{"id":119373,"date":"2023-09-08T23:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=119373"},"modified":"2023-09-08T23:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:29:31","slug":"test-bank-varcarolis-foundations-of-psychiatric-mental-health-nursing-a-clinical-approach-8th-edition-test-bank-by-margaret-jordan-halter-chapter-1-36-complete-guide-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/08\/test-bank-varcarolis-foundations-of-psychiatric-mental-health-nursing-a-clinical-approach-8th-edition-test-bank-by-margaret-jordan-halter-chapter-1-36-complete-guide-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Test bank Varcarolis&#8217; Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach 8th Edition Test Bank by Margaret Jordan Halter &#8211; Chapter 1-36 | Complete Guide 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness<br>Halter: Varcarolis\u2019 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical<br>Approach, 8th Edition<br>MULTIPLE CHOICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced<br>practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?<br>a. Conduct mental health assessments.<br>b. Prescribe psychotropic medication.<br>c. Establish therapeutic relationships.<br>d. Individualize nursing care plans.<br>ANS: B<br>In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master\u2019s-prepared nurse practitioners and<br>clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse<br>prepared at the basic level is permitted to perform mental health assessments, establish<br>relationships, and provide individualized care planning.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)<br>REF: Page 1-23 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation<br>MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses \u201close all their clinical nursing<br>skills.\u201d Select the best response by the mental health nurse.<br>a. \u201cPsychiatric nurses practice in safer environments than other specialties.<br>Nurse-to-patient ratios must be better because of the nature of the patients\u2019<br>problems.\u201d<br>b. \u201cPsychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinking<br>to solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.\u201d<br>c. \u201cThat\u2019s a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technology<br>monitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.\u201d<br>d. \u201cPsychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering as<br>medical\u2013surgical nurses do. That appeals to me.\u201d<br>ANS: B<br>The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical\u2013surgical<br>nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help patients<br>with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these<br>nurses must have. Nurse\u2013patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased,<br>just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just<br>documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)<br>REF: Pages 1-2, 21 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation<br>MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons diagnosed with<br>mental illness, a group of nurses write letters to their elected representatives in opposition to<br>the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>a. Recovery<br>b. Attending<br>c. Advocacy<br>d. Evidence-based practice<br>ANS: C<br>An advocate defends or asserts another\u2019s cause, particularly when the other person lacks the<br>ability to do that for self. Examples of individual advocacy include helping patients<br>understand their rights or make decisions. On a community scale, advocacy includes political<br>activity, public speaking, and publication in the interest of improving the human condition.<br>Since funding is necessary to deliver quality programming for persons with mental illness, the<br>letter-writing campaign advocates for that cause on behalf of patients who are unable to<br>articulate their own needs.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)<br>REF: Page 1-26 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation<br>MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>A family has a long history of conflicted relationships among the members. Which family<br>member\u2019s comment best reflects a mentally healthy perspective?<br>a. \u201cI\u2019ve made mistakes but everyone else in this family has also.\u201d<br>b. \u201cI remember joy and mutual respect from our early years together.\u201d<br>c. \u201cI will make some changes in my behavior for the good of the family.\u201d<br>d. \u201cIt\u2019s best for me to move away from my family. Things will never change.\u201d<br>ANS: C<br>The correct response demonstrates the best evidence of a healthy recognition of the<br>importance of relationships. Mental health includes rational thinking, communication skills,<br>learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem. Recalling joy from earlier in life may<br>be healthy, but the correct response shows a higher level of mental health. The other incorrect<br>responses show blaming and avoidance.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)<br>REF: Pages 1-2, 3, 32 (Figure 1-1) TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment<br>MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which assessment finding most clearly indicates that a patient may be experiencing a mental<br>illness? The patient<br>a. reports occasional sleeplessness and anxiety.<br>b. reports a consistently sad, discouraged, and hopeless mood.<br>c. is able to describe the difference between \u201cas if\u201d and \u201cfor real.\u201d<br>d. perceives difficulty making a decision about whether to change jobs.<br>ANS: B<br>The correct response describes a mood alteration, which reflects mental illness. The distracters<br>describe behaviors that are mentally healthy or within the usual scope of human experience.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)<br>REF: Pages 1-2 to 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment<br>MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which finding best indicates that the goal \u201cDemonstrate mentally healthy behavior\u201d was<br>achieved for an adult patient? The patient<br>a. sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demands.<br>b. behaves without considering the consequences of personal actions.<br>c. aggressively meets own needs without considering the rights of others.<br>d. seeks help from others when assuming responsibility for major areas of own life.<br>ANS: A<br>The correct response describes an adaptive, healthy behavior. The distracters describe<br>maladaptive behaviors.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)<br>REF: Pages 1-2 to 4 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation<br>MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nurse encounters an unfamiliar psychiatric disorder on a new patient\u2019s admission form.<br>Which resource should the nurse consult to determine criteria used to establish this diagnosis?<br>a. International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems<br>(ICD-10)<br>b. The ANA\u2019s Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice<br>c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)<br>d. A behavioral health reference manual<br>ANS: C<br>The DSM-V gives the criteria used to diagnose each mental disorder. It is the official guideline<br>for diagnosing psychiatric disorders. The distracters may not contain diagnostic criteria for a<br>psychiatric illness.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)<br>REF: Pages 1-18, 19 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment<br>MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nurse wants to find a description of diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Which resource<br>would have the most complete information?<br>a. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)<br>b. DSM-V<br>c. The ANA\u2019s Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice<br>d. ICD-10<br>ANS: B<br>The DSM-V details the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric clinical conditions. It is the official<br>guideline for diagnosing psychiatric disorders. The other references are good resources but do<br>not define the diagnostic criteria.<br>PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)<br>REF: Pages 1-18, 19 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation<br>MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which individual is demonstrating the highest level of resilience? One who<br>a. is able to repress stressors.<br>b. becomes depressed after the death of a spouse.<br>c. lives in a shelter for 2 years after the home is destroyed by fire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental IllnessHalter: Varcarolis\u2019 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A ClinicalApproach, 8th EditionMULTIPLE CHOICE a. Recoveryb. Attendingc. Advocacyd. Evidence-based practiceANS: CAn advocate defends or asserts another\u2019s cause, particularly when the other person lacks theability to do that for self. 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