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rl · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A crisis team led by a psychiatric nurse is called to a home because a patient with a history of paranoid schizophrenia is standing on the lawn shouting, People are poisoning my water

The nurse should advise the police officer to institute procedures for:
a. emergency care.
b. long-term commitment.
c. a probable-cause hearing.
d. short-term observation and treatment.

Question 2

Which individual should the nurse assess as having the highest risk for homelessness?

a. An older adult woman with mild dementia who resides in an assisted-living facility
b. An adult with serious mental illness and no family
c. An adolescent with an eating disorder
d. A married person with alcoholism

srodz · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Individuals who are deemed to be dangerous to self, dangerous to others, or gravely disabled can be detained involuntarily for evaluation and emergency treatment for a specified period of time (often for 72 hours). Long-term commitment might be unnecessary. A probable-cause hearing is needed only for short-term observation and treatment.

Answer to Question 2

B
The adult has both a serious mental illness and a potentially weak support system. Both are risk factors for homelessness. The other individuals have psychiatric disorders but have better established support systems.