TEST BANK VARCAROLIS'
FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A
CLINICAL 9TH EDITION BY
MARGARET JORDAN HALTER
|TEST BANK|CHAPTER 1-36
UPDATED 2022
,Contents
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 03: Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology ......................................................................................... 28
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 29
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Chapter 02: Theories and Therapies .................................................................................................................... 56
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings .......................................................................................................................... 57
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 58
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 80
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications........................................................................................................................ 88
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 88
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 109
Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Considerations .................................................................................................... 111
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 111
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 135
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process and Standards of Care .................................................................................... 137
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 137
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 157
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships.............................................................................................................. 160
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 160
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 179
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 181
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication .......................................................................................................... 206
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 207
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 222
Chapter 10: Stress Responses and Stress Management ..................................................................................... 225
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 225
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 242
Chapter 11: Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders .............................................................................. 245
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 245
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,MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 263
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ................................................................................................. 268
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 268
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 298
Chapter 13: Bipolar and Related Disorders ........................................................................................................ 299
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 300
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 324
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition
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.
ANS: B
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-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 nurses ―lose all their clinical nursing
skills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient
ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ 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.‖
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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.‖
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 and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A
CLINICAL 9TH EDITION BY
MARGARET JORDAN HALTER
|TEST BANK|CHAPTER 1-36
UPDATED 2022
,Contents
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 03: Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology ......................................................................................... 28
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 29
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 52
Chapter 02: Theories and Therapies .................................................................................................................... 56
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings .......................................................................................................................... 57
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 58
MULTIPLE RESPONSE .......................................................................................................................................... 80
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications........................................................................................................................ 88
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................... 88
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 109
Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Considerations .................................................................................................... 111
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 111
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 135
Chapter 07: The Nursing Process and Standards of Care .................................................................................... 137
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 137
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 157
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships.............................................................................................................. 160
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 160
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 179
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 181
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication .......................................................................................................... 206
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 207
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 222
Chapter 10: Stress Responses and Stress Management ..................................................................................... 225
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 225
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 242
Chapter 11: Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders .............................................................................. 245
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 245
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,MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 263
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ................................................................................................. 268
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 268
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 298
Chapter 13: Bipolar and Related Disorders ........................................................................................................ 299
MULTIPLE CHOICE............................................................................................................................................. 300
MULTIPLE RESPONSE ........................................................................................................................................ 324
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition
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.
ANS: B
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-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 nurses ―lose all their clinical nursing
skills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to-patient
ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ 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.‖
2
, 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 and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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