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Margaret Jordan
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A
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ClinicalApproach, 8th Edition
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advancedpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental
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health assessments.
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ANS: B `r`!
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andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The
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nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish
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relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-23
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TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical
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nursingskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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solvemultidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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ANS: B `r`!
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nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help
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perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric
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settings have increased,just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical
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practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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pain and suffering.
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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ImplementationMSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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Mental Health Nursing
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A Clinical 9th Edition by
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Margaret Jordan
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A
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ClinicalApproach, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE `r`!
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an
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advancedpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental
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health assessments.
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b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. `r`! `r`!
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ANS: B `r`!
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse practitioners
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andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The
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nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish
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relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Page 1-23
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TOP:Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical
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nursingskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-to- `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`! `r`!
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ANS: B `r`!
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patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic
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perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric
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settings have increased,just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical
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practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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JordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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pain and suffering.
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret
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