Medications
Name 4 Classes of Psychotropic Drugs
Antipsychotics
Anxiolytics
Mood Stabilizers
Antidepressants
If I can just live until my grandchild is born
Bargaining
Levels of Anxiety
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Panic
This life threatening condition occurs due to an excessive accumulation of serotonin in the body.
Signs and symptoms of this condition include: Agitation, insomnia, confusion, tachycardia, tremors, seizures, & unconsciousness.
Serotonin Syndrome
A pattern of of unwanted thoughts and fears that lead to repetitive behaviors.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Advised not to eat foods high in tyramine, aged cheese, red meats, and fermented foods.
MAOI's
I am not attending church again because God abandoned me
Anger
Experience disconnection and develop different identities. This disorder can effect memory, perception, and sense of self.
Dissociative Disorder
Caused by prolonged use of antipsychotics. It is characterized by involuntary and abnormal movements of the jaw lips and tongue including tremors.
Tardive Dyskinesia
Characterized by mood instability, destructive and impulsive behavior, and has at least one manic episode.
Bipolar I Disorder
Name 3 Common SSRI's
Citalopram (Celexa)
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Paroxetine (Paxil)
Sertraline (Zoloft)
I lived a long wonderful life and I am ready to stop treatment
Acceptance
Experience visual and/or auditory hallucinations. Experience paranoia and exhibits poor self care habits.
Schizophrenia
Which electrolyte level should the nurse check before administering lithium medication?
Sodium
Nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, and irritability caused by traumatic event.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Must maintain an adequate amount of salt and remain hydrated. Labs to be monitored frequently.
Lithium Carbonate
I need to get a new doctor because my doctor doesn't know anything.
Denial
Specific SSRI medication known for increased risk of suicidal ideation and suicide.
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Common side effects of SSRI's, name a few
Loss of sensory motor function such as numbness, blindness, or paralysis without explanation. Symptoms can last for a few days or weeks. The symptoms can also reoccur a year later.
Conversion Disorder
Reduce craving by discouraging the consumption of alcohol. It can cause someone who consumes alcohol to become very ill or even cause death.
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
I don't want to eat or get out of bed. What is the point?
Depression
Non pharmacological measures for treatment of depression
cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), supportive therapies such as counselling within primary care, mindfulness-based therapy, behavioral activation and self-help strategies.
Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate if a male client develops orthostatic hypotension while taking amitriptyline?
Advising the client to sit up for 1 minute before getting out of bed, due to orthostatic hypotension.
Fabricates and deliberately produces symptoms. They behave as if they have an illness or a person they care for has an illness.
*Provide one example
Factitious Disorder
Munchausen or Munchausen by proxy