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patient 2sratios 2smust 2sbe 2sbetter 2sbecause 2sof 2sthe 2snature 2sof 2sthe 2spatients‘ 2sproblems.‖
b. ―Psychiatric 2snurses 2suse 2scomplex 2scommunication 2sskills 2sas 2swell 2sas 2scritical 2sthinking
2sto 2ssolve 2smultidimensional 2sproblems. 2s I 2sam 2schallenged 2sby 2sthose 2ssituations.‖

c. ―That‘s 2sa 2smisconception. 2sPsychiatric 2snurses 2sfrequently 2suse 2shigh 2stechnology
2smonitoring 2sequipment 2sand 2smanage 2scomplex 2sintravenous 2stherapies.‖

d. ―Psychiatric 2snurses 2sdo 2snot 2shave 2sto 2sdeal 2swith 2sas 2smuch 2spain 2sand 2ssuffering 2sas
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ANS: 2sB
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2spsychiatric 2ssettings 2shave 2sincreased,2sjust 2slike 2sother 2sspecialties. 2sPsychiatric 2snursing


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