Care of the Mentally Ill
The evaluation of the patient for conditions before they are known to be clinically significant. The purpose of this task is early diagnosis and treatment of illness
What is screening?
The concepts of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are the basis for this model
What is the public health model?
This level of prevention involves interventions aimed at identification of problems and prompt initiation of effective treatment
What is secondary prevention?
The goal of this outpatient facility is to improve coping abilities and prevent exacerbation of acute symptoms.
What are community mental health centers?
The action of assuming that all individuals who share a culture or ethnic group are the same.
What is stereotyping?
This evidenced-based screening tool is used to quickly assess the severity of substance abuse and identifies the appropriate level of treatment.
What is SBIRT?
To understand the health status of a community, these forms of data are collected
Biological & Emotional
Nursing in this level of prevention is focused on targeting groups at risk and provision of educational programs
What is primary prevention?
This collaborative practice facilitates communication and care coordination along a continuum through effective transitional care management. It is a job that can be performed by an RN or social worker.
What is case management?
The ability of an individual to understand and respect values, attitudes, beliefs, and mores that differ across cultures
What is cultural competence?
This is considered a barrier to effective mental health treatment in primary care, emergency departments, and medical-surgical settings.
What is stigmatization?
Some of the goals of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health are: (select all that apply)
A. Understand that mental health is essential to overall health
B. That mental health care would be driven by government and authorities
C. For disparities in mental health services to be eliminated
A & C
This level of prevention is accomplished through preventing complications of illness and promoting rehabilitation
What is tertiary prevention?
This is a team-based treatment approach provides multidisciplinary, flexible treatment and support to people with mental illness 24/7.
What is Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)?
This spiritual assessment tool is utilized to assess a patient's spiritual and/or religious needs
What is FICA? (Faith, Importance, Church, Apply/Address)
This phenomenon is when a person's physical symptoms are attributed to his or her mental illness.
What is diagnostic overshadowing?
Name at least two community resources for the homeless
What are homeless shelters?
What are storefront clinics?
What are mobile outreach units?
Nursing students who teach concepts of mental health to various groups within the community are demonstrating this level of prevention
What is primary prevention?
These types of programs are designed to prevent institutionalization or ease the transition from inpatient hospitalization to community living.
What are Partial Hospitalization Programs?
What is helping patients achieve meaning and purpose in life?
This aspect of stigma refers to the tendency of health-care workers and others to avoid people with mental illness or addiction
Social distancing
List at least three trends or barriers that impact community mental health care
What is stigma? What is lack of education? What is polypharmacology? What is re-institutionalization? What is poverty? What is homelessness? What are stalled resources?
The RN who works in this level of prevention states "I monitor the effectiveness of aftercare services through home health visits"
What is tertiary prevention?
This treatment alternative/location is for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. They are also known as group homes, halfway houses, transitional housing, boarding homes, etc.
What are Community Residential Facilities?
What is spiritual distress?
What is impaired religiosity?