Final Exam: NR548/ NR 548 (NEW Update
2024/ 2025) Psychiatric Assessment for the
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Typically, the standard operating procedures (SOP) addresses:
Answer:
roles, responsibilities, licensing, client identification, and systematic quality improvement.
-backup plan to address technical difficulties is frequently included
QUESTION
standard protocols to support telepsychiatry services: (4 steps)
Answer:
Step 1: Confirm the name and credentials of provider and the name of the client.
Step 2: Identify the location of the client.
Step 3: Gather contact information for provider and client in case of interruption of session.
Step 4: Provide guidance for appropriate contact between sessions and review emergency
management protocols for client.
-If client is in a location with clinical staff, the provider will inform staff of emergent situations
-If client is in another location, the provider may identify a support person to contact for
potential emergencies.
-If the client requires emergency intervention in the community setting, the provider must
coordinate with local emergency staff.
QUESTION
Telehealthcare
Answer:
the use of telecommunications technology to remove time and distance barriers from the delivery
of health care services and related health care activities
-Traditionally, the use of telehealth and tele-mental health care was designed to meet the needs
of rural populations and geographic areas with identified shortages of specialty health care
professionals
QUESTION
Forensic Mental Health Care
Answer:
Any cross between the criminal justice system and psychiatric nursing can be considered
forensic mental health
-64% of U.S. inmates have mental health concerns or disorders
-15% to 20% of inmates in jails and prisons suffer from serious mental illness
-Over 90% of federal inmates with mental health conditions are without access to mental health
treatment
QUESTION
Informed Consent
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Local, state, and national laws regarding verbal or written consent shall be followed
-If written consent is required, then electronic signatures, assuming these are allowed in the
relevant jurisdiction, may be used
-The provider shall document the provision of consent in the medical record
QUESTION
Clinically unsupervised settings
Answer:
-Providers should discuss the importance of having consistency in where the patient is located
for sessions
-knowing a patient's location at the time of care, as it impacts emergency management and local
available resources
• As patients change locations, providers shall be aware of the impact of location on emergency
management protocols (police, emergency rooms, crisis teams)
-provider should consider the use of a "Patient Support Person" (PSP) as clinically indicated
• a family, friend or community member selected by the patient who could be called upon for
support in the case of an emergency
QUESTION
If a patient and/or a PSP will not cooperate in his or her own emergency management:
Answer:
providers shall be prepared to work with local emergency personnel in case the patient needs
emergency services and/or involuntary hospitalization.
QUESTION
Care Coordination
Answer:
With consent from the patient and in accordance with privacy guidelines, telemental health
providers should arrange for appropriate and regular comm [Show Less]