A Community Mental Health Nurse Is Working Within the Community

question 13

Multiple Choice

A community mental health nurse is working within the community to help prevent youth violence.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?

• A) Distributing literature that associates violence with a lack of intelligence
• B) Explaining to youth why youth violence is detrimental to society
• C) Partnering with associations to provide alternative activities that improve social skills
• D) Recommending increased funding to prosecute and jail teens associated with violent activity

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