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Shirley is an elderly woman who believed that her husband of 40 years was trying to kill her. One evening, she took a fireplace poker and chased him around the house accusing him of trying to poison her with the dinner he prepared.
 
  She was finally restrained when the police arrived. After being evaluated at a local emergency room, she was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility against her will. The latter would be known as a(n)
   A) psychiatric commitment.
   B) civil commitment.
   C) involuntary outpatient commitment.
   D) voluntary emergency petition.

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In addition to consideration of an appropriate after-discharge treatment plan, successful deinstitutionalizat ion requires
 
  A) a resocialization plan developed by the patient's social worker.
   B) considerable family therapy to educate members on their responsibilities as part of the team.
   C) evaluation of a patient's skills and resources for independent living.
   D) home healthcare delivery of medications by a visiting nurse practitioner.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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