A nurse who is working with persons with serious mental illness ...

[magmichele12]

A nurse who is working with persons with serious mental illness should recognize that:
 
  a. Persons with severe mental illness require institutionalizatio n until they are func-tional.
  b. Inadequate community resources have caused problems with homelessness among this population.
  c. Serious mental illness originates from childhood events and therapy is ineffective.
  d. Motivation influences a person's ability to earn a living and purchase necessary medications.

Question 2

When a nurse is involved with a group who advocates for improved and effective psychiatric services and consumer empowerment, the nurse is working with the:
 
  a. National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI) Consumer Council
  b. National Mental Health Consumer's Association (NMHCA)
  c. National Association of Psychiatric Survivors (NAPS)
  d. Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Research and Policy Work Group

[JYan]

Answer to Question 1

B
Many people with serious mental illness live in poverty because they lack the ability to maintain a suitable standard of living. Brief hospital stays and inadequate community resources have re-sulted in an increased number of persons with serious mental illness living on the streets or in jail.

Answer to Question 2

A
The NAMI Consumer Counsel advocates for improved and effective psychiatric services and consumer empowerment.