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Chapter 01: Mental Health andMental IllnessChapter 01: Mental Health and Mental IllnessMULTIPLE CHOICE1.A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect anadvanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention?a.Conductmentalhealthassessments.c.Establishtherapeuticrelationsb.Prescribepsychotropicmedication.d.IndividualizenursingcareplaANS: BIn most states, prescriptive privileges are granted tomaster’s-prepared nursepractitioners who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurseprepared 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 15 TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment2.When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses“loseall their nursingskills,”the best response by the mental health nurse is:a.“Psychiatricnursespracticeinsaferenvironmentsthanotherspecialties.Nurse-to-patientrbetterbecauseofthenatureofthepatients’problems.”b.“Psychiatricnursesusecomplexcommunicationskillsaswellascriticalthinkingtosolvemproblems.Iamchallengedbythosesituations.”c.“That’samisconception.Psychiatricnursesfrequentlyusehightechnologymonitoringequmanagecomplexintravenoustherapies.”d.“Psychiatricnursesdonothavetodealwithasmuchpainandsufferingasmedical-surgicaappealstome.”ANS: BThe practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical-surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be ableto help patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holisticperspective these nurses must have. Nurse-patient ratios and workloads in psychiatricsettings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical

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