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VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING: A CLINICAL APPROACH 9TH EDITION
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 &UNITS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH 9TH EDITION.................................................................................................................... 1
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 &UNITS | VERIFIED ANSWERS..................... 1
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY.......................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS ...................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES AND THERAPIES .......................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER 03: PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ...................................................... 38
UNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE ................................................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 04: TREATMENT SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 57
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS ........................................................................................... 79
CHAPTER 06: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................... 96
UNIT III: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS .......................................................................................... 113
CHAPTER 07: THE NURSING PROCESS AND STANDARDS OF CARE ................................................. 113
CHAPTER 08: THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS .................................................................................. 130
CHAPTER 09: THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION ............................................................................. 146
CHAPTER 10: STRESS RESPONSES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT ..................................................... 160
UNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 175
CHAPTER 11: CHILDHOOD AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS ......................................... 175
CHAPTER 12: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS .................................................................. 190
CHAPTER 13: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS.......................................................................... 212
CHAPTER 14: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ............................................................................................ 233
CHAPTER 15: ANXIETY AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS ................................................ 251
CHAPTER 16: TRAUMA, STRESSOR-RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS .............................. 270
CHAPTER 17: SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDERS .............................................................................. 288
CHAPTER 18: EATING AND FEEDING DISORDERS ........................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 19: SLEEP–WAKE DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 319
CHAPTER 20: SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, GENDER DYSPHORIA, AND PARAPHILIAS ......................... 333
CHAPTER 21: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS ................................................................................ 348
CHAPTER 22: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS.................................................. 360
CHAPTER 23: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ................................................................................. 379
CHAPTER 24: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ......................................................................................... 397
UNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS ..................................................................................................... 414
CHAPTER 25: SUICIDE AND NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY ................................................................. 414
CHAPTER 26: CRISIS AND DISASTER ................................................................................................ 430
, CHAPTER 27: ANGER, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE ..................................................................... 445
CHAPTER 28: CHILD, OLDER ADULT, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ..................................... 460
CHAPTER 29: SEXUAL ASSAULT ....................................................................................................... 473
UNIT VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS ...................................................................... 486
CHAPTER 30: DYING, DEATH, AND GRIEVING ................................................................................. 486
CHAPTER 31: OLDER ADULTS .......................................................................................................... 499
CHAPTER 32: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ........................................................................................ 517
CHAPTER 33: FORENSIC NURSING .................................................................................................. 536
UNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES ................................................................................... 550
CHAPTER 34: THERAPEUTIC GROUPS ............................................................................................. 550
CHAPTER 35: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 567
CHAPTER 36: INTEGRATIVE CARE ................................................................................................... 583
, UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
HALTER: VARCAROLIS’ FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A STAFF NURSE COMPLETES ORIENTATION TO A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. THIS NURSE MAY
EXPECT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE TO PERFORM WHICH ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? A.
CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.
B. PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
C. ESTABLISH THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
D. INDIVIDUALIZE NURSING CARE PLANS.
ANS>> B
IN MOST STATES, PRESCRIPTIVE PRIVILEGES ARE GRANTED TO MASTER’S-PREPARED NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE TAKEN SPECIAL COURSES ON
PRESCRIBING MEDICATION. THE NURSE PREPARED AT THE BASIC LEVEL IS PERMITTED TO PERFORM
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS, AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE
PLANNING.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTAND (COMPREHENSION) REF: PAGE 1-23 TOP: NURSING
PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: CLIENT NEEDS: SAFE, EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT
2. A NURSING STUDENT EXPRESSES CONCERNS THAT MENTAL HEALTH NURSES “LOSE ALL
THEIR CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS.” SELECT THE BEST RESPONSE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH NURSE.
A. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PRACTICE IN SAFER ENVIRONMENTS THAN OTHER SPECIALTIES.
NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS MUST BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PATIENTS’
PROBLEMS.”
B. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES USE COMPLEX COMMUNICATION SKILLS AS WELL AS CRITICAL
THINKING TO SOLVE MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS. I AM CHALLENGED BY THOSE SITUATIONS.”
C. “THAT’S A MISCONCEPTION. PSYCHIATRIC NURSES FREQUENTLY USE HIGH TECHNOLOGY
MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND MANAGE COMPLEX INTRAVENOUS THERAPIES.”
D. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS MUCH PAIN AND SUFFERING AS
MEDICAL– SURGICAL NURSES DO. THAT APPEALS TO ME.”
