TEST BANK For Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterl01lMentallHealthlandlMentallIllness 2
Chapterl02lTheorieslandlTherapieslApproach 12
Chapterl03lPsychobiologylandlPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterl04lTreatmentlSettings 37
Chapterl05lCulturallImplications 50
Chapterl06lLegallandlEthicallConsiderations 61
Chapterl07lThelNursinglProcesslandlStandardsloflCare 72
Chapterl08lTherapeuticlRelationships 83
Chapterl09lTherapeuticlCommunication 94
Chapterl10lStresslResponseslandlStresslManagement 103
Chapterl11lChildhoodlandlNeurodevelopmentallDisorders 113
Chapterl12lSchizophrenialSpectrumlDisorders 123
Chapterl13lBipolarlandlRelatedlDisorders 137
Chapterl14lDepressivelDisorders 150
Chapterl15lAnxietylandlObsessive-CompulsivelDisorders 162
Chapterl16lTrauma,lStressor-Related,landlDissociativelDisorders 175
Chapterl17lSomaticlSymptomlDisorders 187
Chapterl18lEatinglandlFeedinglDisorders 197
Chapterl19lSleep–WakelDisorders 207
Chapterl20lSexuallDysfunctions,lGenderlDysphoria,landlParaphiliclDisorders 216
Chapterl21lImpulselControllDisorders 226
Chapterl22lSubstance-RelatedlandlAddictivelDisorders 236
Chapterl23lNeurocognitivelDisorders 248
Chapterl24lPersonalitylDisorders 259
Chapterl25lSuicidelandlNonsuicidallSelf-Injury 270
Chapterl26lCrisislandlDisaster 280
Chapterl27lAnger,lAggression,landlViolence 290
Chapterl28lChild,lOlderlAdult,landlIntimatelPartnerlViolence 300
Chapterl29lSexuallAssault 309
Chapterl30lDying,lDeath,landlGrieving 318
Chapterl31lOlderlAdults 326
Chapterl32lSeriouslMentallIllness 338
Chapterl33lForensiclNursing 351
Chapterl34lTherapeuticlGroups 360
Chapterl35lFamilylInterventions 371
Chapterl36lIntegrativelCare 382
, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
Chapterl01:lMentallHealthlandlMentallIllness
Halter:lVarcarolis’lFoundationsloflPsychiatric-
MentallHealthlNursing:lAlClinicallApproach,l9thlEdition
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Thel scopel oflpracticedl forlanladvancedl nursel practitionerl wouldlincludel whichlintervention?
a. Conductinglalmentallhealthlassessment.
b. Prescribingl psychotropicl medication.
c. Establishinglaltherapeuticlrelationship.
d. Individualizingl al nursingl carel plan.
ANSWER:l B
Inlmostlstates,lprescriptivelprivilegeslarelgrantedltolmaster’s-
preparedlnurselpractitionerslandlclinicallnurselspecialistslwholhaveltakenlspeciallcourseslonlprescrib
inglmedication.lThelnurselpreparedlatlthelbasicllevellislpermittedltolperformlmentallhealthlassessme
nts,lestablishlrelationships,landlprovidelindividualizedlcarelplanning.
PTS:lll 1 DIF: Cognitivel Level:l Understandl (Comprehension)
TOP:lll Nursingl Process:l Implementation MSC:l Clientl Needs:l Safe,l Effectivel Carel Environment
2. Alnursinglstudentlexpresseslconcernslthatlmentallhealthlnursesl“loselallltheirlclinicallnursinglskills.”lSe
lectlthelbestlresponselbylthelmentallhealthlnurse.
a. “Psychiatriclnurseslpracticelinlsaferlenvironmentslthanlotherlspecialties.lNurse-to-
clientlratioslmustlbelbetterlbecauseloflthelnatureloflthelclients’lproblems.”
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b. “Psychiatriclnursesluselcomplexlcommunicationlskillslaslwelllaslcriticallthinkingltolsolvelm
ultidimensionallproblems.lIlamlchallengedlbylthoselsituations.”
c. “That’slalmisconception.lPsychiatriclnurseslfrequentlyluselhighltechnologylmonito
ringlequipmentlandlmanagelcomplexlintravenousltherapies.”
d. “Psychiatriclnursesldolnotlhaveltoldeallwithlaslmuchlpainlandlsufferinglaslmedic
al–surgicallnursesldo.lThatlappealsltolme.”
ANSWER:l B
Thelpracticeloflpsychiatriclnursinglrequireslaldifferentlsetloflskillslthanlmedical–
surgicallnursing,lthoughltherelislsubstantialloverlap.lPsychiatriclnurseslmustlbelableltolhelplclientslwithl
medicallaslwelllaslmentallhealthlproblems,lreflectinglthelholisticlperspectiveltheselnurseslmustlhave.lN
urse–
clientlratioslandlworkloadslinlpsychiatriclsettingslhavelincreased,ljustllikelotherlspecialties.lPsychiatri
clnursinglinvolveslclinicallpractice,lnotljustldocumentation.
Psychosociallpainlandl sufferingl arelaslreallaslphysicallpainlandl suffering.
