Which nursing actions show a focus on the fundamental goals that guide psychiatric mental health nurses in providing patient care? Select all that apply
a. Offering an informational session of identifying signs of depression at a local senior center
b. Attending a workshop on evidence practice interventions for the chronically de-pressed patient
c. Keeping strict but appropriate boundaries with a patient diagnosed with a person-ality disorder
d. Asking a parent who has just experienced the death of a child if they could con-sider talking with a grief counselor
e. Identifying what help a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease will need with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
ANS: A, B, D, E
Standard objectives guide PMH nurses and members of related disciplines in the care of pa-tients (individuals, families, communities, and organizations). The objectives and criteria are as follows: the promotion and protection of mental health, the prevention of mental disor-ders, the treatment of mental disorders, and recovery and rehabilitation. Keeping appropriate boundaries is a generalized nursing responsibility.
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