What led to changes in the way mental health services were planned beginning in the 1990s?
A. Communities began banding together to demand increased funding from the federal budget.
B. Psychiatrists finally were given some power to speak for their patients in policy development.
C. Psychiatric patients and their families organized and become involved in policy development.
D. States finally convinced the federal level that they could not cope with the demands.
Question 2
Having completed an initial assessment, the nurse was overwhelmed with the current problems the family was facing. It was difficult to know where to start. What should be the nurse's first step?
A. Arrange for tangible sources of external support.
B. Help the family explore current and alternative coping mechanisms.
C. Provide information on crisis management and the health issues they are facing.
D. Recognize sources of family resiliency and strength.
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