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, Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd E di
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tion
MULTIPLE CHOICE mv
1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practic
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e Intervention?
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a. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA) mv mv mv mv
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication mv mv
c. Establishing therapeutic relationships mv mv
d. Individualizing nursing care plans mv mv mv
ANS: m v B
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their
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e d ucation at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master’s
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do ctor ate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental healt
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h n ursing at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges ar
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e g ranted to master’s-
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prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing m
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edi cation. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admittin
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g p rivile ges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs),
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and in dividua lizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they a
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re consi dered Basi c-Level Interventions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) mv mv mv
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric mental hea
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lt h nursing in Canada?
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a. Decrease in the aging population mv mv mv mv
b. Increase in cultural diversity mv mv mv
c. Role of the advanced practice nurse mv mv mv mv mv
d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas mv mv mv mv mv mv mv
ANS: m v B
In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cultu
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r al diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within Ca
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nada war rants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequen
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ces of coloniz ation and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important to f
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uture tre nds. The r ole of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric ment
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al health nu rsing in Cana da.
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DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) mv mv mv
TOP: Nursing Process: Outcome Evaluation mv mv mv
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3. Which serves as the official guide for diagnosing psychiatric disorders?
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a. International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) mv mv mv mv
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) mv mv mv mv mv mv mv
c. A behavioural health reference manual
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