A community/public health nurse working in the late 1960s saw an increase in the number of psychiatric patients who were being cared for in the community. What was the reason for this increase?
a. Phenothiazine drugs such as chlorpromazine had been discovered.
b. Lobbyists had demanded closure of state psychiatric hospitals.
c. State funding encouraged the establishment of community mental health centers.
d. Community-based therapy was found to be effective at controlling psychiatric symptoms.
Question 2
A rural family is trying to obtain health care. Which of the following barriers would they be most likely to encounter? (Select all that apply.)
a. Fewer health care providers in the community
b. Greater travel distances for health care, especially for pregnant women and young children
c. Less willingness to accept help from local health care providers
d. Little attention being paid to the problems of the rural population by federal legislators
e. Many competing insurance companies with different rules and policies
f. Providers of health care inadequately prepared to cope with differences between rural and urban lifestyle and values
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
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