Community mental health nursing is BEST defined as:
a. public health nursing that focuses on mental health only
b. public health nursing with emphasis on mental health
c. synonymous with psychiatric home health nursing
d. outpatient private-practice psychiatric nursing
B
Community mental health is viewed as a synthesis of community health nursing and public health with particular emphasis on mental health (though not to the exclusion of physical health).
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