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Chapter BN01: BNMental BNHealth BNand BNMental BNIllness
BNUPDATED BN2022
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE BNCHOICE
1. A BNstaff BNnurse BNcompletes BNorientation BNto BNa BNpsychiatric BNunit. BNThis BNnurse
BNmay BNexpect BNan BNadvanced BNpractice BNnurse BNto BNperform BNwhich BNadditional
BNintervention? BNa. Conduct BNmental BNhealth
BNassessments.
b. Prescribe BNpsychotropic BNmedication.
c. Establish BNtherapeutic BNrelationships.
d. Individualize BNnursing BNcare BNplans.
ANS: BNB
In BNmost BNstates, BNprescriptive BNprivileges BNare BNgranted BNto BNmaster‘s-prepared
BNnurse BNpractitioners BNand BNclinical BNnurse BNspecialists BNwho BNhave BNtaken BNspecial
BNcourses BNon BNprescribing BNmedication. BNThe BNnurse BNprepared BNat BNthe BNbasic BNlevel
BNis BNpermitted BNto BNperform BNmental BNhealth BNassessments, BNestablish BNrelationships,
BNand BNprovide BNindividualized BNcare BNplanning.
PTS: BN1 BNDIF: BNCognitive BNLevel: BNUnderstand BN(Comprehension) BNREF:
BNPage BN1-23 BNTOP: BNNursing BNProcess: BNImplementation
MSC: BNClient BNNeeds: BNSafe, BNEffective BNCare BNEnvironment
2. A BNnursing BNstudent BNexpresses BNconcerns BNthat BNmental BNhealth BNnurses BN―lose BNall
BNtheir BNclinical BNnursing BNskills.‖ BNSelect BNthe BNbest BNresponse BNby BNthe BNmental
BNhealth BNnurse.
a. ―Psychiatric BNnurses BNpractice BNin BNsafer BNenvironments BNthan BNother BNspecialties.
BNNurse-to-patient BNratios BNmust BNbe BNbetter BNbecause BNof BNthe BNnature BNof BNthe
BNpatients‘ BNproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric BNnurses BNuse BNcomplex BNcommunication BNskills BNas BNwell BNas
BNcritical BNthinking BNto BNsolve BNmultidimensional BNproblems. BNI BNam BNchallenged
BNby BNthose BNsituations.‖
c. ―That‘s BNa BNmisconception. BNPsychiatric BNnurses BNfrequently BNuse BNhigh
BNtechnology BNmonitoring BNequipment BNand BNmanage BNcomplex BNintravenous
BNtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric BNnurses BNdo BNnot BNhave BNto BNdeal BNwith BNas BNmuch BNpain
BNand BNsuffering BNas BNmedical– BNsurgical BNnurses BNdo. BNThat BNappeals BNto
BNme.‖
ANS: BNB
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BNrequires BNa BNdifferent BNset BNof BNskills
BNthan BNmedical–surgical BNnursing, BNthough BNthere BNis BNsubstantial BNoverlap.
BNUPDATED
BNPsychiatric BN2022
BNnurses BNmust BNbe BNable BNto BNhelp BNpatients BNwith BNmedical BNas BNwell
BNas BNmental BNhealth BNproblems, BNreflecting BNthe BNholistic BNperspective BNthese
BNnurses BNmust BNhave. BNNurse–patient BNratios BNand BNworkloads BNin BNpsychiatric
BNsettings BNhave BNincreased,BNjust BNlike BNother BNspecialties. BNPsychiatric BNnursing
BNinvolves BNclinical BNpractice, BNnot BNjust BNdocumentation. BNPsychosocial BNpain BNand
BNsuffering BNare BNas BNreal BNas BNphysical BNpain BNand BNsuffering.
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Mental
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BNJordan B HDIF:
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BNImplementation BNMSC: BNClient BNNeeds: BNSafe, BNEffective BNCare
BNEnvironment
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