A client mentions to a nursing student, "I'd never want to be a nurse working with psychiatric clients
because none of us ever gets well.". The reply by the nursing student that best addresses the stated
bias is
a. "People with mental disorders should not be stereotyped as hopeless cases.".
b. "The media tend to focus on the sensational, so the public hears only about the
poorest outcomes.".
c. "Treatment of bipolar disorder has an 80% success rate, whereas angioplasty is
successful 41% of the time.".
d. "Some mental disorders such as panic disorder are highly treatable, whereas other
disorders result in progressive deterioration.".
ANS: C
Providing information about treatment efficacy is a concrete way to refute the myth that clients with
mental disorders are untreatable. Option A does not provide information to refute the myth. Option
B gives general information, whereas option C is more specific. Option D provides general
information, some of which is discouraging.
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In 2010, the _____________________________________ established competencies for nursing graduates at all levels
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
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A) Culture B) Inadequate coping C) Stress tolerance D) Values
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