TEST,BANK,For,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
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by,Margaret,Jordan,Halter,Chapters,1,-,36,|,Complete
,TABLE,OF,CONTENTS
Chapter,01,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness 2
Chapter,02,Theories,and,Therapies,Approach 12
Chapter,03,Psychobiology,and,Psychopharmacology 25
Chapter,04,Treatment,Settings 37
Chapter,05,Cultural,Implications 50
Chapter,06,Legal,and,Ethical,Considerations 61
Chapter,07,The,Nursing,Process,and,Standards,of,Care 72
Chapter,08,Therapeutic,Relationships 83
Chapter,09,Therapeutic,Communication 94
Chapter,10,Stress,Responses,and,Stress,Management 103
Chapter,11,Childhood,and,Neurodevelopmental,Disorders 113
Chapter,12,Schizophrenia,Spectrum,Disorders 123
Chapter,13,Bipolar,and,Related,Disorders 137
Chapter,14,Depressive,Disorders 150
Chapter,15,Anxiety,and,Obsessive-Compulsive,Disorders 162
Chapter,16,Trauma,,Stressor-Related,,and,Dissociative,Disorders 175
Chapter,17,Somatic,Symptom,Disorders 187
Chapter,18,Eating,and,Feeding,Disorders 197
Chapter,19,Sleep–Wake,Disorders 207
Chapter,20,Sexual,Dysfunctions,,Gender,Dysphoria,,and,Paraphilic,Disorders 216
Chapter,21,Impulse,Control,Disorders 226
Chapter,22,Substance-Related,and,Addictive,Disorders 236
Chapter,23,Neurocognitive,Disorders 248
Chapter,24,Personality,Disorders 259
Chapter,25,Suicide,and,Nonsuicidal,Self-Injury 270
Chapter,26,Crisis,and,Disaster 280
Chapter,27,Anger,,Aggression,,and,Violence 290
Chapter,28,Child,,Older,Adult,,and,Intimate,Partner,Violence 300
Chapter,29,Sexual,Assault 309
Chapter,30,Dying,,Death,,and,Grieving 318
Chapter,31,Older,Adults 326
Chapter,32,Serious,Mental,Illness 338
Chapter,33,Forensic,Nursing 351
Chapter,34,Therapeutic,Groups 360
Chapter,35,Family,Interventions 371
Chapter,36,Integrative,Care 382
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Chapter,01:,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness
Halter:,Varcarolis’,Foundations,of,Psychiatric-
Mental,Health,Nursing:,A,Clinical,Approach,,9th,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The, scope,of,practiced, for,an, advanced, nurse, practitioner, would,include, which,intervention?
a. Conducting,a,mental,health,assessment.
b. Prescribing, psychotropic,medication.
c. Establishing,a,therapeutic,relationship.
d. Individualizing, a, nursing, care, plan.
ANSWER:, B
In,most,states,,prescriptive,privileges,are,granted,to,master’s-
prepared,nurse,practitioners,and,clinical,nurse,specialists,who,have,taken,special,courses,on,
prescribing,medication.,The,nurse,prepared,at,the,basic,level,is,permitted,to,perform,mental,
health,assessments,,establish,relationships,,and,provide,individualized,care,planning.
PTS:,,, 1 DIF: Cognitive,Level:,Understand,(Comprehension)
TOP:,,,Nursing,Process:,Implementation MSC:, Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment
2. A,nursing,student,expresses,concerns,that,mental,health,nurses,“lose,all,their,clinical,nursi
ng,skills.”,Select,the,best,response,by,the,mental,health,nurse.
a. “Psychiatric,nurses,practice,in,safer,environments,than,other,specialties.,Nurse-
to-,client,ratios,must,be,better,because,of,the,nature,of,the,clients’,problems.”
b. “Psychiatric,nurses,use,complex,communication,skills,as,well,as,critical,thinking,
to,solve,multidimensional,problems.,I,am,challenged,by,those,situations.”
c. “That’s,a,misconception.,Psychiatric,nurses,frequently,use,high,technolog
y,monitoring,equipment,and,manage,complex,intravenous,therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric,nurses,do,not,have,to,deal,with,as,much,pain,and,suffering,a
s,medical–surgical,nurses,do.,That,appeals,to,me.”
ANSWER:, B
The,practice,of,psychiatric,nursing,requires,a,different,set,of,skills,than,medical–
surgical,nursing,,though,there,is,substantial,overlap.,Psychiatric,nurses,must,be,able,to,help,
clients,with,medical,as,well,as,mental,health,problems,,reflecting,the,holistic,perspective,the
se,nurses,must,have.,Nurse–
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client,ratios,and,workloads,in,psychiatric,settings,have,increased,,just,like,other,specialties.,P
sychiatric,nursing,involves,clinical,practice,,not,just,documentation.
Psychosocial,pain,and, suffering, are,as,real, as,physical, pain,and, suffering.
