During what phase of the nurse-client relationship does the mutual level of trust and comfort occur? The patient is more accepting of the nurse's intervention and sees the nurse as a source of aid.

A. Administering medications: Mental health nurses can administer psychiatric medications, including antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants.

B. Performing surgical procedures: Surgical procedures are outside a nurse’s scope of practice and are performed by surgeons, not nurses.

C. Diagnosing mental illnesses: Only advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), psychiatrists, and psychologists can diagnose mental illnesses.

D. Providing therapeutic communication: Mental health nurses use therapeutic communication techniques like active listening, validation, and open-ended questioning.

A. Documentation for a mental health client is a defined process based on hospital-specific requirements which highlights client care. While hospitals have policies, documentation must follow legal and ethical guidelines beyond just facility rules.

B. Documentation for a mental health client is focused on the client’s diagnosis, reason for medications, plan of care, and client progression. Documentation includes more than just diagnosis and medication, such as behavior observations, interventions, and responses.

C. Documentation for mental health clients provides a record of the nurse’s awareness of client behaviors, mental status, interventions, and client response. Comprehensive mental health documentation includes behaviors, mental status, interventions, and outcomes.

D. Documentation for a mental health client outlines the client’s therapies, treatments, and needs for discharge planning. This is part of the documentation but does not capture all aspects of mental health nursing records.