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Test Bank For Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations
Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition By Margaret Jordan
Halter 2026
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Table Of Contents
Unit I: Foundations In Theory
1. Mental Health And Mental Illness
2. Theories And Therapies
3. Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology
Unit Ii: Foundations For Practice
4. Treatment Settings
5. Cultural Implications
6. Legal And Ethical Considerations
Unit Iii: Psychosocial Nursing Tools
7. The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care
8. Therapeutic Relationships
9. Therapeutic Communication
10. Stress Responses And Stress Management
Unit Iv: Psychobiological Disorders
11. Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
13. Bipolar And Related Disorders
14. Depressive Disorders
15. Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders
17. Somatic Symptom Disorders
18. Eating And Feeding Disorders
19. Sleep-Wake Disorders
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20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilias
21. Impulse Control Disorders
22. Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders
23. Neurocognitive Disorders
24. Personality Disorders
Unit V: Trauma Interventions
25. Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
26. Crisis And Disaster
27. Anger, Aggression, And Violence
28. Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence
29. Sexual Assault
Unit Vi: Interventions For Special Populations
30. Dying, Death, And Grieving
31. Older Adults
32. Serious Mental Illness
33. Forensic Nursing
Unit Vii: Other Intervention Modalities
34. Therapeutic Groups
35. Family Interventions
36. Integrative Care
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Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Multiple Choice
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. This Nurse May Expect An
Advanced Practice Nurse To Perform Which Additional Intervention? A. Conduct
Mental Health Assessments.
b. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication.
c. Establish Therapeutic Relationships.
d. Individualize Nursing Care Plans.
Answer: B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse
Practitioners And Clinical Nurse Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On
Prescribing Medication. The Nurse Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform
Mental Health Assessments, Establish Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care
Planning.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) Ref: Page 1-23 Top:
Nursing Process: Implementation
Msc: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their
Clinical Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health Nurse.
a. “Psychiatric Nurses Practice 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 To Solve Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those
Situations.”
c. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High Technology
Monitoring Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric Nurses Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And Suffering As
Medical– Surgical Nurses Do. That Appeals To Me.”
Answer: B
The Practice Of Psychiatric Nursing Requires A Different Set Of Skills Than Medical–
Surgical Nursing, Though There Is Substantial Overlap. Psychiatric Nurses Must Be
Able To Help Patients With Medical As Well As Mental Health Problems, Reflecting
The Holistic Perspective These Nurses Must Have. Nurse–Patient Ratios And
Workloads In Psychiatric Settings Have Increased, Just Like Other Specialties.
Psychiatric Nursing Involves Clinical Practice, Not Just Documentation. Psychosocial
Pain And Suffering Are As Real As Physical Pain And Suffering.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
Ref: Pages 1-2, 21 Top: Nursing Process:
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Test Bank For Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations
Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 8th Edition By Margaret Jordan
Halter 2026
1
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Table Of Contents
Unit I: Foundations In Theory
1. Mental Health And Mental Illness
2. Theories And Therapies
3. Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology
Unit Ii: Foundations For Practice
4. Treatment Settings
5. Cultural Implications
6. Legal And Ethical Considerations
Unit Iii: Psychosocial Nursing Tools
7. The Nursing Process And Standards Of Care
8. Therapeutic Relationships
9. Therapeutic Communication
10. Stress Responses And Stress Management
Unit Iv: Psychobiological Disorders
11. Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
13. Bipolar And Related Disorders
14. Depressive Disorders
15. Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders
17. Somatic Symptom Disorders
18. Eating And Feeding Disorders
19. Sleep-Wake Disorders
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20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilias
21. Impulse Control Disorders
22. Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders
23. Neurocognitive Disorders
24. Personality Disorders
Unit V: Trauma Interventions
25. Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
26. Crisis And Disaster
27. Anger, Aggression, And Violence
28. Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence
29. Sexual Assault
Unit Vi: Interventions For Special Populations
30. Dying, Death, And Grieving
31. Older Adults
32. Serious Mental Illness
33. Forensic Nursing
Unit Vii: Other Intervention Modalities
34. Therapeutic Groups
35. Family Interventions
36. Integrative Care
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Chapter 01: Mental Health And Mental Illness
Multiple Choice
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. This Nurse May Expect An
Advanced Practice Nurse To Perform Which Additional Intervention? A. Conduct
Mental Health Assessments.
b. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication.
c. Establish Therapeutic Relationships.
d. Individualize Nursing Care Plans.
Answer: B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse
Practitioners And Clinical Nurse Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On
Prescribing Medication. The Nurse Prepared At The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform
Mental Health Assessments, Establish Relationships, And Provide Individualized Care
Planning.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) Ref: Page 1-23 Top:
Nursing Process: Implementation
Msc: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. A Nursing Student Expresses Concerns That Mental Health Nurses “Lose All Their
Clinical Nursing Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental Health Nurse.
a. “Psychiatric Nurses Practice 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 To Solve Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those
Situations.”
c. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High Technology
Monitoring Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric Nurses Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And Suffering As
Medical– Surgical Nurses Do. That Appeals To Me.”
Answer: B
The Practice Of Psychiatric Nursing Requires A Different Set Of Skills Than Medical–
Surgical Nursing, Though There Is Substantial Overlap. Psychiatric Nurses Must Be
Able To Help Patients With Medical As Well As Mental Health Problems, Reflecting
The Holistic Perspective These Nurses Must Have. Nurse–Patient Ratios And
Workloads In Psychiatric Settings Have Increased, Just Like Other Specialties.
Psychiatric Nursing Involves Clinical Practice, Not Just Documentation. Psychosocial
Pain And Suffering Are As Real As Physical Pain And Suffering.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
Ref: Pages 1-2, 21 Top: Nursing Process:
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