NUR 2225 Module 1 Test Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 2225
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NUR 2225
What is a mental illness It is a disturbance or change from the person's "normal way" of being or functioning that can affect the individuals thinking, mood, interactions and/or behaviours that meets a diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5)
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NUR 2225 Module 1 Test Questions and
Correct Answers
What is a mental illness ✅It is a disturbance or change from the person's "normal way"
of being or functioning that can affect the individuals thinking, mood, interactions and/or
behaviours that meets a diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM 5)
What is the Mental Health Act ✅It is the central legislative act that states clients and
carers legal rights when receiving care and treatment from a mental health service
within Victoria.
What are the rights of the client/carer in the Mental Health Act ✅Identifies that all
individuals who appear to have a mental illness have the right to be assessed and
treated in the least restrictive way possible with the least restrictions on their human
rights and dignity.
- the clients and carers are to be enabled to make and participate in decisions,
treatment in relation to their own care and recovery
- are permitted to use and exercise their legal rights under the VMHA (2014)
What are the two main treatment pathways in the Victorian public mental health system
✅- informal clients: usually have some insight and understanding that they are
currently experiencing some poor mental health and are usually motivated and
cooperative with staff to achieve better mental health outcomes
- compulsory clients: often lack or do not have insight into their episode of poor mental
health, frequently not believing they have a mental illness, therefore they are often
"transferred to hospital and admitted under duress". These clients are frequently
uncooperative, refusing their necessary care and treatment while fulfilling the VMHA
(2014) legal criteria for an Assessment Order and Temporary Treatment Order (TTO) to
be initiated
What is the role of the Mental Health Nurse ✅- establish and maintain therapeutic
relationships
- undertake holistic assessment
- work collaboratively with clients and their careers
- collaborate and advocate
- develop treatment and recovery plans
- establish crisis management plans
- develop behavioural management plans
- provide psychoeducation
- implement and evaluate a range of therapeutic approaches
- administer medications
- accurately document mental status examinations and risk assessments
- actively monitor the physical health status of clients
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