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Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 5 : Mental Health Care in the Community Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is working as part of the interdisciplinary staff of a psychiatric inpatient facility who are developing discharge plans for a patient who requires alternative housing arrangements. The patient will be referred to a personal care home. When explaining this housing arrangement to the patient, which of the following would the nurse include?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A personal care home typically houses a small group (6-10 people) with mental health needs, providing 24-hour supervision by a health care attendant to support daily living and stability.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is developing a community education program for a local women?s club on the topic of managed care in mental health. Which of the following would the nurse include as the main focus?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Managed care in mental health focuses on improving access to cost-effective services, such as outpatient care, to reduce reliance on expensive inpatient stays while maintaining quality care.
Question 3 of 5
When working within the continuum of care, which of the following occurs first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessment is the first step in the continuum of care, as it determines the patient?s needs, guiding appropriate referrals, transfers, or discharge planning.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse who is working as part of an interdisciplinary team is looking at potential outpatient services for a patient. The patient requires a setting that provides a program of about 4 hours per day, three times per week with a 24-hour crisis and consultation service. The nurse would identify which of the following as appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ambulatory level two programs provide structured outpatient care, typically 3-4 hours per day, several days a week, with 24-hour crisis and consultation services, suitable for patients needing moderate support.
Question 5 of 5
After teaching a group of students about the service and patient variables used when determining settings along the continuum of behavioral care, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a service variable?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Service variables in the continuum of care include the treatment environment or milieu, which refers to the therapeutic setting, whereas signs and symptoms, risk, and social support are patient variables.