Author Question: Which intervention is considered an essential element of a community nurse's mental health home ... (Read 59 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which intervention is considered an essential element of a community nurse's mental health home visit? Select all that apply.

a. Documenting the patient's current level of function
b. Evaluating the patient's compliance with the plan of care
c. Ensuring that the patient's family is supportive of the patient
d. Assessing the patient's ability to understand their condition
e. Determining whether the patient has access to prescribed medication

Question 2

What understanding is the most critical to the delivery of effective culturally-congruent nursing care to the mentally ill patient?

a. Willingness to learn about the cultural beliefs of the affected population
b. Consciousness of the role cultural beliefs play regarding the acceptance of mental health nursing interventions
c. Attentiveness to the individual's expression of cultural beliefs and reliance on the culture for various support
d. Awareness of the biases the culturally diverse population experiences when expe-riencing mental illness

pratush dev · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D, E
The psychiatric nurse's visit needs to include psychiatric evaluation, medication compliance, health teaching, crisis intervention, and documentation. It would not be possible for the nurse to ensure the family's support regardless of its impact on the patient's prognosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Understanding the cultural beliefs about mental illness and being sensitive to diverse ethnic and cultural groups is a critical goal for community mental health nurses since this has an im-mense impact on the planning and acceptance of nursing interventions. The other options, although impactful, lack the direct relationship to the patient's willingness to accept and comply with mental health treatment