Test Bank For Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition by Marg Latest 2024/2025 A+ Grade

, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
Chapter hq01: hqMental hqHealth hqand hqMental hqIllness

Halter: hqVarcarolis’ hqFoundations hqof hqPsychiatric hqMental hqHealth hqNursing: hqA
hqClinicalhqApproach, hq8th hqEdition




MULTIPLE hqCHOICE

1. A hqstaff hqnurse hqcompletes hqorientation hqto hqa hqpsychiatric hqunit. hqThis hqnurse hqmay
hqexpect hqan hqadvancedhqpractice hqnurse hqto hqperform hqwhich hqadditional hqintervention?
hqa. Conduct hqmental hqhealth
hqassessments.
b. Prescribe hqpsychotropic hqmedication.
c. Establish hqtherapeutic hqrelationships.
d. Individualize hqnursing hqcare hqplans.
ANS: hqB
In hqmost hqstates, hqprescriptive hqprivileges hqare hqgranted hqto hqmaster‘s-prepared hqnurse
hqpractitioners hqandhqclinical hqnurse hqspecialists hqwho hqhave hqtaken hqspecial hqcourses hqon
hqprescribing hqmedication. hqThe hqnursehqprepared hqat hqthe hqbasic hqlevel hqis hqpermitted hqto
hqperform hqmental hqhealth hqassessments, hqestablish hqrelationships, hqand hqprovide
hqindividualized hqcare hqplanning.


PTS: hq1 hqDIF: hqCognitive hqLevel: hqUnderstand hq(Comprehension) hqREF: hqPage
hq1-23 hqTOP:hqNursing hqProcess: hqImplementation
MSC: hqClient hqNeeds: hqSafe, hqEffective hqCare hqEnvironment

2. A hqnursing hqstudent hqexpresses hqconcerns hqthat hqmental hqhealth hqnurses hq―lose hqall hqtheir
hqclinical hqnursinghqskills.‖ hqSelect hqthe hqbest hqresponse hqby hqthe hqmental hqhealth hqnurse.
a. ―Psychiatric hqnurses hqpractice hqin hqsafer hqenvironments hqthan hqother hqspecialties.
hqNurse-to-patient hqratios hqmust hqbe hqbetter hqbecause hqof hqthe hqnature hqof hqthe
hqpatients‘ hqproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric hqnurses hquse hqcomplex hqcommunication hqskills hqas hqwell hqas hqcritical
hqthinking hqto hqsolve hqmultidimensional hqproblems. hqI hqam hqchallenged hqby hqthose
hqsituations.‖
c. ―That‘s hqa hqmisconception. hqPsychiatric hqnurses hqfrequently hquse hqhigh hqtechnology
hqmonitoring hqequipment hqand hqmanage hqcomplex hqintravenous hqtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric hqnurses hqdo hqnot hqhave hqto hqdeal hqwith hqas hqmuch hqpain hqand
hqsuffering hqas hqmedical– hqsurgical hqnurses hqdo. hqThat hqappeals hqto hqme.‖

ANS: hqB
The hqpractice hqof hqpsychiatric hqnursing hqrequires hqa hqdifferent hqset hqof hqskills hqthan
hqmedical–surgical hqnursing, hqthough hqthere hqis hqsubstantial hqoverlap. hqPsychiatric

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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
hqnurses hqmust hqbe hqable hqto hqhelp hqpatientshqwith hqmedical hqas hqwell hqas hqmental hqhealth
hqproblems, hqreflecting hqthe hqholistic hqperspective hqthese hqnurses hqmust hqhave. hqNurse–
patient hqratios hqand hqworkloads hqin hqpsychiatric hqsettings hqhave hqincreased,hqjust hqlike
hqother hqspecialties. hqPsychiatric hqnursing hqinvolves hqclinical hqpractice, hqnot hqjust
hqdocumentation. hqPsychosocial hqpain hqand hqsuffering hqare hqas hqreal hqas hqphysical hqpain
hqand hqsuffering.




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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
PTS: hq1 DIF: hqCognitive hqLevel: hqApply hq(Application)
REF: hqPages hq1-2, hq21 TOP: hqNursing hqProcess:
hqImplementationhqMSC: hqClient hqNeeds: hqSafe, hqEffective hqCare hqEnvironment




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