The nurse assigned to an assertive community treatment program should explain the program's
treatment goals as
a. assisting clients to maintain abstinence from alcohol and other substances of
abuse.
b. maintaining medications and stable psychiatric status for incarcerated inmates
who have a history of mental illness.
c. providing assessment and intervention for mentally ill individuals who would
otherwise have no access to care.
d. providing structure and a therapeutic milieu for mentally ill clients whose
symptoms require stabilization.
ANS: C
A mobile health care unit cares for individuals who would not come to a treatment facility or an
established site. Assessment and intervention are the primary aspects of the nursing process used.
Little time for extensive planning and little opportunity for evaluation of outcomes exist. Option A is
a goal relevant to a substance abuse treatment program. Option B is a goal relevant to a forensic
setting. Option D is a goal of an inpatient unit.
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