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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35

,
,Chapterjn01:jnMentaljnHealth jnand jnMentaljnIllness
Varcarolis’sjnCanadian jnPsychiatricjnMentaljnHealth jnNursing,jn3rd jnEdition

MULTIPLE jnCHOICE

1. Ajn staffjn nursejn completesjnorientationjn tojn ajnpsychiatricjn unit. jn Whichjnofjnthejnfollowingjn wouldjnth
ej n nursejn expectjn asjn anjnadvancedjnpracticejn intervention?
a. Conductjnmentaljnhealthjnassessments
b. Prescribejnpsychotropicjnmedication
c. Establishjntherapeuticjnrelationships
d. Individualizejn nursingjn carejn plans
ANSWER: j n B
Prescriptivejn privilegesjn arejngrantedjn tojn master’s-
preparedjn nursejn practitionersjn whojnhavejn takenj n specialjn coursesjn onjn prescribingjn medication;jn th
usjn itjn isjn anjnadvanced-
practicejn intervention. jn Thej n nursejn preparedjn atjn thejnbasicjnleveljn isjnpermittedjn tojnperformjn mentaljn
healthjn assessments, jn establishj n relationships, jn andjnprovidejnindividualizedjn carejnplanning.

DIF: Cognitivejn Level: jn Understandjn(Comprehension)
TOP: jnj n NursingjnProcess: jn Implementation MSC: j n Clientjn Needs: jn SafejnEffectivejn CarejnEnvironment

2. Whenjn ajn nursingjnstudentjnexpressesjnconcernsjn aboutjnhowjn mentaljn healthjn nursesjn“losejnalljn the
irj n nursingjn skills,”jn whichjn ofjn thejn followingjn isjn thejn bestjnresponsejn byjnthejnmentaljnhealthjnnurse?
a. “Psychiatricjn nursesjn practisejn injn saferjn environmentsjnthanjn otherjnspecialties.
Nurse-to-
patientjn ratiosjn mustjn bejn betterjn becausejnofjnthejn naturejnofjnthejnpatients’ j n pro
blems.” .
b. “Psychiatricjn nursesjn usejn complexjncommunicationjnskillsjnasjn welljn asjncriticaljn thinkingto
solvejn multidimensionaljn problems. jn Ijnamjnchallengedjn byjnthosejnsituations.”
c. “That’sjnajn misconception. jnPsychiatricjn nursesjn frequentlyjn usejnhigh-
technologyj n monitoringjn equipmentjn andjn managejncomplexjnintravenousjnth
erapies.”
d. “Psychiatricjn nursesjn dojn notjn havejntojndealjn withjn asjnmuchjnpainjn andjnsufferingjn
asj n medical–surgicaljn nursesjn do. jn Thatjn appealsjn tojn me.”
ANSWER: j n B
Thejn practicejn ofjn psychiatricjn nursingjnrequiresjn ajn differentjn setjn ofjn skillsjn fromjnmedical–
surgicalj n nursing, jn thoughjn therejn isjn substantialjn overlap. jnTwojndomainsjnrelatejnspecificallyjn tojn
psychiatricj n nursing: jn behavioural, jn includingjn communication, jncoping, jn andjneducation;jn andjns
afety, jn coveringj n crisisjn andjn riskjnmanagement. jnBasicjnpsychosocialjn nursingjnconceptsjn arejnce
ntraljn tojn psychiatricj n nursingjn practicejn andjn increasejn yourjn competencyjn asjn ajnpractitionerjn injn
alljn clinicaljn settings.
Whateverjn settingjn youjn choosejn tojn workjnin, jnyoujnwilljn havejn thejnopportunityjn tojnimprovejnthejnlivesjn
ofj n peoplejn whojnarejn experiencingjn mentaljnillnessjn asjnanjn additionaljn challengejn tojn theirjnhealth.
Yourjn experiencejn injn thejnmentaljnhealthjnnursingjnrotationjn canjnhelpjn youjngainjninsightjn intojnyourselfjn an
dj n greatlyjn increasejn yourjn insightjn intojn thejn experiencesjn ofjnothers. jnThisjn partjnofjn nursingjn educationca
nj n providejn guidelinesjn forjn andjnthejnopportunityjn tojnlearnjnnewjnskillsjn forjn dealingjn withjnajn varietyjnofj n
challengingjn behaviours. jn Psychosocialjn painjn andjnsufferingjn arejnasjnrealjnasjnphysicaljnpainjnandjn suffer
ing.

