Which of the following describes an application of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2007)?
A) Diagnosing disorders using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III-R published by the American Psychiatric Association
B) Assisting clients in regaining or improving previous coping abilities and preventing further disability
C) Providing psychoanalysis to unravel psychoneuroses common to clients with schizophrenia
D) Applying somatic therapies, such as electroconvulsive therapy, to severely depressed clients
Ans: B
All of these activities except the activity described in option B are not considered to be within the scope of practice of the psychiatric–mental health nurse.
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