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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Key Terms

Psychiatric-Mental Health NursingKey Terms
authoritative leadership
type of group in which the leader is in complete control and dictates rules, goals, and norms
delegative leadership
relies on the group members to do the work at hand
family systems therapy
therapeutic approach that enhances the growth of each family member as well as that of the family as a whole
least restrictive environment
treatment setting that places the fewest restrictions on lives
milieu therapy
treatment in a structured, safe environment where participation in day-to-day routines, communities, and relationships is the method of therapy
partial hospitalization
structured program of outpatient psychiatric services as an alternative to inpatient psychiatric care, allowing clients to return home at night
participative leadership
entails listening to group concerns and allowing members to help with decision-making
patient-centered medical home
(or medical home model) community center that provides comprehensive, coordinated, client-centered models of primary care
servant leadership
serves the greater good of the members of the group
severe mental illness (SMI)
mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to function in life
substance use rehabilitation
treatment of substance use disorder that is provided in a variety of settings
telehealth
use of digital technologies to deliver medical and psychiatric care, health education, and public health services by remotely connecting multiple users in separate locations
therapeutic community
socially interactive approach to client treatment for mental health challenges and can include all types of programs, ranging from inpatient to outpatient, short- to longer-term
transactional leadership
relies on rewards and punishments to achieve goals
transformational leadership
views groups members as valuable and change as positive
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