niesfgfacefgoverfgunstructuredfgdatafgraisefgconcernsfgthatfgneedfgtofgbefgaddressedfgwhenfgafgcompanyf
gusesfgsocialf g media.fgWithfgyourfgindustryfginfgmind,fgidentifyfgandfgdiscussfgthesefgconcernsfgan
dfgaddressfghowfgtheyfgcanfgbefgeffectivelyfghandled
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approa
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ch, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEfgCHOICE
1. Afgstafffgnursefgcompletesfgorientationfgtofgafgpsychiatricfgunit.fgThisfgnursefgmayfgexpectfganfgadvanc
edfgpracticefgnursefgtofgperformfgwhichfgadditionalfgintervention?fga.
Conductfgmentalfghealthfgassess
ments.
b. Prescribefgpsychotropicfgmedication.
c. Establishfgtherapeuticfgrelationships.
d. Individualizefgnursingfgcarefgplans.
ANS:fgB
Infgmostfgstates,fgprescriptivefgprivilegesfgarefggrantedfgtofgmaster‘s-
preparedfgnursefgpractitionersfgandfgclinicalfgnursefgspecialistsfgwhofghavefgtakenfgspecialfgcoursesfgonfg
prescribingfgmedication.fgThefgnursefgpreparedfgatfgthefgbasicfglevelfgisfgpermittedfgtofgperformfgmentalf
ghealthfgassessments,fgestablishfgrelationships,fgandfgprovidefgindividualizedfgcarefgplanning.
PTS:fg1fgDIF:fgCognitivefgLevel:fgUnderstandfg(Comprehension)fgREF:fgPagefg1-
23fgTOP:fgNursingfgProcess:fgImplementation
MSC:fgClientfgNeeds:fgSafe,fgEffectivefgCarefgEnvironment
2. Afgnursingfgstudentfgexpressesfgconcernsfgthatfgmentalfghealthfgnursesfg―losefgallfgtheirfgclinicalfgnursin
gfgskills.‖fgSelectfgthefgbestfgresponsefgbyfgthefgmentalfghealthfgnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricfgnursesfgpracticefginfgsaferfgenvironmentsfgthanfgotherfgspecialties.fgNurse-to-
patientfgratiosfgmustfgbefgbetterfgbecausefgoffgthefgnaturefgoffgthefgpatients‘fgproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatricfgnursesfgusefgcomplexfgcommunicationfgskillsfgasfgwellfgasfgcriticalfgthinkingfgtofgsol
vefgmultidimensionalfgproblems.fgIfgamfgchallengedfgbyfgthosefgsituations.‖
c. ―That‘sfgafgmisconception.fgPsychiatricfgnursesfgfrequentlyfgusefghighfgtechnologyfgmonitorin
gfgequipmentfgandfgmanagefgcomplexfgintravenousfgtherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricfgnursesfgdofgnotfghavefgtofgdealfgwithfgasfgmuchfgpainfgandfgsufferingfgasfgmedical
–fgsurgicalfgnursesfgdo.fgThatfgappealsfgtofgme.‖
ANS:fgB
Thefgpracticefgoffgpsychiatricfgnursingfgrequiresfgafgdifferentfgsetfgoffgskillsfgthanfgmedical–
surgicalfgnursing,fgthoughfgtherefgisfgsubstantialfgoverlap.fgPsychiatricfgnursesfgmustfgbefgablefgtofghel
pfgpatientsfgwithfgmedicalfgasfgwellfgasfgmentalfghealthfgproblems,fgreflectingfgthefgholisticfgperspecti
vefgthesefgnursesfgmustfghave.fgNurse–
patientfgratiosfgandfgworkloadsfginfgpsychiatricfgsettingsfghavefgincreased,fgjustfglikefgotherfgspecialties
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.fgPsychiatricfgnursingfginvolvesfgclinicalfgpractice,fgnotfgjustfgdocumentation.fgPsychosocialfgpainfg
andfgsufferingfgarefgasfgrealfgasfgphysicalfgpainfgandfgsuffering.
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PTS:fg1 DIF:fgCognitivefgLevel:fgApplyfg(Application)
REF:fgPagesfg1-2,fg21
TOP:fgNursingfgProcess:fgImplementatio
nfgMSC:fgClientfgNeeds:fgSafe,fgEffectivefgCarefgEnvironment
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