Bipolar/Schizophrenia
Mania symptoms that require immediate action
What are nonstop physical activity & poor nutritional intake?
Characteristic of anorexia & reflects anxiety management
What is observing rigid rules & regulations?
Priority nursing action for a patient at risk for suicide
What is provide authority, action, and assistance with problem-solving?
Therapeutic communication techniques when communicating with a patient
What is: restating, listening, maintaining neutral responses, and providing acknowledgement and feedback?
First step in the 12-step program
What is admitting to having a problem?
Activity for a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder with aggressive social behavior
What is writing?
Assessment findings of a patient with Bulimia Nervosa
What are dental decay, loss of tooth enamel, and electrolyte imbalances?
Priority nursing action for a patient in the ED after an assault who is agitated, trembling, and hyperventilating
What is remaining with the client until the anxiety decreases?
"You must be feeling all alone at this point"
"I will take the medicine until I am sure I can handle my problems"
What is the bipolar patient needs further teaching for discharge?
Intervention for a manic patient is complaining of abdominal fullness & discomfort who is taking antipsychotic medications
What is increasing frequent fluid intake and a high fiber diet?
Priority plan of care for patient diagnosed with anorexia
What is a nutritional imbalance due to lack of intake?
Newly admitted patient to the mental health unit is immobile, mute, and withdrawn in the fetal position
What is sitting beside the patient in silence with occasional open-ended questions?
What is active, with the focus on the current situation?
Patient wants to know the purpose of behavioral therapy
What is it fosters positive behavioral changes?
Facilitate the patient's awareness that the hallucination is not the reality of the world
What is a goal that meets the needs of a schizophrenic patient experiencing hallucinations?
Primary characteristics of bulimia
What is eating a lot of food in a short period of time and misuse of laxatives?
Paranoid Personality Disorder experiencing disturbed thought processes
What is avoiding whispering in front of the patient?
Assessing all activities for safety risks
What are therapeutic interventions for children with autism?
Possible prognosis information given to patients of a 15-year-old diagnosed with schizophrenia
What is their child will be treated for an imbalance of the chemical dopamine?
Possible positive diagnostic result indicating schizophrenia
What is atrophy of the lateral and/or third ventricles of the brain?
Anorexia patient states she went to lunch with her friends today, this shows what
What is that the treatment has been effective?
What is assist the patient in returning to the level of pre-crisis functioning?
Subject the nurse will address when preparing for the orientation phase of the therapeutic relationship
What is establishing the parameters of the relationship?
Methamphetamine abuse results in which vascular system dysfunction
What is impaired wound healing?