PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION BY NORMAN L. KELTNER AND DEBBIE STEELE TEST BANK ISBN: 9516 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, 8TH EDITION provides you with the solid, therapeutic skills you need to deliver safe and effective psychiatric nursing care. This Test Bank Questions and complete solutions are designed...
1. A rnewly rlicensed rasks ra rnursing rrecruiter rfor ra rdescription rof rnursing
rpracticerin rthe rpsychiatric rsetting. rWhat r is rthe rnurse rrecruiter‘s rbest
rresponse?
a. ―The rnurse rprimarily rserves rin ra rsupportive rrole rto rmembers rof rthe
health rcare rdelivery rteam.‖
b. ―The rmultidisciplinary rapproach reliminates rthe rneed rto rclearly
rdefinerthe rresponsibilities rof rnursing rin rsuch ra rsetting.‖
c. ―Nursing ractions rare ridentified rby rthe rinstitution rthat
rdistinguishesrnursing rfrom rother rmental rhealth rprofessions.‖
d. ―Nursing roffers runique rcontributions rto rthe
rpsychotherapeuticrmanagement r of rpsychiatric rpatients.‖
ANS: r D
Professional rrole roverlap rcannot rbe rdenied; rhowever, rnursing ris runique rin rits rfocus ron rand
rapplicationrof rpsychotherapeutic rmanagement. rNeither rthe rfacility rnor rthe rmultidisciplinary rteam
rdefine rthe rprofessional rresponsibilities rof rits rmembers rbut rrather rutilizes rtheir runique rskills rto
rprovide rholistic rcare. rIdeally, rall rteam rmembers rsupport reach rother rand r have rfunctions rwithin
rthe rteam.
DIF: Cognitive rlevel: rAnalyzing TOP: r Nursing rprocess:
rImplementationrMSC: r Client rNeeds: rSafe, rEffective rCare rEnvironment
2. Which rcomponent rof rthe rnursing rprocess rwill rthe rnurse rfocus rupon rto raddress rthe
rresponsibility rtormatch rindividual rpatient r needs rwith rappropriate rservices?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Implementation
ANS: r C
Proper rassessment ris rcritical rfor rbeing rable rto rdetermine rthe rappropriate rlevel rof rservices rthat
rwill rprovide roptimal rcare rwhile rconsidering rpatient rinput rand rat rthe rlowest rcost. rPlanning rand
rimplementation rutilizes rthe rassessment rdata rto ridentify rand rexecute ractions r(treatment rplan) rthat
rwillrprovide rappropriate rcare. rEvaluation rvalidates rthe reffectiveness rof rthe rtreatment r plan.
DIF: Cognitive rlevel: rApplying TOP: r Nursing rprocess:
rAssessmentrMSC: r Client rNeeds: rSafe, rEffective rCare rEnvironment
DIF: Cognitive rlevel: rAnalyzing TOP: r Nursing rprocess:
rImplementationrMSC: r Client rNeeds: rSafe, rEffective rCare rEnvironment
9. The rimplementation rof rwhich runit rpolicy rdirected rat rmilieu rbalance rwould rreflect ra
rneed rforrreconsideration ron rthe rpart rof rthe rtreatment rteam?
a. All rclients rwill rreceive rverbal rand rwritten rinformation rexplaining runit rrules.
b. Unit rclients rwill rengage rin rall runit ractivities rto rassure rinteraction rwith rboth
rstaff
and rother rclients.
c. All rclients rwill rbe runiformly rexpected rto rpresent rthemselves rin ra rnonviolent
manner rto rboth rstaff rand rother rclients.
d. At rtimes rof runit rstress, rclient rwill rreturn rto rtheir rrooms.
ANS: r B
The rsituation rdescribed rsuggests ra rmilieu rin rwhich rpatients rhave rno rtime rfor rplanned rtherapeutic
rencounters rwith rstaff; rhence, rit ris ra rmilieu rlacking rbalance. rThe rremaining roptions raddress runit
rnorms,rlimit rsetting, rand renvironmental rmodifications rthat rare rreasonable rand rwill rcontribute rto ra
rtherapeutic rmilieu.
DIF: Cognitive rlevel: rEvaluating TOP: r Nursing rprocess:
rEvaluationrMSC: r Client rNeeds: rSafe, rEffective rCare rEnvironment
10. Which rintervention rshould rthe rnurse rimplement rwhen rfocusing ron rcommunicating rtherapeutically
rwithra rclient?
a. Explaining rto rthe rclient rwhy rthey rwill rneed rto rask rfor ra rrazor
b. Providing rthe rclient rwith roptions rto rhelp rachieve rsmoking rcessation
c. Encouraging rthe rclient rto ridentify rpersonal rstressors
d. Assuring rthe rclient rthat rthey rcan rreceive rtelephone rcall ron rthe runit
rtelephone
ANS: r C
A rnurse ruses rtherapeutic rcommunication rtechniques ras rpart rof rthe rtherapeutic rnurse-patient
rrelationship. rAn rexample rof rsuch rcommunication ris rproviding rthe rclient rwith ran ropportunity rto
rsafelyridentify rpersonal rstressors. rThe rremaining roptions raddress rsafety, rbalance, rand rnorms
rassociated rwithrtheir rcare.
DIF: Cognitive rlevel: rApplying TOP: r Nursing rprocess:
rImplementationrMSC: r Client rNeeds: rPsychosocial rIntegrity
11. During rthe rrisk rassessment rphase rof rcare rfor ra rpsychiatric rpatient, rwhat ris rthe r nurse‘s rprimary rgoal?
a. Making ran rinitial rassessment
b. Confirming rthe rpatient‘s rproblem
c. Assessing rpotential rdangerousness rto rself ror rothers
d. Determining rthe rlevel rof rsupervision rneeded rfor rthe
rpatient
ANS: r C
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