2023
, COMPLETE
Elaborated Test Bank
for
Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing
3rdEdition
Cheryl L. Pollard
Sonya L. Jakubec
2023
, Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 3rd Edition by Cheryl L. Pollard & Sonya
L. Jakubec
ISBN-10 0323778798
ISBN-13 978-0323778794
Test bank for Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition by
Cheryl L. Pollard & Sonya L. Jakubec
Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rdEdition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced
Practice Intervention?
a. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA)
b. Prescribing psychotropic medication
c. Establishing therapeutic relationships
d. Individualizing nursing care plans
ANS: B
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their education vat va vbaccalaureate
vlevel vor vat vthe vgraduate vlevel v(master’s vdoctorate) vand vbecome vqualified vto vpractise vpsychiatric
vmental vhealth vnursing vat vtwo vlevels v– vbasic vand vadvanced v– vdeveloping von vtheir veducation
vpreparation. vPrescriptive
privileges vare vgranted vto vmaster’s-prepared vNurse vPractitioners v(NPs) vas vthey vhave vtaken
vadditional vadvanced vcourses von vprescribing vmedication. vAppropriate vuse vof vdiagnostic vtests
vmust vbe vcompleted vas vwell vas vhaving vhospital vadmitting vprivileges. vEstablishing vtherapeutic
vrelationship, vconducting vmental vhealth vassessments v(MSAs), vand vindividualizing vnursing vcare
vplans vare vfoundational vpsychiatric vnursing vskills. vTherefore, vthey vare vconsidered vBasic-Level
vInterventions.
DIF: v v Cognitive vLevel: vUnderstand v(Comprehension)
TOP: v Nursing vProcess: vImplementation vMSC: v Client vNeeds: vSafe vEffective vCare vEnvironment
2. Which vhas vbeen videntified vas va vpriority vfor vnational vplans vand vstrategies vin vpsychiatric
vmental vhealth vnursing vin vCanada?
a. Decrease vin vthe vaging vpopulation
b. Increase vin vcultural vdiversity
c. Role vof vthe vadvanced vpractice vnurse
d. Shortage vof vphysicians vin vrural vand vurban vareas
ANS: v B
In vearly vphases vof vstrategic vdevelopment, vthe vMental vHealth vCommission vof vCanada videntified
, vcultural vdiversity vas va vpriority vfor vnational vplans vand vstrategies. vIncreasing vcultural vdiversity
vwithin vCanada vwarrants vdeeper vattention vto vculturally vsafe vcare vand vconcern vfor vthe vmental
vhealth vconsequences vof vcolonization vand vracism. vAn vaging vpopulation vand vshortage vof
vphysicians vare vimportant vto vfuture vtrends. vThe vrole vof vthe vadvanced vpractice vnurse vis
vcontinuing vto vevolve vin vpsychiatric vmental vhealth vnursing vin vCanada.
DIF: v Cognitive vLevel: vUnderstand
v(Comprehension) vTOP: v Nursing vProcess:
vOutcomeEvaluation
MSC: v Client vNeeds: vSafe vEffective vCare vEnvironment
3. Which vserves vas vthe vofficial vguide vfor vdiagnosing vpsychiatric vdisorders?
a. International vClassification vof vDiseases v(ICD-11)
b. Diagnostic vand vStatistical vManual vof vMental vDisorders v(DSM)