The primary nursing responsibility of a community psychiatric nurse managing caring for patients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses residing in a group home is to conduct an ongoing:
a. assessment of the patients' life needs.
b. evaluation of care provided for the patients.
c. management of the funds allotted for individual patient care.
d. oversight of all day-to-day operations of the group home and its services.
A
A systems model of community mental health operates on the philosophy that all aspects of a person's life need care—basic human needs, physical health needs, and needs for psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation—if a person is to live successfully in the community. The initial step is to assess the individual patient's needs.
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