Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach 9th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter |Chapter 01-10|

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient asks, ―What are neurotransmitters? My doctor said mine are imbalanced.‖ Select the nurse‘s best response. a. How do you feel about having imbalanced neurotransmitters?‖ b. Neurotransmitters protect us from harmful effects of free radicals.‖ c. Neurotr...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A parent says, ―My 2-year-old child refuses toilet training and shouts „No!‟ when given directions. What do you think is wrong?‖ Select the nurse‘s best reply. a. Your child needs firmer control. It is important to set limits now.‖ b. This is normal for your c...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Inpatient hospitalization for persons with mental illness is generally reserved for patients who a. present a clear danger to self or others. b. are noncompliant with medication at home. c. have limited support systems in the community. d. develop new symptoms during ...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy? a. Exploring alternative solutions with the patient, who then makes a choice. b. Suggesting that two patients who were fighting be restricted to the unit. c. Intervening when a self-muti...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which Western cultural feature may result in establishing unrealistic outcomes for patients of other cultural groups? a. Interdependence b. Present orientation c. Flexible perception of time d. Direct confrontation to solve problems ANS: D Directly confronting p...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A new staff nurse completes an orientation to the psychiatric unit. This nurse will expect to ask an advanced practice nurse to perform which action for patients? a. Perform mental health assessment interviews. b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. c. Establish therapeu...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse assesses a confused older adult. The nurse experiences sadness and reflects, ―This patient is like one of my grandparents … so helpless.‖ Which response is the nurse demonstrating? a. Transference b. Countertransference c. Catastrophic reaction d. Defens...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient says to the nurse, ―I dreamed I was stoned. When I woke up, I felt emotionally drained, as though I hadn‘t rested well.‖ Which response should the nurse use to clarify the patient‘s comment? a. It sounds as though you were uncomfortable with the content of...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The adult child of a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, ―Do you think depression and physical illness are connected? Since my father‘s death, my mother has had shingles and the flu, but she‘s usually not one who gets sick.‖ Which answer by the nurs...