Chapter 23: Mental health care planning

1. The care planning process is to ___.

  1. Help manage a client’s level of risk
  2. Help identify what the team think they need to do to keep someone well
  3. Enable the client identify their needs so that the team can promote their recovery

Answer: C

2. The care planning process is ___.

  1. Something we do when we first meet a client to prioritise needs
  2. Constantly reviewed and evaluated
  3. Something we review once every six months as part of the Care Programme Approach

Answer: B

3. The care coordinator is ___.

  1. The sole person responsible for a client’s care
  2. Is only responsible for the parts of the care allocated for them to oversee
  3. Works with the multi-disciplinary team and shares responsibility for supporting a client

Answer: C

4. Documenting a care plan is to ___.

  1. Ensure that everyone, including the client, is aware of who is responsible for ensuring the client’s needs are met
  2. Help mental health staff cover their backs if something goes wrong
  3. Just to make sure that the client’s notes are all in order for someone else to read when the nurse is on leave

Answer: A

5. Developing a recovery focused care plan involves ___.

  1. The mental health team identifying what they think will help the client get better
  2. Constantly talking with the client to explore what things promote their recovery, even if they are not obviously mental health related
  3. The client listing the things they want to do that makes them happy

Answer: C

6. The client’s family can be important in the care planning process because ___.

  1. They may know things about the client which might help maintain good mental health for the client
  2. They can call you if the client is presenting as a risk to someone
  3. They can help us understand why the client has mental health problems

Answer: A

7. The role of the student nurse in care planning is to ___.

  1. Listen to their mentor and do what they are told
  2. Help their mentor work with the client to identify priority needs and foster hope
  3. Be supernumerary

Answer: B