EXAM 3 LO Flashcards
(43 cards)
T/F
Genetic, biologic, and environmental risk factors all influence the incidence of mental illness.
true
Genetic, biologic, and environmental risk factors all influence the incidence of mental illness.
Early intervention can minimize the morbidity associated with mental illness
the severe mental disorders associated
with poor self-care can lead to worse
health outcomes and higher mortality
rates.
What is mental health?
No universally accepted definition of mental health; for practical purposes, widely accepted parameters
for what behaviors connote psychopathology must be used to measure
The projected lifetime risk of developing a major mental
illness is highest in countries where the population is subject
to ______
sustained violence
T/F
Public health initiatives to educate communities about mental health can be effective in lowering the
incidence of high risk behaviors such as alcoholism
false
Public health initiatives to educate communities about mental health can be effective in
lowering the incidence of high risk behaviors such as suicide.‐
T/F
The continuum of care for the chronically mentally ill includes community services, such as supportive
housing and employment.
True
What % of the world is schizophrenic?
1%
What category does schizo fall under?
thought
early intervention programs
specialized teams of professionals whose primary goal is to maintain the individuals current level of education and vocational functioning through early treatment
what populations are at high risk for mental illness
unemployed, the poor, and the homeless
T/F
Public health initiatives to educate communities about mental health can be effective in lowering the
incidence of high risk behaviors such as alcoholism.‐
False
suicide
legislation for parity in mental health insurance benefits
A law passed in 2008, the Paul Wellstone and Pete
Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
(also known as the mental health parity law or federal
parity law) requires coverage of services for mental
health, behavioral health and substance-use disorders to
be comparable to physical health coverage. Yet many
people still aren’t aware that the law exists or how it
affects them. In fact, a 2014 APA survey found that more
than 90 percent of Americans were unfamiliar with the
mental health parity law.
21.2 Levels of prevention in community mental health
Primary:
- Educate families and community groups about mental health issues, symptoms of stress, and barriers to seeking help
- Foster availability of support services for community groups, such as prenatal and parent education sessions, bereavement sessions, and caregiver support
Secondary:
- Screen for mental health disorders
- Refer high-risk people for diagnostic services
- Provide mental health services following stressful community events
Tertiary
- Promote support groups for people with mental health disorders
- Initiate health promotion activities as a part of rehabilitation services.
Specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong‐
achievement of students
School health nursing
T/F
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)—program mandated by a state law passed in
1969, which required that children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age have access to the
periodic screenings in several states
False
Federal law
Wide ranging federal legislation enacted in 1990 that is intended to make American society more‐
accessible to people with disabilities
Americans with disabilities ACT (ADA)
Program mandated by a federal law passed in 1969, which required that children and adolescents younger
than 21 years of age have access to the periodic screenings
Early periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT)
The future of school nursing is providing a prevention framework that links the community and the
school
Collaborative design that uses the resources of a community to provide structured preventive services
such as after school programs, parent outreach, and crisis intervention‐
Whole school, whole community, whole child model (WSCC)
A specialty practice of nursing having registered nurses contribute to the health and wholeness of
people in the context of a faith community
ministry staff of the congregation and serves the illness needs of
individual people, families, and the entire faith community
Parish nursing
Models of faith community practice
Based in congregation: paid or volunteer based in congregation
Based in health system: paid or volunteer affiliated with health system
monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Typical school health screenings
Immunization Screening Vision Screening Hearing Screening Postural Screening Body Mass Index Screening
focuses on how schools can promote physical activity, healthy eating, and adoption of a tobacco-free lifestyle, and a wide range of safety-related behaviors in an attempt to counter common risk behaviors (CDC, 2014
School health index
Categories of YRBSS
- Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
- Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Tobacco use
- Unhealthy dietary behaviors
- Inadequate physical activity
Who began parish nursing?
Granger Westburg
