A sudden onset of extreme apprehension or fear, usually associated with feelings of impending doom
What is panic attack
100
Nursing diagnosis that should be considered for a client with OCD who has a handwashing ritual is
What is Risk for impaired skin integrity
100
A drug useful in treating social phobias is
What is propranolol (Inderal)
100
An indecisive client cannot decide what to wear each morning. A reasonable nursing intervention is
limit choices to two outfits
200
Severe anxiety or fear provoked by exposure to a social situation or a performance situation
What is Social phobia
200
Persistent intrusive thought that cannot be dismissed is called
What is an obsession
200
Mrs Smith tells the nurse, "I feel awful about myself. I can't stop making lists. How could I be so stupid?" A possible nursing diagnosis for Mrs. Smith would be
What is Self-esteem disturbance related to inability to control ego-dystonic symptoms
200
A nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic that doesn't cause dependence but must be taken for 2 to 6 weeks for full effects to become apparent is
What is buspirone (BuSpar)
200
A client with OCD has several rituals that consume his time and attention. He suppresses the urges to void and defecate. An appropriate intervention would be to
What is create a schedule for taking the client to bathroom
300
An individual who is afraid of heights has
What is acrophobia
300
Ritualistic behaviors or mental acts the person feels driven to perform are
What is compulsions
300
A nursing diagnosis appropriate for a client who has a panic reaction whenever he sees a dog would be
What is Anxiety related to exposure to phobic object
300
A drug that is effective in treatment of 50% of clients with OCD is
What is clomipramine (Anafranil)
300
State two nursing assessments and/or interventions that relate to the anxious client's ADL's
What is weight frequently; provide nutritious diet with snacks
400
This is probably to say, but my dogs have astraphobia which is the fear of
What is electrical storms
400
Mrs. Simmonds experiences doubt as to whether she has turned off the burner on her stove and returns to check it. As soon as she leaves the apartment, the doubt and the need to recheck the stove return. This exemplifies
What is Obsessive-compulsive behavior
400
The patient is having difficulty with concentration. Based on this symptom a nursing diagnosis would be
What is Disturbed thought processes
400
A client receiving phenelzine (Nardil) must receive information about
What is how to follow a tyramine-free diet
400
To prevent being overwhelmed by a client's slow progress the nurse should set goals that
What is are attainable within a short time span
500
My neighbor absolutely will not open her door unless she knows it is a family member. She has fear of strangers also known as
What is Xenophobia
500
Miss Beach was a passenger on a bus trip that ended when the bus was hit by a train. Many passengers were killed. Miss Beach dreams about the crash and awakens screaming, almost nightly. During the day she feels anxious, depressed, and empty. She is probably experiencing
What is PTSD
500
Feelings of hopelessness, inability to control one's life, or low self-esteem. Name two nursing diagnoses that fit these symptoms
What is Hopelessness, Chronic low self-esteem
500
Name three anxiety disorders that are treated by tricyclic antidepressants
What is panic attacks; agoraphobia; PTSD
500
When an anxious client hyperventilates the nurse should intervene by
What is telling client to take slow breaths or providing a paper bag for client to breath into