Test Bank For Varcarolis’ Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 12th - 2023 All Chapters

TESTf BANK:f ESSENTIALSf OFfPSYCHIATRICfMENTALHEALTHf NURSINGf (3RDf EDITIONBYVARCAROLIS)

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Table of Contents
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TablefoffContents

Chapterf01:fPracticingfthefSciencefandfthefArtfoffPsychiatricfNursingfCh
apterf02:fMentalfHealthfandfMentalfIllness
Chapterf03:fTheoriesfandfTherapies
Chapterf04:fBiologicalfBasisfforfUnderstandingfPsychopharmacologyfC
hapterf05:fSettingsfforfPsychiatricfCare
Chapterf06:fLegalfandfEthicalfBasisfforfPractice
Chapterf07:fNursingfProcessfandfQSEN:fThefFoundationfforfSafefandfEffectivefCarefChapterf0
8:fCommunicationfSkills:fMediumfforfAllfNursingfPractice
Chapterf09:fTherapeuticfRelationshipsfandfthefClinicalfInterviewfChapt
erf10:fTraumafandfStress-RelatedfDisorders
Chapterf11:fAnxiety,fAnxietyfDisorders,fandfObsessive-
CompulsivefDisordersfChapterf12:fSomaticfSystemfDisordersfandfDissociativef
Disorders
Chapterf13:fPersonalityfDisorder
sfChapterf14:fEatingfDisorders
Chapterf15:fMoodfDisorders:fDepressionfCha
pterf16:fBipolarfSpectrumfDisorders
Chapterf17:fSchizophreniafSpectrumfDisordersfandfOtherfPsychoticfDisordersfChapterf
18:fNeurocognitivefDisorders
Chapterf19:fSubstance-
RelatedfandfAddictivefDisordersfChapterf20:fCrisisfandfM
assfDisaster
Chapterf21:fChild,fPartner,fandfElderfViolenceChapterf22:f
SexualfViolence
Chapterf23:fSuicidalfThoughtsfandfBehaviorChapterf24:fA
nger,fAggression,fandfViolence
Chapterf25:fCarefforfthefDyingfandfThosefWhofGrievefChapterf
26:fChildrenfandfAdolescents
Chapterf27:fAdultsfChapte
rf28:fOlderfAdults

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TestfBank:fEssentialsfoffPsychiatricfMentalfHealthfNursingf(3rdfEditionfbyfVarcarolis)f

Chapterf01:fPracticingfthefSciencefandfthefArtfoffPsychiatricfNursingfMULTIPLEfCHOIC
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1. Whichfoutcome,ffocusedfonfrecovery,fwouldfbefexpectedfinfthefplanfoffcarefforfafpatientflivi
ngfinfthefcommunityfandfdiagnosedfwithfseriousfandfpersistentfmentalfillness?fWithinf3fmont
hs,fthefpatientfwill:fa.fdenyfsuicidalfideation.

b. reportfafsensefoffwell-being.

c. takefmedicationsfasfprescribed.

d. attendfclinicfappointmentsfonftime.

ANS:fB

Recoveryfemphasizesfmanagingfsymptoms,freducingfpsychosocialfdisability,fandfimprovingfr
olefperformance.

Thefgoalfoffrecoveryfisftofempowerfthefindividualfwithfmentalfillnessftofachievefafsensefoffmea
ningfandfsatisfactionfinflifefandftoffunctionfatfthefhighestfpossibleflevelfoffwellness.fThefincorre
ctfoptionsffocusfonfthefclassicfmedicalfmodelfratherfthanfrecovery.

DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fApplicationf(Applying)fREF:f2fT

OP:fNursingfProcess:fOutcomesfIdentificationfMSC:f

NCLEX:fHealthfPromotionfandfMaintenance

2. Infthefshift-changefreport,fanfoff-
goingfnursefcriticizesfafpatientfwhofwearsfheavyfmakeup.fWhichfcommentfbyfthefnurs
efwhofreceivesfthefreportfbestfdemonstratesfadvocacy?

a. Thisfisfafpsychiatricfhospital.fCrazinessfisfwhatfwefarefallfabout.

b. Letsfallfshowfacceptancefoffthisfpatientfbyfwearingflotsfoffmakeupftoo.

c. Yourfcommentsfarefinconsideratefandfinappropriate.fKeepfthefreportfobjective.

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d. Ourfpatientsfneedfourfhelpftoflearnfbehaviorsfthatfwillfhelpfthemfgetfalongfinsociety.fAN
S:fD

Acceptingfpatientsfneedsfforfself-
expressionfandfseekingftofteachfskillsfthatfwillfcontributeftoftheirfwell-
beingfdemonstratefrespectfandfarefimportantfpartsfoffadvocacy.fThefon-
fcomingfnursefneedsftoftakefactionftofensurefthatfothersfarefnotfprejudicedfagainstfthefpatient

.fHumorfcanfbefappropriatefwithinfthefprivacyfoffafshiftfreportfbutfnotfatfthefexpensefoffrespec
tfforfpatients.fJudgingfthefoff-goingfnursefinfafcriticalfwayfwillfcreatefconflict.

Nursesfmustfshowfcompassionfforfeachfother.

DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fApplicationf(Applying)fREF:f8

TOP:fNursingfProcess:fImplementationfMSC:fNCLEX:fSafe,fEffectivefCarefEnvironmentf3.fAfnu
rsefassessesfafnewlyfadmittedfpatientfdiagnosedfwithfmajorfdepressivefdisorder.fWhichfstate
mentfisfanfexamplefoffattending?

a. Wefallfhavefstressfinflife.fBeingfinfafpsychiatricfhospitalfisntfthefendfoffthefworld.

b. Tellfmefwhyfyouffeltfyoufhadftofbefhospitalizedftofreceiveftreatmentfforfyourdepression.

c. Youfwillffeelfbetterfafterfwefgetfsomefantidepressantfmedicationfstartedfforfyou.

d. Idflikeftofsitfwithfyoufafwhilefsofyoufmayffeelfmorefcomfortableftalkingfwithfme.

ANS:fD

Attendingfisfaftechniquefthatfdemonstratesfthefnursesfcommitmentftofthefrelationshipfandfre
ducesffeelingsfoffisolation.fThisftechniquefshowsfrespectfforfthefpatientfandfdemonstratesfcari
ng.fGeneralizations,fprobing,fandffalsefreassurancesfarefnon-therapeutic.

DIF:fCognitivefLevel:fApplicationf(Applying)fREF:f8

TOP:fNursingfProcess:fImplementationfMSC:fNCLEX:fPsychosocialfIntegrityf4.fAfpatientfisfhosp
italizedfforfdepressionfandfsuicidalfideationfafterftheirfspousefasksfforfafdivorce.
Selectfthefnursesfmostfcaringfcomment.

a. Letsfdiscussfsomefmeansfoffcopingfotherfthanfsuicidefwhenfyoufhaveftheseffeelings.

b. Ifunderstandfwhyfyourefsofdepressed.fWhenfIfgotfdivorced,fIfwasfdevastatedftoo.

c. Youfshouldfforgetfaboutfyourfmarriagefandfmovefonfwithfyourlife.

d. Howfdidfyoufgetfsofdepressedfthatfhospitalizationfwasnecessary?