CMN 350 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.therapeutic relationships, administering medications, and maintaining safety -
ANSWERS✔-What is the role of the inpatient nurse on a Behavioral Health Unit?
\.partial hospitalization - ANSWERS✔-treatment provided during the day during
the day that doesn't require an overnight stay; more intense care than you get in a
doctor's or therapist's office
\.long-term care - ANSWERS✔-group homes, half-way homes, supervised
apartment living, foster care
\.outpatient services - ANSWERS✔-clinic or private practice
\.day treatment program - ANSWERS✔-May provide care 4 to 8 hours daily for 1
to 5 days aweek
\.self-help groups - ANSWERS✔-Meeting conducted by nonprofessionals—often
individuals who have experienced the mental illness
, \.mental health disorder + substance abuse - ANSWERS✔-What is a dual
diagnosis?
\.DSM-5 - ANSWERS✔-Includes the criteria for diagnosis/exclusion of mental
health disorders; medial treatments aren't in there but nurses use it to plan their
care
\.M'Naghten Rule - ANSWERS✔-not criminally responsible at the time of the act,
due to mental illness; not guilty by reason of insanity
\.Rogers v. Okin - ANSWERS✔-right to refuse treatment; Nurses cannot force
patients to take medications "for their own good"
\.informed consent - ANSWERS✔-What must patients or their guardians give
before treatment can begin?
\.Wyatt v. Stickney - ANSWERS✔-people who are involuntarilycommitted to state
institutions because of mental illnessor developmental disabilities have a
constitutional right totreatment that will afford them a realistic opportunity
toreturn to society
\.Tarasoff v. Regents - ANSWERS✔-duty to warn and to protect; Mental health
professionals have a duty to warn of threats of harm to others (has to be a specific
person)
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.therapeutic relationships, administering medications, and maintaining safety -
ANSWERS✔-What is the role of the inpatient nurse on a Behavioral Health Unit?
\.partial hospitalization - ANSWERS✔-treatment provided during the day during
the day that doesn't require an overnight stay; more intense care than you get in a
doctor's or therapist's office
\.long-term care - ANSWERS✔-group homes, half-way homes, supervised
apartment living, foster care
\.outpatient services - ANSWERS✔-clinic or private practice
\.day treatment program - ANSWERS✔-May provide care 4 to 8 hours daily for 1
to 5 days aweek
\.self-help groups - ANSWERS✔-Meeting conducted by nonprofessionals—often
individuals who have experienced the mental illness
, \.mental health disorder + substance abuse - ANSWERS✔-What is a dual
diagnosis?
\.DSM-5 - ANSWERS✔-Includes the criteria for diagnosis/exclusion of mental
health disorders; medial treatments aren't in there but nurses use it to plan their
care
\.M'Naghten Rule - ANSWERS✔-not criminally responsible at the time of the act,
due to mental illness; not guilty by reason of insanity
\.Rogers v. Okin - ANSWERS✔-right to refuse treatment; Nurses cannot force
patients to take medications "for their own good"
\.informed consent - ANSWERS✔-What must patients or their guardians give
before treatment can begin?
\.Wyatt v. Stickney - ANSWERS✔-people who are involuntarilycommitted to state
institutions because of mental illnessor developmental disabilities have a
constitutional right totreatment that will afford them a realistic opportunity
toreturn to society
\.Tarasoff v. Regents - ANSWERS✔-duty to warn and to protect; Mental health
professionals have a duty to warn of threats of harm to others (has to be a specific
person)
