A client with a severe, treatment-resistant mental illness has been assigned to an assertive community treatment (ACT) team
An ACT treatment strategy that helps to prevent recurrent hospitalizations for mental health reasons is to meet with the client in the community setting _____ per week. a. Once
b. Two to four times
c. Five to six times
d. Seven to eight times
B
The continuous care team that meets with a client two to four times per week has been found to be effective in directing the client's treatment on a more continuous basis, resulting in greater stability for the client who is living in the community with the help of appropriate systems.
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MC The PR interval represents the time it takes for the
A. Impulse to begin atrial contraction. B. Impulse to traverse the atria to the AV node. C. SA node to discharge the impulse to begin atrial depopulation. D. Impulse to travel to the ventricles.