Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
by Cheryl L. Pollard RPN RN BScN MN PhD (Author), Sonya L. Jakubec RN BHScN MN PhD
(Author)
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, Chapter 1 – Mental Health and Mental Illness
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Advanced Practice Intervention
Q: Which is considered an advanced practice intervention?
Options:
● Conducting mental health assessments (MSA)
● Prescribing psychotropic medication ✅
● Establishing therapeutic relationships
● Individualizing nursing care plans
Explanation: Prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared Nurse Practitioners
(NPs). Foundational skills like MSA, therapeutic relationships, and care plans are basic-level
interventions.
2. National Priority in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (Canada)
Q: What has been identified as a priority for national plans?
Answer: Increase in cultural diversity
Explanation: Cultural diversity requires culturally safe care and attention to the mental
health impacts of colonization and racism.
3. Official Guide for Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders
Q: Which serves as the official guide?
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, Answer: DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) ✅
Explanation: DSM-5 standardizes psychiatric diagnoses; ICD is for global disease
classification.
4. Most Complete Resource for Anxiety Disorders
Q: Where to find diagnostic criteria?
Answer: DSM-5
Explanation: DSM-5 details diagnostic criteria; NOC and ANA standards are supportive
references but not diagnostic tools.
5. Highest Level of Resilience
Q: Who demonstrates the highest resilience?
Answer: Individual navigating and negotiating resources to support well-being
Explanation: Resilience depends on adaptive coping and use of resources in adversity.
6. Study of Interventions for Depression
Q: What is being studied if outcomes of interventions are measured?
Answer: Clinical epidemiology
Explanation: Clinical epidemiology studies intervention outcomes, unlike incidence,
prevalence, or comorbidity.
7. PTSD Post-Disaster
Q: 140 new PTSD diagnoses in 2 years—term?
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, Answer: Incidence ✅
Explanation: Incidence counts new cases in a population over a time period.
8. Positive Attributes of Mental Health
Q: Who demonstrates positive mental health?
Answer: Individual who can laugh and play
9. Report Highlighting Mental Health Issues in Canada
Q: Which report?
Answer: Epp Report
Explanation: Published in 1988, it proposed principles for mental health policy in Canada.
10. Reflection and Resilience
Q: Which reflects resilience?
Answer: "How have I gotten through difficult times?"
11. Standard Measure for Mental Health
Q: Which is standard?
Answer: There is no standard measure for mental health
Explanation: Mental health is culturally defined and based on functional norms.
12. Most Accepted Explanation for Mental Illness
Q: Which model?
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by Cheryl L. Pollard RPN RN BScN MN PhD (Author), Sonya L. Jakubec RN BHScN MN PhD
(Author)
Page 1 3/21/2026, 8:28:24 PM
, Chapter 1 – Mental Health and Mental Illness
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Advanced Practice Intervention
Q: Which is considered an advanced practice intervention?
Options:
● Conducting mental health assessments (MSA)
● Prescribing psychotropic medication ✅
● Establishing therapeutic relationships
● Individualizing nursing care plans
Explanation: Prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared Nurse Practitioners
(NPs). Foundational skills like MSA, therapeutic relationships, and care plans are basic-level
interventions.
2. National Priority in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (Canada)
Q: What has been identified as a priority for national plans?
Answer: Increase in cultural diversity
Explanation: Cultural diversity requires culturally safe care and attention to the mental
health impacts of colonization and racism.
3. Official Guide for Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders
Q: Which serves as the official guide?
Page 2 3/21/2026, 8:28:24 PM
, Answer: DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) ✅
Explanation: DSM-5 standardizes psychiatric diagnoses; ICD is for global disease
classification.
4. Most Complete Resource for Anxiety Disorders
Q: Where to find diagnostic criteria?
Answer: DSM-5
Explanation: DSM-5 details diagnostic criteria; NOC and ANA standards are supportive
references but not diagnostic tools.
5. Highest Level of Resilience
Q: Who demonstrates the highest resilience?
Answer: Individual navigating and negotiating resources to support well-being
Explanation: Resilience depends on adaptive coping and use of resources in adversity.
6. Study of Interventions for Depression
Q: What is being studied if outcomes of interventions are measured?
Answer: Clinical epidemiology
Explanation: Clinical epidemiology studies intervention outcomes, unlike incidence,
prevalence, or comorbidity.
7. PTSD Post-Disaster
Q: 140 new PTSD diagnoses in 2 years—term?
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, Answer: Incidence ✅
Explanation: Incidence counts new cases in a population over a time period.
8. Positive Attributes of Mental Health
Q: Who demonstrates positive mental health?
Answer: Individual who can laugh and play
9. Report Highlighting Mental Health Issues in Canada
Q: Which report?
Answer: Epp Report
Explanation: Published in 1988, it proposed principles for mental health policy in Canada.
10. Reflection and Resilience
Q: Which reflects resilience?
Answer: "How have I gotten through difficult times?"
11. Standard Measure for Mental Health
Q: Which is standard?
Answer: There is no standard measure for mental health
Explanation: Mental health is culturally defined and based on functional norms.
12. Most Accepted Explanation for Mental Illness
Q: Which model?
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