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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,CHAPTERT01:TMENTALTHEALTHTANDTMENTALTILLNESS
VARCAROLIS’STCANADIANTPSYCHIATRICTMENTALTHEALTHTNURSING,T3RDTEDITION
MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. Atstafftnursetcompletestorientationttotatpsychiatrictunit.tWhichtoftthetfollowingtwouldtthet
nursetexpecttastantadvancedtpracticetintervention?
a. Conducttmentalthealthtassessments
b. Prescribetpsychotropictmedication
c. Establishttherapeutictrelationships
d. Individualizetnursingtcaretplans
ANSWER:t B
Prescriptivetprivilegestaretgrantedttotmaster’s-
preparedtnursetpractitionerstwhothavettakentspecialtcoursestontprescribingtmedication;tthu
stittistantadvanced-
practicetintervention.tThetnursetpreparedtattthetbasictleveltistpermittedttotperformtmentalt
healthtassessments,testablishtrelationships,tandtprovidetindividualizedtcaretplanning.
DIF: CognitivetLevel:tUnderstandt(Comprehension)
TOP:t NursingtProcess:tImplementation MSC:t ClienttNeeds:tSafetEffectivetCaretEnvironment
2. Whentatnursingtstudenttexpressestconcernstaboutthowtmentalthealthtnursest“losetalltthe
irtnursingtskills,”twhichtoftthetfollowingtistthetbesttresponsetbytthetmentalthealthtnurse?
a. “Psychiatrictnursestpractisetintsafertenvironmentstthantothertspecialties.t
Nurse-to-
patienttratiostmusttbetbettertbecausetoftthetnaturetoftthetpatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatrictnursestusetcomplextcommunicationtskillstastwelltastcriticaltthinkingtt
otsolvetmultidimensionaltproblems.tItamtchallengedtbytthosetsituations.”
c. “That’statmisconception.tPsychiatrictnursestfrequentlytusethigh-
technologytmonitoringtequipmenttandtmanagetcomplextintravenoustthera
pies.”
d. “Psychiatrictnursestdotnotthavettotdealtwithtastmuchtpaintandtsufferingtast
medical–surgicaltnursestdo.tThattappealsttotme.”
ANSWER:t B
Thetpracticetoftpsychiatrictnursingtrequirestatdifferenttsettoftskillstfromtmedical–
surgicaltnursing,tthoughttheretistsubstantialtoverlap.tTwotdomainstrelatetspecificallyttotpsyc
hiatrictnursing:tbehavioural,tincludingtcommunication,tcoping,tandteducation;tandtsafety,tc
overingtcrisistandtrisktmanagement.tBasictpsychosocialtnursingtconceptstaretcentralttotpsyc
hiatrictnursingtpracticetandtincreasetyourtcompetencytastatpractitionertintalltclinicaltsettings
.
Whatevertsettingtyoutchoosettotworktin,tyoutwillthavetthetopportunityttotimprovetthetlivestoft
peopletwhotaretexperiencingtmentaltillnesstastantadditionaltchallengettottheirthealth.
Yourtexperiencetintthetmentalthealthtnursingtrotationtcanthelptyoutgaintinsighttintotyourselft
andtgreatlytincreasetyourtinsighttintotthetexperiencestoftothers.tThistparttoftnursingteducatio
ntcantprovidetguidelinestfortandtthetopportunityttotlearntnewtskillstfortdealingtwithtatvarietyto
ftchallengingtbehaviours.tPsychosocialtpaintandtsufferingtaretastrealtastphysicaltpaintandtsuffe
, ring.
DIF: CognitivetLevel:tApplyt(Application)
TOP:t NursingtProcess:tImplementation MSC:t ClienttNeeds:tSafetEffectivetCaretEnvironment
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
t t t t t
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
t t t t t t t t
,
,CHAPTERT01:TMENTALTHEALTHTANDTMENTALTILLNESS
VARCAROLIS’STCANADIANTPSYCHIATRICTMENTALTHEALTHTNURSING,T3RDTEDITION
MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. Atstafftnursetcompletestorientationttotatpsychiatrictunit.tWhichtoftthetfollowingtwouldtthet
nursetexpecttastantadvancedtpracticetintervention?
a. Conducttmentalthealthtassessments
b. Prescribetpsychotropictmedication
c. Establishttherapeutictrelationships
d. Individualizetnursingtcaretplans
ANSWER:t B
Prescriptivetprivilegestaretgrantedttotmaster’s-
preparedtnursetpractitionerstwhothavettakentspecialtcoursestontprescribingtmedication;tthu
stittistantadvanced-
practicetintervention.tThetnursetpreparedtattthetbasictleveltistpermittedttotperformtmentalt
healthtassessments,testablishtrelationships,tandtprovidetindividualizedtcaretplanning.
DIF: CognitivetLevel:tUnderstandt(Comprehension)
TOP:t NursingtProcess:tImplementation MSC:t ClienttNeeds:tSafetEffectivetCaretEnvironment
2. Whentatnursingtstudenttexpressestconcernstaboutthowtmentalthealthtnursest“losetalltthe
irtnursingtskills,”twhichtoftthetfollowingtistthetbesttresponsetbytthetmentalthealthtnurse?
a. “Psychiatrictnursestpractisetintsafertenvironmentstthantothertspecialties.t
Nurse-to-
patienttratiostmusttbetbettertbecausetoftthetnaturetoftthetpatients’
problems. .
”
b. “Psychiatrictnursestusetcomplextcommunicationtskillstastwelltastcriticaltthinkingtt
otsolvetmultidimensionaltproblems.tItamtchallengedtbytthosetsituations.”
c. “That’statmisconception.tPsychiatrictnursestfrequentlytusethigh-
technologytmonitoringtequipmenttandtmanagetcomplextintravenoustthera
pies.”
d. “Psychiatrictnursestdotnotthavettotdealtwithtastmuchtpaintandtsufferingtast
medical–surgicaltnursestdo.tThattappealsttotme.”
ANSWER:t B
Thetpracticetoftpsychiatrictnursingtrequirestatdifferenttsettoftskillstfromtmedical–
surgicaltnursing,tthoughttheretistsubstantialtoverlap.tTwotdomainstrelatetspecificallyttotpsyc
hiatrictnursing:tbehavioural,tincludingtcommunication,tcoping,tandteducation;tandtsafety,tc
overingtcrisistandtrisktmanagement.tBasictpsychosocialtnursingtconceptstaretcentralttotpsyc
hiatrictnursingtpracticetandtincreasetyourtcompetencytastatpractitionertintalltclinicaltsettings
.
Whatevertsettingtyoutchoosettotworktin,tyoutwillthavetthetopportunityttotimprovetthetlivestoft
peopletwhotaretexperiencingtmentaltillnesstastantadditionaltchallengettottheirthealth.
Yourtexperiencetintthetmentalthealthtnursingtrotationtcanthelptyoutgaintinsighttintotyourselft
andtgreatlytincreasetyourtinsighttintotthetexperiencestoftothers.tThistparttoftnursingteducatio
ntcantprovidetguidelinestfortandtthetopportunityttotlearntnewtskillstfortdealingtwithtatvarietyto
ftchallengingtbehaviours.tPsychosocialtpaintandtsufferingtaretastrealtastphysicaltpaintandtsuffe
, ring.
DIF: CognitivetLevel:tApplyt(Application)
TOP:t NursingtProcess:tImplementation MSC:t ClienttNeeds:tSafetEffectivetCaretEnvironment
