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Chapter 7 Review Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1. What characteristics make case manager an ideal role for a nurse?

2. Compare and contrast the brokerage case management model and the clinical case management model. What are the key differences, and in what client scenarios would each model be most effective?

3. Provide examples of how telehealth technologies, such as virtual visits and remote monitoring, can enhance care coordination and improve client outcomes.

4. What is the difference between recovery and rehabilitation?

5. What is the procedure for transferring clients with mental health needs from an emergency room? How does EMTALA affect the transfer process?

6. Describe three interventions offered by MHPSS.

7. Identify and discuss specific organizations, as mentioned in the chapter, that provide mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. How can these organizations contribute to the broader goal of promoting mental health and well-being on a global scale?

8. Describe the role of the PMH nurse in promoting online self-help and therapy. Discuss nursing interventions related to client education, assessing client suitability for online platforms, monitoring progress, and providing emotional support. Highlight the importance of collaboration with other health-care professionals and the role of the nurse in addressing potential barriers to online mental health treatment.

Review Questions

1. What model has the purpose of providing high-quality, coordinated care to individuals with complex health and social needs in a short amount of time?

  1. brokerage case management model
  2. intensive case management model
  3. clinical case management model
  4. strengths-based case management model

2. What is a benefit of telehealth that has helped to increase access to care for clients with a mental health diagnosis?

  1. Telehealth is easy for those with limited technological skills.
  2. Telehealth is more convenient for many rural clients.
  3. Telehealth is cheaper than in-person care.
  4. Telehealth enables clients to manage and change their own medical records remotely.

3. What is the purpose of the four dimensions of recovery?

  1. to help the client lead a balanced and fulfilling life in recovery
  2. to provide a strict framework that is generalizable to every client
  3. to provide specific recommendations to each client
  4. to prevent relapse

4. What is an example of a rehabilitative treatment?

  1. medication management
  2. vocational services
  3. job coaching
  4. housing assistance

5. What is the primary purpose of discharge planning?

  1. to ensure that clients receive continuity of care and support after leaving the hospital
  2. to ensure that clients never need to be readmitted to the hospital
  3. to ensure that clients have been given the correct diagnosis
  4. to ensure that clients are able to live independently

6. After discharge for hospitalization for a mental illness, how soon should clients follow up?

  1. six months
  2. one year
  3. thirty days
  4. three months

7. What is the purpose of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)?

  1. to provide interventions and services that promote mental health, prevent and treat mental health disorders, and support individuals and communities
  2. to provide general community-wide social services for mental health
  3. to provide individualized services to telehealth clients for mental health needs
  4. to provide specialized care to diverse cultural groups needing support for mental health disorders

8. What is the term for the use of internet-based resources, such as websites, forums, mobile applications, and digital tools, to address personal mental health issues and challenges?

  1. an online support group
  2. online self-help
  3. teletherapy
  4. telemedicine

9. In what type of therapy might a nurse encourage the client to focus on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to avoid or eliminate them, and to focus instead on taking action?

  1. acceptance and commitment therapy
  2. cognitive behavioral therapy
  3. dialectical behavioral therapy
  4. mentalization-based therapy

10. What is one factor that can complicate efforts to provide continuity of care in mental health?

  1. confidentiality of client information
  2. ineffective communication along the continuum of care
  3. an excess of funding for community programs
  4. family involvement

11. What term represents the coordination and quality of health-care services a client receives over time from various health-care providers or care settings?

  1. transitions
  2. care coordination
  3. continuity of care
  4. case management

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