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
PTS:lll 1 DIF: Cognitivel Level:lApplyl (Application)
TOP:lll Nursingl Process:l Implementation MSC:l Clientl Needs:l Safe,l Effectivel Carel Environment
3. WhenlalnewlbilllintroducedlinlCongresslreduceslfundinglforlcareloflpersonsldiagnosedlwithlmentallill
ness,lalgrouploflnurseslwritellettersltoltheirlelectedlrepresentativeslinloppositionltolthellegislation.lWh
ichlrolelhavelthelnurseslfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedl practice
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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
l l
Chapterl01lMentallHealthlandlMentallIllness 2
Chapterl02lTheorieslandlTherapieslApproach 12
Chapterl03lPsychobiologylandlPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterl04lTreatmentlSettings 37
Chapterl05lCulturallImplications 50
Chapterl06lLegallandlEthicallConsiderations 61
Chapterl07lThelNursinglProcesslandlStandardsloflCare 72
Chapterl08lTherapeuticlRelationships 83
Chapterl09lTherapeuticlCommunication 94
Chapterl10lStresslResponseslandlStresslManagement 103
Chapterl11lChildhoodlandlNeurodevelopmentallDisorders 113
Chapterl12lSchizophrenialSpectrumlDisorders 123
Chapterl13lBipolarlandlRelatedlDisorders 137
Chapterl14lDepressivelDisorders 150
Chapterl15lAnxietylandlObsessive-CompulsivelDisorders 162
Chapterl16lTrauma,lStressor-Related,landlDissociativelDisorders 175
Chapterl17lSomaticlSymptomlDisorders 187
Chapterl18lEatinglandlFeedinglDisorders 197
Chapterl19lSleep–WakelDisorders 207
Chapterl20lSexuallDysfunctions,lGenderlDysphoria,landlParaphiliclDisorders 216
Chapterl21lImpulselControllDisorders 226
Chapterl22lSubstance-RelatedlandlAddictivelDisorders 236
Chapterl23lNeurocognitivelDisorders 248
Chapterl24lPersonalitylDisorders 259
Chapterl25lSuicidelandlNonsuicidallSelf-Injury 270
Chapterl26lCrisislandlDisaster 280
Chapterl27lAnger,lAggression,landlViolence 290
Chapterl28lChild,lOlderlAdult,landlIntimatelPartnerlViolence 300
Chapterl29lSexuallAssault 309
Chapterl30lDying,lDeath,landlGrieving 318
Chapterl31lOlderlAdults 326
Chapterl32lSeriouslMentallIllness 338
Chapterl33lForensiclNursing 351
Chapterl34lTherapeuticlGroups 360
Chapterl35lFamilylInterventions 371
Chapterl36lIntegrativelCare 382
, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
Chapterl01:lMentallHealthlandlMentallIllness
Halter:lVarcarolis’lFoundationsloflPsychiatric-
MentallHealthlNursing:lAlClinicallApproach,l9thlEdition
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Thel scopel oflpracticedl forlanladvancedl nursel practitionerl wouldlincludel whichlintervention?
a. Conductinglalmentallhealthlassessment.
b. Prescribingl psychotropicl medication.
c. Establishinglaltherapeuticlrelationship.
d. Individualizingl al nursingl carel plan.
ANSWER:l B
Inlmostlstates,lprescriptivelprivilegeslarelgrantedltolmaster’s-
preparedlnurselpractitionerslandlclinicallnurselspecialistslwholhaveltakenlspeciallcourseslonlprescrib
inglmedication.lThelnurselpreparedlatlthelbasicllevellislpermittedltolperformlmentallhealthlassessme
nts,lestablishlrelationships,landlprovidelindividualizedlcarelplanning.
PTS:lll 1 DIF: Cognitivel Level:l Understandl (Comprehension)
TOP:lll Nursingl Process:l Implementation MSC:l Clientl Needs:l Safe,l Effectivel Carel Environment
2. Alnursinglstudentlexpresseslconcernslthatlmentallhealthlnursesl“loselallltheirlclinicallnursinglskills.”lSe
lectlthelbestlresponselbylthelmentallhealthlnurse.
a. “Psychiatriclnurseslpracticelinlsaferlenvironmentslthanlotherlspecialties.lNurse-to-
clientlratioslmustlbelbetterlbecauseloflthelnatureloflthelclients’lproblems.”
l
b. “Psychiatriclnursesluselcomplexlcommunicationlskillslaslwelllaslcriticallthinkingltolsolvelm
ultidimensionallproblems.lIlamlchallengedlbylthoselsituations.”
c. “That’slalmisconception.lPsychiatriclnurseslfrequentlyluselhighltechnologylmonito
ringlequipmentlandlmanagelcomplexlintravenousltherapies.”
d. “Psychiatriclnursesldolnotlhaveltoldeallwithlaslmuchlpainlandlsufferinglaslmedic
al–surgicallnursesldo.lThatlappealsltolme.”
ANSWER:l B
Thelpracticeloflpsychiatriclnursinglrequireslaldifferentlsetloflskillslthanlmedical–
surgicallnursing,lthoughltherelislsubstantialloverlap.lPsychiatriclnurseslmustlbelableltolhelplclientslwithl
medicallaslwelllaslmentallhealthlproblems,lreflectinglthelholisticlperspectiveltheselnurseslmustlhave.lN
urse–
clientlratioslandlworkloadslinlpsychiatriclsettingslhavelincreased,ljustllikelotherlspecialties.lPsychiatri
clnursinglinvolveslclinicallpractice,lnotljustldocumentation.
Psychosociallpainlandl sufferingl arelaslreallaslphysicallpainlandl suffering.
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
PTS:lll 1 DIF: Cognitivel Level:lApplyl (Application)
TOP:lll Nursingl Process:l Implementation MSC:l Clientl Needs:l Safe,l Effectivel Carel Environment
3. WhenlalnewlbilllintroducedlinlCongresslreduceslfundinglforlcareloflpersonsldiagnosedlwithlmentallill
ness,lalgrouploflnurseslwritellettersltoltheirlelectedlrepresentativeslinloppositionltolthellegislation.lWh
ichlrolelhavelthelnurseslfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedl practice
2|Page
