Regarding client use of psychotropic medication, the activities in which the basic level psychiatric
mental health nurse can engage in include (more than one answer may be correct)
A. listening to the client's concerns about medication dose.
B. noting and addressing medication side effects.
C. adjusting medication dosage as symptoms change.
D. providing understandable medication teaching.
ANS: A, B, D
Rationale: A basic level psychiatric mental health nurse does not have prescriptive privileges to
adjust medication dosages. All other activities are within the realm of the basic level psychiatric
mental health nurse and are important in promoting medication compliance.
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