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1. A nursing instructor is explaining the concept of the continuum of care to a group of
students. Which of
the following would the nurse include in this description?
A) Care provided in episodic intervals
B) System of care that focuses primarily on wellness
C) A single organization as responsible for care delivery
D) Integrated system spanning illnessto wellness states
2. The nurse is employed by a long-term residential treatment center that provides care to a
variety of
patients with chronic mental disorders. Which role would the nurse primarily assume when
working
with these patients?
A) Therapist
B) Medication administrator
C) Mediator
D) Educator
3. A patient has threatened to kill his wife, and it is not anticipated that this crisis will resolve
itself. The
patient isto be admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit on an involuntary basis. When
explaining to the
family about this plan, the nurse would identify which of the following as the focus of care?
A) Long-term therapy
B) Rehabilitative services
C) Acute symptom stabilization
D) 24-hour supervision
4. A nurse is reviewing information about the various types of outpatient mental health care
programs. The
nurse demonstrates understanding of these types when identifying which of the following as
involved in
providing the most intensive outpatient nursing care?
A) Partial hospitalization programs
B) Crisis intervention programs
C) Outpatient detoxification programs
D) Rehabilitation programs
5. A patient who has attempted suicide with a drug overdose has been released from an
inpatient setting
and has returned to school. The patient continues to need routine psychiatric services. The
nurse
anticipates that this patient will most likely be referred to which of the following?
A) Partial hospitalization program
B) In-home mental health care
C) Intensive outpatient program
D) Crisis center in the community
6. The nurse is caring for a group of patientsin a partial hospitalization program. The nurse
would most
likely be involved in which of the following activities?
A) Facilitating a drug abuse prevention group
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Chapter 05: Mental Health Care in the Community
1. A nursing instructor is explaining the concept of the continuum of care to a group of
students. Which of
the following would the nurse include in this description?
A) Care provided in episodic intervals
B) System of care that focuses primarily on wellness
C) A single organization as responsible for care delivery
D) Integrated system spanning illnessto wellness states
2. The nurse is employed by a long-term residential treatment center that provides care to a
variety of
patients with chronic mental disorders. Which role would the nurse primarily assume when
working
with these patients?
A) Therapist
B) Medication administrator
C) Mediator
D) Educator
3. A patient has threatened to kill his wife, and it is not anticipated that this crisis will resolve
itself. The
patient isto be admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit on an involuntary basis. When
explaining to the
family about this plan, the nurse would identify which of the following as the focus of care?
A) Long-term therapy
B) Rehabilitative services
C) Acute symptom stabilization
D) 24-hour supervision
4. A nurse is reviewing information about the various types of outpatient mental health care
programs. The
nurse demonstrates understanding of these types when identifying which of the following as
involved in
providing the most intensive outpatient nursing care?
A) Partial hospitalization programs
B) Crisis intervention programs
C) Outpatient detoxification programs
D) Rehabilitation programs
5. A patient who has attempted suicide with a drug overdose has been released from an
inpatient setting
and has returned to school. The patient continues to need routine psychiatric services. The
nurse
anticipates that this patient will most likely be referred to which of the following?
A) Partial hospitalization program
B) In-home mental health care
C) Intensive outpatient program
D) Crisis center in the community
6. The nurse is caring for a group of patientsin a partial hospitalization program. The nurse
would most
likely be involved in which of the following activities?
A) Facilitating a drug abuse prevention group
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