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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapterw a 01:w a Mentalw a Healthw a andw a Mentalw a Illness
Varcarolis’sw a Canadianw a Psychiatricw a Mentalw a Healthw a Nursing,w a 3rdw a Edition
MULTIPLEw a CHOICE
1. Awa staffwanursewacompleteswaorientationwatowaawapsychiatricwaunit.waWhichwaofwathewa fo
llowingwawowauldw a the
nursewaexpectwaaswaanwa advancedwa practicewaintervention?
a. Conductwamentalwahealthwaassessments
b. Prescribew a psychotropicw a medication
c. Establishw a therapeuticw a relationships
d. Individualizewa nursingw a carewa plans
ANSWER: oj waB
Prescriptivewaprivilegeswaarewagrantedwatowamaster’s-
preparedwanursewapractitionerswawhowahavewataken
specialwacourseswaonwaprescribingwamedic
atiowan;wa thuswaitwa iswaanwa advanced-
practicewaintervention.waThe
nursewapreparedwaatwathewabasicwalevelwaiswapermittedwatowape
rformwamwaentalwa healthwa assessments,wa establishw a relationships,wa andwa providewa individu
alizedwa carewa planninwag.
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TOP: Nursingw a Process:w a ImplementationwaMSC:
Clientw a Needs:w a Safew a Effectivew a Carew a Environment
2. Whenwaawanursingwastudentwaexpresseswaconcernswaaboutwahowwamentalwahealthwanurse
swa―losewaawallwatheirw a nursingwaskills,‖wawhichwaofwathewafollowingwaiswathewabestwarespon
sewabywathewamentalwahewaalthwa nurse?
a. ―Psychiatricwanurseswapractisewainwasaferwaenvironmentswathanwaotherwaspeci
alties.waNurse-to-
patientwaratioswamustwabeojbetterwabecausewaofwathewanaturewaofwathewa
patients’waproblems.‖ .
b. ―Psychiatricwa nurseswa usewa complexwa communicationwa skillswa aswa wellwa aswa criticalwa thinkingto
solvewa multidimensionalwa problems.wa Iwaamwa challengedwa bywa thosewa situations.‖
c. ―That’swaawamisconception.waPsychiatricwanurseswafrequentlywausewahigh-
watechnology
monitoringwa equipmentwa andwa managewa complexw a intrave
nouswatherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricwanurseswadowanotwa havewatowadealwawithwaaswamuchwa painw
a andwa suffewaringw a as medical–
surgicalwanurseswa do.waThatwa appealswa towa me.‖
ANSWER: oj waB
Thewapracticewaofwapsychiatricwanursingwarequireswaawadifferentwa setwaofwa skillswafromwa
medical–wasurgical
nursing,w a thoughw a therew a isw a substantialw a overlap.w a Twow a domainsw a relatew a s
pecificallywatow a psychiatric
nursing:wa behavioural,waincludingw a communication,wacoping,w a andwaeducation;w
aandw a safety,w a covering
crisiswaandwa riskwa management.wa Basicwa psychosocialwa nursingwa concewaptswa
arewa centralwa towa psychiatric
nursingwapracticewaandwaincreasewa yourwacompetencywaaswaawapractitionerwai
nwaallwaclinicalwasettings.
, Whateverwasettingwayouwachoosewatowaworkwain,wayouwawillwahavewathewaopportunitywatowaim
provewathewaliveswaofw a peoplewawhowaarewaexperiencingwamentalwaillnesswaaswaanwaadditio
nalwachallengewatowatheiwarwahealth.
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ntowayoursewalfwaandw a greatlywaincreasewayourwainsightwaintowathewaexperienceswaofwaothers.wa
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owalearnwanewwaskillswaforwadealingwawiwathwaawavarietywaofw a challengingwabehaviours.waPsycho
socialwapainwaandwasufferingwaarewaaswarealwaaswaphwaysicalwa painwa andw a suffering.
