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Destiiny22 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What was the primary reason that communities stopped putting psychiatric patients into large, isolated state psychiatric hospitals for the rest of their lives?

A. Phenothiazine drugs such as chlorpromazine were discovered.
B. Families became a political action group and demanded changes in the law.
C. Fire broke out, killing thousands of patients, so smaller, more manageable units were built.

ANS: A

Question 2

A home health nurse was making an initial visit to an elderly man. As the nurse began the assessment, the wife gave all of the information requested. What does the nurse need to do next?

A. Because the nurse has all the needed information, appropriate interventions must be agreed upon with the family.
B. Having the information, the nurse should now decide upon appropriate nursing diagnoses.
C. The next step is to assess the environment of the wider community.
D. The nurse needs to confirm information with the client because the nurse has heard only the wife's perspective.