A nurse is preparing a presentation about the current status of mental health services in the United States. Which statement would the nurse include as the most reflective of this status?
A) Mental health care in the United States is equally accessible to individuals.
B) Mental illness ranks second in terms of causing disability in comparison.
C) Mental health care primarily focuses on the cure of mental illness.
D) Mental health care services are inadequate and fragmented.
Question 2
A nurse is assessing a client with Alzheimer dementia. An assessment of a client with middle to late stage dementia should include:
A) Coping mechanisms that were successfully used in the past.
B) The client's willingness to participate in goal setting and treatment planning.
C) Changes in the level of functioning, including strengths and weaknesses.
D) The client's attitude toward his or her illness.
Nurse bees tending to brood in cells both open and capped with beeswax.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
The United States under the Articles of Confederation, 1787
Preparing Slides
Standard Precautions for the Care of all Patients in All Health Care Settings
Population and Community Health Nursing, 6th Edition