01
True or false
1 point
Effective mental health care should focus only on reducing symptoms, rather than also supporting safety, functioning, recovery, and personal choice.
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12 Planning and Coordinating Mental Health Care Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
During care planning, a nurse wants to identify priorities together with a person. Which action best supports this step?
- A
Choose services based on a standard checklist before discussing the person's priorities.
- B
Ask what matters most to the person and what they are ready to address, then explain options clearly.
- C
Ask family members to select the person's goals before the person is consulted.
- D
Delay discussing care options until every team member agrees on a single plan.
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
A person-centered care plan should include goals that are specific, realistic, and to the person.
04
Written response
1 point
What care approach describes developing a plan with the person and reflecting their priorities, strengths, values, and preferences?
05
Choose one
1 point
A person wants to manage rising anxiety between appointments. Which goal is the clearest observable goal for their care plan?
- A
The person will feel better soon.
- B
The person will follow all treatment recommendations.
- C
By the next appointment, the person will identify two coping strategies to use when anxiety rises.
- D
The person will no longer experience anxiety.
06
Choose all
1 point
A team is coordinating care for a person whose needs span behavioral health and social services. Which actions support effective coordination? Select all that apply.
- A
Clarify which team member will follow up on each agreed action.
- B
Assume each provider will independently discover what the others are doing.
- C
Share relevant information using communication methods agreed on by the team.
- D
Record barriers in the chart without assigning anyone to address them.
07
True or false
1 point
A psychiatric diagnosis alone establishes that a person lacks decision-making capacity.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
What type of record has special rules under HIPAA when it is maintained separately?
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
A safe transition plan should address practical needs such as .
10
Choose one
1 point
A person declines a recommended mental health service. Which statement best describes when involuntary intervention may be used?
- A
A nurse may initiate involuntary treatment whenever a person declines a recommended service.
- B
Involuntary intervention requires applicable legal criteria and procedures, which vary by state and situation.
- C
A psychiatric diagnosis automatically permits involuntary treatment.
- D
Involuntary care does not require explaining rights or documenting the rationale.
11
Choose all
1 point
A person is moving from inpatient mental health care to outpatient care. Which actions support a safe transition? Select all that apply.
- A
Confirm that the person understands the plan and knows whom to contact with questions or worsening symptoms.
- B
With appropriate permission or legal authority, send relevant information to the receiving provider.
- C
Wait until after discharge to decide whether any follow-up care is needed.
- D
Address practical needs such as medication access, transportation, housing, or insurance.
12
Choose one
1 point
A nurse needs to coordinate treatment with another provider. Which statement best describes the general HIPAA rule for sharing relevant protected health information with that provider?
- A
A provider may share any information with any relative whenever that relative is involved in the person's life.
- B
Providers always need separate authorization to share relevant information for treatment.
- C
Providers generally may share relevant protected health information with other providers for treatment and care coordination without a separate authorization.
- D
Information may be shared for care coordination only if the person has no family or other supports.
13
Choose one
1 point
A distressed person needs immediate support, and several safe responses are available. Which approach best reflects the nurse's responsibilities?
- A
Use restraint whenever staffing is limited, even if other safe approaches are available.
- B
Use the least restrictive safe approach and do not use restraint or seclusion as a substitute for staffing, treatment, or de-escalation.
- C
Use seclusion to ensure that the person follows the care plan.
- D
Avoid de-escalation when a person is distressed because it delays treatment.
14
Open ended
1 point
A person at risk of suicide is preparing to leave inpatient mental health care. Describe a coordinated discharge plan that supports continuity of care and addresses the person's safety.
15
Choose one
1 point
A person says that managing rising anxiety is a priority. Which proposed care-plan goal is most consistent with person-centered planning?
- A
The person will stop experiencing anxiety.
- B
By the next appointment, the person will identify two coping strategies to use when anxiety rises.
- C
The care team will provide every available service.
- D
The person will follow all recommendations without changes.
16
True or false
1 point
A mental health team should include a person's family in care planning whenever the family is involved in the person's life, even if the person has not agreed and no legal exception applies.
- A
True
- B
False
17
Choose one
1 point
A nurse learns that a person cannot obtain a prescribed medication because of an access barrier. What is the best coordination response?
- A
Record the barrier in the chart and wait for the person to resolve it.
- B
Ask the therapist to change the medication plan without consulting the prescriber.
- C
Coordinate with the prescriber, pharmacy, and case manager to address the access problem.
- D
Refer the person to another service without identifying who will follow up.
18
Choose one
1 point
A nurse is explaining treatment options to a person who cannot effectively communicate in English. What action best supports the person's ability to understand and participate?
- A
Arrange a qualified interpreter when needed for effective communication.
- B
Proceed using a family member as interpreter in every situation.
- C
Postpone all discussion until the person can communicate in English.
- D
Rely on written instructions even when the person cannot understand them.
19
Written response
1 point
When risk or complexity makes direct communication with the receiving provider necessary during a transfer, what coordination method should the team use?
20
Written response
1 point
Under HIPAA as described in the material, for what purpose may providers generally share relevant protected health information with other providers without a separate authorization? Enter the purpose as a brief phrase.