Role of the Nurse Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Nurses role in psychopharmacology?
A
to know the ethical and legal implacations.
- most states adhere to the client’s right to refuse treatment.
- *exceptions exist in emergency situations, when it has been determined that clients are likely to harm themselves or someone else.
2
Q
what must be done before a client is placed on a regimen of psychopharmacological therapy?
A
a through baseline assessment.
3
Q
The nurses role in client education
A
The nurse translates the complex information related to the medication into terms that can be easily understood by the client
