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This is what you can see of a person's response to the environment: his or her actions.
What is behavior?
An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms that may result in impaired functioning.
What is a psychiatric disorder?
A condition of impairment in cognitive function that can present with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions.
What is delirium?
When a pt engages in combative behavior, your safety and that of your partner must be your top priority. Therefore, it may be necessary for the pt to be physically _______.
What is restrained?
The single most significant factor that contributes to suicide is this.
What is depression?
The basic activities a person usually accomplishes during a normal day, such as eating, dressing, and bathing.
What are activities of daily living?
A physiologic disorder that impairs bodily function when the body seems to be structurally normal.
What is a functional disorder?
A state of delusion in which the person is out of touch with reality.
What is psychosis?
Also known as agitated delirium or exhaustive mania.
What is excited delirium?
Uncontrollable events triggered by a sound, sight, or smell.
What are flashbacks?
The point at which a person's reactions to events interfere with activities of daily living; this becomes a psychiatric emergency when it causes a major life interruption, such as attempted suicide.
What is a behavioral crisis?
What is organic brain syndrome?
A behavior characterized by restless and irregular physical activity.
What is agitation?
Only a small percentage of pt's experiencing a behavior crisis is this.
What is violent?
A delayed reaction to a prior incident. Often the result of one or more conditions concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm.
What is posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD)
An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person's own health and safety or the health and safety of another person.
What is a behavioral health emergency?
Repeating in question form, what the patient has said, encouraging the patient to expand on his or her thought.
What is reflective listening?
A complex, difficult-to-identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early childhood. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech.
What is schizophrenia?
This occurs when a patient's physical position restricts chest wall movements or causes airway obstruction.
What is positional asphyxia?
This kind of consent is assumed with a patient who is not mentally competent to grant consent.
What is Implied consent?
A persistent mood of sadness, despair, and discouragement; may be a symptom of many different mental and physical disorders, or may be a disorder on it's own.
What is depression?
This can arise from a physiologic issue such as a hypoglycemia, hypoxia, impaired cerebral blood flow, and/or hyperthermia or hypothermia.
What is altered mental status?
Do not do this and do not challenge patients regarding the reality of their beliefs or the validity of their perceptions with schizophrenic patients.
What is argue?
This describes if the pt is sitting or standing. Are they tense, rigid, or sitting on the edge of their seat. This can be a warning sign of impending hostility.
What is posture?
You should be familiar with these regarding placing pt's in protective custody.
What are your local and state laws?