Nurses often care for clients and families experiencing death and dying. What is an important part of self-care for a nurse to promote their own health? Select one that does not apply.

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Nurses often care for clients and families experiencing death and dying. What is an important part of self-care for a nurse to promote their own health? Select one that does not apply.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act initiated the movement toward treating those with mental illness in a less restrictive environment. This legislation resulted in the shift of clients with mental illness from large state institutions to care based in the community. Answer choices A, C, and D were not purposes of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act.

Question 3 of 5

Which is included in Healthy People 2020 objectives?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives is to increase the number of people who are identified, diagnosed, treated, and helped to live healthier lives. It may not be possible to decrease the incidence of mental illness. At this time, the focus is on ensuring that persons with mental illness are receiving needed treatment. It may not be possible or desirable to provide mental health services only in the community.

Question 4 of 5

When a nursing student expresses concerns about how mental health nurses lose all their nursing skills, the best response by the mental health nurse is:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The practice of psychiatric nursing requires a different set of skills than medical-surgical nursing, though there is substantial overlap. Psychiatric nurses must be able to help patients with medical as well as mental health problems, reflecting the holistic perspective these nurses must have. Nurse-patient ratios and workloads in psychiatric settings have increased, just like other specialties. Psychiatric nursing involves clinical practice, not just documentation. Psychosocial pain and suffering are as real as physical pain and suffering.

Question 5 of 5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) classifies:

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The DSM-5 classifies disorders people have rather than people themselves. The terminology of the tool reflects this distinction by referring to individuals with a disorder rather than as a schizophrenic or alcoholic, for example. Deviant behavior is not generally considered a mental disorder. Present disability or distress is only one aspect of the diagnosis.

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