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ckscthecabilityctocdocthatcforcself.cExamplescofcindividualcadvocacycincludechelpingcpatie
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milymember‘sccommentcbestcreflectscacmentallychealthycperspective?
a. ―I‘vecmadecmistakescbutceveryonecelsecincthiscfamilychascalso.‖
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c. ―Icwillcmakecsomecchangescincmycbehaviorcforcthecgoodcofcthecfamily.‖
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ealthcassessments.
b. Prescribecpsychotropiccmedication.
c. Establishctherapeuticcrelationships.
d. Individualizecnursingccarecplans.
ANS:cB
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preparedcnursecpractitionerscandclinicalcnursecspecialistscwhochavectakencspecialccou
rsesconcprescribingcmedication.cThecnursepreparedcatcthecbasicclevelciscpermittedctocp
erformcmentalchealthcassessments,cestablishcrelationships,candcprovidecindividualized
c carecplanning.
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c. ―That‘scacmisconception.cPsychiatriccnursescfrequentlycusechighctechnologyc
monitoringcequipmentcandcmanageccomplexcintravenousctherapies.‖
d. ―Psychiatriccnursescdocnotchavectocdealcwithcascmuchcpaincandcsufferingcascm
edical–csurgicalcnursescdo.cThatcappealsctocme.‖
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c surgicalcnursing,cthoughcthereciscsubstantialcoverlap.cPsychiatriccnursescmustcbecable
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edcwithcmentalcillness,cacgroupcofcnursescwriteclettersctoctheircelectedcrepresentativesci
ncoppositionctotheclegislation.cWhichcrolechavecthecnursescfulfilled?
a. Recovery
b. Attending
c. Advocacy
d. Evidence-basedcpractice
ANS:cC
Ancadvocatecdefendscorcassertscanother‘sccause,cparticularlycwhencthecothercpersoncla
ckscthecabilityctocdocthatcforcself.cExamplescofcindividualcadvocacycincludechelpingcpatie
ntscunderstandctheircrightscorcmakecdecisions.cOncaccommunitycscale,cadvocacycinclude
scpoliticalactivity,cpubliccspeaking,candcpublicationcincthecinterestcofcimprovingcthechuma
nccondition.
Sincecfundingciscnecessaryctocdelivercqualitycprogrammingcforcpersonscwithcmentalcillne
ss,ctheletter-
writingccampaigncadvocatescforcthatccauseconcbehalfcofcpatientscwhocarecunablectocartic
ulatectheircowncneeds.
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milymember‘sccommentcbestcreflectscacmentallychealthycperspective?
a. ―I‘vecmadecmistakescbutceveryonecelsecincthiscfamilychascalso.‖
b. ―Ic rememberc joyc andc mutualc respectc fromc ourc earlyc yearsc together.‖
c. ―Icwillcmakecsomecchangescincmycbehaviorcforcthecgoodcofcthecfamily.‖
d. ―It‘scbestcforcmectocmovecawaycfromcmycfamily.cThingscwillcnevercchange.‖
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