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Strengthen your understanding of psychiatric nursing practice with Varcarolis Chapter 7 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental Health Study Guide 2025/ 2026. This focused resource covers the nursing process in mental health care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, along with standards of care, therapeutic communication, ethical practice, patient safety, and evidence-based psychiatric nursing interventions with clear explanations designed to help nursing students improve clinical reasoning, reinforce exam preparation, and succeed in psychiatric mental health coursework.

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A new staff nurse completes an orientation to the ANS: B
psychiatric unit. This nurse will expect to ask an Prescriptive privileges are granted to master's-prepared nurse practitioners
advanced practice nurse to perform which action for who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse
patients? prepared at the basic level performs mental health assessments,
a. Perform mental health assessment interviews. establishes relationships, and provides individualized care planning. Note
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. that this question was also offered for Chapter 1.
c. Establish therapeutic relationships.
d. Individualize nursing care plans.




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A newly admitted patient diagnosed with major ANS: C
depression has gained 20 pounds over a few months Risk for suicide is the priority diagnosis when the patient has both suicidal
and has suicidal ideation. The patient has taken an ideation and a plan to carry out the suicidal intent. Imbalanced nutrition,
antidepressant medication for 1 week without hopelessness, and chronic low self-esteem may be applicable nursing
remission of symptoms. Select the priority nursing diagnoses, but these problems do not affect patient safety as urgently as
diagnosis. would a suicide attempt.
a. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body
requirements
b. Chronic low self-esteem
c. Risk for suicide
d. Hopelessness




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A patient diagnosed with major depression has lost ANS: A
20 pounds in one month, has chronic low self- Implementing suicide precautions is the only option related to patient
esteem, and a plan for suicide. The patient has taken safety. The other options, related to nutrition, self-esteem, and medication
an antidepressant medication for 1 week. Which therapy, are important but are not priorities.
nursing intervention has the highest priority?
a. Implement suicide precautions.
b. Offer high-calorie snacks and fluids frequently.
c. Assist the patient to identify three personal
strengths.
d. Observe patient for therapeutic effects of
antidepressant medication.




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