Which aspect of direct care is an experienced, inpatient psychiatric nurse most likely to provide for a patient?
a. Hygiene assistance
b. Diversional activities
c. Assistance with job hunting
d. Building assertiveness skills
D
Assertiveness training relies on the counseling and psychoeducational skills of the nurse. Assistance with personal hygiene would usually be accomplished by a psychiatric technician or nursing assistant. Diversional activities are usually the province of recreational therapists. The patient would probably be assisted in job hunting by a social worker or vocational therapist.
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