Varcarolis‘ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition A+ Varcarolis‘ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Editi...
1. Anstaffnnursencompletesnorientationntonanpsychiatricnunit.nThisnnursenmaynexpectnann
advancednpracticennursentonperformnwhichnadditionalnintervention?na.n Conductnmental
nhealth
assessments.
b. Prescribenpsychotropicnmedication.
c. Establishntherapeuticnrelationships.
d. Individualizennursingncarenplans.
ANS:nB
Innmostnstates,nprescriptivenprivilegesnarengrantedntonmaster‘s-
preparednnursenpractitionersnandnclinicalnnursenspecialistsnwhonhaventakennspecialncours
esnonnprescribingnmedication.nThennursenpreparednatnthenbasicnlevelnisnpermittedntonper
formnmentalnhealthnassessments,nestablish
relationships,nandnprovidenindividualizedncarenplanning.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenLevel:nUnderstandn(Comprehension)nREF:nPagen1-
23nTOP:nNursingnProcess:nImplementation
MSC:nClientnNeeds:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Annursingnstudentnexpressesnconcernsnthatnmentalnhealthnnursesn―losenallntheirn
clinicalnnursingnskills.‖nSelectnthenbestnresponsenbynthenmentalnhealthnnurse.
a. ―Psychiatricnnursesnpracticeninnsafernenvironmentsnthannothernspecialties.nNur
se-to-
npatientnratiosnmustnbenbetternbecausenofnthennaturenofnthenpatients‘nproblems.
‖
b. ―Psychiatricnnursesnusencomplexncommunicationnskillsnasnwellnasncriticalnthin
kingntonsolvenmultidimensionalnproblems.nInamnchallengednbynthosensituations.‖
c. ―That‘snanmisconception.nPsychiatricnnursesnfrequentlynusenhighntechnologynmoni
toringnequipmentnandnmanagencomplexnintravenousntherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatricnnursesndonnotnhaventondealnwithnasnmuchnpainnandnsufferingnasn
medical–nsurgicalnnursesndo.nThatnappealsntonme.‖
ANS:nB
Thenpracticenofnpsychiatricnnursingnrequiresnandifferentnsetnofnskillsnthannmedical–
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