, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
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nHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chaptert501:t5Mentalt5Healtht5andt5Mentalt5Illness
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ANS:t5B
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ntalt5healtht5assessments,t5establisht5relationships,t5andt5providet5individualizedt5caret5planning.
PTS:t51t5DIF:t5Cognitivet5Level:t5Understandt5(Comprehension)t5REF:t5Paget51-
23t5TOP:5tNursingt5Process:t5Implementation
MSC:t5Clientt5Needs:t5Safe,t5Effectivet5Caret5Environment
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ing5tskills.‖t5Selectt5thet5bestt5responset5byt5thet5mentalt5healtht5nurse.
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patientt5ratiost5mustt5bet5bettert5becauset5oft5thet5naturet5oft5thet5patients‘t5problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatrict5nursest5uset5complext5communicationt5skillst5ast5wellt5ast5criticalt5thinkingt5tot5s
olvet5multidimensionalt5problems.t5It5amt5challengedt5byt5thoset5situations.‖
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ngt5equipmentt5andt5managet5complext5intravenoust5therapies.‖
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ical–t5surgicalt5nursest5do.t5Thatt5appealst5tot5me.‖
ANS:t5B
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
t5 t5 t5 t5 t5 t5 t5 t5
nHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
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nHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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PTS:t51 DIF:t5Cognitivet5Level:t5Applyt5(Application)
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3
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
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nHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
5t t5 t5 t5 t5 t5
Chaptert501:t5Mentalt5Healtht5andt5Mentalt5Illness
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nced5tpracticet5nurset5tot5performt5whicht5additionalt5intervention?t5a.
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b. Prescribet5psychotropict5medication.
c. Establisht5therapeutict5relationships.
d. Individualizet5nursingt5caret5plans.
ANS:t5B
Int5mostt5states,t5prescriptivet5privilegest5aret5grantedt5tot5master‘s-
preparedt5nurset5practitionerst5and5tclinicalt5nurset5specialistst5whot5havet5takent5specialt5coursest5o
nt5prescribingt5medication.t5Thet5nurse5tpreparedt5att5thet5basict5levelt5ist5permittedt5tot5performt5me
ntalt5healtht5assessments,t5establisht5relationships,t5andt5providet5individualizedt5caret5planning.
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ing5tskills.‖t5Selectt5thet5bestt5responset5byt5thet5mentalt5healtht5nurse.
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patientt5ratiost5mustt5bet5bettert5becauset5oft5thet5naturet5oft5thet5patients‘t5problems.‖
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olvet5multidimensionalt5problems.t5It5amt5challengedt5byt5thoset5situations.‖
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ngt5equipmentt5andt5managet5complext5intravenoust5therapies.‖
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ANS:t5B
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1
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
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Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret Jorda
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