VARCAROLIS: QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which boutcome, bfocused bon brecovery, bwould bbe bexpected bin bthe bplan bof bcare bfor
ba bpatient bliving bin bthe bcommunity bwith bserious band bpersistent bmental billness?
bWithin b3 bmonths, bthe bpatient bwill:
a. bdeny bsuicidal bideation.
b. breport ba bsense bof bwell-being.
c. btake bmedications bas bprescribed.
d. battend bclinic bappointments bon btime. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bpatient bis bhospitalized bfor bdepression band bsuicidal bideation bafter btheir bspouse
basks bfor ba bdivorce. bSelect bthe bnurse's bmost bcaring bcomment.
a. b"Let's bdiscuss bsome bmeans bof bcoping bother bthan bsuicide bwhen byou bhave
bthese bfeelings."
b. b"I bunderstand bwhy byou're bso bdepressed. bWhen bI bgot bdivorced, bI bwas
bdevastated btoo."
c. b"You bshould bforget babout byour bmarriage band bmove bon bwith byour blife."
d. b"How bdid byou bget bso bdepressed bthat bhospitalization bwas bnecessary?" b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔A
In bthe bshift-change breport, ban boff-going bnurse bcriticizes ba bpatient bwho bwears
bheavy bmakeup. bWhich bcomment bby bthe bnurse bwho breceives bthe breport bbest
bdemonstrates badvocacy?
a. b"This bis ba bpsychiatric bhospital. bCraziness bis bwhat bwe bare ball babout."
b. b"Let's ball bshow bacceptance bof bthis bpatient bby bwearing blots bof bmakeup btoo."
c. b"Your bcomments bare binconsiderate band binappropriate. bKeep bthe breport
bobjective."
d. b"Our bpatients bneed bour bhelp bto blearn bbehaviors bthat bwill bhelp bthem bget balong
bin bsociety." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
,A bnurse bassesses ba bnewly badmitted bpatient bwith bdepression. bWhich bstatement bis
ban bexample bof b"attending"?
a. b"We ball bhave bstress bin blife. bBeing bin ba bpsychiatric bhospital bisn't bthe bend bof bthe
bworld."
b. b"Tell bme bwhy byou bfelt byou bhad bto bbe bhospitalized bto breceive btreatment bfor
byour bdepression."
c. b"You bwill bfeel bbetter bafter bwe bget bsome bantidepressant bmedication bstarted bfor
byou."
d. b"I'd blike bto bsit bwith byou ba bwhile bso byou bmay bfeel bmore bcomfortable btalking
bwith bme." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
A bpatient bshows bthe bnurse ban barticle bfrom bthe bInternet babout ba bhealth bproblem.
bWhich bcharacteristic bof bthe bweb bsite's baddress bmost balerts bthe bnurse bthat bthe
bsite bmay bhave bbiased band bprejudiced binformation?
a. bAddress bends bin b".org."
b. bAddress bends bin b".com."
c. bAddress bends bin b".gov."
d. bAddress bends bin b".net." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bnurse bsays, b"When bI bwas bin bschool bI blearned bto bcall bupset bpatients bby bname
bto bget btheir battention, bbut bI bread ba bdescriptive bresearch bstudy bthat bsays bthat bthis
bapproach bdoesn't bwork. bI'm bgoing bstop bcalling bpatients bby bname." bWhich
bstatement bis bthe bbest bappraisal bof bthis bnurse's bcomment?
a. bOne bdescriptive bresearch bstudy brarely bprovides benough bevidence bto bchange
bpractice.
b. bStaff bnurses bapply bnew bresearch bfindings bonly bwith bthe bhelp bfrom bclinical
bnurse bspecialists.
c. bNew bresearch bfindings bshould bbe bincorporated binto bclinical balgorithms bbefore
busing bthem bin bpractice.
