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Test Bank for Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing a Clinical Approach 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter (STUVIA)

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  • October 28, 2024
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ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Chapter101:1Mental1Health1and1Mental1Illness

Halter:1Varcarolis’1Foundations1 of1Psychiatric1 Mental1 Health1 Nursing:1A1 Clinical1
Approach,18th1Edition


MULTIPLE1CHOICE

1. A1staff1nurse1completes1orientation1to1a1psychiatric1unit.1This1nurse1may1expect1an1advanced
1practice1nurse1to1perform1which1additional1intervention? 1a.

Conduct1mental1health1assess
ments.
b. Prescribe1psychotropic1medication.
c. Establish1therapeutic1relationships.
d. Individualize1nursing1care1plans.
ANS:1B
In1most1states,1prescriptive1privileges1are1granted1to1master‘s-
prepared1nurse1practitioners1and1clinical1nurse1specialists1who1have1taken1special1courses1on1pre
scribing1medication.1The1nurse1prepared1at1the1basic1level1is1permitted1to1perform1mental1health
1assessments,1establish1relationships,1and1provide1individualized1care1planning.



PTS:111DIF:1Cognitive1Level:1Understand1(Comprehension)1REF:1Page11-
231TOP:1Nursing1Process:1Implementation
MSC:1Client1Needs:1Safe,1Effective1Care1Environment

2. A1nursing1student1expresses1concerns1that1mental1health1nurses1―lose1all1their1clinical1nursing
1skills.‖1Select1the1best1response1by1the1mental1health1nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric1nurses1practice1in1safer1environments1than1other1specialties.1Nurse-to-
patient1ratios1must1be1better1because1of1the1nature1of1the1patients‘1problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric1nurses1use1complex1communication1skills1as1well1as1critical1thinking1to1solve
1multidimensional1problems.1I1am1challenged1by1those1situations.‖

c. ―That‘s1a1misconception.1Psychiatric1nurses1frequently1use1high1technology1monitoring
1equipment1and1manage1complex1intravenous1therapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric1nurses1do1not1have1to1deal1with1as1much1pain1and1suffering1as1medical–
1surgical1nurses1do.1That1appeals1to1me.‖


ANS:1B
The1practice1of1psychiatric1nursing1requires1a1different1set1of1skills1than1medical–
surgical1nursing,1though1there1is1substantial1overlap.1Psychiatric1nurses1must1be1able1to1help1p
atients1with1medical1as1well1as1mental1health1problems,1reflecting1the1holistic1perspective1thes
e1nurses1must1have.1Nurse–
patient1ratios1and1workloads1in1psychiatric1settings1have1increased,1just1like1other1specialties.1
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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
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ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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Psychiatric1nursing1involves1clinical1practice,1not1just1documentation.1Psychosocial1pain1and1
suffering1are1as1real1as1physical1pain1and1suffering.




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ordan Halter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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PTS:11 DIF:1Cognitive1Level:1Apply1(Application)
REF:1Pages11-2,121
TOP:1Nursing1Process:1Implementation
1MSC:1Client1Needs:1Safe,1Effective1Care1Environment




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