Nr 548 |36 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Scenario The PMHNP is a member of the ANA and NAMI and regularly participates in workgroups that seek to expand access to care for healthcare consumers with PMH disorders. Rationale The PMHNP promotes community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs through collaboration with other healthcare professionals to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery. {Ans: Collaboration to meet health needs}How mental health diagnoses affect the average life expectancy {Ans: on average, people with SMI die 25 years earlier than those without these illnesses,}The role involves "the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral, cognitive, developmental, emotional, and spiritual responses of individuals, families, and significant others with co-occurring [actual or potential] physical illness(es) and/or dysfunction" (ANA, 2014, p.33). The PCLN often works as a member of an interdisciplinary consultation-liaison team. {Ans: Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nursing (PCLN)}The PMHNP functions as part of an interdisciplinary team, providing care and treatment for clients with mental disorders, including substance use disorders and co-occurring medical disorders. Integrative care helps improve care coordination between primary care providers and behavioral health. {Ans: Integrative programs(Specialty Areas)}The PMHNP utilizes telecommunication technology such as telephone consultation, interactive video sessions, and e-mail to deliver care and treatment to clients. Telehealth