PNH 401 - QUIZ 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PNH 401 - QUIZ 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. What is mental health?
Answer:
A continuum, it has constant ups and downs and it is not the same for all individuals

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2. optimal mental health (flourishing)
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3. poor mental health
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4. no mental illness symptoms
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5. serious mental illness
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6. purpose mental health legislation
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- to discourage stigma
- gives clear/defined guidelines of what MH is and how to approach it
- protects individual w/ MH, society and HCP

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7. Mental Health Act (MHA)
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- gives criteria for different types of admissions

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8. voluntary admission
Answer:
inpatient care sought by pt or family (w/ pt's permission)

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9. informal admission
Answer:
pt agrees to being admitted but does not agree on treatment protocols

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10. involuntary admission
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- pt refuses admission from the start
- may agree or disagree to interventions getting done

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11. Mental Health Exam (MSE)
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- required by the MHA to see what pt's capacity is
- can the pt understand and appreciate or not?

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12. Health Care Consent Act
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- says HCP must hold to wishes in regards to trmt, admission and services, expressed by pt while capable

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13. Substitute Decisions Act
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- provides legal framework for allowing a POA
- ensuring they have the right person/SDM in place

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14. how do we assess capacity?
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- 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

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15. finding of incapacity
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- pt is deemed incapable they must be informed by the PHYSICIAN

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16. hierarchy for incapable pts
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- guardian
- spouse/partner
- child/parent
- sibling
- other relative

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17. Form 1