Question 1

A 27-year-old client was diagnosed 5 years ago with Schizophrenia.What course of treatment should the nurse expect to be implemented?

Accepted Answer

A) Eventual admission for long-term care in a psychiatric facility 
B) Community-based care with numerous brief hospitalizations 
C) Case management in the community with few relapses 
D) Occasional contact with outpatient counselors and psychiatrists 
A) Eventual admission for long-term care in a psychiatric facility 
B) Community-based care with numerous brief hospitalizations 
C) Case management in the community with few relapses 
D) Occasional contact with outpatient counselors and psychiatrists

Question 2

A nursing instructor is teaching students about the Community Health Centers Act of 1963.What was a deterring factor to the proper implementation of this act?

Accepted Answer

A) Many prospective clients did not meet criteria for mental illness diagnostic-related groups. 
B) Zoning laws discouraged the development of community mental health centers. 
C) States could not match federal funds to establish community mental health centers. 
D) There was not a sufficient employment pool to staff community mental health centers. 
A) Many prospective clients did not meet criteria for mental illness diagnostic-related groups. 
B) Zoning laws discouraged the development of community mental health centers. 
C) States could not match federal funds to establish community mental health centers. 
D) There was not a sufficient employment pool to staff community mental health centers.

Question 3

A homeless client comes to an emergency department reporting cough,night sweats,weight loss,and blood-tinged sputum.What disease that has recently become more prevalent among the homeless community should a nurse suspect?

Accepted Answer

A) Meningitis 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Encephalopathy 
D) Mononucleosis 
A) Meningitis 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Encephalopathy 
D) Mononucleosis

Exam 36: Community Mental Health Nursing

A 27-year-old client was diagnosed 5 years ago with Schizophrenia.What course of treatment should the nurse expect to be implemented?

A nursing instructor is teaching students about the Community Health Centers Act of 1963.What was a deterring factor to the proper implementation of this act?

A homeless client comes to an emergency department reporting cough,night sweats,weight loss,and blood-tinged sputum.What disease that has recently become more prevalent among the homeless community should a nurse suspect?

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Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts

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The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

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