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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterq01qMentalqHealthqandqMentalqIllness 2
Chapterq02qTheoriesqandqTherapiesqApproach 12
Chapterq03qPsychobiologyqandqPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterq04qTreatmentqSettings 37
Chapterq05qCulturalqImplications 50
Chapterq06qLegalqandqEthicalqConsiderations 61
Chapterq07qTheqNursingqProcessqandqStandardsqofqCare 72
Chapterq08qTherapeuticqRelationships 83
Chapterq09qTherapeuticqCommunication 94
Chapterq10qStressqResponsesqandqStressqManagement 103
Chapterq11qChildhoodqandqNeurodevelopmentalqDisorders 113
Chapterq12qSchizophreniaqSpectrumqDisorders 123
Chapterq13qBipolarqandqRelatedqDisorders 137
Chapterq14qDepressiveqDisorders 150
Chapterq15qAnxietyqandqObsessive-CompulsiveqDisorders 162
Chapterq16qTrauma,qStressor-Related,qandqDissociativeqDisorders 175
Chapterq17qSomaticqSymptomqDisorders 187
Chapterq18qEatingqandqFeedingqDisorders 197
Chapterq19qSleep–WakeqDisorders 207
Chapterq20qSexualqDysfunctions,qGenderqDysphoria,qandqParaphilicqDisorders 216
Chapterq21qImpulseqControlqDisorders 226
Chapterq22qSubstance-RelatedqandqAddictiveqDisorders 236
Chapterq23qNeurocognitiveqDisorders 248
Chapterq24qPersonalityqDisorders 259
Chapterq25qSuicideqandqNonsuicidalqSelf-Injury 270
Chapterq26qCrisisqandqDisaster 280
Chapterq27qAnger,qAggression,qandqViolence 290
Chapterq28qChild,qOlderqAdult,qandqIntimateqPartnerqViolence 300
Chapterq29qSexualqAssault 309
Chapterq30qDying,qDeath,qandqGrieving 318
Chapterq31qOlderqAdults 326
Chapterq32qSeriousqMentalqIllness 338
Chapterq33qForensicqNursing 351
Chapterq34qTherapeuticqGroups 360
Chapterq35qFamilyqInterventions 371
Chapterq36qIntegrativeqCare 382
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Chapterq01:qMentalqHealthqandqMentalqIllness
Halter:qVarcarolis’qFoundationsqofqPsychiatric-
MentalqHealthqNursing:qAqClinicalqApproach,q9thqEdition
MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Theq scopeqofqpracticedq forqanq advancedq nurseq practitionerq wouldqincludeq whichqintervention?
a. Conductingqaqmentalqhealthqassessment.
b. Prescribingq psychotropicqmedication.
c. Establishingqaqtherapeuticqrelationship.
d. Individualizingq aq nursingq careq plan.
ANSWER:q B
Inqmostqstates,qprescriptiveqprivilegesqareqgrantedqtoqmaster’s-
preparedqnurseqpractitionersqandqclinicalqnurseqspecialistsqwhoqhaveqtakenqspecialqcoursesqo
nqprescribingqmedication.qTheqnurseqpreparedqatqtheqbasicqlevelqisqpermittedqtoqperformqme
ntalqhealthqassessments,qestablishqrelationships,qandqprovideqindividualizedqcareqplanning.
PTS:qqq 1 DIF: Cognitiveq Level:q Understandq (Comprehension)
TOP:qqq Nursingq Process:q Implementation MSC:q Clientq Needs:q Safe,q Effectiveq Careq Environment
2. Aqnursingqstudentqexpressesqconcernsqthatqmentalqhealthqnursesq“loseqallqtheirqclinicalqnur
singqskills.”qSelectqtheqbestqresponseqbyqtheqmentalqhealthqnurse.
a. “Psychiatricqnursesqpracticeqinqsaferqenvironmentsqthanqotherqspecialties.qNurse-
to-qclientqratiosqmustqbeqbetterqbecauseqofqtheqnatureqofqtheqclients’qproblems.”
b. “Psychiatricqnursesquseqcomplexqcommunicationqskillsqasqwellqasqcriticalqthinkin
gqtoqsolveqmultidimensionalqproblems.qIqamqchallengedqbyqthoseqsituations.”
c. “That’sqaqmisconception.qPsychiatricqnursesqfrequentlyquseqhighqtechnolo
gyqmonitoringqequipmentqandqmanageqcomplexqintravenousqtherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricqnursesqdoqnotqhaveqtoqdealqwithqasqmuchqpainqandqsuffering
asqmedical–surgicalqnursesqdo.qThatqappealsqtoqme.”
