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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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intervention?
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practitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing
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medication; thus it is an advanced-practice intervention. The nurse
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prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health
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assessments, establishrelationships, and provide individualized care
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planning.
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Effective Care Environment
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2. When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental
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health nurses ―lose all theirnursing skills,‖ which of the following is
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the best response by the mental health nurse?
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other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better
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because of the nature of the patients‘
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problem .
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as critical thinkingto solve multidimensional problems. I am
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challenged by those situations.‖
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complex intravenous therapies.‖
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pain and suffering asmedical–surgical nurses do. That
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, appeals to me.‖
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ANSWER: B pss
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills
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from medical–surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap.
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Two domains relate specifically to psychiatric nursing: behavioural,
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including communication, coping, and education; and safety,
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coveringcrisis and risk management. Basic psychosocial nursing
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concepts are central to psychiatric nursing practice and increase your
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competency as a practitioner in all clinical settings.
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Whatever setting you choose to work in, you will have the opportunity
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to improve the lives ofpeople who are experiencing mental illness as
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an additional challenge to their health.
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Your experience in the mental health nursing rotation can help you
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gain insight into yourself and greatly increase your insight into the
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experiences of others. This part of nursing educationcan provide
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guidelines for and the opportunity to learn new skills for dealing with
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a variety ofchallenging behaviours. Psychosocial pain and suffering are
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as real as physical pain and suffering.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) pss pss pss
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe
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Effective Care Environment
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. Which of
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the following would thenurse expect as an advanced practice
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intervention?
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a. Conduct mental health assessments pss pss pss
b. Prescribe psychotropic medication pss pss
c. Establish therapeutic relationships pss pss
d. Individualize nursing care plans pss pss pss
ANSWER: B pss
Prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse pss pss pss pss pss pss
practitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing
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medication; thus it is an advanced-practice intervention. The nurse
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prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health
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assessments, establishrelationships, and provide individualized care
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planning.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) pss pss pss
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe
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Effective Care Environment
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2. When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental
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health nurses ―lose all theirnursing skills,‖ which of the following is
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the best response by the mental health nurse?
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practise in safer environments than pss p ss p ss pss pss pss
other specialties. Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better
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because of the nature of the patients‘
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problem .
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b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well pss pss pss pss pss pss pss
as critical thinkingto solve multidimensional problems. I am
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challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently pss pss pss p ss pss
use high-technologymonitoring equipment and manage
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complex intravenous therapies.‖
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d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pss pss pss pss pss pss pss pss pss
pain and suffering asmedical–surgical nurses do. That
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, appeals to me.‖
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ANSWER: B pss
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills
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from medical–surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap.
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Two domains relate specifically to psychiatric nursing: behavioural,
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including communication, coping, and education; and safety,
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coveringcrisis and risk management. Basic psychosocial nursing
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concepts are central to psychiatric nursing practice and increase your
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competency as a practitioner in all clinical settings.
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Whatever setting you choose to work in, you will have the opportunity
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to improve the lives ofpeople who are experiencing mental illness as
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an additional challenge to their health.
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Your experience in the mental health nursing rotation can help you
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gain insight into yourself and greatly increase your insight into the
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experiences of others. This part of nursing educationcan provide
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guidelines for and the opportunity to learn new skills for dealing with
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a variety ofchallenging behaviours. Psychosocial pain and suffering are
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as real as physical pain and suffering.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) pss pss pss
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe
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Effective Care Environment
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