Test Bank for Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing A Clinical Approach , 14th Edition by HALTER, 9781771721400, Covering Chapters 1-35 Includes Rationales

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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLENCHOICE

1. ANstaffNnurseNcompletesNorientationNtoNaNpsychiatricNunit.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNwouldNt
heNnurseNexpectNasNanNadvancedNpracticeNintervention?
a. ConductNmentalNhealthNassessments
b. PrescribeNpsychotropicNmedication
c. EstablishNtherapeuticNrelationships
d. IndividualizeNnursingNcareNplans
ANSWER:N B
PrescriptiveNprivilegesNareNgrantedNtoNmaster’s-
preparedNnurseNpractitionersNwhoNhaveNtakenNspecialNcoursesNonNprescribingNmedication;Nt
husNitNisNanNadvanced-
practiceNintervention.NTheNnurseNpreparedNatNtheNbasicNlevelNisNpermittedNtoNperformNment
alNhealthNassessments,NestablishNrelationships,NandNprovideNindividualizedNcareNplanning.

DIF: CognitiveNLevel:NUnderstandN(Comprehension)
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NImplementation MSC:N ClientNNeeds:NSafeNEffectiveNCareNEnvironment

2. WhenNaNnursingNstudentNexpressesNconcernsNaboutNhowNmentalNhealthNnursesN“loseNallNt
heirNnursingNskills,”NwhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNtheNbestNresponseNbyNtheNmentalNhealthNnu
rse?
a. “PsychiatricNnursesNpractiseNinNsaferNenvironmentsNthanNotherNspecialties.
NNurse-to-

patientNratiosNmustNbeNbetterNbecauseNofNtheNnatureNofNtheNpatients’
problems. .
”
b. “PsychiatricNnursesNuseNcomplexNcommunicationNskillsNasNwellNasNcriticalNthinkin
gNtoNsolveNmultidimensionalNproblems.NINamNchallengedNbyNthoseNsituations.”
c. “That’sNaNmisconception.NPsychiatricNnursesNfrequentlyNuseNhigh-
technologyNmonitoringNequipmentNandNmanageNcomplexNintravenousNther
apies.”
d. “PsychiatricNnursesNdoNnotNhaveNtoNdealNwithNasNmuchNpainNandNsufferingN
asNmedical–surgicalNnursesNdo.NThatNappealsNtoNme.”
ANSWER:N B
TheNpracticeNofNpsychiatricNnursingNrequiresNaNdifferentNsetNofNskillsNfromNmedical–
surgicalNnursing,NthoughNthereNisNsubstantialNoverlap.NTwoNdomainsNrelateNspecificallyNtoNps
ychiatricNnursing:Nbehavioural,NincludingNcommunication,Ncoping,NandNeducation;NandNsafet
y,NcoveringNcrisisNandNriskNmanagement.NBasicNpsychosocialNnursingNconceptsNareNcentralNtoN
psychiatricNnursingNpracticeNandNincreaseNyourNcompetencyNasNaNpractitionerNinNallNclinicalNs
ettings.
WhateverNsettingNyouNchooseNtoNworkNin,NyouNwillNhaveNtheNopportunityNtoNimproveNtheNlives
NofNpeopleNwhoNareNexperiencingNmentalNillnessNasNanNadditionalNchallengeNtoNtheirNhealth.
YourNexperienceNinNtheNmentalNhealthNnursingNrotationNcanNhelpNyouNgainNinsightNintoNyourse
lfNandNgreatlyNincreaseNyourNinsightNintoNtheNexperiencesNofNothers.NThisNpartNofNnursingNeduc
ationNcanNprovideNguidelinesNforNandNtheNopportunityNtoNlearnNnewNskillsNforNdealingNwithNaNv

, arietyNofNchallengingNbehaviours.NPsychosocialNpainNandNsufferingNareNasNrealNasNphysicalNpain
NandNsuffering.




DIF: CognitiveNLevel:NApplyN(Application)
TOP:N NursingNProcess:NImplementation MSC:N ClientNNeeds:NSafeNEffectiveNCareNEnvironment