Test Bank for Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter | Chapters 1–37 | Complete 2025/26

TEST BANK For Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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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 01
v2 v2 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Chapter 02
v2 v2 Theories and Therapies Approach
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Chapter 03
v2 v2 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology v2 v2 25
Chapter 04
v2 v2 Treatment Settings v2 37
Chapter 05
v2 v2 Cultural Implications v2 50
Chapter 06
v2 v2 Legal and Ethical Considerations
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Chapter 07
v2 v2 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
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Chapter 08
v2 v2 Therapeutic Relationships v2 83
Chapter 09
v2 v2 Therapeutic Communication v2 94
Chapter 10
v2 v2 Stress Responses and Stress Management
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Chapter 11
v2 v2 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Chapter 12
v2 v2 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders v2 v2 123
Chapter 13
v2 v2 Bipolar and Related Disorders
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Chapter 14
v2 v2 Depressive Disorders v2 150
Chapter 15
v2 v2 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 16
v2 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
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Chapter 17
v2 Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Chapter 18
v2 Eating and Feeding Disorders
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Chapter 19
v2 Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Chapter 20
v2 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Chapter 21
v2 Impulse Control Disorders
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Chapter 22
v2 v2 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders v2 v2 v2 236
Chapter 23
v2 v2 Neurocognitive Disorders v2 248
Chapter 24
v2 v2 Personality Disorders v2 259
Chapter 25
v2 v2 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
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Chapter 26
v2 v2 Crisis and Disaster
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Chapter 27
v2 v2 Anger, Aggression, and Violence
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Chapter 28
v2 v2 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
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Chapter 29
v2 v2 Sexual Assault v2 309
Chapter 30
v2 v2 Dying, Death, and Grieving
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Chapter 31
v2 v2 Older Adults v2 326
Chapter 32
v2 v2 Serious Mental Illness v2 v2 338
Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing
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Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups
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Chapter 35 Family Interventions
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Chapter 36 Integrative Care
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e

Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A
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ClinicalApproach, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v2




1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention?
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a. Conducting a mental health assessment. v2 v2 v2 v2




b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. v2 v2




c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship. v2 v2 v2




d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. v2 v2 v2 v2




ANSWER: B v 2




In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse practitioners
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andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication.
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v2 The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments,
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establish relationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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PTS: v2 v2 v 2 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) v2 v2 v2




TOP: v2 v2 v 2 Nursing Process: Implementation v2 v2 MSC: v 2 Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses ―lose all their clinical
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v2 nursingskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-
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to-client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients‘ problems.‖
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b. ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2




thinkingto solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those
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situations.‖
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c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high
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technologymonitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous
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therapies.‖
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d. ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2 v2




asmedical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.‖
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ANSWER: v 2 B
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical–surgical
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v2 nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help clients
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v2 with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these
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v2 nursesmust have. Nurse–client ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just
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documentation.
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Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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PTS: v2 v2 v 2 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
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TOP: v2 v2 v 2 Nursing Process: Implementation
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed
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v2 with mental illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in
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opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
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