Community Mental Health Nursing Concepts
and Terms questions and answers with
solutions
In a _______, volunteers and paid professionals form teams to drive or walk around and seek
out homeless persons who are in need of assistance. - ANSWER mobile outreach units
Nurse Jones visits Sam, who has chronic schizophrenia, in his home to give him his monthly
injection of antipsychotic medication. This is an example of ______. - ANSWER tertiary
prevention
The release of thousands of chronically mentally ill individuals from state hospitals into the
community setting is called ______. - ANSWER deinstitutionalization
The release of thousands of chronically mentally ill individuals from state hospitals into the
community setting is called deinstitutionalization. This has been identified as a contributing
factor to ______ among the mentally ill. - ANSWER homelessness
The term ______ refers to a group of people living in close proximity and having some
dependency on each other. - ANSWER community
The American Nurses Association has endorsed ________ as an effective method of providing
care for pts in the community who require long-term assistance. - ANSWER case management
_______ are designed to ease the transition from hospitalization to community living. -
ANSWER Day treatment programs
______, directed at control of Medicare costs, have reduced the length of hospital stays for
psych pts and increased the importance of aftercare. - ANSWER DRGs
and Terms questions and answers with
solutions
In a _______, volunteers and paid professionals form teams to drive or walk around and seek
out homeless persons who are in need of assistance. - ANSWER mobile outreach units
Nurse Jones visits Sam, who has chronic schizophrenia, in his home to give him his monthly
injection of antipsychotic medication. This is an example of ______. - ANSWER tertiary
prevention
The release of thousands of chronically mentally ill individuals from state hospitals into the
community setting is called ______. - ANSWER deinstitutionalization
The release of thousands of chronically mentally ill individuals from state hospitals into the
community setting is called deinstitutionalization. This has been identified as a contributing
factor to ______ among the mentally ill. - ANSWER homelessness
The term ______ refers to a group of people living in close proximity and having some
dependency on each other. - ANSWER community
The American Nurses Association has endorsed ________ as an effective method of providing
care for pts in the community who require long-term assistance. - ANSWER case management
_______ are designed to ease the transition from hospitalization to community living. -
ANSWER Day treatment programs
______, directed at control of Medicare costs, have reduced the length of hospital stays for
psych pts and increased the importance of aftercare. - ANSWER DRGs
