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TableteofteContents
Chapterte01:tePracticingtetheteScienceteandtetheteArtteoftePsychiatricteNursin
gteChapterte02:teMentalteHealthteandteMentalteIllness
Chapterte03:teTheoriesteandteTherapies
Chapterte04:teBiologicalteBasisteforteUnderstandingtePsychopharmacologyt
eChapterte05:teSettingstefortePsychiatricteCare
Chapterte06:teLegalteandteEthicalteBasistefortePractice
Chapterte07:teNursingteProcessteandteQSEN:teTheteFoundationteforteSafeteandteEffectiveteCareteCha
pterte08:teCommunicationteSkills:teMediumteforteAllteNursingtePractice
Chapterte09:teTherapeuticteRelationshipsteandtetheteClinicalteInterviewteCh
apterte10:teTraumateandteStress-RelatedteDisorders
Chapterte11:teAnxiety,teAnxietyteDisorders,teandteObsessive-
CompulsiveteDisordersteChapterte12:teSomaticteSystemteDisordersteandteDissocia
tiveteDisorders
Chapterte13:tePersonalityteDisorde
rsteChapterte14:teEatingteDisorders
Chapterte15:teMoodteDisorders:teDepressionteC
hapterte16:teBipolarteSpectrumteDisorders
Chapterte17:teSchizophreniateSpectrumteDisordersteandteOthertePsychoticteDisordersteChap
terte18:teNeurocognitiveteDisorders
Chapterte19:teSubstance-
RelatedteandteAddictiveteDisordersteChapterte20:teCrisistean
dteMassteDisaster
Chapterte21:teChild,tePartner,teandteElderteViolenceChapterte
22:teSexualteViolence
Chapterte23:teSuicidalteThoughtsteandteBehaviorChapterte24:
teAnger,teAggression,teandteViolence
Chapterte25:teCaretefortetheteDyingteandteThoseteWhoteGrieveteCha
pterte26:teChildrenteandteAdolescents
Chapterte27:teAdultsteChapt
erte28:teOlderteAdults
,TestteBank:teEssentialsteoftePsychiatricteMentalteHealthteNursingte(3rdteEditiontebyteVarcarolis)t e
Chapterte01:tePracticingtetheteScienceteandtetheteArtteoftePsychiatricteNursingteMULTIPLEteC
HOICE
1. Whichteoutcome,tefocusedteonterecovery,tewouldtebeteexpectedteintetheteplanteoftecareteforteatepat
ienttelivingteintethetecommunityteandtediagnosedtewithteseriousteandtepersistenttementalteillness?te
Withinte3temonths,tethetepatienttewill:tea.tedenytesuicidalteideation.
b. reportteatesenseteoftewell-being.
c. taketemedicationsteasteprescribed.
d. attendteclinicteappointmentsteontetime.
ANS:teB
Recoveryteemphasizestemanagingtesymptoms,tereducingtepsychosocialtedisability,teandteimprovin
gteroleteperformance.
Thetegoalteofterecoveryteistetoteempowertetheteindividualtewithtementalteillnesstetoteachieveteatesens
eteoftemeaningteandtesatisfactionteintelifeteandtetotefunctionteattethetehighesttepossibletelevelteoftewellne
ss.teTheteincorrectteoptionstefocusteontetheteclassictemedicaltemodelterathertethanterecovery.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te
2teTOP:teNursingteProcess:teOutcomesteIdentificationt
e MSC:teNCLEX:teHealthtePromotionteandteMaintenanc
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2. Intetheteshift-changetereport,teanteoff-
goingtenursetecriticizesteatepatienttewhotewearsteheavytemakeup.teWhichtecommenttebyteth
etenursetewhotereceivestethetereporttebesttedemonstratesteadvocacy?
a. Thisteisteatepsychiatrictehospital.teCrazinessteistewhatteweteareteallteabout.
b. Letsteallteshowteacceptanceteoftethistepatienttebytewearingtelotsteoftemakeuptetoo.
c. Yourtecommentsteareteinconsiderateteandteinappropriate.teKeeptethetereportteobjective.
, d. Ourtepatientsteneedteourtehelptetotelearntebehaviorstethattewilltehelptethemtegettealongteinsoci
ety.teANS:teD
Acceptingtepatientsteneedsteforteself-
expressionteandteseekingtetoteteachteskillstethattewilltecontributetetotetheirtewell-
beingtedemonstrateterespectteandteareteimportanttepartsteofteadvocacy.teTheteon-
tecomingtenurseteneedstetotetaketeactiontetoteensuretethatteotherstearetenotteprejudicedteagainstteth
etepatient.teHumortecantebeteappropriatetewithintetheteprivacyteofteateshifttereporttebuttenotteattethete
expenseteofterespecttefortepatients.teJudgingtetheteoff-
goingtenurseteinteatecriticaltewaytewilltecreateteconflict.