DIF: Cognitivejn Level: jn Applyjn(Application)
TOP: jnj n NursingjnProcess: jn Implementation MSC: j n Clientjn Needs: jn SafejnEffectivejn CarejnEnvironment

, 3. Whenjn ajn newjnbilljn introducedjninjn Parliamentjn reducesjn fundingjnforjncarejn ofjn peoplejnwithjn mentaljn illn
ess, j n ajn groupjn ofjn peoplejnwithjn mildjn mentaljn illnessjn writejnlettersjn tojntheirjn electedjnrepresentativesinj
n oppositionjn tojn thejn legislationjn forjn alljn peoplejnwithjnmentaljnillness. jn Whichjn rolejndoesjnthisjn actionj n p

ortray?
a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
d. Socialjnaction
ANSWER: j n C
Anjn advocatejn defendsjnorjnassertsjn another’sjncause, jn particularlyjn whenjnthejnotherjnpersonjnlacksjn
thej n abilityjn tojn dojn thatjn forjn himselfjn orjnherself. jnOnjnajn communityjn scale, jn advocacyjnincludesjnpo
liticalj n activity, jn publicjn speaking, jn andjn publicationjn injnthejninterestjn ofjnimprovingjnthejnhumanjnco
ndition. j n Sincejn fundingjn isjn necessaryjn tojn deliverjn qualityjn programmingjnforjn peoplejnwithjnmenta
ljn illness, jn thej n letter-
writingjn campaignjn advocatesjnforjnthejn causejn forjnalljnpeoplejnwithjnmentaljnillness.

DIF: Cognitivejn Level: jn Understandjn(Comprehension)
TOP: jnj n NursingjnProcess: jn Implementation MSC: j n Clientjn Needs: jn SafejnEffectivejn CarejnEnvironment

4. Whichjn ofjn thejnfollowingjn hasjn beenjnidentifiedjn asjnajnsignificantjn trendjn thatjnwilljn affectjnthejnfutur
ejn ofj n psychiatricjn mentaljn healthjnnursingjn injnCanada?
a. Decreasejn injn thejn agingjn population
b. Increasejn injn culturaljn diversity
c. Rolejn ofjn thejnadvanced-practicejn nurse
d. Shortagejn ofjn physiciansjn injn ruraljn andjnurbanjnareas
ANSWER: j n B
FourjnsignificantjntrendsjnhavTe EbSeeTnBidAeN
ntK
ifSieEdjnLthLatEwRi.ll C
afOfeMctjnthejn futurejnofjnpsychiatricjnmental
healthjn nursingjn injn Canada;jnthesejnincludejn anjnagingjnpopulation, jn anjnincreasejninjnculturaljn diversity, j
n expanding jn technology, jn andjn anjnincreased jnawarenessjn ofjnthejnimpactjnofjnthejndeterminantsjn ofjn he

althonj n mentaljnillness.

DIF: Cognitivejn Level: jn Understandjn(Comprehension)
TOP: jnj n Nursingjn Process: jnAssessment MSC: j n Clientjn Needs: jnSafejn Effectivejn CarejnEnvironment

5. Whichjn assessmentjn findingjn mostjn clearlyjnindicatesjnthatjnajnpatientjn mayjnbejn experiencingjn ajnme
ntalj n illness?
a. Thejn patientjn reportsjnoccasionaljnsleeplessnessjn andjn anxiety.
b. Thejn patientjn reportsjn ajnconsistentlyjn sad, jn discouraged, jnandjn hopelessjn mood.
c. Thejn patientjn isjn ablejntojn describejn thejndifferencejn betweenjn“asjnif”jnandjn “forjnreal.”
d. Thejn patientjn perceivesjndifficultyjn makingjnajndecisionjn aboutjnwhetherjntojnchangejnjobs.
ANSWER: j n B
Thejncorrectjn responsejn describesjn ajnmoodjnalteration, jn whichjnreflectsjnmentaljn illness. jn Alterationsjn inj
n cognition, jn mood, jnorjnbehaviourjnthatjnarejncoupled jn withjn significantjn distressjn andjnimpaired j n func

tioningjn characterizejn mentaljn illness. jn Thejndistractersjn describejnbehavioursjn thatjn arejnmentallyj n he
althyjn orjn withinjn thejn usualjnscopejnofjnhumanjnexperience.

DIF: Cognitivejn Level: jn Applyjn(Application)
TOP: jnj n Nursingjn Process: jnAssessment MSC: j n Clientjn Needs: jn Psychosocialjn Integrity

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