing 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’
Problems. .
”
B. “psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve
multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.”