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ANSWER:q B
Theqpracticeqofqpsychiatricqnursingqrequiresqaqdifferentqsetqofqskillsqthanqmedical–
surgicalqnursing,qthoughqthereqisqsubstantialqoverlap.qPsychiatricqnursesqmustqbeqableqtoqhel
pqclientsqwithqmedicalqasqwellqasqmentalqhealthqproblems,qreflectingqtheqholisticqperspective
qtheseqnursesqmustqhave.qNurse–
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clientqratiosqandqworkloadsqinqpsychiatricqsettingsqhaveqincreased,qjustqlikeqotherqspecialties.
qPsychiatricqnursingqinvolvesqclinicalqpractice,qnotqjustqdocumentation.
Psychosocialqpainqandqsufferingqareqasqrealqasqphysicalqpainqandqsuffering.
PTS:qqq 1 DIF: Cognitiveq Level:qApplyq (Application)
TOP:qqq Nursingq Process:q Implementation MSC:q Clientq Needs:q Safe,q Effectiveq Careq Environment
3. WhenqaqnewqbillqintroducedqinqCongressqreducesqfundingqforqcareqofqpersonsqdiagnosedqwit
hqmentalqillness,qaqgroupqofqnursesqwriteqlettersqtoqtheirqelectedqrepresentativesqinqoppositi
onqtoqtheqlegislation.qWhichqroleqhaveqtheqnursesqfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedq practice
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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
q q
Chapterq01qMentalqHealthqandqMentalqIllness 2
Chapterq02qTheoriesqandqTherapiesqApproach 12
Chapterq03qPsychobiologyqandqPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterq04qTreatmentqSettings 37
Chapterq05qCulturalqImplications 50
Chapterq06qLegalqandqEthicalqConsiderations 61
Chapterq07qTheqNursingqProcessqandqStandardsqofqCare 72
Chapterq08qTherapeuticqRelationships 83
Chapterq09qTherapeuticqCommunication 94
Chapterq10qStressqResponsesqandqStressqManagement 103
Chapterq11qChildhoodqandqNeurodevelopmentalqDisorders 113
Chapterq12qSchizophreniaqSpectrumqDisorders 123
Chapterq13qBipolarqandqRelatedqDisorders 137
Chapterq14qDepressiveqDisorders 150
Chapterq15qAnxietyqandqObsessive-CompulsiveqDisorders 162
Chapterq16qTrauma,qStressor-Related,qandqDissociativeqDisorders 175
Chapterq17qSomaticqSymptomqDisorders 187
Chapterq18qEatingqandqFeedingqDisorders 197
Chapterq19qSleep–WakeqDisorders 207
Chapterq20qSexualqDysfunctions,qGenderqDysphoria,qandqParaphilicqDisorders 216
Chapterq21qImpulseqControlqDisorders 226
Chapterq22qSubstance-RelatedqandqAddictiveqDisorders 236
Chapterq23qNeurocognitiveqDisorders 248
Chapterq24qPersonalityqDisorders 259
Chapterq25qSuicideqandqNonsuicidalqSelf-Injury 270
Chapterq26qCrisisqandqDisaster 280
Chapterq27qAnger,qAggression,qandqViolence 290
Chapterq28qChild,qOlderqAdult,qandqIntimateqPartnerqViolence 300
Chapterq29qSexualqAssault 309
Chapterq30qDying,qDeath,qandqGrieving 318
Chapterq31qOlderqAdults 326
Chapterq32qSeriousqMentalqIllness 338
Chapterq33qForensicqNursing 351
Chapterq34qTherapeuticqGroups 360
Chapterq35qFamilyqInterventions 371
Chapterq36qIntegrativeqCare 382
, TestqBankq-qVarcarolis'qFoundationsqofqPsychiatricqMentalqHealthqNursing,q9e
Chapterq01:qMentalqHealthqandqMentalqIllness
Halter:qVarcarolis’qFoundationsqofqPsychiatric-
MentalqHealthqNursing:qAqClinicalqApproach,q9thqEdition
MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Theq scopeqofqpracticedq forqanq advancedq nurseq practitionerq wouldqincludeq whichqintervention?
