In addition to excellent assessment skills and keen insight into human behavior, what ad-ditional ability is most critical to effective community mental health nursing?
a. Attention to economical nursing practice
b. Willingness to advocate for the patient
c. Familiarity with local patient-focused resources
d. Working relationship with community medical professionals
ANS: C
The role of the community mental health nurse is to help the patient to maintain his or her highest level of functioning and independence within the community. It is critical for the nurse to be familiar with the available community resources and community networks, so they can work with the multidisciplinary treatment team to help patients and their families adjust to the community. The remaining options are appropriate but are not unique to com-munity mental health nursing and its role in facilitating the patient's ability to live and func-tion as a member of a community.
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