Unit 1:mental Health Basics

Front 1

What level of prevention includes:
-looking for stressors
-mental health promotion and disorder prevention
-reduces incidence of disorders through education programs and protective measures
-Ex: (effective parenting classes at the community center; identifying potentially stressful conditions in the community and high risk populations)

Back 1

-Primary Prevention

Front 2

What level of prevention includes:
-stressor is known
-early detection and treatment
-settings-community or in-patient
-Ex: (suicide prevention hotline; referring clients in need of treatment of facilities; ER and walk-in clinics)

Back 2

-Secondary Prevention

Front 3

What level of prevention includes:
-managing stressor
-rehab and restorative setting
-limit disability
-Ex: (monitoring follow-up care in a half-way house; staffing partial hospitalization program)

Back 3

-Tertiary Prevention

Front 4

Specifically describe each Axis domain of the DSM-IV

Back 4

-Axis 1: identifies mental health disorder
-Axis 2: identifies personality disorders or mental retardation
-Axis 3: identifies general medical conditions
-Axis 4: identifies psychosocial and environmental problems (what happened to the pt)
-Axis 5: GAF

Front 5

During this stage of the nurse-client relationship:
-initial phase before the nurse and client ever meet
-gather data
-period of autodiagnosis occurs for the nurse
-regarding own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and attitudes

Back 5

-Preorientation Stage

Front 6

During this stage of the nurse-client relationship:
-after introduction
-relationship begins to grow
-become acquainted, build trust and rapport, and demonstrate acceptance
-contract is est (mutually negotiated plan of goals and responsibilities)
-explore feelings of the pt and nurse related to the pt's situation
-utilize the nursing process

Back 6

-Orientation Stage

Front 7

During this stage of the nurse-client relationship:
-begins when the client takes responsibility and actively engages in his or her own behavior changes
-maintain trust and rapport
-use problem-solving strategies
-pt may be resistant to change
-evaluate progress
-continued assessment

Back 7

-Working Stage

Front 8

During this stage of the nurse-client relationship:
-relationship comes to an end -begin to reduce amount of time spent
-prepare for the client’s postdischarge situation
-have the client identify changes
-help the client express feelings about ending the relationship
-evaluation of the therapeutic contract (were goals met?) overall experience

Back 8

-Termination Stage