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,chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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1. A staff professional nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse
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ju prescribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform
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ju planning.

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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their
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ju clinical nursingskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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to-patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ problems.‖
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ju to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
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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
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ju medical– surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–
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ju surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be
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ju able to help patientswith medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the
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ju holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios and workloads in
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ju psychiatric settings have increased,just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing
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ju involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering
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ju are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th
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