Test bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
n n n n n
MentalHealth Nursing 9th
n n Edition Test Bank Complete
n n n
1
, Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
n n n n n n
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
n n n n n n n n n n
Approach, 8th Edition
n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anstaffnnursencompletesnorientationntonanpsychiatricnunit.nThisnnursenmaynexpectnannadvancednp
racticennursentonperformnwhichnadditionalnintervention?na.
Conductnmentalnhealthnassess
ments.
b. Prescribenpsychotropicnmedication.
c. Establishntherapeuticn relationships.
d. Individualizennursingncarenplans.
ANS:nB
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster‘s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonnpre
scribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmentalnhealth
nassessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenLevel:nUnderstandn(Comprehension)nREF:nPagen1-
23nTOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn―losenallntheirnclinicalnnursingns
kills.‖nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-to-
patientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenpatients‘nproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingntonsolven
multidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.‖
c. ―That‘snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnologynmonitoringn
equipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingnasnmedical–
nsurgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.‖
ANS:nB
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpnpat
ientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhesenn
ursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
patientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nPs
ychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.nPsychosocialnpainnandnsuff
2
, eringnarenasnrealnasnphysicalnpainnandnsuffering.
3
, TestnBanknVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatric-
MentalnHealthnNursingnAnClinicaln9thnEditionn|TestnBanknC|Chaptern1-36
PTS:n1 DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplyn(Application)
REF:nPagesn1-2,n21
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
nMSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
3
n n n n n
MentalHealth Nursing 9th
n n Edition Test Bank Complete
n n n
1
, Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
n n n n n n
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
n n n n n n n n n n
Approach, 8th Edition
n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Anstaffnnursencompletesnorientationntonanpsychiatricnunit.nThisnnursenmaynexpectnannadvancednp
racticennursentonperformnwhichnadditionalnintervention?na.
Conductnmentalnhealthnassess
ments.
b. Prescribenpsychotropicnmedication.
c. Establishntherapeuticn relationships.
d. Individualizennursingncarenplans.
ANS:nB
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster‘s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncoursesnonnpre
scribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonperformnmentalnhealth
nassessments,nestablishnrelationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenLevel:nUnderstandn(Comprehension)nREF:nPagen1-
23nTOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn―losenallntheirnclinicalnnursingns
kills.‖nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNurse-to-
patientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenpatients‘nproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthinkingntonsolven
multidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.‖
c. ―That‘snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnologynmonitoringn
equipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingnasnmedical–
nsurgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.‖
ANS:nB
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
surgicalnnursing,nthoughntherenisnsubstantialnoverlap.nPsychiatricnnursesnmustnbenablentonhelpnpat
ientsnwithnmedicalnasnwellnasnmentalnhealthnproblems,nreflectingnthenholisticnperspectiventhesenn
ursesnmustnhave.nNurse–
patientnratiosnandnworkloadsninnpsychiatricnsettingsnhavenincreased,njustnlikenothernspecialties.nPs
ychiatricnnursingninvolvesnclinicalnpractice,nnotnjustndocumentation.nPsychosocialnpainnandnsuff
2
, eringnarenasnrealnasnphysicalnpainnandnsuffering.
3
, TestnBanknVarcarolis'nFoundationsnofnPsychiatric-
MentalnHealthnNursingnAnClinicaln9thnEditionn|TestnBanknC|Chaptern1-36
PTS:n1 DIF:nCognitivenLevel:nApplyn(Application)
REF:nPagesn1-2,n21
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
nMSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
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