Exam 36: Mental Health Issues

A nurse is working with a client who is concerned about discrimination in the workplace based on a current mental health diagnosis.Which legislation has prohibited discrimination for persons with mental disorders?

Which intervention would a nurse most likely use when implementing relapse management?

A client who has been diagnosed with major depression works with other mental health consumers to advocate for establishment of additional self-help services for individuals and families with mental illness in a community.This client is likely involved with which organization?

Approximately what percentage of the adult population (ages 18 and older)suffers from a mental disorder in a given year in the United States?

Which role would be most appropriate for an undergraduate-level prepared nurse working with a mental health population?

An employee of the National Institute for Mental Health would most likely be involved in the:

An example of primary prevention concerning mental health is:

Why must a nurse have specialized knowledge and skills in mental health illness and problems in order to provide effective nursing care for this population?

A nurse working in a psychiatric institution during the hospital expansion era would have most likely worked in which location?

Who led reform efforts to correct types of inhumane practices in the care of criminals,those with mental disorders,and victims of the Civil War?

A nurse categorizes mental illness as a biopsychosocial disorder.What is meant by this classification?

The nurse working in the role of educator with groups of clients may:

An example of tertiary prevention concerning mental health is:

According to the Surgeon General's report,how can people receive assistance for mental health problems? Select all that apply.

A nurse who is working with persons with serious mental illness should recognize that:

A client who was deinstitutionalized during the 1960s may have experienced difficulties living in the community because of:

Many clients with mental disorders were institutionalized because:

An individual living during which era would have viewed physical and mental illness as interrelated,resulting from physical conditions?

A nurse considers the effects of biology and environment,or nature and nurture,on the development of mental illness when providing care for clients with mental illness.Which nursing model/theory is being applied?

When a nurse is involved with a group who advocates for improved and effective psychiatric services and consumer empowerment,the nurse is working with the: