It is essential that psychiatric nurses become aware of their ...

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It is essential that psychiatric nurses become aware of their ability in the area of positive political action. The nurse can best achieve this goal by:
 
  a. raising donations for a local community health center.
  b. becoming involved in an election campaign for a local sheriff.
  c. becoming an active volunteer working regularly at a crisis center.
  d. working on a city committee to help register local voters.

Question 2

During a one-to-one session with a client, the client says, nothing will ever get better and nobody can help me. The nurse understands that these are expressions of ______ and indicate a(n) ______ suicide risk.
 
  A) powerlessness/fearfulness; decreased
  B) powerlessness/fearfulness; increased
  C) hopelessness/helplessness; decreased
  D) hopelessness/helplessness; increased

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Answer to Question 1

D
For a psychiatric nurse to be politically active, helping others to become involved in their local area is a good step toward political awareness. Raising donations would be health care related rather than political action. Involvement in specific election campaigns would not have a direct correlation with psychiatric mental health issues, and being an active volunteer would be beneficial to the community that the crisis center serves but not a direct political action.

Answer to Question 2

D