An undergraduate-level prepared nurse is working with a mental health population. Which of the following roles would be most appropriate for the nurse?
a. Prescribe medications and have hospital admission privileges
b. Work as a case manager for large groups of persons with mental illness
c. Assess clients in acute psychiatric hospital settings
d. Provide basic primary, secondary, and ter-tiary services
ANS: D
The undergraduate level–prepared nurse is prepared to implement primary, secondary, and ter-tiary services. Roles of the nurse may include clinician, educator, and coordinator. Prescribing medications and having hospital admission privileges, working as a case manager for large groups of persons with mental illness, and assessing clients in acute psychiatric hospital settings would be roles of an advanced practice nurse who specialized in mental health care.
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