A layperson states, "With all the new information about psychiatric disorders, the need for psy-chiatric nurses will be drastically reduced." The response by the nurse that shows the best under-standing of current patterns of psychiatric disease burden is
1. "You make an excellent point about needing fewer psychiatric nurses."
2. "My understanding indicates that the need for psychiatric nurses will remain sta-ble."
3. "Disability from mental illness has been seriously overestimated in the past few years."
4. "The current number of psychiatric nurses is projected to be insufficient to meet future needs."
ANS: 4
The Global Burden of Disease and Injury Study reports the burden of psychiatric diseases has been seriously underestimated in the past. Present numbers of psychiatric nurses are insufficient, and the projections of need for the year 2020 suggest an even greater shortage.
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