TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-
A A A A A A
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 9TH EDITION
A A A A A
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER CHAPTERS 1 - 36 | COMPLETE
A A A A A A A A A
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
A A
ChapterA01AMentalAHealthAandAMentalAIllness 2
ChapterA02ATheoriesAandATherapiesAApproach 12
ChapterA03APsychobiologyAandAPsychopharmacology 25
ChapterA04ATreatmentASettings 37
ChapterA05ACulturalAImplications 50
ChapterA06ALegalAandAEthicalAConsiderations 61
ChapterA07ATheANursingAProcessAandAStandardsAofACare 72
ChapterA08ATherapeuticARelationships 83
ChapterA09ATherapeuticACommunication 94
ChapterA10AStressAResponsesAandAStressAManagement 103
ChapterA11AChildhoodAandANeurodevelopmentalADisorders 113
ChapterA12ASchizophreniaASpectrumADisorders 123
ChapterA13ABipolarAandARelatedADisorders 137
ChapterA14ADepressiveADisorders 150
ChapterA15AAnxietyAandAObsessive-CompulsiveADisorders 162
ChapterA16ATrauma,AStressor-Related,AandADissociativeADisorders 175
ChapterA17ASomaticASymptomADisorders 187
ChapterA18AEatingAandAFeedingADisorders 197
ChapterA19ASleep–WakeADisorders 207
ChapterA20ASexualADysfunctions,AGenderADysphoria,AandAParaphilicADisorders 216
ChapterA21AImpulseAControlADisorders 226
ChapterA22ASubstance-RelatedAandAAddictiveADisorders 236
ChapterA23ANeurocognitiveADisorders 248
ChapterA24APersonalityADisorders 259
ChapterA25ASuicideAandANonsuicidalASelf-Injury 270
ChapterA26ACrisisAandADisaster 280
ChapterA27AAnger,AAggression,AandAViolence 290
ChapterA28AChild,AOlderAAdult,AandAIntimateAPartnerAViolence 300
ChapterA29ASexualAAssault 309
ChapterA30ADying,ADeath,AandAGrieving 318
ChapterA31AOlderAAdults 326
ChapterA32ASeriousAMentalAIllness 338
ChapterA33AForensicANursing 351
ChapterA34ATherapeuticAGroups 360
ChapterA35AFamilyAInterventions 371
ChapterA36AIntegrativeACare 382
, TestABankA-AVarcarolis'AFoundationsAofAPsychiatricAMentalAHealthANursing,A9e
ChapterA01:AMentalAHealthAandAMentalAIllness
Halter:AVarcarolis’AFoundationsAofAPsychiatric-
MentalAHealthANursing:AAAClinicalAApproach,A9thAEdition
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. TheA scopeA ofApracticedA forAanA advancedA nurseA practitionerA wouldAincludeA whichAintervention?
a. ConductingAaAmentalAhealthAassessment.
b. PrescribingA psychotropicAmedication.
c. EstablishingAaAtherapeuticArelationship.
d. IndividualizingA aA nursingA careA plan.
ANSWER:A B
InAmostAstates,AprescriptiveAprivilegesAareAgrantedAtoAmaster’s-
preparedAnurseApractitionersAandAclinicalAnurseAspecialistsAwhoAhaveAtakenAspecialAcoursesAo
nAprescribingAmedication.ATheAnurseApreparedAatAtheAbasicAlevelAisApermittedAtoAperformAmen
talAhealthAassessments,AestablishArelationships,AandAprovideAindividualizedAcareAplanning.
PTS:AAA 1 DIF: CognitiveA Level:A UnderstandA (Comprehension)
TOP:AAA NursingA Process:A Implementation MSC:A ClientA Needs:A Safe,A EffectiveA CareA Environment
2. AAnursingAstudentAexpressesAconcernsAthatAmentalAhealthAnursesA“loseAallAtheirAclinicalAnurs
ingAskills.”ASelectAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAmentalAhealthAnurse.
a. “PsychiatricAnursesApracticeAinAsaferAenvironmentsAthanAotherAspecialties.ANurse-
to-AclientAratiosAmustAbeAbetterAbecauseAofAtheAnatureAofAtheAclients’Aproblems.”
b. “PsychiatricAnursesAuseAcomplexAcommunicationAskillsAasAwellAasAcriticalAthinkin
gAtoAsolveAmultidimensionalAproblems.AIAamAchallengedAbyAthoseAsituations.”
c. “That’sAaAmisconception.APsychiatricAnursesAfrequentlyAuseAhighAtechnolog
yAmonitoringAequipmentAandAmanageAcomplexAintravenousAtherapies.”
d. “PsychiatricAnursesAdoAnotAhaveAtoAdealAwithAasAmuchApainAandAsufferingA
asAmedical–surgicalAnursesAdo.AThatAappealsAtoAme.”
