What does a nurse realize is the most important thing in order to become an effective psychiatric nurse?
1. Develop good diagnostic skills.
2. Understand how to use medications effectively.
3. Understand the history of mental health treatment.
4. Learn how to guide a patient through their illness towards recovery.
Answer: 4
Explanation: It is important to understand medications use and appropriate diagnoses but these are not the most important skills to learn. The ability to guide a patient towards recovery, using effective interpersonal skills, is critical to the holistic practice of psychiatric nursing. Understanding the history of mental health nursing can provide perspective but not necessarily practical skills.
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What might cause gas exchange to be impaired?
What will be an ideal response?
Nonpharmacological approaches to pain and/or anxiety that may best meet the needs of critically ill patients include: (Select all that apply.)
a. anaerobic exercise. b. art therapy. c. guided imagery. d. music therapy.