TEST BANK VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ALL CHAPTERS COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPGRADE |2025-26|

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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
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Approach, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE wwCHOICE

1. A wwstaff wwnurse wwcompletes wworientation wwto wwa wwpsychiatric wwunit. wwThis wwnurse wwmay wwexpect
wwan wwadvanced wwpractice wwnurse wwto wwperform wwwhich wwadditional wwintervention? wwa.

Conduct wwmental wwhealth
wwassessments.
b. Prescribe wwpsychotropic wwmedication.
c. Establish wwtherapeutic wwrelationships.
d. Individualize wwnursing wwcare wwplans.
ANS: wwB
In wwmost wwstates, wwprescriptive wwprivileges wware wwgranted wwto wwmaster‘s-prepared wwnurse
wwpractitioners wwand wwclinical wwnurse wwspecialists wwwho wwhave wwtaken wwspecial wwcourses wwon

wwprescribing wwmedication. wwThe wwnurse wwprepared wwat wwthe wwbasic wwlevel wwis wwpermitted wwto

wwperform wwmental wwhealth wwassessments, wwestablish wwrelationships, wwand wwprovide wwindividualized

wwcare wwplanning.



PTS: ww1 wwDIF: wwCognitive wwLevel: wwUnderstand ww(Comprehension) wwREF: wwPage
ww1-23 wwTOP: wwNursing wwProcess: wwImplementation

MSC: wwClient wwNeeds: wwSafe, wwEffective wwCare wwEnvironment

2. A wwnursing wwstudent wwexpresses wwconcerns wwthat wwmental wwhealth wwnurses ww―lose wwall wwtheir
wwclinical wwnursing wwskills.‖ wwSelect wwthe wwbest wwresponse wwby wwthe wwmental wwhealth wwnurse.
a. ―Psychiatric wwnurses wwpractice wwin wwsafer wwenvironments wwthan wwother wwspecialties. wwNurse-
to-patient wwratios wwmust wwbe wwbetter wwbecause wwof wwthe wwnature wwof wwthe wwpatients‘
wwproblems.‖

b. ―Psychiatric wwnurses wwuse wwcomplex wwcommunication wwskills wwas wwwell wwas wwcritical
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, thinking wwto wwsolve wwmultidimensional wwproblems. wwI wwam wwchallenged wwby wwthose
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situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s wwa wwmisconception. wwPsychiatric wwnurses wwfrequently wwuse wwhigh wwtechnology
wwmonitoring wwequipment wwand wwmanage wwcomplex wwintravenous wwtherapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric wwnurses wwdo wwnot wwhave wwto wwdeal wwwith wwas wwmuch wwpain wwand wwsuffering
wwas wwmedical– wwsurgical wwnurses wwdo. wwThat wwappeals wwto wwme.‖


ANS: wwB
The wwpractice wwof wwpsychiatric wwnursing wwrequires wwa wwdifferent wwset wwof wwskills wwthan
wwmedical–surgical wwnursing, wwthough wwthere wwis wwsubstantial wwoverlap. wwPsychiatric wwnurses

wwmust wwbe wwable wwto wwhelp wwpatients wwwith wwmedical wwas wwwell wwas wwmental wwhealth wwproblems,

wwreflecting wwthe wwholistic wwperspective wwthese wwnurses wwmust wwhave. wwNurse–patient wwratios

wwand wwworkloads wwin wwpsychiatric wwsettings wwhave wwincreased, wwjust wwlike wwother wwspecialties.

wwPsychiatric wwnursing wwinvolves wwclinical wwpractice, wwnot wwjust wwdocumentation.

wwPsychosocial wwpain wwand wwsuffering wware wwas wwreal wwas wwphysical wwpain wwand wwsuffering.



PTS: ww1 DIF: wwCognitive wwLevel: wwApply ww(Application)
REF: wwPages ww1-2, ww21 TOP: wwNursing wwProcess:
wwImplementation wwMSC: wwClient wwNeeds: wwSafe, wwEffective wwCare wwEnvironment




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