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by MargaretJordan HalterChapters 1- 36| Complete
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,TABLEOFCONTENTS
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Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach
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Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
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Chapter 04 Treatment Settings
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Chapter 05 Cultural Implications
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Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations
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Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
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Chapter 08 Therapeutic Relationships
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Chapter 09 Therapeutic Communication
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Chapter 10 Stress Responses and Stress Management
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Chapter 11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders
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Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
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Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Chapter 18 Eating and Feeding Disorders
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Chapter 19 Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Chapter 21 Impulse Control Disorders
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Chapter 22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Chapter 23 Neurocognitive Disorders
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Chapter 24 Personality Disorders
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Chapter 25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Chapter 26 Crisis and Disaster
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Chapter 27 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 28 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
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Chapter 29 Sexual Assault
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Chapter 30 Dying, Death, and Grieving
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Chapter 31 Older Adults
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Chapter 32 Serious Mental Illness
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Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing
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Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups
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Chapter 35 Family Interventions
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Chapter 36 Integrative Care
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Chapter01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter:Varcarolis’Foundations ofPsychiatric-Mental Health Nursing:AClinicalApproach, 9th
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Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE d
1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
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a. Conducting a mental health assessment. d d d d
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c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship. d d d
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ANSWER: B d
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners and
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clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse
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prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish
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relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 dd d DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) d d d
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses “lose all their clinical nursing
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skills.” Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. “Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to- d d d d d d d d d
client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients’ problems.”
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b. “Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinkingto d d d d d d d d d d d
solve multidimensional problems. I am challengedby those situations.”
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c. “That’s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
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monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.”
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d. “Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as d d d d d d d d d d d d d
medical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.”
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ANSWER: B d
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–surgical nursing,
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though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help clients with medical as
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well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these nursesmust have. Nurse–
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client ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties.
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Psychiatric nursing involves clinicalpractice, not just documentation.
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Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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PTS: 1 dd d DIF: Cognitive Level:Apply (Application)
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with
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mental illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the
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legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
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MentalHealth Nursing,9thEdition
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by MargaretJordan HalterChapters 1- 36| Complete
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,TABLEOFCONTENTS
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Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach
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Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
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Chapter 04 Treatment Settings
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Chapter 05 Cultural Implications
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Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations
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Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
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Chapter 08 Therapeutic Relationships
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Chapter 09 Therapeutic Communication
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Chapter 10 Stress Responses and Stress Management
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Chapter 11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders
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Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
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Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Chapter 18 Eating and Feeding Disorders
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Chapter 19 Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Chapter 21 Impulse Control Disorders
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Chapter 22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Chapter 23 Neurocognitive Disorders
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Chapter 24 Personality Disorders
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Chapter 25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Chapter 26 Crisis and Disaster
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Chapter 27 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 28 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
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Chapter 29 Sexual Assault
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Chapter 30 Dying, Death, and Grieving
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Chapter 31 Older Adults
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Chapter 32 Serious Mental Illness
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Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing
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Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups
d d d 360
Chapter 35 Family Interventions
d d d 371
Chapter 36 Integrative Care
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
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Chapter01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter:Varcarolis’Foundations ofPsychiatric-Mental Health Nursing:AClinicalApproach, 9th
d d d d d d d d d d
Edition
d
MULTIPLE CHOICE d
1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
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a. Conducting a mental health assessment. d d d d
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. d d
c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship. d d d
d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. d d d d
ANSWER: B d
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners and
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clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse
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prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish
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relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 dd d DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) d d d
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses “lose all their clinical nursing
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skills.” Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. “Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to- d d d d d d d d d
client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients’ problems.”
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b. “Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinkingto d d d d d d d d d d d
solve multidimensional problems. I am challengedby those situations.”
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c. “That’s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
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monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.”
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d. “Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as d d d d d d d d d d d d d
medical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.”
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ANSWER: B d
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–surgical nursing,
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though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help clients with medical as
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these nursesmust have. Nurse–
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client ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties.
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1|Page d d d d d
, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
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Psychiatric nursing involves clinicalpractice, not just documentation.
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Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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PTS: 1 dd d DIF: Cognitive Level:Apply (Application)
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with
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mental illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to the
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legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based practice d
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