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TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 9TH EDITION BY MARGARET JORDAN HALTER ISBN-10; / ISBN-13; 978-0323697071 COMPLETE CHAPTERS /GRADED A+ $17.99   Add to cart

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, Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-
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Chapter801:8Mental8Health8and8Mental8Illness

Halter:8 Varcarolis’8 Foundations8 of8 Psychiatric8 Mental8 Health8 Nursing:8 A8 Clinical8Approac
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MULTIPLE8CHOICE

1. A8staff8nurse8completes8orientation8to8a8psychiatric8unit.8This8nurse8may8expect8an8advanced8
practice8nurse8to8perform8which8additional8intervention?8a.
Conduct8 mental8health8assessments.
b. Prescribe8psychotropic8medication.
c. Establish8therapeutic8relationships.
d. Individualize8nursing8care8plans.
ANS:8B
In8most8states,8prescriptive8privileges8are8granted8to8master‘s-
prepared8nurse8practitioners8and8clinical8nurse8specialists8who8have8taken8special8courses8on8pr
escribing8medication.8The8nurse8prepared8at8the8basic8level8is8permitted8to8perform8mental8hea
lth8assessments,8establish8relationships,8and8provide8 individualized8care8planning.

PTS:818DIF:8Cognitive8Level:8Understand8(Comprehension)8REF:8Page81-
238TOP:8Nursing8Process:8Implementation
MSC:8Client8Needs:8Safe,8Effective8Care8Environment

2. A8nursing8student8expresses8concerns8that8mental8health8nurses8―lose8all8their8clinical8nursing8
skills.‖8Select8the8best8response8by8the8mental8health8nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric8nurses8practice8in8safer8environments8than8other8specialties.8 Nurse-to-
patient8ratios8must8be8better8because8of8the8nature8of8the8patients‘8problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric8nurses8use8complex8communication8skills8as8well8as8critical8thinking8to8solve
8multidimensional8problems.8 I8am8challenged8 by8those8situations.‖

c. ―That‘s8a8misconception.8Psychiatric8nurses8frequently8use8high8technology8monitoring
8equipment8 and8 manage8complex8 intravenous8therapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric8nurses8do8not8 have8to8deal8with8as8much8pain8and8suffering8as8 medical–
8surgical8nurses8do.8That8appeals8to8me.‖


ANS:8B
The8practice8of8psychiatric8nursing8requires8a8different8set8of8skills8than8medical–
surgical8nursing,8though8there8is8substantial8overlap.8Psychiatric8nurses8must8be8able8to8help8p
atients8with8medical8as8well8as8mental8health8problems,8reflecting8the8holistic8perspective8thes
e8nurses8must8have.8Nurse–
patient8ratios8and8workloads8in8psychiatric8settings8have8increased,8just8 like8other8specialties.8P
sychiatric8nursing8involves8clinical8practice,8not8just8documentation.8Psychosocial8pain8and8su
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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
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ffering8are8as8real8as8physical8pain8and8suffering.




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Mental Health Nursing A Clinical 9th Edition by Margaret J
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ordanHalter |Test Bank|Chapter 1-36 UPDATED 2022
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PTS:81 DIF:8Cognitive8Level:8Apply8(Application)
REF:8Pages81-2,821
TOP:8Nursing8Process:8Implementation
8MSC:8Client8 Needs:8Safe,8Effective8Care8Environment




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