d. bThe bnurse bmisinterpreted bthe bresults bof bthe bstudy. bClassic btenets bof bpractice
bdo bnot bchange. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
Two bnursing bstudents bdiscuss bcareer bplans bafter bgraduation. bOne bstudent bwants
bto benter bpsychiatric bnursing. bThe bother bstudent basks, b"Why bwould byou bwant bto
bbe ba bpsychiatric bnurse? bAll bthey bdo bis btalk. bYou'll blose byour bskills." bSelect bthe
bbest bresponse bby bthe bstudent binterested bin bpsychiatric bnursing.
a. b"Psychiatric bnurses bpractice bin bsafer benvironments bthan bother bspecialties.
bNurse-to-patient bratios bmust bbe bbetter bbecause bof bthe bnature bof bpatients'
bproblems."
b. b"Psychiatric bnurses buse bcomplex bcommunication bskills, bas bwell bas bcritical
bthinking, bto bsolve bmultidimensional bproblems. bI'm bchallenged bby bthose bsituations."
,c. b"I bthink bI'll bbe bgood bin bthe bmental bhealth bfield. bI bdo bnot blike bclinical brotations
bin bschool, bso bI bdon't bwant bto bcontinue bthem bafter bI bgraduate."
d. b"Psychiatric bnurses bdon't bhave bto bdeal bwith bas bmuch bpain band bsuffering bas
bmedical bsurgical bnurses. bThat bappeals bto bme." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
Which bresearch bevidence bwould bmost binfluence ba bgroup bof bnurses bto bchange
btheir bpractice?
a. bExpert bcommittee breport bof brecommendations bfor bpractice
b. bSystematic breview bof brandomized bcontrolled btrials
c. bNonexperimental bdescriptive bstudy
d. bCritical bpathway b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bbill bintroduced bin bCongress bwould breduce bfunding bfor bthe bcare bof bpeople bwith
bmental billnesses. bA bgroup bof bnurses bwrite bletters bto btheir belected brepresentatives
bin bopposition bto bthe blegislation. bWhich brole bhave bthe bnurses bfulfilled?
a. bAdvocacy
b. bAttending
c. bRecovery
d. bEvidence-based bpractice b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
An binformal bgroup bof bpatients bdiscuss btheir bperceptions bof bnursing bcare. bWhich
bcomment bbest bindicates ba bpatient's bperception bthat bhis bor bher bnurse bis bcaring?
a. b"My bnurse balways basks bme bwhich btype bof bjuice bI bwant bto bhelp bme bswallow
bmy bmedication."
b. b"My bnurse bexplained bmy btreatment bplan bto bme band basked bfor bmy bideas babout
bhow bto bmake bit bbetter."
c. b"My bnurse btold bme bthat bif bI btake ball bthe bmedicines bthe bdoctor bprescribes bI bwill
bget bdischarged bsoon."
d. b"My bnurse bspends btime blistening bto bme btalk babout bmy bproblems. bThat bhelps
bme bfeel blike bI'm bnot balone." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
A bpatient bwho bimmigrated bto bthe bUnited bStates bfrom bHonduras bwas bdiagnosed
bwith bschizophrenia. bThe bpatient btook ban bantipsychotic bmedication bfor b3 bweeks
bbut bshowed bno bimprovement. bWhich bresource bshould bthe btreatment bteam bconsult
bfor binformation bon bmore beffective bmedications bfor bthis bpatient?
a. bClinical balgorithm
b. bClinical bpathway
c. bClinical bpractice bguideline
d. bInternational bStatistical bClassification bof bDiseases band bRelated bHealth bProblems
b(ICD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
, Which bhistorical bnursing bleader bhelped bfocus bpractice bto brecognize bthe bimportance
bof bscience bin bpsychiatric bnursing?
a. bAbraham bMaslow
b. bHildegard bPeplau
c. bKris bMartinsen
d. bHarriet bBailey b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bnurse bconsistently bstrives bto bdemonstrate bcaring bbehaviors bduring binteractions
bwith bpatients. bWhich breaction bby ba bpatient bindicates bthis bnurse bis beffective? bA
bpatient breports bfeeling:
a. bdistrustful bl bof bothers.
b. bconnected bwith bothers.
c. buneasy babout bthe bfuture.
