Mental Health Disorders
A person with this disorder may have mood swings between mania and depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
What is reflection?
This drug class is commonly used to treat depression.
What is SSRIs?
This is the term for the patient's right to make their own decisions.
This is a priority in any psychiatric emergency.
What is patient safety?
This disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech patters.
What is schizophrenia?
Telling a suicidal patient "everything will be fine" is considered therapeutic and decreases suicidal ideation and intent. True or False.
What is false?
What is antipsychotics?
This must be obtained prior to starting any medications, treatments, or procedures.
What is informed consent?
This is the first action a nurse should take when a patient expresses suicidal ideation.
What is assess the level of risk (plan, intent, means)?
This eating disorder is characterized by binge eating followed by purging.
What is bulimia nervosa?
This question is the most appropriate response to a patient expressing sadness?
What is "tell me more about how you are feeling?"
This is a dangerous side effect associated with MAOIs and tyramine (found in aged cheeses, cured meats, fermented foods).
What is hypertensive crisis?
A patient who is deemed competent to make their own decisions and not a danger to themselves or others cannot be held involuntarily. True or False.
What is true?
This stage of the crisis cycle is characterized by pacing, clenched fists, and speaking loudly.
What is escalation?
A person with this disorder feels persistent sadness, has a loss of interest in activities, and has difficulty concentrating.
What is depression?
This communication technique allows the patient time to think and express themselves.
What is silence?
This lab should be a priority assessment for a patient taking lithium.
What is kidney function? -or- What is serum lithium levels?
This type of communication to de-escalate a crisis is characterized by maintaining open body language, keeping hands visible, staying at eye level, and giving personal space.
What is non-verbal?
This disorder is characterized by intense flashbacks and hypervigilance.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Sharing personal contact information and/or stories unrelated to care is considered therapeutic communication and should be encouraged. True or False.
What is false?
This may happen is patient's who take medications as they begin to feel better and express they no longer need the medications.
What is noncompliance - or- stopping medications?
This is a situation in which the nurse can break confidentiality legally.
What is if the patient is a danger to themselves or others?
This type of hold is for patients who are deemed incompetent and/or are at risk of harm to self or others.