Mental Health: Chapter 4

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Which is the orientation of assertive community treatment (ACT)?

Problem-solving orientation

A nurse documents that the patient has successfully acquired a job performing janitorial services at a local manufacturing company. The goal of which of the following levels of prevention has been achieved?

Tertiary prevention

Which of the following factors is primarily responsible for the changes in inpatient hospital treatment between the 1980s and the present?

The growth of managed care

Which element woul dbe present in an assertive community treatment (ACT) program ?

24-hour-a-day services

A psychiatric nurse is planning an educational program addressing primary prevention strategies in the community. The nurse explores current research regarding which health-care need?

Assisting high school students in effectively managing stress.

The nurse is part of a group setting up a mobile crisis service in conjunction with the local police department. Community education on which of the following this team will focus includes?

Assisting police officers to recognize mental illness.

Which type of psych rehab relies on intentional communities and rehab alliances?

Clubhouse model

A psych nurse is planning activities aimed at secondary prevention of mental illness. Which activity would be the most appropriate?

Depression screening in an assisted living facility.

Which type of community residential treatment setting is most likely to be permanent in any state?

Evolving consumer household

Discharge planning from inadequate care for people with severe mental illness must address which of th following to be effective? Select all that apply.

Finding housing for the client. Finding transportation for the client.

A patient is being transferred from a group home to an evolving consumer household. The goal of this transition is from the patient to eventually.

Fulfill daily responsibilities without supervision.

A patient has just been referred to a psychosocial rehabilitation program. The nurse explains that the benefits of being involved in such a program include: Select all that apply.

Increased independence. Recovery from mental illness. Increased community integration.

A patient who has continuously experienced severe symptoms of schizoaffective disorder for the past 17 years is experiencing an acute psychotic episode. Which level of care is most appropriate for this patient at this time?

Inpatient hospital treatment

Which of the following are core skill areas that are needed of any effective team member of an interdisciplinary team? Select all that apply.

Interpersonal skills. Teamwork skills. Communication skills. Risk assessment and risk managemet skills.

Which of the following are advantages of a crisis resolution team or home treatment team? Select all that apply.

More likely to help a client to perceive his/her situation more accurately. Designed to assist clients in dealing with mental health crisis without hospitalization. The client may feel better about asking for help.

A nurse is meeting with the city council to advocate for the mentally ill persons and the establishment of a group home in a neighborhood where the plans have been strongly opposed by the neighbors. The nurse can effectively educate the public on the realities of group home by citing reasearch that indicates

Most people with mental illness do not represent a significant danger to others.

What are two essential components of transitional care discharge model that is used in Canada and Scotland.

Peer support and bridging staff.

A nurse is orienting to a new position working the infirmary in the state penitentiary. When working with prisoners who are also mentally ill, the nurse examines her own attitudes. Which of the following beliefs should the nurse discuss with her supervisor before caring with incarcerated patients?

People with mental illness are inherently violent.

A patient has been started on antidepressants. The interdisciplinary team member most responsible for monitoring effectiveness and side effects of this new medication is the

Psychiatric nurse

A patient with bipolar disorder taking lithium returns from a walk outside and reports feeling shaky and dizzy. The nurse suspects the patient is experiencing a toxic reaction to the lithium and immediately notifies the

Psychiatrist

A patient is encouraged t join in daily outdoor games with peers on the unit. The interdisciplinary team member who will monitor the patient's involvement will be the

Recreation therapist

Some residential treatment settings are transitional. This means that clients are eventually expected to

Relocate to another setting.

A patient with bipolar disorder has a long history of both hospitalizations and incarcerations. The patient has no permanent residence and has infrequent contact with his family. Upon admission to the inpatient psychiatric unit for stabilization, the nurse documents all of the following in the record. Which of the following data most suggests a positive outcome for this patient?

Reporting meeting with the same case manager montly for the last 3 years

Which of the following is the highest priority for admission to inpatient care?

Safety of self and others.

A patient just began daily participation in a community-based partial hospitalization program. The patient can expect the staff to assist with which of the following treatment goals? Select all that apply.

Stabilizing psych symptoms. Improving ADL's. Learning to structure time. Developing social skills.

The priority of inpatient care for people with severe mental illness is

Symptom Management

What is an important role of the nurse with regard to residents opposing plans to establish a group home or residential facility in their neighborhood?

To provide info to correct misinformation related to stereotypes of persons with mental illness.

What is required for a transitional care model to be most effective in promoting the client's health and well-being and prevent relapse and rehospitalization? Select all that apply.

collaboration, admin support, and adequate funding

The primary goal of a psych rehab program is to promote

complete recovery from mental illness

The primary advantage of an evolving consumer household is that clients

do not have to relocate as they become more independent

The factor having the most influence on the current trend in treatment settings is the fact in recent years,

funding for community programs has been inadequate

A patient with depression is admitted to an inpatient hospital unit for treatment. The type of therapy most likely provided in this setting includs

talk therapy


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