Exam 34: Community-Based Psychiatric Nursing Care

Rural suicide rates:

The primary nursing responsibility of a community psychiatric nurse managing caring for patients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses residing in a group home is to conduct an ongoing:

The outcome that resulted from the fundamental flaw with the deinstitutionalization of mental health patients was that: (Select all that apply.)

A community mental health nurse is often a member of a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.An example of a nursing intervention that focuses on the primary concentration of care for such a team is:

Which patient meets the criteria for psychiatric homebound care? (Select all that apply.)

An example of the primary responsibility of a nurse case manager for psychiatric patients in a residential home is to:

A psychiatric home care nurse's greatest patient care challenge is:

Which situation would be considered discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) believes that which program offers the most comprehensive treatment for severely mentally ill individuals living in the community?

A psychiatric nurse is focusing on the fifth area of service,based on the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963,when:

A community mental health nurse is conducting a home visit when the patient states,"I never want to go back to that hospital again." Which response has the greatest therapeutic value in terms of appropriate assurance for the patient's concerns?

A key component of focused treatment directed toward the homeless population that has been shown to be most successful is the facilitation of:

A community mental health center is adjusting to severe budget cuts.Which service is most likely to be considered for elimination?

Which interventions would be provided by an employee assistance program (EAP) when an employee is suspected of having an alcohol abuse problem? (Select all that apply.)

When assessing a new prison inmate the correctional nurse conducts a particularly thorough mental illness screening because:

Which intervention demonstrates effective management of two contradictory goals of case management?

Which interventions are directed toward achieving the goals of integrated health care? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement made by a psychiatric community nurse reflects a need for further education regarding Medicare criteria for home health reimbursement for mental health services?

Forensic nursing has two very different and sometimes conflicting goals.These goals are:

Which health care setting is most likely to meet the mental health care needs of an urban community?