ANSWER:A B
TheApracticeAofApsychiatricAnursingArequiresAaAdifferentAsetAofAskillsAthanAmedical–
surgicalAnursing,AthoughAthereAisAsubstantialAoverlap.APsychiatricAnursesAmustAbeAableAtoAhelp
AclientsAwithAmedicalAasAwellAasAmentalAhealthAproblems,AreflectingAtheAholisticAperspectiveAt
heseAnursesAmustAhave.ANurse–
1A|APAaAgAe
, TestABankA-AVarcarolis'AFoundationsAofAPsychiatricAMentalAHealthANursing,A9e
clientAratiosAandAworkloadsAinApsychiatricAsettingsAhaveAincreased,AjustAlikeAotherAspecialties.A
PsychiatricAnursingAinvolvesAclinicalApractice,AnotAjustAdocumentation.
PsychosocialApainAandAsufferingAareAasArealAasAphysicalApainAandAsuffering.
PTS:AAA 1 DIF: CognitiveA Level:AApplyA (Application)
TOP:AAA NursingA Process:A Implementation MSC:A ClientA Needs:A Safe,A EffectiveA CareA Environment
3. WhenAaAnewAbillAintroducedAinACongressAreducesAfundingAforAcareAofApersonsAdiagnosedAwith
AmentalAillness,AaAgroupAofAnursesAwriteAlettersAtoAtheirAelectedArepresentativesAinAopposition
AtoAtheAlegislation.AWhichAroleAhaveAtheAnursesAfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedA practice
2A|APAaAgAe
A A A A A A
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 9TH EDITION
A A A A A
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER CHAPTERS 1 - 36 | COMPLETE
A A A A A A A A A
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
A A
ChapterA01AMentalAHealthAandAMentalAIllness 2
ChapterA02ATheoriesAandATherapiesAApproach 12
ChapterA03APsychobiologyAandAPsychopharmacology 25
ChapterA04ATreatmentASettings 37
ChapterA05ACulturalAImplications 50
ChapterA06ALegalAandAEthicalAConsiderations 61
ChapterA07ATheANursingAProcessAandAStandardsAofACare 72
ChapterA08ATherapeuticARelationships 83
ChapterA09ATherapeuticACommunication 94
ChapterA10AStressAResponsesAandAStressAManagement 103
ChapterA11AChildhoodAandANeurodevelopmentalADisorders 113
ChapterA12ASchizophreniaASpectrumADisorders 123
ChapterA13ABipolarAandARelatedADisorders 137
ChapterA14ADepressiveADisorders 150
ChapterA15AAnxietyAandAObsessive-CompulsiveADisorders 162
ChapterA16ATrauma,AStressor-Related,AandADissociativeADisorders 175
ChapterA17ASomaticASymptomADisorders 187
ChapterA18AEatingAandAFeedingADisorders 197
ChapterA19ASleep–WakeADisorders 207
ChapterA20ASexualADysfunctions,AGenderADysphoria,AandAParaphilicADisorders 216
ChapterA21AImpulseAControlADisorders 226
ChapterA22ASubstance-RelatedAandAAddictiveADisorders 236
ChapterA23ANeurocognitiveADisorders 248
ChapterA24APersonalityADisorders 259
ChapterA25ASuicideAandANonsuicidalASelf-Injury 270
ChapterA26ACrisisAandADisaster 280
ChapterA27AAnger,AAggression,AandAViolence 290
ChapterA28AChild,AOlderAAdult,AandAIntimateAPartnerAViolence 300
ChapterA29ASexualAAssault 309
ChapterA30ADying,ADeath,AandAGrieving 318
ChapterA31AOlderAAdults 326
ChapterA32ASeriousAMentalAIllness 338
ChapterA33AForensicANursing 351
ChapterA34ATherapeuticAGroups 360
ChapterA35AFamilyAInterventions 371
ChapterA36AIntegrativeACare 382
, TestABankA-AVarcarolis'AFoundationsAofAPsychiatricAMentalAHealthANursing,A9e
ChapterA01:AMentalAHealthAandAMentalAIllness
Halter:AVarcarolis’AFoundationsAofAPsychiatric-
MentalAHealthANursing:AAAClinicalAApproach,A9thAEdition
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. TheA scopeA ofApracticedA forAanA advancedA nurseA practitionerA wouldAincludeA whichAintervention?
