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Mental Health Nursing
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argaret Jordan]+
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022.
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric- ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022 +
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalApproac
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ]+
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advance
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dpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.
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Conduct mental health assessments. ]+ ]+ ]+
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. ]+ ]+
c. Establish therapeutic relationships. ]+ ]+
d. Individualize nursing care plans. ]+ ]+ ]+
ANS: B ]+
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 pres
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cribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health a
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ssessments, 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 nursin
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gskills.‖ 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- ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
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 solv ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
emultidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitorin
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gequipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖
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d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANS: B ]+
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
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+patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective
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these nurses must have. Nurse–
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patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,just like other specialties.
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+Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain an
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d suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
PTS: 1
]+ DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
REF: Pages 1-2, 21
]+ ]+ ]+
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementatio]+ ]+ ]+
nMSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
3
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing
+
] ]+
..
A Clinical 9th Edition by M
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
argaret Jordan]+
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022.
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
1
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric- ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022 +
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalApproac
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ +
]
h, 8th Edition
]+ ]+
MULTIPLE CHOICE ]+
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advance
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
dpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a.
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Conduct mental health assessments. ]+ ]+ ]+
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. ]+ ]+
c. Establish therapeutic relationships. ]+ ]+
d. Individualize nursing care plans. ]+ ]+ ]+
ANS: B ]+
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
prepared nurse practitioners andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on pres
]+ ]+ ]+ +
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
cribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health a
]+ ]+ ]+ +
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
ssessments, establish relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
23 TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
]+ +
] ]+ ]+
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical nursin
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
gskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to- ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
patientratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ problems.‖
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solv ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
emultidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitorin
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
gequipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as medical ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
ANS: B ]+
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]
+patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
these nurses must have. Nurse–
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,just like other specialties.
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ +
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]
+Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain an
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
d suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
2
, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
PTS: 1
]+ DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
REF: Pages 1-2, 21
]+ ]+ ]+
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementatio]+ ]+ ]+
nMSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
+
] ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
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