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Which of the following is a grassroots, self-help support organization of families, friends, and clients with severe mental illness?
 
  1. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  2. American Mental Health Association (AMHA)
  3. A mental health clinic
  4. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Question 2

A client was admitted to the psychiatric unit on a suicide watch. In an effort to include family members in the client's care, the nurse must: Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Be prepared to deal with family members who may be confused, angry, or uninterested. Strive to remain neutral, and do not make assumptions about the family's behavior.
  2. Involve the family in a bereavement support group.
  3. Involve the family in psychoeducational and family network services.
  4. Take the bereaved on a family outing.
  5. Decide with the client which family members and friends are to be contacted and by whom.



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Rationale: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a grassroots, self-help, advocacy and support organization of families, consumers (a term used by NAMI to describe people diagnosed with and receiving treatment for severe mental illness), and friends of people with severe mental disorders. NAMI provides several services to families and consumers, including general information on mental disorders, psychiatric medications, and mental health policy positions; referral to state and local affiliates and support groups throughout the country; and support from trained volunteersconsumers and family memberswho know what it's like to have a mental disorder or to have a family member with a mental disorder. The other agencies are not grassroots self-help organizations.

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Rationale: Be prepared to deal with family members who may be confused, angry, or uninterested. Strive to remain neutral, and do not make assumptions about the family's behavior. This helps family members come to terms with the client's behavior and their role in the client's behavior.



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