Practical Strategies for Managing BH: Pre-Test

Practical Strategies for Managing BH: Pre-Test

Please provide a response to the following questions. Thank you for valuable input and time.

Please select the date this live training occurred.*

1. Which of the following is a common sign/symptom of bipolar disorder?*

a. Hallucinations: Hearing or seeing things that don’t exist.

b. Periods of mania and periods of depression.

c. Disorganized or abnormal physical behavior.

2. People with serious mental illnesses have periods of higher intensity and periods of lower intensity of symptoms.*

a. True

b. False

3. Which of the following is NOT a strategy for finding an accurate behavioral health diagnosis?*

a. Review medical record and hospital transfer record.

b. Ask any prior behavioral health providers (community based).

c. Choose the diagnosis that will allow for antipsychotic medication.

d. Ask resident/family/friends about diagnosis and treatment history.

4. When care planning for residents with behavioral health needs, what should you plan interventions for?*

a. Intense symptoms like physical aggression.

b. Mild symptoms and protective factors like understanding and responding to early triggers.

c. Resident refusing to attend therapy.

d. A and B

5. Which of the following is NOT a facility best practice for behavioral health management?*

a. Integrate behavioral health professionals into interdisciplinary team.

b. Collaborate with local behavioral health providers or support groups.

c. Identify facility behavioral health champion(s).

d. Transfer all residents with behavioral health needs to the hospital for further evaluation.