Which belief will best support a nurse's efforts to provide patient advocacy during a multidisciplinary patient care planning session?
a. All mental illnesses are culturally determined.
b. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are cross-cultural disorders.
c. Symptoms of mental disorders are unchanged from culture to culture.
d. Assessment findings in mental disorders reflect a person's cultural patterns.
D
A nurse who understands that a patient's symptoms are influenced by culture will be able to advocate for the patient to a greater degree than a nurse who believes that culture is of little relevance. The distracters are untrue statements.
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a. The ability to have quality of life b. The ability to perform ADLs, perform instrumental ADLs, and have quality of life c. The ability to drive a car d. The ability to work, drive, shop, and exercise as before
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