NCAS Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing 2

Question 1

Which community-based mental health program model emphasizes peer support specialists who have lived experience with mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Peer support program / Certified Peer Specialist model

Answer

Certified Peer Specialists use their personal recovery experience to provide support, encouragement, and role modeling for community members with mental illness.

Question 2

A community nurse is providing psychoeducation to a family of a patient with bipolar disorder. Which warning sign of an impending manic episode should the family PRIORITIZE monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Decreased need for sleep (sleeping only 3–4 hours but feeling rested)

Answer

Decreased need for sleep is one of the earliest and most reliable warning signs of an impending manic episode in bipolar disorder and warrants prompt clinical contact.

Question 3

The nurse is providing community education about opioid overdose. Which medication should community members be taught to use in an emergency?

Accepted Answer

Naloxone (Narcan)

Answer

Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to rapidly reverse opioid overdose; it is available without a prescription in all 50 US states and is the only option for acute reversal.

Question 4

Which community-level intervention has the strongest evidence for reducing suicide rates in the US?

Accepted Answer

Means restriction (e.g., safe storage of firearms, bridge barriers)

Answer

Means restriction — making lethal methods less accessible — is one of the most evidence-based suicide prevention strategies at the community level.

Question 5

A community mental health nurse uses the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. ACT is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

A multidisciplinary team providing intensive, comprehensive, and flexible community-based psychiatric services

Answer

ACT provides comprehensive mental health care through a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, and psychiatrists who deliver services in the community rather than clinic settings.

NCAS - Nursing Community Assessment Service Practice Test

NCAS - Nursing Community Assessment Service Practice Test

NCAS Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing 2