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Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness 2 Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach 12 Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology 25 Chapter 04 Treatment Settings 37 Chapter 05 Cultural Implications 50 Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations 61 Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and...

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by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete

,TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness 2
Chapter 02 Theories and Therapies Approach 12
Chapter 03 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology 25
Chapter 04 Treatment Settings 37
Chapter 05 Cultural Implications 50
Chapter 06 Legal and Ethical Considerations 61
Chapter 07 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care 72
Chapter 08 Therapeutic Relationships 83
Chapter 09 Therapeutic Communication 94
Chapter 10 Stress Responses and Stress Management 103
Chapter 11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 113
Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 123
Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders 137
Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders 150
Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 162
Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders 175
Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders 187
Chapter 18 Eating and Feeding Disorders 197
Chapter 19 Sleep–Wake Disorders 207
Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders 216
Chapter 21 Impulse Control Disorders 226
Chapter 22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 236
Chapter 23 Neurocognitive Disorders 248
Chapter 24 Personality Disorders 259
Chapter 25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 270
Chapter 26 Crisis and Disaster 280
Chapter 27 Anger, Aggression, and Violence 290
Chapter 28 Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence 300
Chapter 29 Sexual Assault 309
Chapter 30 Dying, Death, and Grieving 318
Chapter 31 Older Adults 326
Chapter 32 Serious Mental Illness 338
Chapter 33 Forensic Nursing 351
Chapter 34 Therapeutic Groups 360
Chapter 35 Family Interventions 371
Chapter 36 Integrative Care 382

, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e

Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalApproach,
9th Edition




MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. The r scope rof rpracticed r for ran r advanced r nurse r practitioner r would rinclude rwhich rintervention?
a. Conducting ra rmental rhealth rassessment.
b. Prescribing r psychotropic rmedication.

c. Establishing ra rtherapeutic rrelationship.
d. Individualizing r a r nursing r care r plan.

ANSWER: r B
In rmost rstates, rprescriptive rprivileges rare rgranted rto rmaster’s-prepared rnurse
rpractitioners randrclinical rnurse rspecialists rwho rhave rtaken rspecial rcourses ron

rprescribing rmedication. rThe rnurserprepared rat rthe rbasic rlevel ris rpermitted rto rperform

rmental rhealth rassessments, restablish rrelationships, rand rprovide rindividualized rcare

rplanning.



PTS: r r r 1 DIF: Cognitive r Level: r Understand r (Comprehension)
TOP: r r r Nursing r Process: r Implementation MSC: r Client r Needs: r Safe, r Effective r Care r Environment


2. A rnursing rstudent rexpresses rconcerns rthat rmental rhealth rnurses r“lose rall rtheir rclinical

rnursingrskills.” rSelect rthe rbest rresponse rby rthe rmental rhealth rnurse.

a. “Psychiatric rnurses rpractice rin rsafer renvironments rthan rother rspecialties.
rNurse-to-rclient rratios rmust rbe rbetter rbecause rof rthe rnature rof rthe rclients’

rproblems.”

b. “Psychiatric rnurses ruse rcomplex rcommunication rskills ras rwell ras rcritical

rthinkingrto rsolve rmultidimensional rproblems. rI ram rchallenged rby rthose

rsituations.”

c. “That’s ra rmisconception. rPsychiatric rnurses rfrequently ruse rhigh
rtechnologyrmonitoring requipment rand rmanage rcomplex rintravenous

rtherapies.”

d. “Psychiatric rnurses rdo rnot rhave rto rdeal rwith ras rmuch rpain rand

rsuffering rasrmedical–surgical rnurses rdo. rThat rappeals rto rme.”


ANSWER: r B
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, Test Bank - Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 9e
The rpractice rof rpsychiatric rnursing rrequires ra rdifferent rset rof rskills rthan rmedical–
surgical rnursing, rthough rthere ris rsubstantial roverlap. rPsychiatric rnurses rmust rbe rable rto
rhelp rclients rwith rmedical ras rwell ras rmental rhealth rproblems, rreflecting rthe rholistic

rperspective rthese rnursesrmust rhave. rNurse–client rratios rand rworkloads rin rpsychiatric

rsettings rhave rincreased, rjust rlike rother rspecialties. rPsychiatric rnursing rinvolves rclinical

rpractice, rnot rjust rdocumentation.

Psychosocial rpain rand rsuffering rare ras rreal ras rphysical rpain rand rsuffering.


PTS: r r r 1 DIF: Cognitive r Level: rApply r (Application)
TOP: r r r Nursing r Process: r Implementation MSC: r Client r Needs: r Safe, r Effective r Care r Environment


3. When ra rnew rbill rintroduced rin rCongress rreduces rfunding rfor rcare rof rpersons rdiagnosed

rwith rmental rillness, ra rgroup rof rnurses rwrite rletters rto rtheir relected rrepresentatives rin

ropposition rto rthe rlegislation. rWhich rrole rhave rthe rnurses rfulfilled?

a. Recovery
b. Attending

c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-based r practice




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