Nursestemustteshowtecompassionteforteeachteother.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te8
TOP:teNursingteProcess:teImplementationteMSC:teNCLEX:teSafe,teEffectiveteCareteEnvironmentte3.t
eAtenurseteassessesteatenewlyteadmittedtepatienttediagnosedtewithtemajortedepressivetedisorder.te
Whichtestatementteisteanteexampleteofteattending?
a. Wetealltehavetestressteintelife.teBeingteinteatepsychiatrictehospitalteisnttetheteendteoftetheteworld.
b. Telltemetewhyteyoutefeltteyoutehadtetotebetehospitalizedtetotereceivetetreatmentteforteyourdepression.
c. Youtewilltefeeltebetterteaftertewetegettesometeantidepressanttemedicationtestartedteforteyou.
d. Idteliketetotesittewithteyouteatewhiletesoteyoutemaytefeeltemoretecomfortabletetalkingtewithteme.
ANS:teD
Attendingteisteatetechniquetethattedemonstratestethetenursestecommitmenttetotetheterelationshipte
andtereducestefeelingsteofteisolation.teThistetechniqueteshowsterespecttefortethetepatientteandtedem
onstratestecaring.teGeneralizations,teprobing,teandtefalsetereassurancestearetenon-therapeutic.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te8
TOP:teNursingteProcess:teImplementationteMSC:teNCLEX:tePsychosocialteIntegrityte4.teAtepatientteiste
hospitalizedtefortedepressionteandtesuicidalteideationteaftertetheirtespouseteasksteforteatedivorce.
Selecttethetenursestemosttecaringtecomment.
a. Letstediscusstesometemeansteoftecopingteothertethantesuicidetewhenteyoutehavetethesetefeelings.
b. Iteunderstandtewhyteyouretesotedepressed.teWhenteItegottedivorced,teItewastedevastatedtetoo.
c. Youteshouldteforgetteaboutteyourtemarriageteandtemoveteontewithteyourlife.
d. Howtedidteyoutegettesotedepressedtethattehospitalizationtewasnecessary?
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TableteofteContents
Chapterte01:tePracticingtetheteScienceteandtetheteArtteoftePsychiatricteNursin
gteChapterte02:teMentalteHealthteandteMentalteIllness
Chapterte03:teTheoriesteandteTherapies
Chapterte04:teBiologicalteBasisteforteUnderstandingtePsychopharmacologyt
eChapterte05:teSettingstefortePsychiatricteCare
Chapterte06:teLegalteandteEthicalteBasistefortePractice
Chapterte07:teNursingteProcessteandteQSEN:teTheteFoundationteforteSafeteandteEffectiveteCareteCha
pterte08:teCommunicationteSkills:teMediumteforteAllteNursingtePractice
Chapterte09:teTherapeuticteRelationshipsteandtetheteClinicalteInterviewteCh
apterte10:teTraumateandteStress-RelatedteDisorders
Chapterte11:teAnxiety,teAnxietyteDisorders,teandteObsessive-
CompulsiveteDisordersteChapterte12:teSomaticteSystemteDisordersteandteDissocia
tiveteDisorders
Chapterte13:tePersonalityteDisorde
rsteChapterte14:teEatingteDisorders
Chapterte15:teMoodteDisorders:teDepressionteC
hapterte16:teBipolarteSpectrumteDisorders
Chapterte17:teSchizophreniateSpectrumteDisordersteandteOthertePsychoticteDisordersteChap
terte18:teNeurocognitiveteDisorders
Chapterte19:teSubstance-
RelatedteandteAddictiveteDisordersteChapterte20:teCrisistean
dteMassteDisaster
Chapterte21:teChild,tePartner,teandteElderteViolenceChapterte
22:teSexualteViolence
Chapterte23:teSuicidalteThoughtsteandteBehaviorChapterte24:
teAnger,teAggression,teandteViolence
Chapterte25:teCaretefortetheteDyingteandteThoseteWhoteGrieveteCha
pterte26:teChildrenteandteAdolescents
Chapterte27:teAdultsteChapt
erte28:teOlderteAdults
,TestteBank:teEssentialsteoftePsychiatricteMentalteHealthteNursingte(3rdteEditiontebyteVarcarolis)t e
Chapterte01:tePracticingtetheteScienceteandtetheteArtteoftePsychiatricteNursingteMULTIPLEteC
HOICE
1. Whichteoutcome,tefocusedteonterecovery,tewouldtebeteexpectedteintetheteplanteoftecareteforteatepat
ienttelivingteintethetecommunityteandtediagnosedtewithteseriousteandtepersistenttementalteillness?te
Withinte3temonths,tethetepatienttewill:tea.tedenytesuicidalteideation.
b. reportteatesenseteoftewell-being.
c. taketemedicationsteasteprescribed.
d. attendteclinicteappointmentsteontetime.
