Nur 304 Human Pathology Varcarolis Foundations Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental IllnessHalter: Varcarolis Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th EditionMULTIPLE CHOICE1.A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advancedpractice nurse to perform which additional intervention?a.Conduct mental health assessments.b.Prescribe psychotropic medication.c.Establish therapeutic relationships.d.Individualize nursing care plans.ANS: B In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to masters-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.PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)REF: Page 1-23 TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment2.A nursing student expresses concerns that mental health nurses lose all their clinical nursingskills. 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 patientsproblems.b.Psychiatric nurses use complex communication skills as well as critical thinkingto solve multidimensional problems. I am challenged by those situations.c.Thats a misconception. Psychiatric nurses frequently use high technologymonitoring equipment and manage complex intravenous therapies.d.Psychiatric nurses do not have to deal with as much pain and suffering asmedical-surgical