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
,
,Chapterw a 01:w a Mentalw a Healthw a andw a Mentalw a Illness
Varcarolis’sw a Canadianw a Psychiatricw a Mentalw a Healthw a Nursing,w a 3rdw a Edition
MULTIPLEw a CHOICE
1. Awa staffwanursewacompleteswaorientationwatowaawapsychiatricwaunit.waWhichwaofwathewa fo
llowingwawowauldw a the
nursewaexpectwaaswaanwa advancedwa practicewaintervention?
a. Conductwamentalwahealthwaassessments
b. Prescribew a psychotropicw a medication
c. Establishw a therapeuticw a relationships
d. Individualizewa nursingw a carewa plans
ANSWER: oj waB
Prescriptivewaprivilegeswaarewagrantedwatowamaster’s-
preparedwanursewapractitionerswawhowahavewataken
specialwacourseswaonwaprescribingwamedic
atiowan;wa thuswaitwa iswaanwa advanced-
practicewaintervention.waThe
nursewapreparedwaatwathewabasicwalevelwaiswapermittedwatowape
rformwamwaentalwa healthwa assessments,wa establishw a relationships,wa andwa providewa individu
alizedwa carewa planninwag.
DIF: CognitivewaLevel:wa Understandwa(Comprehension)
TOP: Nursingw a Process:w a ImplementationwaMSC:
Clientw a Needs:w a Safew a Effectivew a Carew a Environment
2. Whenwaawanursingwastudentwaexpresseswaconcernswaaboutwahowwamentalwahealthwanurse
swa―losewaawallwatheirw a nursingwaskills,‖wawhichwaofwathewafollowingwaiswathewabestwarespon
sewabywathewamentalwahewaalthwa nurse?
a. ―Psychiatricwanurseswapractisewainwasaferwaenvironmentswathanwaotherwaspeci
alties.waNurse-to-
patientwaratioswamustwabeojbetterwabecausewaofwathewanaturewaofwathewa
patients’waproblems.‖ .
b. ―Psychiatricwa nurseswa usewa complexwa communicationwa skillswa aswa wellwa aswa criticalwa thinkingto
solvewa multidimensionalwa problems.wa Iwaamwa challengedwa bywa thosewa situations.‖
c. ―That’swaawamisconception.waPsychiatricwanurseswafrequentlywausewahigh-
watechnology
monitoringwa equipmentwa andwa managewa complexw a intrave
nouswatherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricwanurseswadowanotwa havewatowadealwawithwaaswamuchwa painw
a andwa suffewaringw a as medical–
surgicalwanurseswa do.waThatwa appealswa towa me.‖
ANSWER: oj waB
Thewapracticewaofwapsychiatricwanursingwarequireswaawadifferentwa setwaofwa skillswafromwa
medical–wasurgical
nursing,w a thoughw a therew a isw a substantialw a overlap.w a Twow a domainsw a relatew a s
pecificallywatow a psychiatric
nursing:wa behavioural,waincludingw a communication,wacoping,w a andwaeducation;w
aandw a safety,w a covering
crisiswaandwa riskwa management.wa Basicwa psychosocialwa nursingwa concewaptswa
arewa centralwa towa psychiatric
nursingwapracticewaandwaincreasewa yourwacompetencywaaswaawapractitionerwai
nwaallwaclinicalwasettings.
, Whateverwasettingwayouwachoosewatowaworkwain,wayouwawillwahavewathewaopportunitywatowaim
provewathewaliveswaofw a peoplewawhowaarewaexperiencingwamentalwaillnesswaaswaanwaadditio
nalwachallengewatowatheiwarwahealth.
Yourwaexperiencewainwathewamentalwahealthwanursingwarotationwacanwahelpwayouwagainwainsightwai
ntowayoursewalfwaandw a greatlywaincreasewayourwainsightwaintowathewaexperienceswaofwaothers.wa
Thiswapartwaofwanursingwaewaducationcanw a providewaguidelineswaforwaandwathewaopportunitywat
owalearnwanewwaskillswaforwadealingwawiwathwaawavarietywaofw a challengingwabehaviours.waPsycho
socialwapainwaandwasufferingwaarewaaswarealwaaswaphwaysicalwa painwa andw a suffering.
DIF:w a w a Cognitivewa Level:wa Applywa(Application)
