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Test Bank For Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Cheryl L. Pollard, Sonya L. Jakubec| 9780323778800| All Chapters| LATEST

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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd
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Edition


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1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practic
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e Intervention?
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a. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA) yh yh yh yh


b. Prescribing psychotropic medication yh yh


c. Establishing therapeutic relationships yh yh


d. Individualizing nursing care plans yh yh yh




ANS: B yh


Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their
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education at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master‟s d
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octorate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental health
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nursing at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges ar
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e granted to master‟s-
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prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing m
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edication. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admitting
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privileges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs), and i
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ndividualizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they are cons
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idered Basic-Level Interventions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) yh yh yh


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric mental hea
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lth nursing in Canada?
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a. Decrease in the aging population yh yh yh yh


b. Increase in cultural diversity yh yh yh


c. Role of the advanced practice nurse
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d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas yh yh yh yh yh yh yh




ANS: B yh


In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cultur
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al diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within Canad
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a warrants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequences
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of colonization and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important to future
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htrends. The role of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric mental health
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hnursing in Canada. yh yh




DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) yh yh yh


TOP: Nursing Process: Outcome Evaluation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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3. Which serves as the official guide for diagnosing psychiatric disorders?
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a. International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) yh yh yh yh


b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) yh yh yh yh yh yh yh


c. A behavioural health reference manual
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