Test Bank Varcaroli’s Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter Test Bank Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2025

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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalApproach,
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8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x




1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advancedpr
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actice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.
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Conduct mental health assessments. x x x


b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. x x


c. Establish therapeutic relationships. x x


d. Individualize nursing care plans. x x x




ANS: B x


In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-
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prepared nurse practitioners andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescrib
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ing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessme
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nts, establish relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-
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23 TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical nursingsk
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ills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to- x x x x x x x x x


patientratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ problems.‖
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b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solvem x x x x x x x x x x x x x


ultidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖ x x x x x x x


c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoringe
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quipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖ x x x x x


d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical– x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANS: B x


The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help pati
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ents with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these nur
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ses must have. Nurse–
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patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,just like other specialties. Psy
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chiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and sufferi
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ng are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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PTS: 1
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REF: Pages 1-2, 21
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation x x x x


MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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