VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 9TH EDITION TEST BANK | HALTER SAUNDERS NCLEX EXAM QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE

VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 9TH EDITION TEST BANK | HALTER SAUNDERS NCLEX EXAM QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE Downloaded byBAtne thsotnby a C nark (o cam ) VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION HALTER TEST BANK Downloaded byBAtne thsotnby a C nark (o cam ) VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION HALTER TEST BANK Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness 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. Individualize nursing care plans. CORRECT ANSWER : B In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s Downloaded byBAtne thsotnby a C nark (o cam ) VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION HALTER TEST BANK prepared nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, 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 response by the mental health nurse. nurses lose all their clinical nursing skills.= Select the best a. Psychiatric nurses practice i nts than other specialties.Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients’ Downloaded byBAtne thsotnby a C nark (o cam ) VARCAROLIS FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION HALTER TEST BANK problems.= b. Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.= c. That’s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.= d. Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as CORRECT ANSWER : B