Test Bank for Varcarolis Essentials of Psychiatric
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Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition Fosbre
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All Chapters 1 - 28 + NCLEX Case Studies with
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Answers Full Complete 2024
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter l#01: l#Practicing l#the l#Science l#and l#the l#Art l#of l#Psychiatric l#Nursing
l#MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. Which l#outcome, l#focused l#on l#recovery, l#would l#be l#expected l#in l#the l#plan l#of l#care
l#for l#a l#patient l#living l#in l#the l#community l#and l#diagnosed l#with l#serious l#and l#persistent
l#mental l#illness? l#Within l#3 l#months, l#the l#patient l#will: l#a. l#deny l#suicidal l#ideation.
b. report l#a l#sense l#of l#well-being.
c. take l#medications l#as l#prescribed.
d. attend l#clinic l#appointments l#on
time. l#ANSWER: l#B
l#
Recovery l#emphasizes l#managing l#symptoms, l#reducing l#psychosocial l#disability, l#and
l#improving l#role l#performance.
The l#goal l#of l#recovery l#is l#to l#empower l#the l#individual l#with l#mental l#illness l#to
l#achieve l#a l#sense l#of l#meaning l#and l#satisfaction l#in l#life l#and l#to l#function l#at l#the
l#highest l#possible l#level l#of l#wellness. l#The l#incorrect l#options l#focus l#on l#the l#classic
l#medical l#model l#rather l#than l#recovery.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying)
l# REF: l#2 l#TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Outcomes
l# Identification l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Health
l# Promotion l#and l#Maintenance
2. In l#the l#shift-change l#report, l#an l#off-going l#nurse l#criticizes l#a l#patient l#who
l#wears l#heavy l#makeup. l#Which l#comment l#by l#the l#nurse l#who l#receives l#the
l#report l#best l#demonstrates l#advocacy?
a. This l#is l#a l#psychiatric l#hospital. l#Craziness l#is l#what l#we l#are l#all l#about.
b. Lets l#all l#show l#acceptance l#of l#this l#patient l#by l#wearing l#lots l#of l#makeup l#too.
c. Your l#comments l#are l#inconsiderate l#and l#inappropriate. l#Keep l#the l#report l#objective.
d. Our l#patients l#need l#our l#help l#to l#learn l#behaviors l#that l#will l#help l#them l#get l#along
l# in l#society. l#ANSWER: l#D
Accepting l#patients l#needs l#for l#self-expression l#and l#seeking l#to l#teach l#skills l#that l#will
l#contribute l#to l#their l#well-being l#demonstrate l#respect l#and l#are l#important l#parts l#of
l#advocacy. l#The l#on-
, coming l#nurse l#needs l#to l#take l#action l#to l#ensure l#that l#others l#are l#not l#prejudiced l#against
l#the l#patient. l#Humor l#can l#be l#appropriate l#within l#the l#privacy l#of l#a l#shift l#report
l#but l#not l#at l#the l#expense l#of l#respect l#for l#patients. l#Judging l#the l#off-going l#nurse l#in l#a
l#critical l#way l#will l#create l#conflict.
Nurses l#must l#show l#compassion l#for l#each l#other.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying) l#REF: l#8
TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Implementation l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Safe, l#Effective l#Care
l#Environment
3. A l#nurse l#assesses l#a l#newly l#admitted l#patient l#diagnosed l#with l#major l#depressive
l#disorder. l#Whichstatement l#is l#an l#example l# of l#attending?
a. We l#all l#have l#stress l#in l#life. l#Being l#in l#a l#psychiatric l#hospital l#isnt l#the l#end l#of l#the l#world.
b. Tell l#me l#why l#you l#felt l#you l#had l#to l#be l#hospitalized l#to l#receive l#treatment l#for l#your
l#depression.
c. You l#will l#feel l#better l#after l#we l#get l#some l#antidepressant l#medication l#started l#for l#you.
d. Id l#like l#to l#sit l#with l#you l#a l#while l#so l#you l#may l#feel l#more l#comfortable
talking l#with l#me. l#ANSWER: l#D
l#
Attending l#is l#a l#technique l#that l#demonstrates l#the l#nurses l#commitment l#to l#the
l#relationship l#and l#reduces l#feelings l#of l#isolation. l#This l#technique l#shows l#respect l#for
l#the l#patient l#and l#demonstrates l#caring. l#Generalizations, l#probing, l#and l#false
l#reassurances l#are l#non-therapeutic.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying) l#REF: l#8
TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Implementation l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Psychosocial l#Integrity
4. A l#patient l#is l#hospitalized l#for l#depression l#and l#suicidal l#ideation l#after l#their l#spouse
l#asks l#for l#a l#divorce. l#Selectthe l#nurses l#most l#caring l#comment.
a. Lets l#discuss l#some l#means l#of l#coping l#other l#than l#suicide l#when l#you l#have l#these l#feelings.
b. I l#understand l#why l#youre l#so l#depressed. l#When l#I l#got l#divorced, l#I l#was l#devastated l#too.
c. You l#should l#forget l#about l#your l#marriage l#and l#move l#on l#with l#your l#life.
d. How l#did l#you l#get l#so l#depressed l#that l#hospitalization l#was l#necessary?
