Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing 2nd Edition Author:Halter Test Bank All
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: Foundations in Theory
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
2. Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3. Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care within Various Settings
4. Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice
5. Understanding Responses to Stress
UNIT 2: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE
6. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
7. Ethical Responsibilities and Legal Obligations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice
8. Cultural Considerations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
UNIT 3: BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TECHNIQUES
9. Therapeutic Relationships
10. Communication and the Clinical Interview
11. Psychotropic Drugs
UNIT 4: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
12. Anxiety and Related Disorders
13. Depressive Disorders
14. Bipolar Disorders
15. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
16. Eating and Feeding Disorders
17. Neurocognitive Disorders
18. Psychoactive Substance Use and Treatment
19. Personality Disorders
20. Sleep–Wake Disorders
UNIT 5: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS
21. Crisis and Disaster
22. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self Injury
23. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
24. Interpersonal Violence: Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Abuse
25. Sexual Assault
UNIT 6: INTERVENTIONS FOR DISTINCT POPULATIONS
26. Sexuality and Gender
27. Disorders of Children and Adolescents
28. Psychosocial Needs of the Older Adult
29. Living With Recurrent and Persistent Mental Illness
30. Psychological Needs of Patients With Medical Conditions
31. Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve
32. Forensic Psychiatric Nursing
UNIT 7: ADVANCED INTERVENTION MODALITIES
33. Therapeutic Groups
34. Family Interventions
35. Integrative and Complimentary Therapies
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. Which Of The Following
WouldThe Nurse Expect As An Advanced Practice Intervention?
a. Conduct Mental Health Assessments
b. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication
c. Establish Therapeutic Relationships
d. Individualize Nursing Care
PlANSANS: B
Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners Who Have Taken Special
Courses On Prescribing Medication; Thus It Is An Advanced-Practice Intervention. The Nurse Prepared At
The
Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental Health Assessments, Establish Relationships, And Provide
Individualized Care Planning.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care
Environment
2. When A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns About How Mental Health Nurses “Lose All
Their Nursing Skills,” Which Of The Following Is The Best Response By The Mental Health
Nurse?
a. “Psychiatric Nurses Practise In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse-
To-Patient Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’ Problems.”
b. “Psychiatric Nurses Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking
ToSolve Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
c. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High-
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, TechnologyMonitoring Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous
Therapies.”
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