Children and Adolescents
This disorder is characterized by a wide range of communication impairments and sensory symptoms.
What is autism?
A shortage of affordable housing, deinstitutionalization, a lack of affordable health care and domestic violence can all be contributing factors to this social issue.
What is homelessness ?
This term is used to describe a loss of memory, language, and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life.
What is dementia?
This class of medications is often used for the treatment of ADHD
What are Central Nervous System Stimulants?
The nurse knows that parental overprotection and maternal depression can be predisposing factors to this disorder.
What is separation anxiety disorder?
Define the Mental Health Treatment Gap.
What is the absolute difference between the true prevalence of a disorder and the treated proportion of individuals affected by the disorder?
This neurocognitive disorder begins abruptly, has varied symptoms, and is usually caused by an acute illness or drug toxicity
What is delirium?
CNS stimulants are this class of controlled substances.
What is CII?
In this disorder essential features include the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more verbal tics.
What is Tourette Disorder?
Nursing interventions for the homeless include (select all that apply):
A. Ensuring personal safety behavior
B. Not focusing on social needs, but maintaining focus on medical needs
C. Managing medications
D. Stoping care when there is a perceived lack of compliance
E. Referring to services available such as shelters.
What are options A, C, and E?
This classification of NCDs are caused by or related to another disease or condition
What are secondary neurocognitive disorders ?
This medication is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor used to decrease hyperactivity and impulsiveness
Atomoxetine (Strattera)
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
The discrepancy between the care provided to clients and the recommended best practices in healthcare
What are Fragmentation Gaps?
The nurse knows that a patient with this classification of NCD that has occurred as a result from a stroke, may experience a resolve of symptoms once they receive treatment
What is Reversible Neurocognitive Disorder?
These are common side effects of stimulants (Name 3).
What are restlessness, insomnia, headaches, palpitations, weight loss, suppression of growth, hypertension, anxiety, and dependence? (Name any 3)
To receive a diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder, the nurse knows that a patient must have at least ____ symptoms for _____ months or more.
What are 4 symptoms and 6 months or more?
Symptoms include: Passive-aggressive behaviors, stubbornness, procrastination, disobedience, negativism, carelessness, testing of limits, running away, temper-tantrums, fighting, impaired interpersonal relationships, school avoidance and underachievement
The top 5 factors which enhance vulnerabilities
What is...
lack of affordable housing?
unemployment?
poverty?
mental illness & lack of needed services?
substance abuse and lack of needed services?
The nurse knows that it is important to educate patients and families experiencing NCDs of these three topics.
What is nature of illness, what is management of illness, and what is support services?
The nurse knows that CNS stimulants are contraindicated in any patient with this medical condition/conditions
What are cardiac problems/risk for cardiac problems?