Psychiatrist Interview Question:

Tell me being a good nurse requires a comforting bedside manner, not just for your patients but also for their families. Will you be able to be straightforward and educational but also reassuring when communicating with patients and their families?

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Open communication with families is especially important to psychiatric nurse practitioners, as sometimes your patients are not able to follow through with treatment on their own. Families are the built-in support group that can assist with the road to recovery, especially with issues of substance abuse and self-harm. It is important to keep the family in the loop and maintain an open communication with them.
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