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Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Sonya Jakubec, Cheryl Pollard Test Ba
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd E
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dition


MULTIPLE CHOICE f6




1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practice
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6Intervention?
a. Conducting mental health assessments (MSA) f6 f6 f6 f6


b. Prescribing psychotropic medication f6 f6


c. Establishing therapeutic relationships f6 f6


d. Individualizing nursing care plans f6 f6 f6




ANS: B f6


Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their e
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ducation at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master‟s doc
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torate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental health nur
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sing at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges are
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granted to master‟s- f6 f6


prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing med
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ication. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admitting privi
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leges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs), and indivi
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dualizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they are considered
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6Basic-Level Interventions. f6




DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) f6 f6 f6


TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric mental health
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a. Decrease in the aging population f6 f6 f6 f6


b. Increase in cultural diversity f6 f6 f6


c. Role of the advanced practice nurse
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d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6




ANS: B f6


In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cultural
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6diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within Canada w
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arrants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequences of col
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onization and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important to future trends.
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The role of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric mental health nursing i
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n Canada.
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DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) f6 f6 f6 f


TOP: Nursing Process: Outcome Evaluation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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3. Which serves as the official guide for diagnosing psychiatric disorders?
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a. International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) f6 f6 f6 f6


b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6 f6


c. A behavioural health reference manual
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