A community/public health nurse was caring for mentally ill clients in the community during the 1960s. Which of the following changes in the community was the nurse likely to notice? (Select all that apply.)
a. Communities resented becoming dumping grounds for such severely ill people.
b. Community health centers were rapidly built, staffed, and prepared to provide appropriate care.
c. Families were relieved that they did not have to travel so far to visit their ill family member.
d. Housing units were quickly built for the patients capable of independent living.
e. Psychiatric patients were feared, mocked, and stigmatized and found life outside frightening.
f. Without adequate financial support, patients were admitted for crisis care but were quickly discharged.
Question 2
A nurse was creating health education units to be taught in the community high school. Which unit would be most helpful to adolescents, their teachers, and the community as a whole?
a. First aid and preparedness in case of natural disasters
b. Healthy lifestyles with an emphasis on the need for physical activity
c. Signs of depression and suicide and ways of helping someone at risk for suicide
d. Sex education about subjects ranging from abstinence to avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among teenagers who are sexually active
The intermediate-disturbance hypothesis of community organization.
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
Mechanical ventilation may be necessary for clients experiencing respiratory alkalosis
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