Cognitive Disorders
This condition develops over a short period of time and can be caused by physiological/metabolic abnormalities, Infection, or it can be drug induced
What is delirium
Manifestations of this disorder may range from mild to severe and impair self-care, social, occupational, or psychological abilities
What is Major Depressive Disorder
A lack of energy
What is anergia
Improvement of depressive symptoms may take this long to begin after a clients begins their medication. This makes education by the nurse about not stopping the med early critical
What is 1 to 3 weeks
This treatment may be used for depressed clients who do not respond to antidepressants
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy
Labs the nurse would expect to see collected in a client with delirium
What are electrolytes (CMP), complete blood count (CBC), blood cultures
In this disorder, clients must exhibit BOTH manic and depressive episodes
What is Bipolar Disorder
Mood and activity are abnormally elevated, or irritable
What is manic
These classes of medications are often given to treat depression
What are SSRIs, MAOIs, cyclic antidepressants, atypical antidepressants
What is suicide
This type of dementia is caused by a decrease blood supply to brain or blockage
What is vascular dementia
This is a nurse's priority when assisting a client with Electroconvulsive Therapy
What is side lying position
Inability to feel pleasure
What is anhedonia
These medications are often given to treat Bipolar Disorder
What are Lithium, anticonvulsants, antidepressants
Providers use this during an interview with clients to rate depression
What is Hamilton Rating Scale
This dementia manifestation causes the client the inability to think abstractly
What is executive functioning
This can be initiated by a nurse before obtaining a formal HCP order if a suicide attempt by a client has been encountered
What is 1:1 for suicidal precautions
Neurological side effects of antipsychotic medications, treated with anticholinergic medications, incudes dystonia, pseudoparkinsonism, and akathisia
What is Extrapyramidal Symptoms
These anti-Alzheimer agents may cause the following side effects: N&V, anorexia, GI bleeding, bladder obstruction, convulsions, discolored urine/stool, drowsiness
What are Donepezil and Memantine
Children must have this many manifestations in a 2 week period to be diagnosis with depression
What is 5 or more
This delirium manifestation may result in aggression, crying, cursing, moaning, disrobing
What is liable moods
What are command hallucinations
Late and irreversible neurological side effect of antipsychotic medications, involuntary movements: lip smacking, tongue protrusion, chewing, blinking, grimacing, or movements of the arms and feet
What is tardive dyskinesia
Nursing considerations for this anticonvulsant include: not stopping the med abruptly to prevent withdrawal seizures, oral hygiene for dry mouth, monitor LFT, avoid grapefruit, and monitor for suicidal ideations
What is carbamazepine
Nursing considerations for this manifestation include: must give adequate time to verbally respond when talking with the client and allow extra time for ADL’s/eating/hygiene
What is psychomotor retardation