d. bdiscouraged bwith befforts bto bimprove. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
An bexperienced bnurse bsays bto ba bnew bgraduate, b"When byou've bpracticed bas blong
bas bI bhave, byou'll binstantly bknow bhow bto btake bcare bof bpsychotic bpatients." bWhat bis
bthe bnew bgraduate's bbest banalysis bof bthis bcomment? bSelect ball bthat bapply.
a. bThe bexperienced bnurse bmay bhave blost bsight bof bpatients' bindividuality, bwhich
bmay bcompromise bthe bintegrity bof bpractice.
b. bNew bresearch bfindings bmust bbe bcontinually bintegrated binto ba bnurse's bpractice
bto bprovide bthe bmost beffective bcare.
c. bExperience bprovides bmental bhealth bnurses bwith bthe btools band bskills bneeded bfor
beffective bprofessional bpractice.
d. bExperienced bpsychiatric bnurses bhave blearned bthe bbest bways bto bcare bfor
bpsychotic bpatients bthrough btrial band berror.
e. bEffective bpsychiatric bnurses bshould bbe bcontinually bguided bby ban bintuitive bsense
bof bpatients' bneeds. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bB
Which bpatient bstatements bidentify bqualities bof bnursing bpractice bwith bhigh
btherapeutic bvalue? b(Select ball bthat bapply.) b"The bnurse:
a. btalks bin blanguage bI bcan bunderstand."
b. bhelps bme bkeep btrack bof bmy bmedications."
c. bis bwilling bto bgo bto bsocial bactivities bwith bme."
d. blets bme bdo bwhatever bI bchoose bwithout binterfering."
e. blooks bat bme bas ba bwhole bperson bwith bdifferent bneeds." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bB
bE
A bnurse bexplains bmultiaxial bdiagnoses bto ba bpsychiatric btechnician. bWhich
binformation bis baccurate?
a. bIt bis ba btemplate bfor btreatment bplanning.
b. bNursing band bmedical bdiagnoses bare bincluded.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which boutcome, bfocused bon brecovery, bwould bbe bexpected bin bthe bplan bof bcare bfor
ba bpatient bliving bin bthe bcommunity bwith bserious band bpersistent bmental billness?
bWithin b3 bmonths, bthe bpatient bwill:
a. bdeny bsuicidal bideation.
b. breport ba bsense bof bwell-being.
c. btake bmedications bas bprescribed.
d. battend bclinic bappointments bon btime. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bpatient bis bhospitalized bfor bdepression band bsuicidal bideation bafter btheir bspouse
basks bfor ba bdivorce. bSelect bthe bnurse's bmost bcaring bcomment.
a. b"Let's bdiscuss bsome bmeans bof bcoping bother bthan bsuicide bwhen byou bhave
bthese bfeelings."
b. b"I bunderstand bwhy byou're bso bdepressed. bWhen bI bgot bdivorced, bI bwas
bdevastated btoo."
c. b"You bshould bforget babout byour bmarriage band bmove bon bwith byour blife."
d. b"How bdid byou bget bso bdepressed bthat bhospitalization bwas bnecessary?" b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔A
In bthe bshift-change breport, ban boff-going bnurse bcriticizes ba bpatient bwho bwears
bheavy bmakeup. bWhich bcomment bby bthe bnurse bwho breceives bthe breport bbest
bdemonstrates badvocacy?
a. b"This bis ba bpsychiatric bhospital. bCraziness bis bwhat bwe bare ball babout."
b. b"Let's ball bshow bacceptance bof bthis bpatient bby bwearing blots bof bmakeup btoo."
c. b"Your bcomments bare binconsiderate band binappropriate. bKeep bthe breport
bobjective."
d. b"Our bpatients bneed bour bhelp bto blearn bbehaviors bthat bwill bhelp bthem bget balong
bin bsociety." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
,A bnurse bassesses ba bnewly badmitted bpatient bwith bdepression. bWhich bstatement bis
ban bexample bof b"attending"?
