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Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing
Chapter 02: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Chapter 03: Theories and Therapies
Chapter 04: Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology
Chapter 05: Settings for Psychiatric Care
Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice
Chapter 07: Nursing Process and QSEN: The Foundation for Safe and Effective Care Chapter 08: Communication Skills: Medium for All Nursing Practice
Chapter 09: Therapeutic Relationships and the Clinical Interview
Chapter 10: Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders
Chapter 11: Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorders
Chapter 12: Somatic System Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 13: Personality Disorders
Chapter 14: Eating Disorders
Chapter 15: Mood Disorders: Depression
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Chapter 16: Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 17: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Other
Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 18: Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 19: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 20: Crisis and Mass Disaster
Chapter 21: Child, Partner, and Elder Violence
Chapter 22: Sexual Violence
Chapter 23: Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior
Chapter 24: Anger, Aggression, and Violence
Chapter 25: Care for the Dying and Those Who Grieve
Chapter 26: Children and Adolescents
Chapter 27: Adults
Chapter 28: Older Adults 3 / 4
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Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- A patient who immigrated to the United States from Honduras was diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The patient took an antipsychotic medication for 3 weeks but showed no improvement. Which resource should the treatment team consult for information on more effective medications for this patient?
- Clinical algorithm
- Clinical pathway
- Clinical practice guideline
Test Bank: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (5th Edition by Varcarolis) 5
- International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)
ANS: A
A clinical algorithm is a guideline that describes diagnostic and/or treatment approaches drawn from large databases of information. These guidelines help the treatment team make decisions cognizant of an individual patients needs, such as ethnic origin, age, or gender. A clinical pathway is a map of interventions and treatments related to a specific disorder.Clinical practice guidelines summarize best practices about specific health problems. The ICD classifies diseases.DIF: Cognitive Level: Application (Applying) REF: 5
- Which historical nursing leader helped focus practice to recognize the importance of
science in psychiatric nursing?
- Abraham Maslow
- Hildegard Peplau
- Kris Martinsen
- Harriet Bailey
ANS: B
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