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What is the primary goal of curative care in community mental health services?
What is the primary goal of curative care in community mental health services?
Which level of prevention efforts is most individualized?
Which level of prevention efforts is most individualized?
Which perspective does not represent the role of nurses in community mental health care?
Which perspective does not represent the role of nurses in community mental health care?
What is the focus of palliative care in community mental health services?
What is the focus of palliative care in community mental health services?
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How do prevention interventions vary?
How do prevention interventions vary?
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Which role includes providing hope for recovery in community mental health care?
Which role includes providing hope for recovery in community mental health care?
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What is the primary goal of community mental health promotion?
What is the primary goal of community mental health promotion?
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Which type of care does not focus on curing the illness directly?
Which type of care does not focus on curing the illness directly?
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Which of the following is NOT a context where mental health nurses can engage in community outreach?
Which of the following is NOT a context where mental health nurses can engage in community outreach?
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What is an important aspect of the nurse's role regarding community networks?
What is an important aspect of the nurse's role regarding community networks?
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Which type of care focuses on reducing risk factors for mental disorders?
Which type of care focuses on reducing risk factors for mental disorders?
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What is an example of a promotive care initiative in community mental health services?
What is an example of a promotive care initiative in community mental health services?
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What role does a secure environment play in mental health promotion?
What role does a secure environment play in mental health promotion?
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Which group is specifically mentioned as a target for community mental health programs?
Which group is specifically mentioned as a target for community mental health programs?
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What is a key component in the promotion of mental health in schools?
What is a key component in the promotion of mental health in schools?
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Which action is classified as curative care in community mental health services?
Which action is classified as curative care in community mental health services?
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Study Notes
Community Mental Health Services
- Community mental health is an integrated approach using social resources to ensure accessible care for those with mental health concerns allowing them to recover in their own environment.
- Nurses can work in school, home, church, and community settings to provide outreach.
- Community mental health services include promotive, preventive, curative, and palliative care.
Promotive Care
- Aims to encourage protective factors and healthy behaviours to prevent mental health disorders.
- Creates environments that support mental health and healthy lifestyles.
- This includes respect for basic civil, political, social, and cultural rights, which are crucial for positive mental health.
Promotive care in community
- Early childhood interventions, including home visits for pregnant women, pre-school activities, and skill-building programs for youth, are examples of how promotive care can be implemented.
Preventive Care
- Measures taken to prevent disease.
- Encourages protective factors and healthy behaviours.
- Prevention methods can vary depending on the audience, intensity, and developmental phase.
Curative Care
- Focuses on treating and resolving existing illnesses.
- Aims to return patients to their pre-illness state of health, ideally.
Palliative Care
- Does not aim to cure a patient; instead, it focuses on improving their quality of life.
- A specialized health care form.
Role of the Nurse in Community Mental Health Care
- Tailored to meet the needs of users.
- Integrates experts to support the user's journey to quality-of-life improvement.
- Includes ethical principles, public health promotion, promoting recovery, effective treatment, community networks, and peer expertise.
Levels of Prevention
- Universal: Interventions for the general public.
- Selective: Interventions for individuals at risk.
- Indicated: Interventions for high-risk individuals showing symptoms of a disorder but not yet diagnosed.
- Treatment: Interventions for individuals with an existing disorder (e.g., therapy).
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This quiz covers the fundamentals of community mental health services, focusing on integrated approaches using social resources for accessible care. It emphasizes the importance of promotive and preventive care, highlighting the roles nurses can play in various community settings. By understanding these concepts, participants can better appreciate how to support mental health in their communities.
