Vocab
Hesitation before the client responds to a question
What is Legacy?
What is important to remember documenting when you have a client in mechanical restraints?
What is ONLY DOCUMENT THE INTERACTION BTWN YOU AND THE CLIENT?
Used to manage psychotic symptoms of delusions, hallucinations or paranoia
What is Haldol?
unjustifiable detention of a client
What is false imprisonment?
What should a nurse teach a client in regards to missing a dose of medication?
Used to treat Parkinson's
What is Bentropine (cogentin)?
involves harmful or unwarranted contact with a client
What is battery?
What can a nurse ask a client to best assess a client's judgement?
what is ask questions regarding future plans?
Atypical, effective in treating aggressive clients with dementia, brain injury, personality disorders and Agranulocytosis
What is Clozapine?
defense mechanism often seen with borderline personality disorder
What is Splitting?
How may a nurse assess a clients speech?
What is quality, quantity, preservation and vocab?
The typical antipsychotics most often relieve what?
What is positive symptoms?
Abnormal, irreversible, embarrassing involuntary movements.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
what should the nurse use when planning the clients MH assessment?
What is chronological age and development level?
This client takes neuroleptic medications and experiences facial grimacing, tongue protrusion and excessive blinking. What are these signs of?
What is Tardive dyskinesia?