a. b"We ball bhave bstress bin blife. bBeing bin ba bpsychiatric bhospital bisn't bthe bend bof bthe
bworld."
b. b"Tell bme bwhy byou bfelt byou bhad bto bbe bhospitalized bto breceive btreatment bfor
byour bdepression."
c. b"You bwill bfeel bbetter bafter bwe bget bsome bantidepressant bmedication bstarted bfor
byou."
d. b"I'd blike bto bsit bwith byou ba bwhile bso byou bmay bfeel bmore bcomfortable btalking
bwith bme." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
A bpatient bshows bthe bnurse ban barticle bfrom bthe bInternet babout ba bhealth bproblem.
bWhich bcharacteristic bof bthe bweb bsite's baddress bmost balerts bthe bnurse bthat bthe
bsite bmay bhave bbiased band bprejudiced binformation?
a. bAddress bends bin b".org."
b. bAddress bends bin b".com."
c. bAddress bends bin b".gov."
d. bAddress bends bin b".net." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bnurse bsays, b"When bI bwas bin bschool bI blearned bto bcall bupset bpatients bby bname
bto bget btheir battention, bbut bI bread ba bdescriptive bresearch bstudy bthat bsays bthat bthis
bapproach bdoesn't bwork. bI'm bgoing bstop bcalling bpatients bby bname." bWhich
bstatement bis bthe bbest bappraisal bof bthis bnurse's bcomment?
a. bOne bdescriptive bresearch bstudy brarely bprovides benough bevidence bto bchange
bpractice.
b. bStaff bnurses bapply bnew bresearch bfindings bonly bwith bthe bhelp bfrom bclinical
bnurse bspecialists.
c. bNew bresearch bfindings bshould bbe bincorporated binto bclinical balgorithms bbefore
busing bthem bin bpractice.
d. bThe bnurse bmisinterpreted bthe bresults bof bthe bstudy. bClassic btenets bof bpractice
bdo bnot bchange. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
Two bnursing bstudents bdiscuss bcareer bplans bafter bgraduation. bOne bstudent bwants
bto benter bpsychiatric bnursing. bThe bother bstudent basks, b"Why bwould byou bwant bto
bbe ba bpsychiatric bnurse? bAll bthey bdo bis btalk. bYou'll blose byour bskills." bSelect bthe
bbest bresponse bby bthe bstudent binterested bin bpsychiatric bnursing.
a. b"Psychiatric bnurses bpractice bin bsafer benvironments bthan bother bspecialties.
bNurse-to-patient bratios bmust bbe bbetter bbecause bof bthe bnature bof bpatients'
bproblems."
b. b"Psychiatric bnurses buse bcomplex bcommunication bskills, bas bwell bas bcritical
bthinking, bto bsolve bmultidimensional bproblems. bI'm bchallenged bby bthose bsituations."
,c. b"I bthink bI'll bbe bgood bin bthe bmental bhealth bfield. bI bdo bnot blike bclinical brotations
bin bschool, bso bI bdon't bwant bto bcontinue bthem bafter bI bgraduate."
d. b"Psychiatric bnurses bdon't bhave bto bdeal bwith bas bmuch bpain band bsuffering bas
bmedical bsurgical bnurses. bThat bappeals bto bme." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
Which bresearch bevidence bwould bmost binfluence ba bgroup bof bnurses bto bchange
btheir bpractice?
a. bExpert bcommittee breport bof brecommendations bfor bpractice
b. bSystematic breview bof brandomized bcontrolled btrials
c. bNonexperimental bdescriptive bstudy
d. bCritical bpathway b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bbill bintroduced bin bCongress bwould breduce bfunding bfor bthe bcare bof bpeople bwith
bmental billnesses. bA bgroup bof bnurses bwrite bletters bto btheir belected brepresentatives
bin bopposition bto bthe blegislation. bWhich brole bhave bthe bnurses bfulfilled?
a. bAdvocacy
b. bAttending
c. bRecovery
d. bEvidence-based bpractice b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
An binformal bgroup bof bpatients bdiscuss btheir bperceptions bof bnursing bcare. bWhich
bcomment bbest bindicates ba bpatient's bperception bthat bhis bor bher bnurse bis bcaring?
