A mental health nurse has relocated to a remote, rural community ...

[rachel9]

A mental health nurse has relocated to a remote, rural community and is assessing the community support systems that exist. Which of the following statements best defines a community support system as related to mental illness?
 
  A) A community support system is an organized system of group housing arrangements designed to support the deinstitutionalizat ion of the mentally ill.
  B) A community support system is a network that helps to meet the needs of people with mental illness and to realize their potential without unnecessary isolation.
  C) A community support system is a network of 12-step programs and support groups.
  D) A community support system is a system of interventions designed to affect macrosystem variables that discriminate against people with mental illness.

Question 2

A nurse is working with a client who has severe and persistent mental illness and has been referred to a community support system. What is the basic philosophy behind community support systems?
 
  A) To address the needs to adults with mental illness and increase their ability to function
  B) To teach the community about mental illness to prevent stigma
  C) To ensure that clients comply with their medication regimens to prevent relapse
  D) To increase the efficiency of treatment for persons with mental illness

[kxciann]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
A community support system is a network of people committed to helping a vulnerable population meet its needs and reach its potentials without unnecessary isolation or exclusion.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
A community support system is a network of people committed to helping a vulnerable population meet its needs and reach its potentials without unnecessary isolation or exclusion. This basic philosophy of care is meant to address humanely the needs of adults with SPMI, which limits their ability to function in the primary areas of daily living.