ELABORATED TEST BANK FOR
VARCAROLIS'S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING
3RDEDITION CHERYL L.
POLLARD SONYA L. JAKUBEC
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,Chapter c01: cMental cHealth cand cMental cIllness
Pollard: cVarcarolis’s cCanadian cPsychiatric cMental cHealth cNursing: cA cClinical cApproach, c3rdEdition
MULTIPLE c
cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cconsidered can
cAdvanced cPractice cIntervention?
a. Conducting cmental chealth cassessments c(MSA)
b. Prescribing cpsychotropic cmedication
c. Establishing ctherapeutic crelationships
d. Individualizing cnursing ccare cplans
ANS: c B
Registered cnurses cand cregistered cpsychiatric cnurses ccan cfurther ctheir ceducation cat ca
cbaccalaureate clevel cor cat cthe cgraduate clevel c(master’s cdoctorate) cand cbecome cqualified cto
cpractise cpsychiatric cmental chealth cnursing cat ctwo clevels c– cbasic cand cadvanced c– cdeveloping con
ctheir ceducation cpreparation. cPrescriptive
privileges care cgranted cto cmaster’s-prepared cNurse cPractitioners c(NPs) cas cthey chave ctaken
cadditional cadvanced ccourses con cprescribing cmedication. cAppropriate cuse cof cdiagnostic ctests cmust
cbe ccompleted cas cwell cas chaving chospital cadmitting cprivileges. cEstablishing ctherapeutic
crelationship, cconducting cmental chealth cassessments c(MSAs), cand cindividualizing cnursing ccare
cplans care cfoundational cpsychiatric cnursing cskills. cTherefore, cthey care cconsidered cBasic-Level
cInterventions.
DIF: c c Cognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
TOP: c Nursing cProcess: cImplementation cMSC: c Client cNeeds: cSafe cEffective cCare cEnvironment
2. Which chas cbeen cidentified cas ca cpriority cfor cnational cplans cand cstrategies cin cpsychiatric
cmental chealth cnursing cin cCanada?
a. Decrease cin cthe caging cpopulation
b. Increase cin ccultural cdiversity
c. Role cof cthe cadvanced cpractice cnurse
d. Shortage cof cphysicians cin crural cand curban careas
ANS: c B
In cearly cphases cof cstrategic cdevelopment, cthe cMental cHealth cCommission cof cCanada cidentified
ccultural cdiversity cas ca cpriority cfor cnational cplans cand cstrategies. cIncreasing ccultural cdiversity
cwithin cCanada cwarrants cdeeper cattention cto cculturally csafe ccare cand cconcern cfor cthe cmental
chealth cconsequences cof ccolonization cand cracism. cAn caging cpopulation cand cshortage cof
cphysicians care cimportant cto cfuture ctrends. cThe crole cof cthe cadvanced cpractice cnurse cis
ccontinuing cto cevolve cin cpsychiatric cmental chealth cnursing cin cCanada.
DIF: c Cognitive cLevel: cUnderstand
c(Comprehension) cTOP: c Nursing cProcess:
cOutcomeEvaluation
MSC: c Client cNeeds: cSafe cEffective cCare cEnvironment
3. Which cserves cas cthe cofficial cguide cfor cdiagnosing cpsychiatric cdisorders?
a. International cClassification cof cDiseases c(ICD-11)
b. Diagnostic cand cStatistical cManual cof cMental cDisorders c(DSM)
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c. A cbehavioural chealth creference cmanual
d. NurseOne conline
ANS: c B
The cfirst cDiagnostic cand cStatistical cManual cof cMental cDisorders c(DSM) cwas cpublished cby cthe
cAmerican cPsychiatric cAssociation cin c1952. cIts cpurpose cwas cto cprovide cclinicians, ceducators, cand
cresearchers cwith ca ccommon cframework cto cunderstand cand ccommunicate cabout cmental cdisorders.
cWith ca ccommon cunderstanding cabout cmental cdisorders, cresearchers cand cclinicians ccould cwork
ctogether cin ctheir cattempts cto cimprove ccare cfor cpeople cwith cmental cillness. cThe ccurrent cDSM-5
cserves cas cthe cofficial cguide cfor cdiagnosing cpsychiatric cdisorders. cThe cInternational cClassification
cof cDiseases c(ICD) csets cthe cglobal chealth cinformation cstandard cfor cmortality cand cmorbidity
cstatistics. cClinicians cand cresearchers cuse cthis cclassification csystem cto cdefine cdiseases, cstudy
cdisease cpatterns, cmonitor coutcomes, cand csubsequently callocate cresources cbased con cthe
cprevalence cof cdisease. cThe cCanadian cInstitute cfor cHealth cInformation cdeveloped can cenhanced
cversion cof cthe cprevious cversion, cICD-10 creferred cto cas cthe cICD c10-CA cperiod cthat cversion
cextends cbeyond cdefining cand cclassifying cdiseases cto cdescribe cconditions cand csituations cthat care
cnot cdiseases, cincluding cfor cexample, crisk cfactors cto chealth cand cpsychosocial ccircumstances. cA
cbehavioral chealth creference cmanual cand cNurseOne conline care cnot cused cas cofficial cguides cfor
cdiagnosis.
DIF: c Cognitive cLevel: cApply c(Application)
TOP: c Nursing cProcess: cAssessment MSC: c Client cNeeds: cSafe cEffective cCare cEnvironment
4. When clocating cthe cdescription cand cdiagnostic ccriteria cfor canxiety cdisorders, cwhich cresource
cwould chave cthe cmost ccomplete cinformation?
a. Nursing cOutcomes cClassification c(NOC)
b. Diagnostic cand cStatistical cManual cof cMental cDisorders c(DSM-5)
c. The cANA’s cPsychiatric-Mental cHealth cNursing cScope cand cStandards cof cPractice
d. International cStatistical cClassification cof cDiseases cand cRelated
cHealth cProblems c(ICD-10)
ANS: c B
The cDSM-5 cdetails cthe cdiagnostic ccriteria cfor cpsychiatric cclinical cconditions cand cis cthe cofficial
cguide cfor cdiagnosing cpsychiatric cdisorders. cThe cother creferences care cgood cresources cbut cdo cnot
cdefine cthe cdiagnostic ccriteria.
DIF: c c Cognitive cLevel: cUnderstand c(Comprehension)
TOP: c Nursing cProcess: cImplementation cMSC: c Client cNeeds: cSafe cEffective cCare cEnvironment
5. Which cindividual cis cdemonstrating cthe chighest clevel cof cresilience?
a. An cindividual crepressing ctheir cstressors cwho cis chaving ca cdifficult ctime
ccoping cwith cactivities cof cdaily cliving c(ADLs)
b. An cindividual cwho cis cin ca cdepressed cstate cafter cthe cdeath cof ctheir cspouse
c. An cindividual cwho clives cin ca cshelter cfor c2 cyears cafter ctheir chome cis
cdestroyed cby ca cfire
d. An cindividual cwho cnavigates cand cnegotiates cresources cto csupport ctheir cwell-
being cANS: cD