Exam 4: Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs

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?

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

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

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

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 for incarcerated patients?

The primary goal of a psychiatric rehabilitation program is to promote

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

A nurse is meeting with the city council to advocate for 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 research that indicates

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

The primary advantage of an evolving consumer household is that clients

A nurse documents that a 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?

Which element would be present in an assertive community treatment (ACT) program?