What are important topics to educate schizophrenic patients on?
What is smoking cessation and adhering to medication regimen
100
what are characteristics of manic episodes?
What is poor judgment and hyperactivity
100
A client who is unable to solve problems and has a poor grasp on what is happening in the environment has what type of anxiety?
What is severe anxiety
100
What are some symptoms of adjustment disorder?
What is guilt, depression, and anger
200
Having your client take deep breaths and imagine they are on the beach is an example of what?
What is guided imagery
200
What are some negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
What is apathy, anhedonia, poor social functioning, and poverty of thought
200
Excessive happiness in bipolar patient indicates what?
What is euphoria
200
What type environment is desirable to decrease anxiety in a client?
What is simple, structured, and predictable environment
200
A patient in a dissociative fuge state does what?
What is relocates and lacks recall of his life before the fugue began
300
Studies have shown a positive correlation between what type of practices and the immune system being enhanced?
What is spiritual practices
300
taking an antipsychotic med coupled with the presence of extrapyramidal symptoms such as severe muscle stiffness, and difficulty swallowing, hyperpyrexia and autonomic symptoms suggest what?
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome
300
A patient with hypomania may display what types of behaviors?
What is poor judgment, spends inappropriately, is over stimulated by a busy environment, grandiose.
300
What nursing actions would be appropriate for a client showing vegetative signs of depression?
What is offer laxatives if needed, monitor food and fluid intake, provide a quiet sleep environment
300
What are some examples of grounding techniques?
What is exercise, taking a shower, deep breathing, stomping their feet
400
Examples of stress mediators include:
What is personality, social support, perceptions, and culture.
400
if a schizophrenic patient describes a phenomena that may indicate personal boundary difficulties and depersonalization the nurse should do what?
What is maintain appropriate social distance and not touch the patient
400
Would a biopolar I or bipolar II client need for watchful supervision?
What is bipolar I
400
What are the symptoms of central serotonin syndrome?
What is abdominal pain, diarrhea, tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, hyperpyrexia, increased motor activity, and muscle spasms.
400
This disorder involves preoccupation with fears of having a serious illness even when evidence to the contrary is available.
What is illness anxiety disorder
500
What are examples of somatic complaints that a person might experience when they are stressed?
What is headache, neck pain, insomnia, anorexia
500
If a schizophrenic patient is experiencing a command hallucination what should the nurse ask the patient?
What is the voice telling you to do?
500
What are the signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity?
What is Diarrhea,Dizziness,Nausea.Stomach pains.Vomiting.
Weakness.
500
What education would you provide to a patient who is going to receive ECT tx for their depression?
What is temporary memory impairments and confusion may occur for a short time after ECT
500
What assessment findings would possibly indicate that a client has somatic symptom disorder?
What is being female, reports frequent syncope, reports insomnia, reports back pain, reports abdominal pain, reports dizziness and shortness of breath