Test Bank for Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing a Clinical Approach 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter (STUVIA)Test Bank for Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing a Clinical Approach 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter (STUVIA)Test Bank for Var...
Chapter v01: vMental vHealth vand vMental vIllness
Halter: vVarcarolis’ vFoundations vof vPsychiatric-Mental vHealth vNursing: vA vClinical
Approach, v9th vEdition
v
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. The v scope v of v practiced v for v an v advanced v nurse v practitioner v would v include v which v intervention?
a. Conducting v a vmental v health v assessment.
b. Prescribing v psychotropic v medication.
c. Establishing v a v therapeutic v relationship.
d. Individualizing v a v nursing v care v plan.
ANSWER: v B
In vmost vstates, vprescriptive vprivileges vare vgranted vto vmaster’s-prepared vnurse
v practitioners vandvclinical vnurse vspecialists vwho vhave vtaken vspecial vcourses von vprescribing
v medication. vThe vnursevprepared vat vthe vbasic vlevel vis vpermitted vto vperform vmental vhealth
v assessments, vestablish vrelationships, vand vprovide vindividualized vcare vplanning.
PTS: v v v 1 DIF: Cognitive v Level: v Understand v (Comprehension)
TOP: v v v Nursing v Process: v Implementation MSC: v Client v Needs: v Safe, v Effective v Care v Environment
2. A vnursing vstudent vexpresses vconcerns vthat vmental vhealth vnurses v“lose vall vtheir vclinical
v nursingvskills.” vSelect vthe vbest vresponse vby vthe vmental vhealth vnurse.
a. “Psychiatric vnurses vpractice vin vsafer venvironments vthan vother vspecialties.
v Nurse-to-vclient vratios vmust vbe vbetter vbecause vof vthe vnature vof vthe vclients’
v problems.”
b. “Psychiatric vnurses vuse vcomplex vcommunication vskills vas vwell vas vcritical
v thinkingvto vsolve vmultidimensional vproblems. vI vam vchallenged vby vthose
v situations.”
c. “That’s va vmisconception. vPsychiatric vnurses vfrequently vuse vhigh
v technologyvmonitoring vequipment vand vmanage vcomplex vintravenous
v therapies.”
d. “Psychiatric vnurses vdo vnot vhave vto vdeal vwith vas vmuch vpain vand
v suffering vasvmedical–surgical vnurses vdo. vThat vappeals vto vme.”
ANSWER: v B
The vpractice vof vpsychiatric vnursing vrequires va vdifferent vset vof vskills vthan vmedical–
surgical vnursing, vthough vthere vis vsubstantial voverlap. vPsychiatric vnurses vmust vbe vable vto
v help vclients vwith vmedical vas vwell vas vmental vhealth vproblems, vreflecting vthe vholistic
1 v| vP va vg ve
, Test vBank v- vVarcarolis' vFoundations vof vPsychiatric vMental vHealth vNursing, v9e
v perspective vthese vnursesvmust vhave. vNurse–client vratios vand vworkloads vin vpsychiatric
v settings vhave vincreased, vjust vlike vother vspecialties. vPsychiatric vnursing vinvolves vclinical
vpractice, vnot vjust vdocumentation.
Psychosocial v pain v and v suffering v are v as vreal v as v physical v pain v and v suffering.
PTS: v v v 1 DIF: Cognitive v Level: vApply v (Application)
TOP: v v v Nursing v Process: v Implementation MSC: v Client v Needs: v Safe, v Effective v Care v Environment
3. When va vnew vbill vintroduced vin vCongress vreduces vfunding vfor vcare vof vpersons vdiagnosed
v with vmental villness, va vgroup vof vnurses vwrite vletters vto vtheir velected vrepresentatives vin
v opposition vto vthe vlegislation. vWhich vrole vhave vthe vnurses vfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based v practice
2 v| vP va vg ve
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