VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,
3RD EDITION BY CHERYL L. POLLARD AND SONYA L. JAKUBEC|
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,Table of Contents
UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY .............................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ......................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02: Historical Overview Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing................................................. 21
Chapter 03: Overview Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various Settings.................. 26
Chapter 04: Relevant Theories And Therapies For Nursing Practice ....................................................... 48
Chapter 05: Understanding Responses To Stress .................................................................................... 68
UNIT 2 FOUNDATIONS IN PRACTICE .......................................................................................................... 83
Chapter 06: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing .......... 83
Chapter 07: Ethical Responsibilities And Legal Obligations For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Practice .................................................................................................................................................... 99
Chapter 08: Cultural Implications For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Critical Cultural Perspective
.............................................................................................................................................................. 120
UNIT 3 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 143
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Relationships ................................................................................................. 143
Chapter 10: Communication And The Clinical Interview ....................................................................... 161
Chapter 11: Psychotropic Drugs ............................................................................................................ 175
UNIT 4 PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS ................................................................................................. 193
Chapter 12: Anxiety And Related Disorders .......................................................................................... 193
Chapter 13: Depressive Disorders ......................................................................................................... 235
Chapter 14: Bipolar Disorders ............................................................................................................... 253
Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorders .................................................. 274
Chapter 16: Eating And Feeding Disorders ............................................................................................ 297
Chapter 17: Neurocognitive Disorders .................................................................................................. 314
Chapter 18: Psychoactive Substance Use And Treatment ..................................................................... 336
Chapter 19: Personality Disorders ......................................................................................................... 345
Chapter 20: Sleep–Wake Disorders ....................................................................................................... 364
UNIT 5 TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................................... 382
Chapter 21: Crisis And Disaster ............................................................................................................. 382
Chapter 22: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury ................................................................................... 399
Chapter 23: Anger, Aggression, And Violence ....................................................................................... 414
Chapter 24: Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Abuse ........................ 430
Chapter 25: Sexual Assault .................................................................................................................... 443
UNIT 6 INTERVENTIONS FOR DISTINCT POPULATIONS ........................................................................... 458
Chapter 26: Sexuality And Gender ........................................................................................................ 458
Chapter 27: Disorders Of Children And Adolescents ............................................................................. 473
Chapter 28: Psychosocial Needs Of The Older Person.......................................................................... 487
Chapter 29: Recovery, Survivorship, And Public Mental Health Approaches ....................................... 507
Chapter 30: Psychological Needs Of Patients With Medical Conditions .............................................. 526
, Chapter 31: Care For The Dying And For Those Who Grieve................................................................. 547
Chapter 32: Forensic Psychiatric Nursing .............................................................................................. 566
UNIT 7 ADVANCED INTERVENTION MODALITIES .................................................................................... 581
Chapter 33: Therapeutic Groups .......................................................................................................... 581
Chapter 34: Family Interventions .......................................................................................................... 600
Chapter 35: Integrative And Complimentary Therapies ........................................................................ 616
UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. Which Of The Following
Would The Nurse Expect As An Advanced Practice Intervention?
a. Conduct Mental Health Assessments
b. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication
c. Establish Therapeutic Relationships
d. Individualize Nursing Care
Plans
ANSWER: B
Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners Who Have Taken Special
Courses On Prescribing Medication; Thus It Is An Advanced-Practice Intervention. The Nurse Prepared
At The
Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments, Establish Relationships, And Provide
Individualized Care Planning.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care
Environment
2. When A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns About How Mental Health Nurses “Lose All
Their Nursing Skills,” Which Of The Following Is The Best Response By The Mental Health
Nurse?
, a. “Psychiatric Nurses Practise In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse-
To- Patient Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’
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.”
3RD EDITION BY CHERYL L. POLLARD AND SONYA L. JAKUBEC|
COMPLETE TEST BANK GUIDE| 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| A+ GRADED
3RD
,Table of Contents
UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY .............................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness ......................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02: Historical Overview Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing................................................. 21
Chapter 03: Overview Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various Settings.................. 26
Chapter 04: Relevant Theories And Therapies For Nursing Practice ....................................................... 48
Chapter 05: Understanding Responses To Stress .................................................................................... 68
UNIT 2 FOUNDATIONS IN PRACTICE .......................................................................................................... 83
Chapter 06: The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing .......... 83
Chapter 07: Ethical Responsibilities And Legal Obligations For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Practice .................................................................................................................................................... 99
Chapter 08: Cultural Implications For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Critical Cultural Perspective
.............................................................................................................................................................. 120
UNIT 3 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 143
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Relationships ................................................................................................. 143
Chapter 10: Communication And The Clinical Interview ....................................................................... 161
Chapter 11: Psychotropic Drugs ............................................................................................................ 175
UNIT 4 PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS ................................................................................................. 193
Chapter 12: Anxiety And Related Disorders .......................................................................................... 193
Chapter 13: Depressive Disorders ......................................................................................................... 235
Chapter 14: Bipolar Disorders ............................................................................................................... 253
Chapter 15: Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorders .................................................. 274
Chapter 16: Eating And Feeding Disorders ............................................................................................ 297
Chapter 17: Neurocognitive Disorders .................................................................................................. 314
Chapter 18: Psychoactive Substance Use And Treatment ..................................................................... 336
Chapter 19: Personality Disorders ......................................................................................................... 345
Chapter 20: Sleep–Wake Disorders ....................................................................................................... 364
UNIT 5 TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................................... 382
Chapter 21: Crisis And Disaster ............................................................................................................. 382
Chapter 22: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury ................................................................................... 399
Chapter 23: Anger, Aggression, And Violence ....................................................................................... 414
Chapter 24: Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Abuse ........................ 430
Chapter 25: Sexual Assault .................................................................................................................... 443
UNIT 6 INTERVENTIONS FOR DISTINCT POPULATIONS ........................................................................... 458
Chapter 26: Sexuality And Gender ........................................................................................................ 458
Chapter 27: Disorders Of Children And Adolescents ............................................................................. 473
Chapter 28: Psychosocial Needs Of The Older Person.......................................................................... 487
Chapter 29: Recovery, Survivorship, And Public Mental Health Approaches ....................................... 507
Chapter 30: Psychological Needs Of Patients With Medical Conditions .............................................. 526
, Chapter 31: Care For The Dying And For Those Who Grieve................................................................. 547
Chapter 32: Forensic Psychiatric Nursing .............................................................................................. 566
UNIT 7 ADVANCED INTERVENTION MODALITIES .................................................................................... 581
Chapter 33: Therapeutic Groups .......................................................................................................... 581
Chapter 34: Family Interventions .......................................................................................................... 600
Chapter 35: Integrative And Complimentary Therapies ........................................................................ 616
UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. Which Of The Following
Would The Nurse Expect As An Advanced Practice Intervention?
a. Conduct Mental Health Assessments
b. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication
c. Establish Therapeutic Relationships
d. Individualize Nursing Care
Plans
ANSWER: B
Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners Who Have Taken Special
Courses On Prescribing Medication; Thus It Is An Advanced-Practice Intervention. The Nurse Prepared
At The
Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments, Establish Relationships, And Provide
Individualized Care Planning.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care
Environment
2. When A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns About How Mental Health Nurses “Lose All
Their Nursing Skills,” Which Of The Following Is The Best Response By The Mental Health
Nurse?
, a. “Psychiatric Nurses Practise In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse-
To- Patient Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’
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.”
