Ethical & misc
This ethical principle refers to the fair distribution of resources, benefits, and burdens.
What is justice?
This is the priority initial nursing intervention for patients with Dissociative identity disorder.
What is establishing trust and rapport?
This broad type of treatment is given to a client with alcohol withdrawal.
What is medication-assisted treatment?
This medication can cause agranulocytosis.
What is clozaril?
A person who is the sole survivor of a school shooting may experience this symptom.
What is complicated grieving?
Information shared by the patient may not be kept confidential if this may occur.
What is impacting the patient's care?
This disorder is characterized by sudden unexpected travel or bewildered wandering.
What is dissociative fugue?
This type of behavior is typical for spouses of patients with alcoholism.
What is codependency?
Name a SSRI.
What is Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, Celexa?
Patients who experience an event such as a workplace shooting are at high risk for this maladaptive behavior.
What is substance use?
This behavior or action happens when a nurse threatens a patient with restraints.
What is assault?
This behavior would suggest that a child has been physically abused.
What is 'the child shrinks at the approach of adults'?
These two medications are given to treat opiate intoxication.
What is naloxone and naltrexone?
What is depakote?
This is a realistic discharge goal for a patient hospitalized with PTSD.
What is "patient will not require sleep medication by discharge"?
The nurse could be charged with this if they seclude a patient because they have been seeking too much attention.
What is false imprisonment?
This response would be necessary when caring for a client after being raped.
What is a nonjudgmental and active listening approach?
These two types of medications are given to a patient with a history of opiate withdrawal.
What are methadone and clonidine? (As the dose of methadone diminishes, renewed abstinence symptoms may be ameliorated by the addition of clonidine.)
These foods should be avoided when taking a MAOI.
What are aged foods, such as pepperoni, aged cheese, wine?
Based upon data collected with Vietnam veterans, these two factors are the best predictors of PTSD.
What are the severity of the stressor and the degree of psychosocial isolation in the recovery environment?
This is the goal for patients with a somatic system disorder.
What is helping to shift from somatic symptoms to feelings?
This approach is essential for the nurse when caring for a patient in a domestic violence situation, in order that the nurse does not become the "rescuer."
What is exploring options without making decisions for the patient?
The rise in this serum byproduct causes mental confusion and stupor in cirrhosis.
What is ammonia?
These medications are now considered the first-line treatment choice for PTSD.
What are antidepressants, specifically SSRIs?
This feature is the distinguishing criterion present in Somatic symptom disorder but absent in illness anxiety disorder.
What are significant physical symptoms?