NFDN 2007 - Mental Health Exam With Questions And Answers

NFDN 20 07 - Mental Health Exam With Questio ns And Answers mental health - Answer striking a balance in all aspects of your life; s ocial, physical, spiritual, economic and mental. Reaching a balance is a learning p rocess Mental Disorder - Answer medical term for mental illness and refers t o a diagnosable condition based on criteria in the cognitive, behavioural and a ffective domains DSM IV - Answer provides a common language and criteria for classifi cation of mental disorders evidence based care in mental health - Answer generates evidence f or best care interventions, uses method of inquiry, translates new knowledge into better care for the client determinants of health - Answer ability to achievement these determines mental health prejudice - Answer a hostile attitude towards others simply beca use they belong to a particular group that is considered to have objectionable c haracteristics discrimination - Answer differential treatment of others because they are members of a particular group or are identified as being negatively differen t stereotyping - Answer expecting individuals to act in a characte ristic manner that conforms to a usually negative perception of their cultural gr oup stigma - Answer the mark of a spoiled identity cultural competence - Answer application of knowledge, skills, attitudes and personal attributes required by nurses to provide appropriate care an d services in relation to cultural characteristics of their clients recovery - Answer gaining and retaining hope, understanding on es abilities and disabilities, engagement in an active life, social identity, persona l autonomy well-being - Answer state of contentment and positive sense that ones existence is as it should be - connected with ones self identity and relationshi ps socio-economic factors - Answer income and social status, social su pport networks, education, employment and working conditions, physical environmen t and health services affecting ones well-being Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) - Answer developed to ad dress the identified gaps, promotes positive change through knowledge exc hange - each province develop their own legislation Provincial Mental Health Acts (framework) - Answer law that give s certain power and sets conditions for those powers for admission and treatment o f people with a mental disorder - may allow involuntary treatment of persons that ne ed treatment that aren't considered competent to make decisions regarding their care 10 rights for individuals with mental illness - Answer 1. medical care 2. be treated with humanity and respect 3. equal protection 4. be cared for in the community 5. provide informed consent before receiving treatment 6. privacy 7. freedom of communication 8. freedom of religion 9. voluntary admission 10. judicial garauntees criteria for involuntary admission under the MHA - Answer suffer ing from a mental health disorder, likely to cause harm to themselves or others or t o suffer substantial mental or physical deterioration or serious physical impairment, unsu itable for any other type of admission Mandatory Outpatient Treatment (MOT) - Answer persons with a mental illness are legally required to comply with a treatment plan while living in the c ommunity Community Treatment Orders (CTO) - Answer do not meet involuntar y admissio n criteria and do not need to remain in a hospital setting, these ar e only issued with a client that has severe mental illness and a hx of hospitalization, alte rnative to psychiatric facility/hospitalization, client has to have a suppor t system in place prior of the conditions to be met and case management is involved ethic principles in MHN - Answer threats to dignity, behaviour con trol, seclusion, restraint, psychiatric advance directive, boundaries, confide ntiality and privacy, social justice and research ethics