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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, 3r
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1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practi
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Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their
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education at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master‟s
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doctorate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental hea
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lth nursing at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges a
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re granted to master‟s-
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prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing
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medication. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admitt
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ing privileges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs),
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@and individualizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they
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are considered Basic-Level Interventions.
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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 h
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ealth nursing in Canada?
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c. Role of the advanced practice nurse
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In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cult
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ural diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within C
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anada warrants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequ
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ences of colonization and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important t
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o future trends. The role of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric m
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ental health nursing in Canada.
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) TOP: Nursing Process: Outcome Evaluation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
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c. A behavioural health reference manual
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