Which best describes the evidence-based model for psychiatric nursing practice?
a. Proof that the psychiatric nurse in a home-care setting really does care for assigned patients
b. Description of what the psychiatric nurse does including how the nurse adds value to the health care organization
c. How psychiatric nurses prove to their employers that they do what they are required to do for patient care
d. The process by which the psychiatric nurse documents nursing care on the psychiatric nursing unit
B
In the evidence-based model for psychiatric nurses, the practitioners are being asked to describe what they do and how they add value to the health care organization. Their responses should be couched with sensitivity for the issues of effectiveness, cost, and quality.
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