ANS>> B
VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING: A CLINICAL APPROACH 9TH EDITION
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 &UNITS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
FULL TEST BANK FOR ............................................................................................................ 1
VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH 9TH EDITION.................................................................................................................... 1
BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ALL CHAPTERS 1-36 &UNITS | VERIFIED ANSWERS..................... 1
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY.......................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS ...................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 02: THEORIES AND THERAPIES .......................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER 03: PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ...................................................... 38
UNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE ................................................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 04: TREATMENT SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 57
CHAPTER 05: CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS ........................................................................................... 79
CHAPTER 06: LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................... 96
UNIT III: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS .......................................................................................... 113
CHAPTER 07: THE NURSING PROCESS AND STANDARDS OF CARE ................................................. 113
CHAPTER 08: THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS .................................................................................. 130
CHAPTER 09: THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION ............................................................................. 146
CHAPTER 10: STRESS RESPONSES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT ..................................................... 160
UNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 175
CHAPTER 11: CHILDHOOD AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS ......................................... 175
CHAPTER 12: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS .................................................................. 190
CHAPTER 13: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS.......................................................................... 212
CHAPTER 14: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ............................................................................................ 233
CHAPTER 15: ANXIETY AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS ................................................ 251
CHAPTER 16: TRAUMA, STRESSOR-RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS .............................. 270
CHAPTER 17: SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDERS .............................................................................. 288
CHAPTER 18: EATING AND FEEDING DISORDERS ........................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 19: SLEEP–WAKE DISORDERS .......................................................................................... 319
CHAPTER 20: SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, GENDER DYSPHORIA, AND PARAPHILIAS ......................... 333
CHAPTER 21: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS ................................................................................ 348
CHAPTER 22: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS.................................................. 360
CHAPTER 23: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ................................................................................. 379
CHAPTER 24: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ......................................................................................... 397
UNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS ..................................................................................................... 414
CHAPTER 25: SUICIDE AND NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY ................................................................. 414
CHAPTER 26: CRISIS AND DISASTER ................................................................................................ 430
, CHAPTER 27: ANGER, AGGRESSION, AND VIOLENCE ..................................................................... 445
CHAPTER 28: CHILD, OLDER ADULT, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ..................................... 460
CHAPTER 29: SEXUAL ASSAULT ....................................................................................................... 473
UNIT VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS ...................................................................... 486
CHAPTER 30: DYING, DEATH, AND GRIEVING ................................................................................. 486
CHAPTER 31: OLDER ADULTS .......................................................................................................... 499
CHAPTER 32: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ........................................................................................ 517
CHAPTER 33: FORENSIC NURSING .................................................................................................. 536
UNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES ................................................................................... 550
CHAPTER 34: THERAPEUTIC GROUPS ............................................................................................. 550
CHAPTER 35: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 567
CHAPTER 36: INTEGRATIVE CARE ................................................................................................... 583
, UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY
CHAPTER 01: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
HALTER: VARCAROLIS’ FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: A CLINICAL
APPROACH, 8TH EDITION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A STAFF NURSE COMPLETES ORIENTATION TO A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. THIS NURSE MAY
EXPECT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE TO PERFORM WHICH ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? A.
CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.
B. PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
C. ESTABLISH THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
D. INDIVIDUALIZE NURSING CARE PLANS.
ANS>> B
IN MOST STATES, PRESCRIPTIVE PRIVILEGES ARE GRANTED TO MASTER’S-PREPARED NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE TAKEN SPECIAL COURSES ON
PRESCRIBING MEDICATION. THE NURSE PREPARED AT THE BASIC LEVEL IS PERMITTED TO PERFORM
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS, AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE
PLANNING.
PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTAND (COMPREHENSION) REF: PAGE 1-23 TOP: NURSING
PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: CLIENT NEEDS: SAFE, EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT
2. A NURSING STUDENT EXPRESSES CONCERNS THAT MENTAL HEALTH NURSES “LOSE ALL
THEIR CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS.” SELECT THE BEST RESPONSE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH NURSE.
A. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PRACTICE IN SAFER ENVIRONMENTS THAN OTHER SPECIALTIES.
NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIOS MUST BE BETTER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PATIENTS’
PROBLEMS.”
B. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES USE COMPLEX COMMUNICATION SKILLS AS WELL AS CRITICAL
THINKING TO SOLVE MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS. I AM CHALLENGED BY THOSE SITUATIONS.”
C. “THAT’S A MISCONCEPTION. PSYCHIATRIC NURSES FREQUENTLY USE HIGH TECHNOLOGY
MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND MANAGE COMPLEX INTRAVENOUS THERAPIES.”
D. “PSYCHIATRIC NURSES DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS MUCH PAIN AND SUFFERING AS
MEDICAL– SURGICAL NURSES DO. THAT APPEALS TO ME.”
ANS>> B
