Which of the following is not one of the assessments that should be made in the first three minutes when contacting a person displaying symptoms of a mental disorder?

a. Elements of evaluation
b. Availability of back-up resources
c. behavioral reactions
d. emotional reactions
e. intellectual functioning


Answer: b. Availability of back-up resources

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Nurses who use Healthy People 2020 as a guide for education

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