Under the recovery model, a nurse is more likely to work with a patient with a psychiatric disorder:
a. in a decision-making partnership.
b. by prescribing appropriate treatment.
c. with the assumption the patient is curable.
d. from the position of expecting compliance.
A
The patient-helper relationship in psychiatric rehabilitation is an adult-to-adult relationship that is more egalitarian and promotes choices and empowerment, whereas the traditional medical model uses an expert-to-patient relationship.
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1. Major 2. Minor 3. Ablative 4. Elective
State the action of the corticosteroids.
What will be an ideal response?