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Health Nursing, 8th Edition by Margaret Jordan
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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MULTIPLE nm CHOICE

1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse
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may expect anadvanced practice nurse to perform which additional
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intervention?
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a. Conduct mental health nm nm

assessments.
b. Prescribe
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medication.
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c. Establish
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relationships.
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d. Individualize nursing care nm nm

plans.
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ANS: B
In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse
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practitioners andclinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on
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prescribing medication. The nurseprepared at the basic level is permitted to
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perform mental health assessments, establish relationships, and provide
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individualized care planning.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand nm nm

(Comprehension)REF:
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Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe,
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Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses
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―lose all their clinicalnursing skills.‖ Select the best response by the
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mental health nurse.
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a. ―Psychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties. Nurse-
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to-
patientratios must be better because of the nature of the patients‘ problems.‖
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b ―Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical
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. thinking to solve
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multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.‖ nm nm nm nm nm nm nm

c. ―That‘s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology
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monitoringequipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖ nm nm nm nm nm

d ―Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as
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. medical– surgical
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nurses do. That appeals to me.‖ nm nm nm nm nm

ANS: B
The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than
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medical– surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses
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must be able to help patients withmedical as well as mental health problems,
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reflecting the holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse–patient ratios
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and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties.
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Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation.
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,nm Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.
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REF: Pages 1-2, 21
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3. When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of
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persons diagnosed with mental illness, a group of nurses write letters to
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their elected
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, representatives in opposition tothe legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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