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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to perfo...
Test Bank Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing A Clinical Approach 9th Edition by
Margaret Jordan Halter Chapter 1-36 UPDATED
,Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical
Approach, 9th Edition
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.
2. A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health registered nurses ―lose all their
clinical nursingskills.‖ Select the best response by the mental health nurse.
a. ―Psychiatric registered nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties.
Nurse-to-client ratios must be better because of the nature of the clients ‘problems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric registered 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 registered nurses frequently use high technology
monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatric registered nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering
as medical– surgical registered 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 registered nurses must be able to
help clientswith medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic
perspective these registered nurses must have. Nurse–client ratios and workloads in
psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves
clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as
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