MISC
Care that respects and incorporates a client’s cultural beliefs, values, and language.
What is culturally competent care?
To help clients achieve their highest level of functioning and independence.
What is the goal of psychiatric rehabilitation?
Stigma, lack of providers, or cost of treatment
What is one major barrier to mental health care access?
A state of well-being where a person realizes their abilities, copes with stress, and contributes to the community.
What is mental health?
A disturbance in thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that impairs functioning.
What is mental illness?
To help clients gradually overcome phobias and irrational fears.
What is systematic desensitization used for?
Psychiatric nurse, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or Psychiatrist
Who monitors psychiatric medication side effects?
Orientation, Working, Termination
What are the 3 phases of the nurse-client relationship?
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being—not just absence of disease.
World Health Organization’s definition of health?
Professional limits related to distance, touch, and emotional involvement.
What are therapeutic boundaries?
Frequent readmissions due to lack of outpatient support
What is the revolving door phenomenon?
Nurse's emotional response to a client, influenced by personal experiences
What is countertransference?
A defense mechanism where facts are emphasized over emotions
What is intellectualization?
"Client will identify one coping strategy within 3 days."
What is an example of a measurable goal during a crisis?
Introduction of antipsychotic medications
What mental health breakthrough occurred in the 1950s?
To classify and diagnose mental disorders using standardized criteria
What is the purpose of the DSM-5?
Expressing needs clearly and respectfully without aggression.
What is assertive communication?
Repeating the client’s words to confirm understanding (e.g., “You feel hopeless?”)
What is it when a nurse use restating?
Day treatment for clients transitioning to independent living
What is partial hospitalization?
Supervised community living and psychosocial support
What does the clubhouse model provide?