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Chapter 01: Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric Mental Health
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Nursing
Varcarolis: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communicatio
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nApproach to Evidence-Based Care, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE hj




1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient li
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ving in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3
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months, the patient will demonstrate what behavior?
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a. Denying suicidal ideation hj hj


b. Reporting a sense of well-being hj hj hj hj


c. Taking medications as prescribed hj hj hj


d. Attending clinic appointments on time hj hj hj hj




ANS: B hj


Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial disability, and improving r
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ole performance. The goal of recovery is to empower the individual with mental illness to ach
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ieve a sense of meaning and satisfaction in life and to function at the highest possible levelof
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wellness. The incorrect options focus on the classic medical model rather than recovery.
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DIF:
Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) T hj hj hj hj


OP: Nursing Process: Outcomes Identification MS
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C: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A patient is hospitalized for depression and suicidal ideation after their spouse asks for
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adivorce. Select the nurse’s most caring comment.
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a. “Let’s discuss healthy means of coping when you have suicidal feelings.”
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b. “I understand why you’re so depressed. When I got divorced, I was devastate
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c. “You should forget about your marriage and move on with your life.”
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d. “How did you get so depressed that hospitalization was necessary?”
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ANS: A hj


The nurse’s communication should evidence caring and a commitment to work with the patie
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nt. This commitment lets the patient know the nurse will help. Probing and advice are nothelp
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ful for therapeutic interventions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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3. In the shift-change report, an off-
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going nurse criticizes a patient who wears extremely heavymakeup. Which comment by the
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nurse who receives the report best demonstrates advocacy?
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a. “This is a psychiatric hospital, so we expect our patients to behave bizarrely.”
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b. “Let’s all show acceptance of this patient by wearing lots of makeup too.”
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c. “Your comments are inconsiderate and inappropriate. Keep the report objective.”
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d. “Our patients need our help to learn behaviors that will help them get along i
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nsociety.” j
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ANS: D hj



Accepting patients’ needs for self- hj hj hj hj


expression and seeking to teach skills that will contribute totheir well-
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being demonstrate respect and are important parts of advocacy. The on-
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coming nurse needs to take action to ensure that others are not prejudiced against the patient.
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Humor can be appropriate within the privacy of a shift report but not at the expense of respect
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for patients. Judging the off-
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going nurse in a critical way will create conflict. Nurses must show compassion for each othe
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r.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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4. A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Whic
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hstatement is an example of “attending”?
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a. “We all have stress in life. Being in a psychiatric hospital is not the end of th
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b. “Tell me why you felt you had to be hospitalized to receive treatment for your
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depression.”
c. “You will feel better after we get some antidepressant medication started for you.”
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d. “I’d like to sit with you for a while, so you may feel more comfortable talking wit
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Attending is a technique that demonstrates the nurse’s commitment to the relationship and
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reduces feelings of isolation. This technique shows respect for the patient and demonstrate
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scaring. Generalizations, probing, and false reassurances are nontherapeutic.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. A patient shows the nurse an article from the Internet about a health problem. Which charac
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teristic of the website’s address most alerts the nurse that the site may have biased andpreju
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a. Address ends in “.org.” hj hj hj


b. Address ends in “.com.” hj hj hj


c. Address ends in “.gov.” hj hj hj


d. Address ends in “.net.” hj hj hj




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Financial influences on a site are a clue that the information may be biased. “.com” at the en
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dof the address indicates that the site is a commercial one. “.gov” indicates that the site is ma
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intained by a government entity. “.org” indicates that the site is nonproprietary; the site may
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or may not have reliable information, but it does not profit from its activities. “.net” can have
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multiple meanings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension (Understanding) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: EvaluationMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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6. A nurse says, “When I was in school, I learned to call upset patients by name to get their a
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ttention; however, I read a descriptive research study that says that this approach does not
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work. I plan to stop calling patients by name.” Which statement is the best appraisal of thi
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snurse’s comment?
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a. One descriptive research study rarely provides enough evidence to change practice.
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b. Staff nurses apply new research findings only with the help from clinical nurs
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c. New research findings should be incorporated into clinical algorithms before usin
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gthem in practice. hj hj hj


d. The nurse misinterpreted the results of the study. Classic tenets of practice do no
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tchange. j
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Descriptive research findings provide evidence for practice but must be viewed in relation to
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other studies before practice changes. One study is not enough. Descriptive studies are low o
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nthe hierarchy of evidence. Clinical algorithms use flowcharts to manage problems and do no
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t specify one response to a clinical problem. Classic tenets of practice should change as resea
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rch findings provide evidence for change.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis (Analyzing) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: EvaluationMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. Two nursing students discuss career plans after graduation. One student wants to enter psyc
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hiatric nursing. The other student asks, “Why would you want to be a psychiatric nurse?All
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they do is talk. You will lose your skills.” Select the best response by the student interested
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in psychiatric nursing.
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a. “Psychiatric nurses’ practice in safer environments than other specialties and hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj j
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nurse-to-patient ratios are better because of the nature of patients’ problems.” hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj


b. “Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills, as well as critical thinking, hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj


to solve multidimensional problems. I’m challenged by those situations.”
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c. “I think I will be good in the mental health field. I do not like clinical rotations in
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school, so I do not want to continue them after I graduate.”
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d. “Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj


medical-surgical nurses. That appeals to me.” hj hj hj hj hj




ANS: B hj


The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical-
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surgical nursing, although substantial overlap does exist. Psychiatric nurses must be able to
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help patients with medical and mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective th
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ese nurses must have. Nurse–
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patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,similar to other specialtie
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s. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not simply documentation. Psychosocial pai
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n is real and can cause as much suffering as physical pain.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) hj hj hj


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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8. Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their practice?
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a. Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
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b. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials hj hj hj hj hj


c. Nonexperimental descriptive study hj hj


d. Critical pathway hj




ANS: B hj




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