a. ConductingAaAmentalAhealthAassessment.
b. PrescribingA psychotropicAmedication.
c. EstablishingAaAtherapeuticArelationship.
d. IndividualizingA aA nursingA careA plan.
ANSWER:A B
InAmostAstates,AprescriptiveAprivilegesAareAgrantedAtoAmaster’s-
preparedAnurseApractitionersAandAclinicalAnurseAspecialistsAwhoAhaveAtakenAspecialAcoursesAo
nAprescribingAmedication.ATheAnurseApreparedAatAtheAbasicAlevelAisApermittedAtoAperformAmen
talAhealthAassessments,AestablishArelationships,AandAprovideAindividualizedAcareAplanning.
PTS:AAA 1 DIF: CognitiveA Level:A UnderstandA (Comprehension)
TOP:AAA NursingA Process:A Implementation MSC:A ClientA Needs:A Safe,A EffectiveA CareA Environment
2. AAnursingAstudentAexpressesAconcernsAthatAmentalAhealthAnursesA“loseAallAtheirAclinicalAnurs
ingAskills.”ASelectAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAmentalAhealthAnurse.
a. “PsychiatricAnursesApracticeAinAsaferAenvironmentsAthanAotherAspecialties.ANurse-
to-AclientAratiosAmustAbeAbetterAbecauseAofAtheAnatureAofAtheAclients’Aproblems.”
b. “PsychiatricAnursesAuseAcomplexAcommunicationAskillsAasAwellAasAcriticalAthinkin
gAtoAsolveAmultidimensionalAproblems.AIAamAchallengedAbyAthoseAsituations.”
c. “That’sAaAmisconception.APsychiatricAnursesAfrequentlyAuseAhighAtechnolog
yAmonitoringAequipmentAandAmanageAcomplexAintravenousAtherapies.”
d. “PsychiatricAnursesAdoAnotAhaveAtoAdealAwithAasAmuchApainAandAsufferingA
asAmedical–surgicalAnursesAdo.AThatAappealsAtoAme.”
ANSWER:A B
TheApracticeAofApsychiatricAnursingArequiresAaAdifferentAsetAofAskillsAthanAmedical–
surgicalAnursing,AthoughAthereAisAsubstantialAoverlap.APsychiatricAnursesAmustAbeAableAtoAhelp
AclientsAwithAmedicalAasAwellAasAmentalAhealthAproblems,AreflectingAtheAholisticAperspectiveAt
heseAnursesAmustAhave.ANurse–
1A|APAaAgAe
, TestABankA-AVarcarolis'AFoundationsAofAPsychiatricAMentalAHealthANursing,A9e
clientAratiosAandAworkloadsAinApsychiatricAsettingsAhaveAincreased,AjustAlikeAotherAspecialties.A
PsychiatricAnursingAinvolvesAclinicalApractice,AnotAjustAdocumentation.
PsychosocialApainAandAsufferingAareAasArealAasAphysicalApainAandAsuffering.
PTS:AAA 1 DIF: CognitiveA Level:AApplyA (Application)
TOP:AAA NursingA Process:A Implementation MSC:A ClientA Needs:A Safe,A EffectiveA CareA Environment
3. WhenAaAnewAbillAintroducedAinACongressAreducesAfundingAforAcareAofApersonsAdiagnosedAwith
AmentalAillness,AaAgroupAofAnursesAwriteAlettersAtoAtheirAelectedArepresentativesAinAopposition
AtoAtheAlegislation.AWhichAroleAhaveAtheAnursesAfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedA practice
2A|APAaAgAe
