, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
H H H H H H
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approa
H H H H H H H H H H
ch, 8th Edition
H H
MULTIPLEHCHOICE
1. AHstaffHnurseHcompletesHorientationHtoHaHpsychiatricHunit.HThisHnurseHmayHexpectHanHadvanc
edHpracticeHnurseHtoHperformHwhichHadditionalHintervention?Ha.
ConductHmentalHhealthHassessments.
b. PrescribeHpsychotropicHmedication.
c. EstablishHtherapeuticHrelationships.
d. IndividualizeHnursingHcareHplans.
ANS:HB
InHmostHstates,HprescriptiveHprivilegesHareHgrantedHtoHmaster‘s-
preparedHnurseHpractitionersHandHclinicalHnurseHspecialistsHwhoHhaveHtakenHspecialHcoursesHonH
prescribingHmedication.HTheHnurseHpreparedHatHtheHbasicHlevelHisHpermittedHtoHperformHmentalH
healthHassessments,HestablishHrelationships,HandHprovideHindividualizedHcareHplanning.
PTS:H1HDIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandH(Comprehension)HREF:HPageH1-
23HTOP:HNursingHProcess:HImplementation
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvironment
2. AHnursingHstudentHexpressesHconcernsHthatHmentalHhealthHnursesH―loseHallHtheirHclinicalHnursi
ngHskills.‖HSelectHtheHbestHresponseHbyHtheHmentalHhealthHnurse.
a. ―PsychiatricHnursesHpracticeHinHsaferHenvironmentsHthanHotherHspecialties.HNurse-to-
patientHratiosHmustHbeHbetterHbecauseHofHtheHnatureHofHtheHpatients‘Hproblems.‖
b. ―PsychiatricHnursesHuseHcomplexHcommunicationHskillsHasHwellHasHcriticalHthinkingHtoHsol
veHmultidimensionalHproblems.HIHamHchallengedHbyHthoseHsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sHaHmisconception.HPsychiatricHnursesHfrequentlyHuseHhighHtechnologyHmonitorin
gHequipmentHandHmanageHcomplexHintravenousHtherapies.‖
d. ―PsychiatricHnursesHdoHnotHhaveHtoHdealHwithHasHmuchHpainHandHsufferingHasHmedica
l–HsurgicalHnursesHdo.HThatHappealsHtoHme.‖
ANS:HB
TheHpracticeHofHpsychiatricHnursingHrequiresHaHdifferentHsetHofHskillsHthanHmedical–
surgicalHnursing,HthoughHthereHisHsubstantialHoverlap.HPsychiatricHnursesHmustHbeHableHtoHhel
pHpatientsHwithHmedicalHasHwellHasHmentalHhealthHproblems,HreflectingHtheHholisticHperspectiv
eHtheseHnursesHmustHhave.HNurse–
patientHratiosHandHworkloadsHinHpsychiatricHsettingsHhaveHincreased,HjustHlikeHotherHspecialties
.HPsychiatricHnursingHinvolvesHclinicalHpractice,HnotHjustHdocumentation.HPsychosocialHpainHa
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,Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
ndHsufferingHareHasHrealHasHphysicalHpainHandHsuffering.
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
PTS:H1 DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HApplyH(Application)
REF:HPagesH1-2,H21
TOP:HNursingHProcess:HImplementatio
nHMSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvironment
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H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
H H H H H H
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approa
H H H H H H H H H H
ch, 8th Edition
H H
MULTIPLEHCHOICE
1. AHstaffHnurseHcompletesHorientationHtoHaHpsychiatricHunit.HThisHnurseHmayHexpectHanHadvanc
edHpracticeHnurseHtoHperformHwhichHadditionalHintervention?Ha.
ConductHmentalHhealthHassessments.
b. PrescribeHpsychotropicHmedication.
c. EstablishHtherapeuticHrelationships.
d. IndividualizeHnursingHcareHplans.
ANS:HB
InHmostHstates,HprescriptiveHprivilegesHareHgrantedHtoHmaster‘s-
preparedHnurseHpractitionersHandHclinicalHnurseHspecialistsHwhoHhaveHtakenHspecialHcoursesHonH
prescribingHmedication.HTheHnurseHpreparedHatHtheHbasicHlevelHisHpermittedHtoHperformHmentalH
healthHassessments,HestablishHrelationships,HandHprovideHindividualizedHcareHplanning.
PTS:H1HDIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandH(Comprehension)HREF:HPageH1-
23HTOP:HNursingHProcess:HImplementation
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvironment
2. AHnursingHstudentHexpressesHconcernsHthatHmentalHhealthHnursesH―loseHallHtheirHclinicalHnursi
ngHskills.‖HSelectHtheHbestHresponseHbyHtheHmentalHhealthHnurse.
a. ―PsychiatricHnursesHpracticeHinHsaferHenvironmentsHthanHotherHspecialties.HNurse-to-
patientHratiosHmustHbeHbetterHbecauseHofHtheHnatureHofHtheHpatients‘Hproblems.‖
b. ―PsychiatricHnursesHuseHcomplexHcommunicationHskillsHasHwellHasHcriticalHthinkingHtoHsol
veHmultidimensionalHproblems.HIHamHchallengedHbyHthoseHsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sHaHmisconception.HPsychiatricHnursesHfrequentlyHuseHhighHtechnologyHmonitorin
gHequipmentHandHmanageHcomplexHintravenousHtherapies.‖
d. ―PsychiatricHnursesHdoHnotHhaveHtoHdealHwithHasHmuchHpainHandHsufferingHasHmedica
l–HsurgicalHnursesHdo.HThatHappealsHtoHme.‖
ANS:HB
TheHpracticeHofHpsychiatricHnursingHrequiresHaHdifferentHsetHofHskillsHthanHmedical–
surgicalHnursing,HthoughHthereHisHsubstantialHoverlap.HPsychiatricHnursesHmustHbeHableHtoHhel
pHpatientsHwithHmedicalHasHwellHasHmentalHhealthHproblems,HreflectingHtheHholisticHperspectiv
eHtheseHnursesHmustHhave.HNurse–
patientHratiosHandHworkloadsHinHpsychiatricHsettingsHhaveHincreased,HjustHlikeHotherHspecialties
.HPsychiatricHnursingHinvolvesHclinicalHpractice,HnotHjustHdocumentation.HPsychosocialHpainHa
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,Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
ndHsufferingHareHasHrealHasHphysicalHpainHandHsuffering.
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
H H H H H
Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan
H H H H H H H H H
Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
H H H H H
PTS:H1 DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HApplyH(Application)
REF:HPagesH1-2,H21
TOP:HNursingHProcess:HImplementatio
nHMSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafe,HEffectiveHCareHEnvironment
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