A Novice Psychiatric Nurse Has a Parent with Bipolar Disorder

A novice psychiatric nurse has a parent with bipolar disorder. This nurse angrily recalls feelings of embarrassment about the parent's behaviour in the community. Select the best ways for this nurse to cope with these feelings. Select all that apply.

A) Seek ways to use the understanding gained from childhood to help patients cope with their own illnesses.
B) Recognize that these feelings are unhealthy. The nurse should try to suppress them when working with patients.
C) Recognize that psychiatric nursing is not an appropriate career choice. Explore other nursing specialties.
D) The nurse should begin new patient relationships by saying, "My own parent had mental illness, so I accept it without stigma."
E) Recognize that the feelings may add sensitivity to the nurse's practice, but supervision is important.