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TEST BANK FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION BY NORMAN L. KELTNER, DEBBIE STEELE ISBN: | COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST UPDATED 2024

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Chapter01:Med,Meds,Milieu
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MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Anewlylicensedasksanursinglrecruiterforadescriptionofnursinglpracticelinthelpsyc s



s s hiatricsetting. Whatisthelnurselrecruiter‟s bestresponse?
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a. “Thelnurselprimarilyservesinlasupportiveroletomembersofthehealthcaredeli s s



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b. “Themultidisciplinaryapproacheliminateslthelneedtolclearlydefineltheres
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ationlofpsychotherapeuticlmanagement.Neitherthelfacilitynorthelmultidisciplinaryteamdefi
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b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
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rovideoptimalcarelwhilelconsideringpatientinputand at thelowestlcost. Planningandimplement
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ationlutilizeslthelassessment datalto identifyandexecuteactions(treatmentplan) thatwillprovide
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appropriatecare. Evaluation validatestheleffectiveness ofthetreatmentplan.
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3. An adultdiagnosedwithparanoidschizophreniafrequentlexperienceslauditoryhallucinationsan
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dwalksabouttheunit, muttering. Whichnursingactionldemonstratesthenurse‟s understandingl
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ofeffectivepsychotherapeuticmanagementofthisclient?
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c. Administering PRNmedicationwhenlfirstobservingtheevidencelthattheclient
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maybehallucinating
d. Independentlydeterminingthatlbehaviormodificationlisappropriatetoldecreaseth
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ANS: A ss



Anunderstandinglofpsychopathologyislthelfoundationonlwhichthethreecomponentsofpsyc
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hotherapeuticlmanagementrest; it facilitates therapeuticcommunicationandprovidesabasis fo
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runderstandinglpsychopharmacologyandlmilieulmanagement.Minimizingcontactbetweenth
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epatientandlothersandadministeringPRNmedicationindiscriminatelyarenontherapeuticint
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erventions. Usinglbehaviormodificationltodecrease the frequencyofhallucinationslwouldnee
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dtobeincorporatedintotheplanofcarelbythecareteam.
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4. An adultldiagnosedwith chronicldepressionishospitalizedafterasuicidelattempt. Whichinte
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rventionliscriticalinassuringllong-
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term,effectiveclientcareasldescribedbypsychotherapeuticmanagement?
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a. Involvementingrouptherapies
b. Focusofcloselsupervisionbythelunitlstaff s



c. Maintainingeffectivecommunicationwithsupportsystem
d. Frequentlyscheduledlone-on-oneltimewithnursinglstaff
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5. Apatient‟s haloperidol dosagelwaslreduced 2 weekslagotodecreasesideleffects. What asses
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smentquestiondemonstrateslthelnurse‟sunderstandingloftheresultingneedsoftheclient?
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a. “Willyouhaveanydifficultygetting yourprescriptionlrefilled?” s s



b. “Have youbegunexperiencinganyformsofhallucinations?”
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c. “Whatdoyouexpect willoccursincethedosagelhasbeenreduced?” ss



d. “What can Ildo tohelp youmanagethisreductionlinlhaloperidol therapy?”
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ANS: B ss



It willbelnecessaryforthenurseltoassessforexacerbation ofthelpatient‟s symptoms ofpsychosis
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as well as foralesseningofsideeffects. Dosagedecreasemightleadtothereturnorworseningofp
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ositivelsymptoms suchlas hallucinationslanddelusions, andnegativelsymptomslsuch as blunted af
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fect, socialwithdrawal, andpoorgrooming. Whiletheotheroptionsmaybelappropriatelassessme
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ntquestions, theyarelnot directed at thecurrentneeds oftheclient; thelidentification ofemerginglp
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sychoticbehaviors.
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6. Whichstatementformsthefoundationuponwhichanurseshouldbasetheimplementationofpsy s



s chotherapeuticmanagementltothelcarelofapatientwithlmentalillness?
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a. Thenurse‟s roleinclientcareissupportedbythemultidisciplinaryteam.
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b. Omittinganyonecomponentwillcompromiseltheleffectivenessoftheltreatment.
c. Themostlimportantlelementofpsychotherapeuticmanagementlisdrugtherapy.
d. Atherapeuticnurse-patient relationshipisthemostimportantaspectoftreatment. s s




ANS: B ss



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rtantlthanlthelothers; however, patients‟ needslgovernlthelapplication ofthelcomponentsandperm
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it judiciousluse. Theremainingoptionsidentifycomponents ofthepsychotherapeuticmanageme
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ntprocess.
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7. Whichlstatementmostlaccuratelydescribesalnurse‟slrolelregarding psychopharmacology? ss



a. “YouwillneedtofrequentlymakedecisionsregardingtheadministrationofPRNme s



dicationstolhelplthelclientlmanageanger.”
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b. “It‟sanursinglresponsibilitytoadjust amedicationdoseltoassureleffectivelpatientresp
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c. “Nursesadministersmedicationswhileevaluatingdrugleffectivenessislamedicalres
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ponsibility.”
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d. “Tobestassureappropriateresponse,apatient‟squestionsaboutdrugtherapysho s s



uldbelreferredltolthelpsychiatrist.”
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nxietyincreasesorpsychoticlsymptoms becomelmorelacute. Thelnurselis thehealth
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teammemberwholmakeslthisdetermination. Nursesareresponsibleformonitoringdrugleffective ss



ness aslwell as administeringmedication. Nurseslshould assumeresponsibilityforteachingpatien
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tslaboutlthelsideeffects ofmedications. Nurseslcannotalterprescribeddosagesofmedicationslunle
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sstheyhaveprescriptiveprivileges.
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8. Whenconsideringenvironmental aspectsofmilieulmanagement, whichlintervention hasthehig ss ss ss



hest priorityforaclient admittedlafteralfailed suicidelattempt?
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b. Assigningastaffmembertoone-on-oneobservationofthelclient
c. Orientingltheclient tothemilieu‟slpublic andprivatespaces ss ss



d. Havinglall potentiallydangerousitemsremovedfromtheclient‟s belongings
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ANS: B ss



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softhelmilieu. Initiation of suicideprecautionsarethelpriorityforthisclient. Alltheremaininglo
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