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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 1a




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



b. Prescribing psychotropic medication 1a 1a



c. Establishing therapeutic relationships 1a 1a



d. Individualizing nursing care plans 1a 1a 1a




ANS: B 1a



Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their ed
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ucation at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master’s doctor
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ate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental health nursing
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at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges are g
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ranted to master’s- 1a 1a



prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing medi
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cation. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admitting privile
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ges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs), and individua
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lizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they are considered Basi
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c-Level Interventions. 1a




DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) 1a 1a 1a



TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
1 a 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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nursing in Canada? 1a 1a



a. Decrease in the aging population 1a 1a 1a 1a



b. Increase in cultural diversity 1a 1a 1a



c. Role of the advanced practice nurse 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a



d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a




ANS: B 1a



In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cultural
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diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within Canada war
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rants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequences of coloniz
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ation and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important to future trends. The r
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ole of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric mental health nursing in Cana
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da.

DIF:
Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) 1a 1a 1a 1a



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) 1a 1a 1a 1a



b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a



c. A behavioural health reference manual
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