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Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Author: Margaret Jordan Halter
10th Edition
,Varcarolis' Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
10th Edition By Margaret Jordan Halter
Table Of Contents
UNIT I: Foundations In Theory
Chapter 1. Mental Health And Mental Illness
Chapter 2. Theories And Therapies
Chapter 3. Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology
UNIT II: Foundations For Practice
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings
Chapter 5. Cultural Implications
Chapter 6. Legal And Ethical Considerations
UNIT III: Psychosocial Nursing Tools
Chapter 7. The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care
Chapter 8. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 9. Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 10. Stress Responses And Stress Management
UNIT IV: Psychobiological Disorders
Chapter 11. Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 13. Bipolar And Related Disorders
Chapter 14. Depressive Disorders
Chapter 15. Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Chapter 16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative
Disorders
Chapter 17. Somatic Symptom Disorders
Chapter 18. Eating And Feeding Disorders
Chapter 19. Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilic Disorders
Chapter 21. Impulse Control Disorders
Chapter 22. Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders
Chapter 23. Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 24. Personality Disorders
UNIT V: Trauma Interventions
Chapter 25. Suicide And Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Chapter 26. Crisis And Disaster
Chapter 27. Anger, Aggression, And Violence
Chapter 28. Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner
Violence Chapter 29. Sexual Assault
UNIT VI: Interventions For Special Populations
Chapter 30. Dying, Death, And Grieving
Chapter 31. Older Adults
Chapter 32. Serious Mental Illness
Chapter 33. Forensic Nursing
UNIT VII: Other Intervention Modalities
Chapter 34. Therapeutic Groups
Chapter 35. Family Interventions
Chapter 36. Integrative Care
,Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 10th 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.
ANS: 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.
POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Client Needs: Safe,
Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their
Clinical Nursing 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
Technology Monitoring Equipment And Manage Complex
Intravenous Therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric Nurses Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And
Suffering As Medical–Surgical Nurses Do. That Appeals To Me.”
ANS: 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 These Nurses Must Have. Nurse–
Client Ratios And Workloads In Psychiatric Settings Have Increased, Just Like
Other Specialties. Psychiatric Nursing Involves Clinical Practice, Not Just
Documentation.
Psychosocial Pain And Suffering Are As Real As Physical Pain And Suffering.
POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 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 To The Legislation. Which Role Have The Nurses
Fulfilled?
, a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-Based Practice
Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Author: Margaret Jordan Halter
10th Edition
,Varcarolis' Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
10th Edition By Margaret Jordan Halter
Table Of Contents
UNIT I: Foundations In Theory
Chapter 1. Mental Health And Mental Illness
Chapter 2. Theories And Therapies
Chapter 3. Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology
UNIT II: Foundations For Practice
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings
Chapter 5. Cultural Implications
Chapter 6. Legal And Ethical Considerations
UNIT III: Psychosocial Nursing Tools
Chapter 7. The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care
Chapter 8. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 9. Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 10. Stress Responses And Stress Management
UNIT IV: Psychobiological Disorders
Chapter 11. Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 13. Bipolar And Related Disorders
Chapter 14. Depressive Disorders
Chapter 15. Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Chapter 16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative
Disorders
Chapter 17. Somatic Symptom Disorders
Chapter 18. Eating And Feeding Disorders
Chapter 19. Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilic Disorders
Chapter 21. Impulse Control Disorders
Chapter 22. Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders
Chapter 23. Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 24. Personality Disorders
UNIT V: Trauma Interventions
Chapter 25. Suicide And Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Chapter 26. Crisis And Disaster
Chapter 27. Anger, Aggression, And Violence
Chapter 28. Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner
Violence Chapter 29. Sexual Assault
UNIT VI: Interventions For Special Populations
Chapter 30. Dying, Death, And Grieving
Chapter 31. Older Adults
Chapter 32. Serious Mental Illness
Chapter 33. Forensic Nursing
UNIT VII: Other Intervention Modalities
Chapter 34. Therapeutic Groups
Chapter 35. Family Interventions
Chapter 36. Integrative Care
,Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations Of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 10th 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.
ANS: 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.
POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Client Needs: Safe,
Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their
Clinical Nursing 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
Technology Monitoring Equipment And Manage Complex
Intravenous Therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric Nurses Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And
Suffering As Medical–Surgical Nurses Do. That Appeals To Me.”
ANS: 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 These Nurses Must Have. Nurse–
Client Ratios And Workloads In Psychiatric Settings Have Increased, Just Like
Other Specialties. Psychiatric Nursing Involves Clinical Practice, Not Just
Documentation.
Psychosocial Pain And Suffering Are As Real As Physical Pain And Suffering.
POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 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 To The Legislation. Which Role Have The Nurses
Fulfilled?
, a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-Based Practice
