A new nurse tells her mentor, "I want to prepare myself to work in community psychiatric mental health nursing
What tips can you give me?" Based on knowledge of nursing roles in this specialty, the mentor should reply, "The most useful thing you can do is:
1. develop a strong understanding of psychopharmacology."
2. learn about child growth and development."
3. harden yourself to dealing with tragedy."
4. cultivate the ability to be sympathetic."
ANS: 1
Medication management is a fundamental role of the community psychiatric mental health nurse. Knowing desired effects, untoward effects, and side effects of all groups of psychotropic medi-cations will provide a sound basis for monitoring clients responses to medications. Option 2 is useful, but not the most useful task. Options 3 and 4 would not be useful.
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