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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness

Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced
practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental health
assessments.
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualizelfnursinglfcarelfplans.
ANS:lfB
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patientlfratioslfmustlfbelfbetterlfbecauselfoflfthelfnaturelfoflfthelfpatients‘lfproblems.‖
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c. ―That‘slfalfmisconception.lfPsychiatriclfnurseslffrequentlylfuselfhighlftechnologylfmonitorin
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l–lfsurgicallfnurseslfdo.lfThatlfappealslftolfme.‖
ANS:lfB
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