T or F
A restraint may be physical or chemical; do clients have the right to be free from restraints and abuse?
True, True
Top of the mental health team, prescribes meds, assesses, diagnoses, and oversees the plan of care for a client. Physician
Psychiatrist
What are the 4 types of PTSD?
Acute, Chronic, Delayed-onset, Cumulative
Mood swings from Depressive to Manic
Bipolar Disorder
How to check restraints tightness?
2 fingers between the skin and restraints, and check tightness every 2 hours.
It is not normal to feel depressed at certain times; a mental state of depression is short lived and has no other S/S.
False, False
Arranges adoption and foster homes, these people investigate reports of abuse and neglect, and they make recommendations to the courts regarding clients
Social Worker
S/S occur for less than 3 months
Acute PTSD
What Disorder has excessive and unwanted thoughts, repetitive/compulsive behaviors, and the need for perfection?
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Objective Charting?
Charting with only measurable data or statements, remove personal opinion.
Should scissors be near the client if restraints are on?
Yes, but not in the clients reach.
Checks records and vital signs; provides nursing care
Mental Health Technician
S/S show up 6 months after trauma occurs
Delayed-onset PTSD
Describe Schizophrenia
It affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave correctly. Paranoia and irrational anger/fear. Also will see things not there. No cure.
Assisting a client to become aware of his or her surroundings, the date, and the time?
Reality Orientation
Sometimes it's best to "agree to disagree."
True
Offers drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs; works with schools to help develop plans for clients' education.
Counselor
Chronic PTSD
S/S occur for 3+ months
Ongoing pattern of inattention, improves with age and more common in males.
ADHD
3 parts of the brain clinical depression affects?
Amygdala, Hippocampus, Thalamus
Bed rails are not a type of restraint, and restraints should be tied to the side rails.
False, False
May specialize in geropsychology or neuropsychology, but not a physician.
Psychologist
Cumulative PTSD
Builds up over a career, when someone's job involves seeing trauma.
Various Disorders under Anxiety Disorder umbrella.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Specific Phobias
Social Anxiety Disorder
OCD
Difference between conventional and atypical antipsychotics?
Convential: controls positives
Atypical: controls positives and keeps negatives