TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS’S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL APPROACH , 2ND EDITION
TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS’S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL APPROACH , 2ND EDITION
TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS’S CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING A CLINICAL APPROACH , 2ND
EDITION
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Mental HEALTH And Mental Illness ......................................................................................... 4
Chapter 02: Theories And Therapies ......................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 03: Psychobiology And Psychopharmacology ............................................................................. 38
Chapter 04: Treatment Settings ................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 05: Cultural Implications .............................................................................................................. 79
Chapter 06: Legal And Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................ 96
Chapter 07: The NURSING Process And Standards Of Care...................................................................... 114
Chapter 08: Therapeutic Relationships..................................................................................................... 131
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Communication................................................................................................. 147
Chapter 10: Stress Responses And Stress Management .......................................................................... 161
Chapter 11: Childhood And Neurodevelopmental Disorders ................................................................... 176
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ....................................................................................... 191
Chapter 13: Bipolar And Related Disorders .............................................................................................. 213
Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders............................................................................................................. 234
Chapter 15: Anxiety And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ...................................................................... 252
Chapter 16: Trauma, Stressor-Related, And Dissociative Disorders ......................................................... 272
Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders ................................................................................................. 289
Chapter 18: Eating And Feeding Disorders ............................................................................................... 305
Chapter 19: Sleep–Wake Disorders .......................................................................................................... 321
Chapter 20: Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, And Paraphilias .................................................... 335
Chapter 21: Impulse Control Disorders .................................................................................................... 350
Chapter 22: Substance-Related And Addictive Disorders ......................................................................... 363
Chapter 23: Neurocognitive Disorders ..................................................................................................... 382
Chapter 24: Personality Disorders ............................................................................................................ 400
Chapter 25: Suicide And Nonsuicidal Self-Injury....................................................................................... 417
Chapter 26: Crisis And Disaster ................................................................................................................. 432
Chapter 27: Anger, Aggression, And Violence .......................................................................................... 447
Chapter 28: Child, Older Adult, And Intimate Partner Violence ............................................................... 463
Chapter 29: Sexual Assault........................................................................................................................ 476
Chapter 30: Dying, Death, And Grieving ................................................................................................... 490
Chapter 31: Older Adults .......................................................................................................................... 502
Chapter 32: Serious Mental Illness ........................................................................................................... 521
,Chapter 33: Forensic NURSING ................................................................................................................. 540
Chapter 34: Therapeutic Groups .............................................................................................................. 553
Chapter 35: Family Interventions ............................................................................................................. 570
Chapter 36: Integrative Care ..................................................................................................................... 586
, Chapter 01: Mental HEALTH And Mental Illness
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Staff Nurse Completes Orientation To A Psychiatric Unit. This Nurse May Expect An Advanced
Practice Nurse To Perform Which Additional Intervention? A. Conduct Mental HEALTH Assessments.
B. Prescribe Psychotropic Medication.
C. Establish Therapeutic Relationships.
D. Individualize NURSING Care Plans.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
In Most States, Prescriptive Privileges Are Granted To Master’s-Prepared Nurse Practitioners And Clinical
Nurse Specialists Who Have Taken Special Courses On Prescribing Medication. The Nurse Prepared At
The Basic Level Is Permitted To Perform Mental HEALTH Assessments, Establish Relationships, And
Provide Individualized Care Planning.
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. A NURSING Student Expresses Concerns That Mental HEALTH Nurses “Lose All Their Clinical
NURSING Skills.” Select The Best Response By The Mental HEALTH Nurse.
A. “Psychiatric Nurses Practice In Safer Environments Than Other Specialties. Nurse-To-Patient
Ratios Must Be Better Because Of The Nature Of The Patients’ Problems.”
B. “Psychiatric Nurses Use Complex Communication Skills As Well As Critical Thinking To Solve
Multidimensional Problems. I Am Challenged By Those Situations.”
C. “That’s A Misconception. Psychiatric Nurses Frequently Use High Technology Monitoring
Equipment And Manage Complex Intravenous Therapies.”
D. “Psychiatric Nurses Do Not Have To Deal With As Much Pain And Suffering As Medical– Surgical
Nurses Do. That Appeals To Me.”
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The Practice Of Psychiatric NURSING Requires A Different Set Of Skills Than Medical–Surgical NURSING,
Though There Is Substantial Overlap. Psychiatric Nurses Must Be Able To Help Patients With Medical As
Well As Mental HEALTH Problems, Reflecting The Holistic Perspective These Nurses Must Have. Nurse–
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