PTS:,,, 1 DIF: Cognitive,Level:,Apply,(Application)
TOP:,,,Nursing,Process:,Implementation MSC:, Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment
3. When,a,new,bill,introduced,in,Congress,reduces,funding,for,care,of,persons,diagnosed,with,
mental,illness,,a,group,of,nurses,write,letters,to,their,elected,representatives,in,opposition,t
o,the,legislation.,Which,role,have,the,nurses,fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based, practice
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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
, , , , ,
by,Margaret,Jordan,Halter,Chapters,1,-,36,|,Complete
,TABLE,OF,CONTENTS
Chapter,01,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness 2
Chapter,02,Theories,and,Therapies,Approach 12
Chapter,03,Psychobiology,and,Psychopharmacology 25
Chapter,04,Treatment,Settings 37
Chapter,05,Cultural,Implications 50
Chapter,06,Legal,and,Ethical,Considerations 61
Chapter,07,The,Nursing,Process,and,Standards,of,Care 72
Chapter,08,Therapeutic,Relationships 83
Chapter,09,Therapeutic,Communication 94
Chapter,10,Stress,Responses,and,Stress,Management 103
Chapter,11,Childhood,and,Neurodevelopmental,Disorders 113
Chapter,12,Schizophrenia,Spectrum,Disorders 123
Chapter,13,Bipolar,and,Related,Disorders 137
Chapter,14,Depressive,Disorders 150
Chapter,15,Anxiety,and,Obsessive-Compulsive,Disorders 162
Chapter,16,Trauma,,Stressor-Related,,and,Dissociative,Disorders 175
Chapter,17,Somatic,Symptom,Disorders 187
Chapter,18,Eating,and,Feeding,Disorders 197
Chapter,19,Sleep–Wake,Disorders 207
Chapter,20,Sexual,Dysfunctions,,Gender,Dysphoria,,and,Paraphilic,Disorders 216
Chapter,21,Impulse,Control,Disorders 226
Chapter,22,Substance-Related,and,Addictive,Disorders 236
Chapter,23,Neurocognitive,Disorders 248
Chapter,24,Personality,Disorders 259
Chapter,25,Suicide,and,Nonsuicidal,Self-Injury 270
Chapter,26,Crisis,and,Disaster 280
Chapter,27,Anger,,Aggression,,and,Violence 290
Chapter,28,Child,,Older,Adult,,and,Intimate,Partner,Violence 300
Chapter,29,Sexual,Assault 309
Chapter,30,Dying,,Death,,and,Grieving 318
Chapter,31,Older,Adults 326
Chapter,32,Serious,Mental,Illness 338
Chapter,33,Forensic,Nursing 351
Chapter,34,Therapeutic,Groups 360
Chapter,35,Family,Interventions 371
Chapter,36,Integrative,Care 382
, Test,Bank,-,Varcarolis',Foundations,of,Psychiatric,Mental,Health,Nursing,,9e
Chapter,01:,Mental,Health,and,Mental,Illness
Halter:,Varcarolis’,Foundations,of,Psychiatric-
Mental,Health,Nursing:,A,Clinical,Approach,,9th,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The, scope,of,practiced, for,an, advanced, nurse, practitioner, would,include, which,intervention?
a. Conducting,a,mental,health,assessment.
b. Prescribing, psychotropic,medication.
c. Establishing,a,therapeutic,relationship.
d. Individualizing, a, nursing, care, plan.
ANSWER:, B
In,most,states,,prescriptive,privileges,are,granted,to,master’s-
prepared,nurse,practitioners,and,clinical,nurse,specialists,who,have,taken,special,courses,on,
prescribing,medication.,The,nurse,prepared,at,the,basic,level,is,permitted,to,perform,mental,
health,assessments,,establish,relationships,,and,provide,individualized,care,planning.
PTS:,,, 1 DIF: Cognitive,Level:,Understand,(Comprehension)
TOP:,,,Nursing,Process:,Implementation MSC:, Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment
2. A,nursing,student,expresses,concerns,that,mental,health,nurses,“lose,all,their,clinical,nursi
ng,skills.”,Select,the,best,response,by,the,mental,health,nurse.
a. “Psychiatric,nurses,practice,in,safer,environments,than,other,specialties.,Nurse-
to-,client,ratios,must,be,better,because,of,the,nature,of,the,clients’,problems.”
b. “Psychiatric,nurses,use,complex,communication,skills,as,well,as,critical,thinking,
to,solve,multidimensional,problems.,I,am,challenged,by,those,situations.”
c. “That’s,a,misconception.,Psychiatric,nurses,frequently,use,high,technolog
y,monitoring,equipment,and,manage,complex,intravenous,therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric,nurses,do,not,have,to,deal,with,as,much,pain,and,suffering,a
s,medical–surgical,nurses,do.,That,appeals,to,me.”
ANSWER:, B
The,practice,of,psychiatric,nursing,requires,a,different,set,of,skills,than,medical–
surgical,nursing,,though,there,is,substantial,overlap.,Psychiatric,nurses,must,be,able,to,help,
clients,with,medical,as,well,as,mental,health,problems,,reflecting,the,holistic,perspective,the
se,nurses,must,have.,Nurse–
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client,ratios,and,workloads,in,psychiatric,settings,have,increased,,just,like,other,specialties.,P
sychiatric,nursing,involves,clinical,practice,,not,just,documentation.
Psychosocial,pain,and, suffering, are,as,real, as,physical, pain,and, suffering.
PTS:,,, 1 DIF: Cognitive,Level:,Apply,(Application)
TOP:,,,Nursing,Process:,Implementation MSC:, Client,Needs:,Safe,,Effective,Care,Environment
3. When,a,new,bill,introduced,in,Congress,reduces,funding,for,care,of,persons,diagnosed,with,
mental,illness,,a,group,of,nurses,write,letters,to,their,elected,representatives,in,opposition,t
o,the,legislation.,Which,role,have,the,nurses,fulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based, practice
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