Community Mental Health Nursing and Abuse Flashcards
What was the deinstitutionalization movement
Closing of state mental health hospitals and the release of individuals suffering from mental illness
What is the community mental health centers act
Construction of mental health centers with funding to be supplied by state and federal governments
Ex of outpatient facilities
Partial hospitzalization
Intensive OP programs
After care programs
Purpose of the New Freedom Commission on mental health
Eliminate inequalities for Americans suffering from disabilities and mental health illness
What is the public health model
Takes a population approach to health promotion and disease prevention
What is primary prevention
targets both the individuals and the environment by Assisting individuals to improve their ability to cope effectively with stressors and targeting and diminishing harmful stressors within the client’s environment.
what does primary prevention look like
Teaching physical and psychological effects of drugs and alcohol to elementary students
Teaching groups of individuals ways to cope with changes associated with various maladaptive behaviors
Providing education and support to unemployed or homeless individuals.
Where are primary prevention services offered
Health fairs, Community shelters, Civic or social organizational groups, Community centers such as the YMCA.
What is secondary prevention
early identification of problems and prompt initiation of effective treatment. This stage focuses on symptoms and provisions of or referral for treatment. Screening stage.
Care provided for someone at secondary prevention
Medication, counseling, therapy, community health clinics, home health nursing/visits.
Referrals of treatment regarding secondary prevention
Community mental health clinics and centers, support groups, emergency services, psychiatrists, psychologist
What is tertiary prevention
Services aimed at reducing the residual challenges associated with chronic illness.
Purpose of the nurse regarding tertiary prevention
help the client with their coping skills so they can achieve a level of functionality that is acceptable to them.
Ex of tertiary prevention
daily living skills and encouraging independence, after care services, referrals for support services
Populations at risk: adolescence
risk associated with making the transitions from teenager to young adult.
Populations at risk: marriage
risk factors associated with building a relationship, new living arrangement, finances, communication, conflict associated with unrealistic or uninformed expectations.
Populations at risk parenthood
Because the family operates as a unit, a new edition can influence all parts of the system as a whole. Risk factors could be related to finances, parenting skills, adjustment to new baby or existing children (blended family), freedom to do things.
Populations at risk: Midlife
Most people go through some form of midlife crisis with acceptance. However, some individuals don’t adjust well have an increased risk of depression and anxiety.
What is midlife
Alteration in the perception of the self
Alteration in perception of others
An alteration in perception of time
Populations at risk: Retirement
Many individuals look forward for retirement, however for others they are at an increased for risk depression and anxiety r.t
What is Situational Crises
Acute responses that occur because of external circumstantial stressors.
Situational Crises: poverty
Living arrangements, poor nutrition, poor health care, inadequate finances
Situational crisis: Higher rate of life changes
This is when an individual has to deal with a high number of changes in a short amount of time. The individual will experience a decrease ability to handle the stress associated with these events.
Ex. of higher rate of life changes
Death of a loved one, divorce, being fired from a job, Being passed up for a promotion
