Chapter 20, Community and Home Psychiatric Care Video Solutions, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Problem 1

To be effective, which factors would be most important to include for a community support system? Select all that apply.
a. The needs and functioning level of people with serious mental illness
b. A care philosophy based on values and guiding principles
c. Adoption of a specific program model
d. Coordination of network by multiple agencies
e. Assertive outreach programs for at-risk populations
f. Vocational services for a specified period

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Problem 2

The nurse is coordinating all of the various services needed to address the needs for housing, health care, mental health treatment, social contacts, and workups of a consumer with mental illness. The nurse is functioning as which of the following?
a. Case manager
b. Social worker
c. Client advocate
d. Home care nurse

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Problem 3

The nurse assesses a group and determines that it has at least one commonality among its members. The nurse identifies this as a(n):
a. Support group
b. Self-help group
c. Advocate group
d. Aggregate group

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Problem 4

When describing the characteristics of clients eligible to receive Medicare-reimbursed psychiatric home care services, which of the following would the nurse be least likely to include?
a. Plan of care for services that are established and approved by a physician
b. Demonstration of needs requiring continuous skilled psychiatric nursing care
c. A psychiatric diagnosis for which a physician is providing care
d. Certification by a psychiatrist that client is confined to the home

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Problem 5

The nurse is developing a presentation about home care nursing, including psychiatric home care nursing, for an older adult community group. Which of the following would the nurse include in the presentation?
a. The services provided address a single problem or issue at one time.
b. The costs of services are easily reimbursed through Medicare.
c. The nurse acts as the controller in the client's home.
d. The nurse tailors care to the client's particular circumstances.

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