Test Bank For Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition (Pollard, 2023), Chapter 1-35 , 9780323778794 , All Chapters with Answers and Rationals

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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition
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1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. Which of the following would
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thenurse expect as an advanced practice intervention?
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a. Conduct mental health assessments ff ff ff


b. Prescribe psychotropic medication ff ff


c. Establish therapeutic relationships ff ff


d. Individualize nursing care plans ff ff ff




ANSWER: B ff


Prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse practitioners who have taken
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special courses on prescribing medication; thus it is an advanced-practice intervention. The
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nurse prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments,
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establishrelationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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2. When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses ―lose all
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theirnursing skills,‖ which of the following is the best response by the mental health
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nurse?
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practise in safer environments than other specialties. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘
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problems.‖ .
b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinkingto ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff f


solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high- ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


technologymonitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous f ff ff ff ff ff


therapies.‖
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d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


asmedical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANSWER: B ff


The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills from medical–surgical
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nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Two domains relate specifically to psychiatric
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nursing: behavioural, including communication, coping, and education; and safety,
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coveringcrisis and risk management. Basic psychosocial nursing concepts are central to
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psychiatric nursing practice and increase your competency as a practitioner in all clinical
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settings.
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Whatever setting you choose to work in, you will have the opportunity to improve the lives
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ofpeople who are experiencing mental illness as an additional challenge to their health.
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Your experience in the mental health nursing rotation can help you gain insight into yourself
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and greatly increase your insight into the experiences of others. This part of nursing
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educationcan provide guidelines for and the opportunity to learn new skills for dealing with a
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variety ofchallenging behaviours. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain
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and suffering.
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, 3. When a new bill introduced in Parliament reduces funding for care of people with mental
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illness, a group of people with mild mental illness write letters to their elected representativesin
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opposition to the legislation for all people with mental illness. Which role does this action
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portray?
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a. Recovery
b. Self-care
c. Advocacy
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ANSWER: C ff


An advocate defends or asserts another‘s cause, particularly when the other person lacks the
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ability to do that for himself or herself. On a community scale, advocacy includes political
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activity, public speaking, and publication in the interest of improving the human condition.
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Since funding is necessary to deliver quality programming for people with mental illness,
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theletter-writing campaign advocates for the cause for all people with mental illness.
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4. Which of the following has been identified as a significant trend that will affect the future
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ofpsychiatric mental health nursing in Canada?
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a. Decrease in the aging population ff ff ff ff


b. Increase in cultural diversity ff ff ff


c. Role of the advanced-practice nurse ff ff ff ff


d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas ff ff ff ff ff ff ff




ANSWER: B ff


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health nursing in Canada; these include an aging population, an increase in cultural diversity,
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expanding technology, and an increased awareness of the impact of the determinants of
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healthon mental illness.
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5. Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a
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mentalillness?
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a. The patient reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.
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b. The patient reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.
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c. The patient is able to describe the difference between ―as if‖ and ―for real.‖
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d. The patient perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs.
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ANSWER: B ff


The correct response describes a mood alteration, which reflects mental illness. Alterations
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incognition, mood, or behaviour that are coupled with significant distress and impaired
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functioning characterize mental illness. The distracters describe behaviours that are mentally
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healthy or within the usual scope of human experience.
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