ANS:teB
Recoveryteemphasizestemanagingtesymptoms,tereducingtepsychosocialtedisability,teandteimprovin
gteroleteperformance.
Thetegoalteofterecoveryteistetoteempowertetheteindividualtewithtementalteillnesstetoteachieveteatesens
eteoftemeaningteandtesatisfactionteintelifeteandtetotefunctionteattethetehighesttepossibletelevelteoftewellne
ss.teTheteincorrectteoptionstefocusteontetheteclassictemedicaltemodelterathertethanterecovery.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te
2teTOP:teNursingteProcess:teOutcomesteIdentificationt
e MSC:teNCLEX:teHealthtePromotionteandteMaintenanc
e
2. Intetheteshift-changetereport,teanteoff-
goingtenursetecriticizesteatepatienttewhotewearsteheavytemakeup.teWhichtecommenttebyteth
etenursetewhotereceivestethetereporttebesttedemonstratesteadvocacy?
a. Thisteisteatepsychiatrictehospital.teCrazinessteistewhatteweteareteallteabout.
b. Letsteallteshowteacceptanceteoftethistepatienttebytewearingtelotsteoftemakeuptetoo.
c. Yourtecommentsteareteinconsiderateteandteinappropriate.teKeeptethetereportteobjective.
, d. Ourtepatientsteneedteourtehelptetotelearntebehaviorstethattewilltehelptethemtegettealongteinsoci
ety.teANS:teD
Acceptingtepatientsteneedsteforteself-
expressionteandteseekingtetoteteachteskillstethattewilltecontributetetotetheirtewell-
beingtedemonstrateterespectteandteareteimportanttepartsteofteadvocacy.teTheteon-
tecomingtenurseteneedstetotetaketeactiontetoteensuretethatteotherstearetenotteprejudicedteagainstteth
etepatient.teHumortecantebeteappropriatetewithintetheteprivacyteofteateshifttereporttebuttenotteattethete
expenseteofterespecttefortepatients.teJudgingtetheteoff-
goingtenurseteinteatecriticaltewaytewilltecreateteconflict.
Nursestemustteshowtecompassionteforteeachteother.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te8
TOP:teNursingteProcess:teImplementationteMSC:teNCLEX:teSafe,teEffectiveteCareteEnvironmentte3.t
eAtenurseteassessesteatenewlyteadmittedtepatienttediagnosedtewithtemajortedepressivetedisorder.te
Whichtestatementteisteanteexampleteofteattending?
a. Wetealltehavetestressteintelife.teBeingteinteatepsychiatrictehospitalteisnttetheteendteoftetheteworld.
b. Telltemetewhyteyoutefeltteyoutehadtetotebetehospitalizedtetotereceivetetreatmentteforteyourdepression.
c. Youtewilltefeeltebetterteaftertewetegettesometeantidepressanttemedicationtestartedteforteyou.
d. Idteliketetotesittewithteyouteatewhiletesoteyoutemaytefeeltemoretecomfortabletetalkingtewithteme.
ANS:teD
Attendingteisteatetechniquetethattedemonstratestethetenursestecommitmenttetotetheterelationshipte
andtereducestefeelingsteofteisolation.teThistetechniqueteshowsterespecttefortethetepatientteandtedem
onstratestecaring.teGeneralizations,teprobing,teandtefalsetereassurancestearetenon-therapeutic.
DIF:teCognitiveteLevel:teApplicationte(Applying)teREF:te8
TOP:teNursingteProcess:teImplementationteMSC:teNCLEX:tePsychosocialteIntegrityte4.teAtepatientteiste
hospitalizedtefortedepressionteandtesuicidalteideationteaftertetheirtespouseteasksteforteatedivorce.
Selecttethetenursestemosttecaringtecomment.
a. Letstediscusstesometemeansteoftecopingteothertethantesuicidetewhenteyoutehavetethesetefeelings.
b. Iteunderstandtewhyteyouretesotedepressed.teWhenteItegottedivorced,teItewastedevastatedtetoo.
c. Youteshouldteforgetteaboutteyourtemarriageteandtemoveteontewithteyourlife.
d. Howtedidteyoutegettesotedepressedtethattehospitalizationtewasnecessary?
