PNH 401 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A continuum, it has constant ups and downs and it is
not the same for all individuals
optimal mental health (flourishing) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
poor mental health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
no mental illness symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
serious mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
purpose mental health legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- to discourage stigma
- gives clear/defined guidelines of what MH is and how to approach it
- protects individual w/ MH, society and HCP
Mental Health Act (MHA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- gives criteria for different types of admissions
voluntary admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅inpatient care sought by pt or family (w/ pt's permission)
informal admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pt agrees to being admitted but does not agree on
treatment protocols
involuntary admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- pt refuses admission from the start
- may agree or disagree to interventions getting done
Mental Health Exam (MSE) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- required by the MHA to see what pt's capacity is
- can the pt understand and appreciate or not?
, Health Care Consent Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- says HCP must hold to wishes in regards to trmt,
admission and services, expressed by pt while capable
Substitute Decisions Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- provides legal framework for allowing a POA
- ensuring they have the right person/SDM in place
how do we assess capacity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- can the pt understand the info relevant for
making decisions (pros and cons)
- can the pt appreciate the reasonable foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack thereof
finding of incapacity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- pt is deemed incapable they must be informed by the
PHYSICIAN
hierarchy for incapable pts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- guardian
- spouse/partner
- child/parent
- sibling
- other relative
Form 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- initiated by an MD (of any kind who has examined the patient within
the last 7 days)
- allows the police to apprehend a person and bring them to a hospital ED for a psychiatric evaluation
- the person can be held involuntarily for 72 hours for this eval.
Form 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- court ordered examination by the Justice of Peace
- family member/friend go to court and tell JoP what pt is presenting with
- they get a signature to get an assessment from an MD
- valid for 14 days
- family/friends can now call the police to forcefully take pt to the hospital to be assessed
What is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A continuum, it has constant ups and downs and it is
not the same for all individuals
optimal mental health (flourishing) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
poor mental health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
no mental illness symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
serious mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
purpose mental health legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- to discourage stigma
- gives clear/defined guidelines of what MH is and how to approach it
- protects individual w/ MH, society and HCP
Mental Health Act (MHA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- gives criteria for different types of admissions
voluntary admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅inpatient care sought by pt or family (w/ pt's permission)
informal admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pt agrees to being admitted but does not agree on
treatment protocols
involuntary admission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- pt refuses admission from the start
- may agree or disagree to interventions getting done
Mental Health Exam (MSE) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- required by the MHA to see what pt's capacity is
- can the pt understand and appreciate or not?
, Health Care Consent Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- says HCP must hold to wishes in regards to trmt,
admission and services, expressed by pt while capable
Substitute Decisions Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- provides legal framework for allowing a POA
- ensuring they have the right person/SDM in place
how do we assess capacity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- can the pt understand the info relevant for
making decisions (pros and cons)
- can the pt appreciate the reasonable foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack thereof
finding of incapacity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- pt is deemed incapable they must be informed by the
PHYSICIAN
hierarchy for incapable pts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- guardian
- spouse/partner
- child/parent
- sibling
- other relative
Form 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- initiated by an MD (of any kind who has examined the patient within
the last 7 days)
- allows the police to apprehend a person and bring them to a hospital ED for a psychiatric evaluation
- the person can be held involuntarily for 72 hours for this eval.
Form 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- court ordered examination by the Justice of Peace
- family member/friend go to court and tell JoP what pt is presenting with
- they get a signature to get an assessment from an MD
- valid for 14 days
- family/friends can now call the police to forcefully take pt to the hospital to be assessed
