Community nursing

Question 1

MAIN OBJECTIVES (5)
Follow up on __ to provide treatment and
supervise compliance
Enhance patients’ optimal functioning level to prevent
__ and __.
Provide __ to the patients and their families in coping with stress and crisis situations.
Re-integrate patients into the community through __ and __.
Promote __ in mental health through provision of __.

Answer 1

Follow up on defaulters to provide treatment and
supervise compliance
Enhance patients’ optimal functioning level to prevent
frequent relapses and re-admissions.
Provide psychological support to the patients and their
families in coping with stress and crisis situations.
Re-integrate patients into the community through
psychosocial rehabilitation and community support
programmes.
Promote community awareness in mental health
through provision of mental health education.

Question 2

Assessment to be performed:
 Establish __ with patient and family
 Verify __ and __
 Set mutually accepted _/ plans of care
 Assess __ (Esp. Paranoid Schizophrenia)
 Check with __/ family their specific needs
 Ask family to be __ if possible during the 1st
appointment

Answer 2

Assessment to be performed:
 Establish rapport with patient and family
 Verify address and contact number
 Set mutually accepted goals/ plans of care
 Assess mental status (Esp. Paranoid Schizophrenia)
 Check with patients/ family their specific needs
 Ask family to be present if possible during the 1st
appointment

Question 3

Discharge criteria:
 Stable __
 Regular with __
 Patient and/or caregiver’s request
 Uncooperative patient and/or caregiver
 Persistent no contact visits
 Transfer to other agencies:
o Long-term institution care e.g. nursing homes
o Prison/DRC
o Private Psychiatrist/GP

Answer 3

Discharge criteria:
 Stable mental state
 Regular with TCUs
 Patient and/or caregiver’s request
 Uncooperative patient and/or caregiver
 Persistent no contact visits
 Transfer to other agencies:
o Long-term institution care e.g. nursing homes
o Prison/DRC
o Private Psychiatrist/GP