TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL
APPROACH 9TH EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN
HALTER UPDATED 2025 – 2026
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, Test,Bank,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric-Mental,
Health,Nursing,A,Clinical,9th,Edition,by,Margaret,Jordan
,Halter,|Test,Bank|Chapter,1-36,UPDATED,2025,-,2026,
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Chapter,01:,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness,Halter:,Varcarolis’,Foundations,of,Psyc
hiatric,Mental,Health,Nursing:,A,Clinical,Approach,,8th,Edition, ,
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MULTIPLE,CHOICE,
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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,p
rescribing,medication.,The,nurse,prepared,at,the,basic,level,is,permitted,to,perform,mental,he
alth,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,
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2. A,nursing,student,expresses,concerns,that,mental,health,nurses,―lose,all,their,clinical,nursin
g,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,solv
e,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.‖,
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,th
ese,nurses,must,have.,Nurse–
patient,ratios,and,workloads,in,psychiatric,settings,have,increased,,just,like,other,specialties.
, 1,
, ,Psychiatric,nursing,involves,clinical,practice,,not,just,documentation.,Psychosocial,pain,an
d,suffering,are,as,real,as,physical,pain,and,suffering.,
Test,Bank,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric-Mental,
Health,Nursing,A,Clinical,9th,Edition,by,Margaret,Jordan,
Halter,|Test,Bank|Chapter,1-36,UPDATED,2022,
,
PTS:,1, DIF:,Cognitive,Level:,Apply,(Application),
REF:,Pages,1-2,,21, TOP:,Nursing,Process:,Implementation,
MSC:,Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment,
, 2,
PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL
APPROACH 9TH EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN
HALTER UPDATED 2025 – 2026
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,
, Test,Bank,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric-Mental,
Health,Nursing,A,Clinical,9th,Edition,by,Margaret,Jordan
,Halter,|Test,Bank|Chapter,1-36,UPDATED,2025,-,2026,
,
Chapter,01:,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness,Halter:,Varcarolis’,Foundations,of,Psyc
hiatric,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,p
rescribing,medication.,The,nurse,prepared,at,the,basic,level,is,permitted,to,perform,mental,he
alth,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,nursin
g,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,solv
e,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.‖,
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,th
ese,nurses,must,have.,Nurse–
patient,ratios,and,workloads,in,psychiatric,settings,have,increased,,just,like,other,specialties.
, 1,
, ,Psychiatric,nursing,involves,clinical,practice,,not,just,documentation.,Psychosocial,pain,an
d,suffering,are,as,real,as,physical,pain,and,suffering.,
Test,Bank,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric-Mental,
Health,Nursing,A,Clinical,9th,Edition,by,Margaret,Jordan,
Halter,|Test,Bank|Chapter,1-36,UPDATED,2022,
,
PTS:,1, DIF:,Cognitive,Level:,Apply,(Application),
REF:,Pages,1-2,,21, TOP:,Nursing,Process:,Implementation,
MSC:,Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment,
, 2,
