7. Twovnursingvstudentsvdiscussvcareervplansvaftervgraduation.vOnevstudentvwantsvtoventervpsychia
tricv nursing.v Thev otherv studentv asks,v Whyv wouldv youv wantv tov bev av psychiatricv nurse?v Allvtheyvdovi
svtalk.vYouvwillvlosev yourv skills.vSelectvthevbestvresponsevbyvthev studentvinterestedvinvpsychiatricvn
ursing.
a. Psychiatricv nursesv practicev inv saferv environmentsv thanv otherv specialties.v Nurse-to-
patientv ratiosvmustvbevbettervbecausevofvthevnaturevofvpatientsvproblems.
b. Psychiatricv nursesv usev complexv communicationv skills,v asv wellv asv criticalv thinking,v tov solvev
multidimensionalvproblems.vImvchallengedvbyvthosevsituations.
c. IvthinkvIv willvbev goodvinvthevmentalvhealthv field.vIvdov notvlikevclinicalvrotationsvinvschool,vsov Ivd
ovnotvwantvtovcontinuevthemvaftervIvgraduate.
d. Psychiatricv nursesv dov notv havev tov dealv withv asv muchv painv andv sufferingv asv medicalv surgicalvn
urses.vThatvappealsvtovme.
ANS:vB
Thev practicev ofv psychiatricv nursingv requiresv av differentv setv ofv skillsv thanv medicalv surgicalv nursing,valt
houghv substantialvoverlapv doesvexist.vPsychiatricvnursesvmustvbevablevtovhelpvpatientsvwithvmedicalv a
ndv mentalv healthv problems,v reflectingv thev holisticv perspectivev thesev nursesv mustv have.
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