A Client in an Inpatient Mental Health Setting Is Scheduled

question 20

Multiple Choice

A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged with follow-up at a community mental health center.His family is concerned that his inpatient stay was not long enough,and he will be re-admitted in the near future.The nurse knows that the average length of inpatient stay is:

• A)5 days
• B)10 days
• C)25 days
• D)1 month

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Definitions:

Valuing Diversity

The practice of recognizing and respecting differences among people, including culture, race, gender, and beliefs, and seeing these differences as a source of strength.

Openness to Change

The willingness or readiness of an individual or organization to adapt and embrace changes in their environment or internal practices.

Conditions Precede

Circumstances or criteria that must occur or be met before a certain event can happen.

Inappropriate Behavior

Acts or actions that are deemed unacceptable in a social or professional setting.