a. Conductingqaqmentalqhealthqassessment.
b. Prescribingq psychotropicqmedication.
c. Establishingqaqtherapeuticqrelationship.
d. Individualizingq aq nursingq careq plan.
ANSWER:q B
Inqmostqstates,qprescriptiveqprivilegesqareqgrantedqtoqmaster’s-
preparedqnurseqpractitionersqandqclinicalqnurseqspecialistsqwhoqhaveqtakenqspecialqcoursesqo
nqprescribingqmedication.qTheqnurseqpreparedqatqtheqbasicqlevelqisqpermittedqtoqperformqme
ntalqhealthqassessments,qestablishqrelationships,qandqprovideqindividualizedqcareqplanning.
PTS:qqq 1 DIF: Cognitiveq Level:q Understandq (Comprehension)
TOP:qqq Nursingq Process:q Implementation MSC:q Clientq Needs:q Safe,q Effectiveq Careq Environment
2. Aqnursingqstudentqexpressesqconcernsqthatqmentalqhealthqnursesq“loseqallqtheirqclinicalqnur
singqskills.”qSelectqtheqbestqresponseqbyqtheqmentalqhealthqnurse.
a. “Psychiatricqnursesqpracticeqinqsaferqenvironmentsqthanqotherqspecialties.qNurse-
to-qclientqratiosqmustqbeqbetterqbecauseqofqtheqnatureqofqtheqclients’qproblems.”
b. “Psychiatricqnursesquseqcomplexqcommunicationqskillsqasqwellqasqcriticalqthinkin
gqtoqsolveqmultidimensionalqproblems.qIqamqchallengedqbyqthoseqsituations.”
c. “That’sqaqmisconception.qPsychiatricqnursesqfrequentlyquseqhighqtechnolo
gyqmonitoringqequipmentqandqmanageqcomplexqintravenousqtherapies.”
d. “Psychiatricqnursesqdoqnotqhaveqtoqdealqwithqasqmuchqpainqandqsuffering
asqmedical–surgicalqnursesqdo.qThatqappealsqtoqme.”
q
ANSWER:q B
Theqpracticeqofqpsychiatricqnursingqrequiresqaqdifferentqsetqofqskillsqthanqmedical–
surgicalqnursing,qthoughqthereqisqsubstantialqoverlap.qPsychiatricqnursesqmustqbeqableqtoqhel
pqclientsqwithqmedicalqasqwellqasqmentalqhealthqproblems,qreflectingqtheqholisticqperspective
qtheseqnursesqmustqhave.qNurse–
1q|qPqaqgqe
, TestqBankq-qVarcarolis'qFoundationsqofqPsychiatricqMentalqHealthqNursing,q9e
clientqratiosqandqworkloadsqinqpsychiatricqsettingsqhaveqincreased,qjustqlikeqotherqspecialties.
qPsychiatricqnursingqinvolvesqclinicalqpractice,qnotqjustqdocumentation.
Psychosocialqpainqandqsufferingqareqasqrealqasqphysicalqpainqandqsuffering.
PTS:qqq 1 DIF: Cognitiveq Level:qApplyq (Application)
TOP:qqq Nursingq Process:q Implementation MSC:q Clientq Needs:q Safe,q Effectiveq Careq Environment
3. WhenqaqnewqbillqintroducedqinqCongressqreducesqfundingqforqcareqofqpersonsqdiagnosedqwit
hqmentalqillness,qaqgroupqofqnursesqwriteqlettersqtoqtheirqelectedqrepresentativesqinqoppositi
onqtoqtheqlegislation.qWhichqroleqhaveqtheqnursesqfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedq practice
2q|qPqaqgqe
