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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard
All Chapter 1 – 35 fully covered
,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
e e e e e e
Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
e e e e e e e
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. Aestaffenurseecompleteseorientationetoeaepsychiatriceunit.eWhicheofetheefollowingewouldeth
eenurseeexpecteaseaneadvancedepracticeeintervention?
a. Conductementalehealtheassessments
b. Prescribeepsychotropicemedication
c. Establishetherapeuticerelationships
d. Individualizeenursingecareeplans
ANSWER:e B
Prescriptiveeprivilegeseareegrantedetoemaster’s-
preparedenurseepractitionersewhoehaveetakenespecialecourseseoneprescribingemedication;eth
useiteiseaneadvanced-
practiceeintervention.eTheenurseepreparedeatetheebasiceleveleisepermittedetoeperformementale
healtheassessments,eestablisherelationships,eandeprovideeindividualizedecareeplanning.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension)
TOP:e NursingeProcess:eImplementation MSC:e ClienteNeeds:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
2. Wheneaenursingestudenteexpresseseconcernseaboutehowementalehealthenursese“loseealleth
eirenursingeskills,”ewhicheofetheefollowingeisetheebesteresponseebyetheementalehealthenurse?
a. “Psychiatricenursesepractiseeinesafereenvironmentsethaneotherespecialties.e
Nurse-to-
patienteratiosemustebeebetterebecauseeofetheenatureeofetheepatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatricenurseseuseecomplexecommunicationeskillseasewelleasecriticalethinkinget
oesolveemultidimensionaleproblems.eIeamechallengedebyethoseesituations.”
c. “That’seaemisconception.ePsychiatricenursesefrequentlyeuseehigh-
technologyemonitoringeequipmenteandemanageecomplexeintravenousethera
pies.”
d. “Psychiatricenursesedoenotehaveetoedealewitheasemuchepaineandesufferingea
semedical–surgicalenursesedo.eThateappealsetoeme.”
ANSWER:e B
Theepracticeeofepsychiatricenursingerequireseaedifferenteseteofeskillsefromemedical–
surgicalenursing,ethoughethereeisesubstantialeoverlap.eTwoedomainserelateespecificallyetoepsy
chiatricenursing:ebehavioural,eincludingecommunication,ecoping,eandeeducation;eandesafety,e
coveringecrisiseanderiskemanagement.eBasicepsychosocialenursingeconceptseareecentraletoepsy
chiatricenursingepracticeeandeincreaseeyourecompetencyeaseaepractitionereinealleclinicalesettin
gs.
Whateveresettingeyouechooseetoeworkein,eyouewillehaveetheeopportunityetoeimproveetheeliveseo
fepeopleewhoeareeexperiencingementaleillnesseaseaneadditionalechallengeetoetheirehealth.
Youreexperienceeinetheementalehealthenursingerotationecanehelpeyouegaineinsighteintoeyourselfe
andegreatlyeincreaseeyoureinsighteintoetheeexperienceseofeothers.eThiseparteofenursingeeducatio
necaneprovideeguidelineseforeandetheeopportunityetoelearneneweskillseforedealingewitheaevarietye
ofechallengingebehaviours.ePsychosocialepaineandesufferingeareeaserealeasephysicalepaineandesuff
, ering.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eApplye(Application)
TOP:e NursingeProcess:eImplementation MSC:e ClienteNeeds:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard
All Chapter 1 – 35 fully covered
,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
e e e e e e
Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
e e e e e e e
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1. Aestaffenurseecompleteseorientationetoeaepsychiatriceunit.eWhicheofetheefollowingewouldeth
eenurseeexpecteaseaneadvancedepracticeeintervention?
a. Conductementalehealtheassessments
b. Prescribeepsychotropicemedication
c. Establishetherapeuticerelationships
d. Individualizeenursingecareeplans
ANSWER:e B
Prescriptiveeprivilegeseareegrantedetoemaster’s-
preparedenurseepractitionersewhoehaveetakenespecialecourseseoneprescribingemedication;eth
useiteiseaneadvanced-
practiceeintervention.eTheenurseepreparedeatetheebasiceleveleisepermittedetoeperformementale
healtheassessments,eestablisherelationships,eandeprovideeindividualizedecareeplanning.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eUnderstande(Comprehension)
TOP:e NursingeProcess:eImplementation MSC:e ClienteNeeds:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
2. Wheneaenursingestudenteexpresseseconcernseaboutehowementalehealthenursese“loseealleth
eirenursingeskills,”ewhicheofetheefollowingeisetheebesteresponseebyetheementalehealthenurse?
a. “Psychiatricenursesepractiseeinesafereenvironmentsethaneotherespecialties.e
Nurse-to-
patienteratiosemustebeebetterebecauseeofetheenatureeofetheepatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatricenurseseuseecomplexecommunicationeskillseasewelleasecriticalethinkinget
oesolveemultidimensionaleproblems.eIeamechallengedebyethoseesituations.”
c. “That’seaemisconception.ePsychiatricenursesefrequentlyeuseehigh-
technologyemonitoringeequipmenteandemanageecomplexeintravenousethera
pies.”
d. “Psychiatricenursesedoenotehaveetoedealewitheasemuchepaineandesufferingea
semedical–surgicalenursesedo.eThateappealsetoeme.”
ANSWER:e B
Theepracticeeofepsychiatricenursingerequireseaedifferenteseteofeskillsefromemedical–
surgicalenursing,ethoughethereeisesubstantialeoverlap.eTwoedomainserelateespecificallyetoepsy
chiatricenursing:ebehavioural,eincludingecommunication,ecoping,eandeeducation;eandesafety,e
coveringecrisiseanderiskemanagement.eBasicepsychosocialenursingeconceptseareecentraletoepsy
chiatricenursingepracticeeandeincreaseeyourecompetencyeaseaepractitionereinealleclinicalesettin
gs.
Whateveresettingeyouechooseetoeworkein,eyouewillehaveetheeopportunityetoeimproveetheeliveseo
fepeopleewhoeareeexperiencingementaleillnesseaseaneadditionalechallengeetoetheirehealth.
Youreexperienceeinetheementalehealthenursingerotationecanehelpeyouegaineinsighteintoeyourselfe
andegreatlyeincreaseeyoureinsighteintoetheeexperienceseofeothers.eThiseparteofenursingeeducatio
necaneprovideeguidelineseforeandetheeopportunityetoelearneneweskillseforedealingewitheaevarietye
ofechallengingebehaviours.ePsychosocialepaineandesufferingeareeaserealeasephysicalepaineandesuff
, ering.
DIF: CognitiveeLevel:eApplye(Application)
TOP:e NursingeProcess:eImplementation MSC:e ClienteNeeds:eSafeeEffectiveeCareeEnvironment
