Examples of activities that are not restricted are:
- Applying and managing physical restraints and seclusion.
- Assisting with activities of daily living.
- Completing a mental status examination.
- Collecting, storing and transporting specimens.
- Counselling clients.
- Providing crisis intervention.
- Dispensing and administering some medications (e.g., Schedule III drugs).
- Administering and dispensing unscheduled naloxone.
- Educating students and colleagues on psychiatric nursing concepts.
- Planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion, prevention and maintenance strategies.
- Pronouncing death.
- Conducting risk assessments.
- Ensuring timely and accurate documentation.
- Using evidence-based resources to interpret clinical observations and to support decisions.
- Using and engaging in psychiatric nursing research.
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