A nurse who advocates for consumer empowerment will seek to help psychiatric patients:
a. achieve a sense of self-responsibility.
b. comply with provider-prescribed treatment programs.
c. understand that their viewpoints are flawed by mental illness.
d. use resources predominantly from the formal mental health system.
A
Nurses who advocate for consumer empowerment for patients with mental health disorders assist patients in achieving a sense of personal responsibility, in collaborating with health professionals to determine their treatment plans, in being respected for the legitimacy of their points of view, and in using resources from the entire community rather than just the formal mental health system.
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