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Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
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by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter ll01 llMental llHealth lland llMental llIllness 2
Chapter ll02 llTheories lland llTherapies llApproach 12
Chapter ll03 llPsychobiology lland llPsychopharmacology 25
Chapter ll04 llTreatment llSettings 37
Chapter ll05 llCultural llImplications 50
Chapter ll06 llLegal lland llEthical llConsiderations 61
Chapter ll07 llThe llNursing llProcess lland llStandards llof llCare 72
Chapter ll08 llTherapeutic llRelationships 83
Chapter ll09 llTherapeutic llCommunication 94
Chapter ll10 llStress llResponses lland llStress llManagement 103
Chapter ll11 llChildhood lland llNeurodevelopmental llDisorders 113
Chapter ll12 llSchizophrenia llSpectrum llDisorders 123
Chapter ll13 llBipolar lland llRelated llDisorders 137
Chapter ll14 llDepressive llDisorders 150
Chapter ll15 llAnxiety lland llObsessive-Compulsive llDisorders 162
Chapter ll16 llTrauma, llStressor-Related, lland llDissociative llDisorders 175
Chapter ll17 llSomatic llSymptom llDisorders 187
Chapter ll18 llEating lland llFeeding llDisorders 197
Chapter ll19 llSleep–Wake llDisorders 207
Chapter ll20 llSexual llDysfunctions, llGender llDysphoria, lland llParaphilic llDisorders 216
Chapter ll21 llImpulse llControl llDisorders 226
Chapter ll22 llSubstance-Related lland llAddictive llDisorders 236
Chapter ll23 llNeurocognitive llDisorders 248
Chapter ll24 llPersonality llDisorders 259
Chapter ll25 llSuicide lland llNonsuicidal llSelf-Injury 270
Chapter ll26 llCrisis lland llDisaster 280
Chapter ll27 llAnger, llAggression, lland llViolence 290
Chapter ll28 llChild, llOlder llAdult, lland llIntimate llPartner llViolence 300
Chapter ll29 llSexual llAssault 309
Chapter ll30 llDying, llDeath, lland llGrieving 318
Chapter ll31 llOlder llAdults 326
Chapter ll32 llSerious llMental llIllness 338
Chapter ll33 llForensic llNursing 351
Chapter ll34 llTherapeutic llGroups 360
Chapter ll35 llFamily llInterventions 371
Chapter ll36 llIntegrative llCare 382

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Chapter ll01: llMental llHealth lland llMental llIllness
Halter: llVarcarolis’ lFoundations llof llPsychiatric-Mental llHealth llNursing: llA llClinical
Approach, ll9th llEdition
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MULTIPLE llCHOICE


1. The llscope llof llpracticed ll for llan lladvanced ll nurse llpractitioner l lwould llinclude llwhich llintervention?
a. Conducting lla llmental llhealth llassessment.
b. Prescribing llpsychotropic llmedication.

c. Establishing lla lltherapeutic llrelationship.
d. Individualizing ll a llnursing llcare ll plan.

ANSWER: ll B
In llmost llstates, llprescriptive llprivileges llare llgranted llto llmaster’s-prepared llnurse
ll practitioners llandlclinical llnurse llspecialists llwho llhave lltaken llspecial llcourses llon llprescribing
ll medication. llThe llnurselprepared llat llthe llbasic lllevel llis llpermitted llto llperform llmental
ll health llassessments, llestablish llrelationships, lland llprovide llindividualized llcare llplanning.


PTS: ll ll ll 1 DIF: Cognitive l l Level: l lUnderstand l l(Comprehension)
TOP: ll ll l l Nursing llProcess: ll Implementation MSC: l l Client l l Needs: l l Safe, l lEffective l l Care llEnvironment


2. A llnursing llstudent llexpresses llconcerns llthat llmental llhealth llnurses ll“lose llall lltheir llclinical

ll nursinglskills.” llSelect llthe llbest llresponse llby llthe llmental llhealth llnurse.
a. “Psychiatric llnurses llpractice llin llsafer llenvironments llthan llother llspecialties.
ll Nurse-to-lclient llratios llmust llbe llbetter llbecause llof llthe llnature llof llthe llclients’
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b. “Psychiatric llnurses lluse llcomplex llcommunication llskills llas llwell llas llcritical

ll thinkinglto llsolve llmultidimensional llproblems. llI llam llchallenged llby llthose
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c. “That’s lla llmisconception. llPsychiatric llnurses llfrequently lluse llhigh
ll technologylmonitoring llequipment lland llmanage llcomplex llintravenous
ll therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric llnurses lldo llnot llhave llto lldeal llwith llas llmuch llpain lland

ll suffering llaslmedical–surgical llnurses lldo. llThat llappeals llto llme.”

ANSWER: l l B
The llpractice llof llpsychiatric llnursing llrequires lla lldifferent llset llof llskills llthan llmedical–
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ll help llclients llwith llmedical llas llwell llas llmental llhealth llproblems, llreflecting llthe llholistic
ll perspective llthese llnurseslmust llhave. llNurse–client llratios lland llworkloads llin llpsychiatric
ll settings llhave llincreased, lljust lllike llother llspecialties. llPsychiatric llnursing llinvolves llclinical
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Psychosocial llpain lland llsuffering llare llas llreal llas llphysical llpain lland llsuffering.


PTS: ll ll ll 1 DIF: Cognitive llLevel: llApply l l(Application)
TOP: ll ll l l Nursing llProcess: ll Implementation MSC: l l Client l l Needs: l l Safe, l lEffective l l Care llEnvironment


3. When lla llnew llbill llintroduced llin llCongress llreduces llfunding llfor llcare llof llpersons lldiagnosed
ll with llmental llillness, lla llgroup llof llnurses llwrite llletters llto lltheir llelected llrepresentatives llin
ll opposition llto llthe lllegislation. llWhich llrole llhave llthe llnurses llfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending

c. Advocacy
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