Test l#Bank: l#Essentials l#of l#Psychiatric l#Mental l#Health l#Nursing l#(5th l#Edition l#by l#Varcarolis) l#3
l# ANSWER: l#A
l# l# l# l# l# l#
Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition Fosbre
l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
All Chapters 1 - 28 + NCLEX Case Studies with
l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
Answers Full Complete 2024
l# l# l# l# l#
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
l# l#
,Chapter l#01: l#Practicing l#the l#Science l#and l#the l#Art l#of l#Psychiatric l#Nursing
l#MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. Which l#outcome, l#focused l#on l#recovery, l#would l#be l#expected l#in l#the l#plan l#of l#care
l#for l#a l#patient l#living l#in l#the l#community l#and l#diagnosed l#with l#serious l#and l#persistent
l#mental l#illness? l#Within l#3 l#months, l#the l#patient l#will: l#a. l#deny l#suicidal l#ideation.
b. report l#a l#sense l#of l#well-being.
c. take l#medications l#as l#prescribed.
d. attend l#clinic l#appointments l#on
time. l#ANSWER: l#B
l#
Recovery l#emphasizes l#managing l#symptoms, l#reducing l#psychosocial l#disability, l#and
l#improving l#role l#performance.
The l#goal l#of l#recovery l#is l#to l#empower l#the l#individual l#with l#mental l#illness l#to
l#achieve l#a l#sense l#of l#meaning l#and l#satisfaction l#in l#life l#and l#to l#function l#at l#the
l#highest l#possible l#level l#of l#wellness. l#The l#incorrect l#options l#focus l#on l#the l#classic
l#medical l#model l#rather l#than l#recovery.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying)
l# REF: l#2 l#TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Outcomes
l# Identification l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Health
l# Promotion l#and l#Maintenance
2. In l#the l#shift-change l#report, l#an l#off-going l#nurse l#criticizes l#a l#patient l#who
l#wears l#heavy l#makeup. l#Which l#comment l#by l#the l#nurse l#who l#receives l#the
l#report l#best l#demonstrates l#advocacy?
a. This l#is l#a l#psychiatric l#hospital. l#Craziness l#is l#what l#we l#are l#all l#about.
b. Lets l#all l#show l#acceptance l#of l#this l#patient l#by l#wearing l#lots l#of l#makeup l#too.
c. Your l#comments l#are l#inconsiderate l#and l#inappropriate. l#Keep l#the l#report l#objective.
d. Our l#patients l#need l#our l#help l#to l#learn l#behaviors l#that l#will l#help l#them l#get l#along
l# in l#society. l#ANSWER: l#D
Accepting l#patients l#needs l#for l#self-expression l#and l#seeking l#to l#teach l#skills l#that l#will
l#contribute l#to l#their l#well-being l#demonstrate l#respect l#and l#are l#important l#parts l#of
l#advocacy. l#The l#on-
, coming l#nurse l#needs l#to l#take l#action l#to l#ensure l#that l#others l#are l#not l#prejudiced l#against
l#the l#patient. l#Humor l#can l#be l#appropriate l#within l#the l#privacy l#of l#a l#shift l#report
l#but l#not l#at l#the l#expense l#of l#respect l#for l#patients. l#Judging l#the l#off-going l#nurse l#in l#a
l#critical l#way l#will l#create l#conflict.
Nurses l#must l#show l#compassion l#for l#each l#other.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying) l#REF: l#8
TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Implementation l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Safe, l#Effective l#Care
l#Environment
3. A l#nurse l#assesses l#a l#newly l#admitted l#patient l#diagnosed l#with l#major l#depressive
l#disorder. l#Whichstatement l#is l#an l#example l# of l#attending?
a. We l#all l#have l#stress l#in l#life. l#Being l#in l#a l#psychiatric l#hospital l#isnt l#the l#end l#of l#the l#world.
b. Tell l#me l#why l#you l#felt l#you l#had l#to l#be l#hospitalized l#to l#receive l#treatment l#for l#your
l#depression.
c. You l#will l#feel l#better l#after l#we l#get l#some l#antidepressant l#medication l#started l#for l#you.
d. Id l#like l#to l#sit l#with l#you l#a l#while l#so l#you l#may l#feel l#more l#comfortable
talking l#with l#me. l#ANSWER: l#D
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Attending l#is l#a l#technique l#that l#demonstrates l#the l#nurses l#commitment l#to l#the
l#relationship l#and l#reduces l#feelings l#of l#isolation. l#This l#technique l#shows l#respect l#for
l#the l#patient l#and l#demonstrates l#caring. l#Generalizations, l#probing, l#and l#false
l#reassurances l#are l#non-therapeutic.
DIF: l#Cognitive l#Level: l#Application l#(Applying) l#REF: l#8
TOP: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Implementation l#MSC: l#NCLEX: l#Psychosocial l#Integrity
4. A l#patient l#is l#hospitalized l#for l#depression l#and l#suicidal l#ideation l#after l#their l#spouse
l#asks l#for l#a l#divorce. l#Selectthe l#nurses l#most l#caring l#comment.
a. Lets l#discuss l#some l#means l#of l#coping l#other l#than l#suicide l#when l#you l#have l#these l#feelings.
b. I l#understand l#why l#youre l#so l#depressed. l#When l#I l#got l#divorced, l#I l#was l#devastated l#too.
c. You l#should l#forget l#about l#your l#marriage l#and l#move l#on l#with l#your l#life.
d. How l#did l#you l#get l#so l#depressed l#that l#hospitalization l#was l#necessary?
Test l#Bank: l#Essentials l#of l#Psychiatric l#Mental l#Health l#Nursing l#(5th l#Edition l#by l#Varcarolis) l#3
l# ANSWER: l#A
