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codyclark · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is serving on a committee charged with reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the nurses on the psychiatric unit. Which publication should the nurse bring to the first meeting?

A) American Nurses' Association, Code of Ethics
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
C) American Nurses' Credentialing Center certification requirements
D) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice

Question 2

A staff member asks the nurse if the older adult client can be on a long-acting medication since his son is. Which of the following nursing responses is correct?

A) It is not the place of staff members to questions clients' medications.
B) There is no reason that age should make a difference in long- versus short-acting medications.
C) It would be a good idea since long-acting medications usually require fewer doses per day.
D) Long-acting medications are stored much longer in older adults and are not recommended.