a. b"My bnurse balways basks bme bwhich btype bof bjuice bI bwant bto bhelp bme bswallow
bmy bmedication."
b. b"My bnurse bexplained bmy btreatment bplan bto bme band basked bfor bmy bideas babout
bhow bto bmake bit bbetter."
c. b"My bnurse btold bme bthat bif bI btake ball bthe bmedicines bthe bdoctor bprescribes bI bwill
bget bdischarged bsoon."
d. b"My bnurse bspends btime blistening bto bme btalk babout bmy bproblems. bThat bhelps
bme bfeel blike bI'm bnot balone." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔D
A bpatient bwho bimmigrated bto bthe bUnited bStates bfrom bHonduras bwas bdiagnosed
bwith bschizophrenia. bThe bpatient btook ban bantipsychotic bmedication bfor b3 bweeks
bbut bshowed bno bimprovement. bWhich bresource bshould bthe btreatment bteam bconsult
bfor binformation bon bmore beffective bmedications bfor bthis bpatient?
a. bClinical balgorithm
b. bClinical bpathway
c. bClinical bpractice bguideline
d. bInternational bStatistical bClassification bof bDiseases band bRelated bHealth bProblems
b(ICD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A
, Which bhistorical bnursing bleader bhelped bfocus bpractice bto brecognize bthe bimportance
bof bscience bin bpsychiatric bnursing?
a. bAbraham bMaslow
b. bHildegard bPeplau
c. bKris bMartinsen
d. bHarriet bBailey b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
A bnurse bconsistently bstrives bto bdemonstrate bcaring bbehaviors bduring binteractions
bwith bpatients. bWhich breaction bby ba bpatient bindicates bthis bnurse bis beffective? bA
bpatient breports bfeeling:
a. bdistrustful bl bof bothers.
b. bconnected bwith bothers.
c. buneasy babout bthe bfuture.
d. bdiscouraged bwith befforts bto bimprove. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔B
An bexperienced bnurse bsays bto ba bnew bgraduate, b"When byou've bpracticed bas blong
bas bI bhave, byou'll binstantly bknow bhow bto btake bcare bof bpsychotic bpatients." bWhat bis
bthe bnew bgraduate's bbest banalysis bof bthis bcomment? bSelect ball bthat bapply.
a. bThe bexperienced bnurse bmay bhave blost bsight bof bpatients' bindividuality, bwhich
bmay bcompromise bthe bintegrity bof bpractice.
b. bNew bresearch bfindings bmust bbe bcontinually bintegrated binto ba bnurse's bpractice
bto bprovide bthe bmost beffective bcare.
c. bExperience bprovides bmental bhealth bnurses bwith bthe btools band bskills bneeded bfor
beffective bprofessional bpractice.
d. bExperienced bpsychiatric bnurses bhave blearned bthe bbest bways bto bcare bfor
bpsychotic bpatients bthrough btrial band berror.
e. bEffective bpsychiatric bnurses bshould bbe bcontinually bguided bby ban bintuitive bsense
bof bpatients' bneeds. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bB
Which bpatient bstatements bidentify bqualities bof bnursing bpractice bwith bhigh
btherapeutic bvalue? b(Select ball bthat bapply.) b"The bnurse:
a. btalks bin blanguage bI bcan bunderstand."
b. bhelps bme bkeep btrack bof bmy bmedications."
c. bis bwilling bto bgo bto bsocial bactivities bwith bme."
d. blets bme bdo bwhatever bI bchoose bwithout binterfering."
e. blooks bat bme bas ba bwhole bperson bwith bdifferent bneeds." b- bcorrect banswer✔✔A bB
bE
A bnurse bexplains bmultiaxial bdiagnoses bto ba bpsychiatric btechnician. bWhich
binformation bis baccurate?
a. bIt bis ba btemplate bfor btreatment bplanning.
b. bNursing band bmedical bdiagnoses bare bincluded.
