An intervention strategy in which all psychiatric mental health nurses need to be competent and that
is useful in reducing the number of clients who are admitted to psychiatric units is
a. milieu therapy.
b. utilization review.
c. use of clinical pathways.
d. community-based crisis intervention.
ANS: D
Community-based crisis intervention, by a case manager or at a crisis clinic, often resolves or
manages client problems so hospitalization may be averted. Options A, B, and C refer to
interventions and processes that take place after admission.
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