Exam 14: Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Which daily stressors would an unemployed 24-year-old diagnosed with chronic depression who lives on a family farm most likely experience?

A 27-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia lives at home with both parents.A nurse is helping the family become better prepared to work with their child.Which nursing intervention would be most beneficial?

In a recovery treatment program,staff members are assigned to spend time with psychiatric patients who are in crisis in the community rather than hospitalizing the patient.Staff members help patients learn to meet real-world demands.Such a program typifies:

When asked to explain how psychiatric rehabilitation under the tertiary prevention model differs from the traditional medical model,the nurse's response should stress that the focus of tertiary prevention is on:

In addition to the psychiatric nurse,which professional would be considered a multidisciplinary rehabilitative treatment team member in a community mental health center? (Select all that apply.)

A patient diagnosed with major affective disorder expresses concern to a nurse about how to spend time after discharge.The patient states,"I don't want to just sit at home alone but I'm a little afraid of how others will respond to me." The nurse should suggest:

At a community meeting,a homeowner states,"I don't want mentally ill people in the neighborhood.They're dangerous!" The community mental health nurse should respond:

To ensure complete data regarding family social support needs,the nurse should consider seeking information relating to which four categories?

Which statement regarding the self-perception of the mentally ill regarding community acceptance is supported by research?

The family burden associated with having a mentally ill family member is evidenced by:

A psychiatric nurse whose area of practice is tertiary prevention of mental illness is asked to describe the focus of this type of practice.The nurse can best describe it as:

Effective programs are essential for families of patients with severe mental illness.Which components should be included to enhance a program's effectiveness?

A patient who dropped out of college when diagnosed with schizophrenia repeatedly states,"I want to get a job.I can work." Which statement made by the nurse would be the most therapeutic in facilitating the patient's need to be more productive?

The most effective way for a nurse working in psychiatric rehabilitation to gain firsthand knowledge about a community agency is to:

A nurse is assessing the community living skills of a 28-year-old patient.The nurse ascertains that the patient has poor personal hygiene and has never assumed responsibility or management of any aspect of self-care.Based on the data,the nurse makes the assessment that the patient:

A nurse is conducting a workshop on family skill building.All participants have a family member with severe mental illness living in their household.Which method should be used to present coping skills to the participants?

A nurse notes that a patient voices shame and socially isolates.The nurse will most likely interpret this behavior as:

A psychiatric nurse is assessing the family and home of a patient who is being discharged within the next few days from an inpatient unit.The assessment component with the highest priority is:

A patient has been treated for a mental disorder on an outpatient basis.Function has deteriorated and the patient is hospitalized in an inpatient unit; a nurse will now implement the recovery model by:

A patient in a psychiatric rehabilitation program says,"I feel so guilty because my family gives me so much and I have so little to give in return." What is the nurse's most therapeutic reply?