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Pollard / Jakubec, Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition TEST BANK, Verified Chapters 1 - 35, Complete Newest Version TEST BANK For Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Cheryl L. Pollard, Sonya L. Jakubec, Verified Chapters 1 - 35, Com...

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,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. Which of the following would t
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henurse expect as an advanced practice intervention?
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prepared nurse practitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing medication; t
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practice intervention. The nurse prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform menta
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l health assessments, establishrelationships, and provide individualized care planning.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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2. When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses “lose all t
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heirnursing skills,” which of the following is the best response by the mental health nur
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asmedical–surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.”
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The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills from medical–
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surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Two domains relate specifically to ps
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ychiatric nursing: behavioural, including communication, coping, and education; and safet
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y, coveringcrisis and risk management. Basic psychosocial nursing concepts are central to
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psychiatric nursing practice and increase your competency as a practitioner in all clinical s
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Whatever setting you choose to work in, you will have the opportunity to improve the lives
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ofpeople who are experiencing mental illness as an additional challenge to their health.
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Your experience in the mental health nursing rotation can help you gain insight into yoursel
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f and greatly increase your insight into the experiences of others. This part of nursing educa
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, ety ofchallenging behaviours. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain an
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d suffering.
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