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3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
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ANSWER:5 v B
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Varcarolis Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
3rd Edition By Pollard All Chapter 1 - 35
5v 5v
,
,Chapter5v01:5vMental5vHealth5vand5vMental5vIllness
Varcarolis’s5vCanadian5vPsychiatric5vMental5vHealth5vNursing,5v3rd5vEdition
MULTIPLE5vCHOICE
1. A5vstaff5vnurse5vcompletes5vorientation5vto5va5vpsychiatric5vunit.5vWhich5vof5vthe5vfollowing5v
would5vthe5n
v urse5vexpect5vas5van5vadvanced5vpractice5vintervention?
a. Conduct5vmental5vhealth5vassessments
b. Prescribe5vpsychotropic5vmedication
c. Establish5vtherapeutic5vrelationships
d. Individualize5vnursing5vcare5vplans
ANSWER:5 v B
Prescriptive5vprivileges5vare5vgranted5vto5vmaster’s-
prepared5vnurse5vpractitioners5vwho5vhave5vtaken5vspecial5vcourses5von5vprescribing5vmedicati
on;5vthus5vit5vis5van5vadvanced-
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nning.
DIF: Cognitive5vLevel:5vUnderstand5v(Comprehension)
TOP:5 v Nursing5vProcess:5vImplementation MSC:5 v Client5vNeeds:5vSafe5vEffective5vCare5vEnvironment
2. When5va5vnursing5vstudent5vexpresses5vconcerns5vabout5vhow5vmental5vhealth5vnurses5v“los
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problems. .
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nking5tv o5vsolve5vmultidimensional5vproblems.5vI5vam5vchallenged5vby5vthose5vsituati
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fering5vas5mv edical–surgical5vnurses5vdo.5vThat5vappeals5vto5vme.”
ANSWER:5 v B
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surgical5vnursing,5vthough5vthere5vis5vsubstantial5voverlap.5vTwo5vdomains5vrelate5vspecifically5
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