According to the American Nurses Association, "Behaviors and mental states that indicate the client is a danger to self or others or has severe disability" are considered to be:
a. something only advanced practice nurses can deal with
b. phenomena of concern for the psychiatric mental health nurse
c. outside the scope of the psychiatric mental health nurse
d. best treated by medication and restraints if needed
B
A major phenomena of concern for the psychiatric mental health nurse is the assessment of behaviors and mental states that indicate the client is a danger to him- or herself, is a danger to others, or has severe disability. If one of these three situations exist, the client may be admitted on an involuntary admission in many states. The admission is focused on providing the individual with appropriate mental health care.
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