FULL TEST BANK VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING: A CLINICAL APPROACH 8TH EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER
PHD APRN (AUTHOR) COMPLETE CHAPTERS| VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY ....................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS ...................................... 4
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES AND THERAPIES ........................................................ 22
CHAPTER 03: PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ...................... 47
UNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE .............................................................. 70
CHAPTER 04: TREATMENT SETTINGS .............................................................. 70
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS ......................................................... 97
CHAPTER 06: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................... 119
UNIT III: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS....................................................... 140
CHAPTER 07: THE NURSING PROCESS AND STANDARDS OF CARE................. 140
CHAPTER 08: THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS ................................................ 161
CHAPTER 09: THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION............................................ 182
CHAPTER 10: STRESS RESPONSES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT .................... 198
UNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS ....................................................... 217
CHAPTER 11: CHILDHOOD AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS ......... 217
CHAPTER 12: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS ................................ 238
CHAPTER 13: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS ........................................ 266
CHAPTER 14: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ......................................................... 292
CHAPTER 15: ANXIETY AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS ............... 315
CHAPTER 16: TRAUMA, STRESSOR-RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
.................................................................................................................... 340
CHAPTER 17: SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDERS ............................................ 362
CHAPTER 18: EATING AND FEEDING DISORDERS .......................................... 381
CHAPTER 19: SLEEP–WAKE DISORDERS ........................................................ 401
, CHAPTER 20: SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, GENDER DYSPHORIA, AND PARAPHILIAS
.................................................................................................................... 419
CHAPTER 21: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS .............................................. 438
CHAPTER 22: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS ................. 454
CHAPTER 23: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ............................................... 477
CHAPTER 24: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ....................................................... 500
UNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS .................................................................. 523
CHAPTER 25: SUICIDE AND NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY................................ 523
CHAPTER 26: CRISIS AND DISASTER ............................................................. 542
CHAPTER 27: ANGER, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE .................................... 561
CHAPTER 28: CHILD, OLDER ADULT, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ...... 580
CHAPTER 29: SEXUAL ASSAULT..................................................................... 596
UNIT VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS ................................... 613
CHAPTER 30: DYING, DEATH, AND GRIEVING ............................................... 613
CHAPTER 31: OLDER ADULTS........................................................................ 629
CHAPTER 32: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ....................................................... 652
CHAPTER 33: FORENSIC NURSING ................................................................ 677
UNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES ................................................. 694
CHAPTER 34: THERAPEUTIC GROUPS ........................................................... 694
CHAPTER 35: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS ......................................................... 716
CHAPTER 36: INTEGRATIVE CARE ................................................................. 737
, UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A STAFF NURSE COMPLETES ORIENTATION TO A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. THIS NURSE MAY
EXPECT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE TO PERFORM WHICH ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? A.
CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.
B. PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
C. ESTABLISH THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
D. INDIVIDUALIZE NURSING CARE PLANS.
ANSWER>> 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.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTAND (COMPREHENSION) REF: PAGE 1-23 TOP: NURSING
PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: 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-PATIENT RATIOS MUST BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PATIENTS‘
PROBLEMS.
NURSING: A CLINICAL APPROACH 8TH EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER
PHD APRN (AUTHOR) COMPLETE CHAPTERS| VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY ....................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS ...................................... 4
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES AND THERAPIES ........................................................ 22
CHAPTER 03: PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ...................... 47
UNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE .............................................................. 70
CHAPTER 04: TREATMENT SETTINGS .............................................................. 70
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS ......................................................... 97
CHAPTER 06: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................... 119
UNIT III: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS....................................................... 140
CHAPTER 07: THE NURSING PROCESS AND STANDARDS OF CARE................. 140
CHAPTER 08: THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS ................................................ 161
CHAPTER 09: THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION............................................ 182
CHAPTER 10: STRESS RESPONSES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT .................... 198
UNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS ....................................................... 217
CHAPTER 11: CHILDHOOD AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS ......... 217
CHAPTER 12: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS ................................ 238
CHAPTER 13: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS ........................................ 266
CHAPTER 14: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ......................................................... 292
CHAPTER 15: ANXIETY AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS ............... 315
CHAPTER 16: TRAUMA, STRESSOR-RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
.................................................................................................................... 340
CHAPTER 17: SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDERS ............................................ 362
CHAPTER 18: EATING AND FEEDING DISORDERS .......................................... 381
CHAPTER 19: SLEEP–WAKE DISORDERS ........................................................ 401
, CHAPTER 20: SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, GENDER DYSPHORIA, AND PARAPHILIAS
.................................................................................................................... 419
CHAPTER 21: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS .............................................. 438
CHAPTER 22: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS ................. 454
CHAPTER 23: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ............................................... 477
CHAPTER 24: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ....................................................... 500
UNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS .................................................................. 523
CHAPTER 25: SUICIDE AND NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY................................ 523
CHAPTER 26: CRISIS AND DISASTER ............................................................. 542
CHAPTER 27: ANGER, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE .................................... 561
CHAPTER 28: CHILD, OLDER ADULT, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ...... 580
CHAPTER 29: SEXUAL ASSAULT..................................................................... 596
UNIT VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS ................................... 613
CHAPTER 30: DYING, DEATH, AND GRIEVING ............................................... 613
CHAPTER 31: OLDER ADULTS........................................................................ 629
CHAPTER 32: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ....................................................... 652
CHAPTER 33: FORENSIC NURSING ................................................................ 677
UNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES ................................................. 694
CHAPTER 34: THERAPEUTIC GROUPS ........................................................... 694
CHAPTER 35: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS ......................................................... 716
CHAPTER 36: INTEGRATIVE CARE ................................................................. 737
, UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A STAFF NURSE COMPLETES ORIENTATION TO A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. THIS NURSE MAY
EXPECT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE TO PERFORM WHICH ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? A.
CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.
B. PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
C. ESTABLISH THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
D. INDIVIDUALIZE NURSING CARE PLANS.
ANSWER>> 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.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTAND (COMPREHENSION) REF: PAGE 1-23 TOP: NURSING
PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: 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-PATIENT RATIOS MUST BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PATIENTS‘
PROBLEMS.
