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A college student with severe depression was recently admitted to the psychiatric ward of a local hospital. The family is concerned about the student finishing the college term.
 
  Which is the best information for the nurse to give regarding how long psychiatric patients are typically hospita-lized? a. A relatively short inpatient stay is fol-lowed by outpatient treatment.
  b. A long inpatient hospitalization is normal for the majority of patients.
  c. Patients with emotional or behavioral problems generally are not hospitalized.
  d. Most are automatically placed in a long-term care facility.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a patient. Visitors at the bedside include the patient's life partner, widowed mother, sister, and nephew. The nurse acknowledges that current trends in American families include which of the following?
 
  a. Couples deciding to have many children
  b. A declining divorce rate
  c. Changing family patterns
  d. Fewer people choosing to live alone



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Answer to Question 1

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Patients who have emotional and behavioral problems, such as depression, violent behavior, and eating disorders, often require special counseling and treatment in psychiatric facilities. Hospita-lization involves relatively short stays with the purpose of stabilizing patients before transfer to outpatient treatment centers. A long inpatient hospitalization, not hospitalized, or placed in a long-term facility are not correct for the typical hospitalization of psychiatric patients.

Answer to Question 2

C
Families are constantly changing. People may marry later, delay childbirth, and couples choose to have fewer children or none at all. The number of people living alone is expanding and accounts for approximately 26 of households. Divorce rates have tripled since the 1950s, and although the rate appears to have stabilized, it is estimated that 54 of all marriages will end in divorce.



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