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Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing, 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter
all Chapters 1- 36 fully covered
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterc01cMentalcHealthcandcMentalcIllness 2
Chapterc02cTheoriescandcTherapiescApproach 12
Chapterc03cPsychobiologycandcPsychopharmacology 25
Chapterc04cTreatmentcSettings 37
Chapterc05cCulturalcImplications 50
Chapterc06cLegalcandcEthicalcConsiderations 61
Chapterc07cThecNursingcProcesscandcStandardscofcCare 72
Chapterc08cTherapeuticcRelationships 83
Chapterc09cTherapeuticcCommunication 94
Chapterc10cStresscResponsescandcStresscManagement 103
Chapterc11cChildhoodcandcNeurodevelopmentalcDisorders 113
Chapterc12cSchizophreniacSpectrumcDisorders 123
Chapterc13cBipolarcandcRelatedcDisorders 137
Chapterc14cDepressivecDisorders 150
Chapterc15cAnxietycandcObsessive-CompulsivecDisorders 162
Chapterc16cTrauma,cStressor-Related,candcDissociativecDisorders 175
Chapterc17cSomaticcSymptomcDisorders 187
Chapterc18cEatingcandcFeedingcDisorders 197
Chapterc19cSleep–WakecDisorders 207
Chapterc20cSexualcDysfunctions,cGendercDysphoria,candcParaphiliccDisorders 216
Chapterc21cImpulsecControlcDisorders 226
Chapterc22cSubstance-RelatedcandcAddictivecDisorders 236
Chapterc23cNeurocognitivecDisorders 248
Chapterc24cPersonalitycDisorders 259
Chapterc25cSuicidecandcNonsuicidalcSelf-Injury 270
Chapterc26cCrisiscandcDisaster 280
Chapterc27cAnger,cAggression,candcViolence 290
Chapterc28cChild,cOldercAdult,candcIntimatecPartnercViolence 300
Chapterc29cSexualcAssault 309
Chapterc30cDying,cDeath,candcGrieving 318
Chapterc31cOldercAdults 326
Chapterc32cSeriouscMentalcIllness 338
Chapterc33cForensiccNursing 351
Chapterc34cTherapeuticcGroups 360
Chapterc35cFamilycInterventions 371
Chapterc36cIntegrativecCare 382
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Chapterc01:cMentalcHealthcandcMentalcIllness
Halter:cVarcarolis’cFoundationscofcPsychiatric-
MentalcHealthcNursing:cAcClinicalcApproach,c9thcEdition
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Thecscopecofcpracticedc forc ancadvancedc nursecpractitionerc wouldcincludecwhichcintervention?
a. Conductingcacmentalchealthcassessment.
b. Prescribingcpsychotropiccmedication.
c. Establishingcactherapeuticcrelationship.
d. Individualizingc acnursingccarec plan.
ANSWER:c B
Incmostcstates,cprescriptivecprivilegescarecgrantedctocmaster’s-
preparedcnursecpractitionerscandcclinicalcnursecspecialistscwhochavectakencspecialccoursesconcpre
scribingcmedication.cThecnursecpreparedcatcthecbasicclevelciscpermittedctocperformcmentalchealthc
assessments,cestablishcrelationships,candcprovidecindividualizedccarecplanning.
PTS:ccc 1 DIF: Cognitivec Level:c Understandc (Comprehension)
TOP:ccc NursingcProcess:c Implementation MSC:c Clientc Needs:c Safe,c Effectivec CarecEnvironment
2. Acnursingcstudentcexpressescconcernscthatcmentalchealthcnursesc“losecallctheircclinicalcnursingcs
kills.”cSelectcthecbestcresponsecbycthecmentalchealthcnurse.
a. “Psychiatriccnursescpracticecincsafercenvironmentscthancothercspecialties.cNurse-to-
clientcratioscmustcbecbettercbecausecofcthecnaturecofcthecclients’cproblems.”
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b. “Psychiatriccnursescuseccomplexccommunicationcskillscascwellcasccriticalcthinkingct
ocsolvecmultidimensionalcproblems.cIcamcchallengedcbycthosecsituations.”
c. “That’scacmisconception.cPsychiatriccnursescfrequentlycusechighctechnologyc
monitoringcequipmentcandcmanageccomplexcintravenousctherapies.”
d. “Psychiatriccnursescdocnotchavectocdealcwithcascmuchcpaincandcsufferingcasc
medical–surgicalcnursescdo.cThatcappealsctocme.”
ANSWER:c B
Thecpracticecofcpsychiatriccnursingcrequirescacdifferentcsetcofcskillscthancmedical–
surgicalcnursing,cthoughcthereciscsubstantialcoverlap.cPsychiatriccnursescmustcbecablectochelpcclie
ntscwithcmedicalcascwellcascmentalchealthcproblems,creflectingcthecholisticcperspectivecthesecnurs
escmustchave.cNurse–
clientcratioscandcworkloadscincpsychiatriccsettingschavecincreased,cjustclikecothercspecialties.cPsy
chiatriccnursingcinvolvescclinicalcpractice,cnotcjustcdocumentation.
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PTS:ccc 1 DIF: CognitivecLevel:cApplyc (Application)
TOP:ccc NursingcProcess:c Implementation MSC:c Clientc Needs:c Safe,c Effectivec CarecEnvironment
3. WhencacnewcbillcintroducedcincCongresscreducescfundingcforccarecofcpersonscdiagnosedcwithcme
ntalcillness,cacgroupcofcnursescwriteclettersctoctheircelectedcrepresentativescincoppositionctocthecleg
islation.cWhichcrolechavecthecnursescfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedc practice
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