Exam 5: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in Community Settings

A patient with schizophrenia has been stable in the community for 6 weeks.Today the patient's spouse calls the nurse to report the patient's thinking is disorganized.The nurse makes a home visit and learns the patient is willing to take medication but forgot to have the prescription refilled.The nurse arranges a refill.Select the best outcome to add to the plan of care.

Which assessment finding for a patient in the community deserves priority intervention by the psychiatric nurse? The patient:

Sequence the intensity of these psychiatric treatments from highest to lowest: A) Clinic visits at a community mental health center B) Psychosocial rehabilitation program C) Partial hospitalization D) Crisis stabilization

Select the example of tertiary prevention.

A person in the community asks the nurse,"People with mental illnesses went to state hospitals in earlier times.Why has that changed?" Select the nurse's accurate response(s).(Select all that apply. )