TEST BANK
B
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
B B B B B
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
B B B B B B B B
,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
B B B B B B
Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
B B B B B B B
MULTIPLEBCHOICE
1. ABstaffBnurseBcompletesBorientationBtoBaBpsychiatricBunit.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBth
eBnurseBexpectBasBanBadvancedBpracticeBintervention?
a. ConductBmentalBhealthBassessments
b. PrescribeBpsychotropicBmedication
c. EstablishBtherapeuticBrelationships
d. IndividualizeBnursingBcareBplans
ANSWER:B B
PrescriptiveBprivilegesBareBgrantedBtoBmaster’s-
preparedBnurseBpractitionersBwhoBhaveBtakenBspecialBcoursesBonBprescribingBmedication;Bth
usBitBisBanBadvanced-
practiceBintervention.BTheBnurseBpreparedBatBtheBbasicBlevelBisBpermittedBtoBperformBmental
BhealthBassessments,BestablishBrelationships,BandBprovideBindividualizedBcareBplanning.
DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandB(Comprehension)
TOP:B NursingBProcess:BImplementation MSC:B ClientBNeeds:BSafeBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
2. WhenBaBnursingBstudentBexpressesBconcernsBaboutBhowBmentalBhealthBnursesB“loseBallBth
eirBnursingBskills,”BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBbestBresponseBbyBtheBmentalBhealthBnurse
?
a. “PsychiatricBnursesBpractiseBinBsaferBenvironmentsBthanBotherBspecialties.B
Nurse-to-
patientBratiosBmustBbeBbetterBbecauseBofBtheBnatureBofBtheBpatients’
problems. .
”
b. “PsychiatricBnursesBuseBcomplexBcommunicationBskillsBasBwellBasBcriticalBthinkingBt
oBsolveBmultidimensionalBproblems.BIBamBchallengedBbyBthoseBsituations.”
c. “That’sBaBmisconception.BPsychiatricBnursesBfrequentlyBuseBhigh-
technologyBmonitoringBequipmentBandBmanageBcomplexBintravenousBthera
pies.”
d. “PsychiatricBnursesBdoBnotBhaveBtoBdealBwithBasBmuchBpainBandBsufferingBa
sBmedical–surgicalBnursesBdo.BThatBappealsBtoBme.”
ANSWER:B B
TheBpracticeBofBpsychiatricBnursingBrequiresBaBdifferentBsetBofBskillsBfromBmedical–
surgicalBnursing,BthoughBthereBisBsubstantialBoverlap.BTwoBdomainsBrelateBspecificallyBtoBpsy
chiatricBnursing:Bbehavioural,BincludingBcommunication,Bcoping,BandBeducation;BandBsafety,B
coveringBcrisisBandBriskBmanagement.BBasicBpsychosocialBnursingBconceptsBareBcentralBtoBpsy
chiatricBnursingBpracticeBandBincreaseByourBcompetencyBasBaBpractitionerBinBallBclinicalBsettin
gs.
WhateverBsettingByouBchooseBtoBworkBin,ByouBwillBhaveBtheBopportunityBtoBimproveBtheBlivesB
ofBpeopleBwhoBareBexperiencingBmentalBillnessBasBanBadditionalBchallengeBtoBtheirBhealth.
YourBexperienceBinBtheBmentalBhealthBnursingBrotationBcanBhelpByouBgainBinsightBintoByourself
BandBgreatlyBincreaseByourBinsightBintoBtheBexperiencesBofBothers.BThisBpartBofBnursingBeducati
onBcanBprovideBguidelinesBforBandBtheBopportunityBtoBlearnBnewBskillsBforBdealingBwithBaBvariet
, yBofBchallengingBbehaviours.BPsychosocialBpainBandBsufferingBareBasBrealBasBphysicalBpainBandBs
uffering.
DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BApplyB(Application)
TOP:B NursingBProcess:BImplementation MSC:B ClientBNeeds:BSafeBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
B
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
B B B B B
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
B B B B B B B B
,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
B B B B B B
Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
B B B B B B B
MULTIPLEBCHOICE
1. ABstaffBnurseBcompletesBorientationBtoBaBpsychiatricBunit.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBth
eBnurseBexpectBasBanBadvancedBpracticeBintervention?
a. ConductBmentalBhealthBassessments
b. PrescribeBpsychotropicBmedication
c. EstablishBtherapeuticBrelationships
d. IndividualizeBnursingBcareBplans
ANSWER:B B
PrescriptiveBprivilegesBareBgrantedBtoBmaster’s-
preparedBnurseBpractitionersBwhoBhaveBtakenBspecialBcoursesBonBprescribingBmedication;Bth
usBitBisBanBadvanced-
practiceBintervention.BTheBnurseBpreparedBatBtheBbasicBlevelBisBpermittedBtoBperformBmental
BhealthBassessments,BestablishBrelationships,BandBprovideBindividualizedBcareBplanning.
DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandB(Comprehension)
TOP:B NursingBProcess:BImplementation MSC:B ClientBNeeds:BSafeBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
2. WhenBaBnursingBstudentBexpressesBconcernsBaboutBhowBmentalBhealthBnursesB“loseBallBth
eirBnursingBskills,”BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBbestBresponseBbyBtheBmentalBhealthBnurse
?
a. “PsychiatricBnursesBpractiseBinBsaferBenvironmentsBthanBotherBspecialties.B
Nurse-to-
patientBratiosBmustBbeBbetterBbecauseBofBtheBnatureBofBtheBpatients’
problems. .
”
b. “PsychiatricBnursesBuseBcomplexBcommunicationBskillsBasBwellBasBcriticalBthinkingBt
oBsolveBmultidimensionalBproblems.BIBamBchallengedBbyBthoseBsituations.”
c. “That’sBaBmisconception.BPsychiatricBnursesBfrequentlyBuseBhigh-
technologyBmonitoringBequipmentBandBmanageBcomplexBintravenousBthera
pies.”
d. “PsychiatricBnursesBdoBnotBhaveBtoBdealBwithBasBmuchBpainBandBsufferingBa
sBmedical–surgicalBnursesBdo.BThatBappealsBtoBme.”
ANSWER:B B
TheBpracticeBofBpsychiatricBnursingBrequiresBaBdifferentBsetBofBskillsBfromBmedical–
surgicalBnursing,BthoughBthereBisBsubstantialBoverlap.BTwoBdomainsBrelateBspecificallyBtoBpsy
chiatricBnursing:Bbehavioural,BincludingBcommunication,Bcoping,BandBeducation;BandBsafety,B
coveringBcrisisBandBriskBmanagement.BBasicBpsychosocialBnursingBconceptsBareBcentralBtoBpsy
chiatricBnursingBpracticeBandBincreaseByourBcompetencyBasBaBpractitionerBinBallBclinicalBsettin
gs.
WhateverBsettingByouBchooseBtoBworkBin,ByouBwillBhaveBtheBopportunityBtoBimproveBtheBlivesB
ofBpeopleBwhoBareBexperiencingBmentalBillnessBasBanBadditionalBchallengeBtoBtheirBhealth.
YourBexperienceBinBtheBmentalBhealthBnursingBrotationBcanBhelpByouBgainBinsightBintoByourself
BandBgreatlyBincreaseByourBinsightBintoBtheBexperiencesBofBothers.BThisBpartBofBnursingBeducati
onBcanBprovideBguidelinesBforBandBtheBopportunityBtoBlearnBnewBskillsBforBdealingBwithBaBvariet
, yBofBchallengingBbehaviours.BPsychosocialBpainBandBsufferingBareBasBrealBasBphysicalBpainBandBs
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DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BApplyB(Application)
TOP:B NursingBProcess:BImplementation MSC:B ClientBNeeds:BSafeBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
