Chapter 20
What is apathy a symptom of?
Depression
(page 385)
What is 1 type of psychotherapy that is often used to treat anxiety disorders and depression?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
(page 386)
What is 1 common type of artificial airway?
Tracheostomy
(page 408)
What measures a person's pulse rate?
Pulse oximeter
(page 407)
What measures a person's heart rhythm?
Telemetry
(page 407)
What are the 2 main symptoms of schizophrenia?
1. Hallucinations
2. Delusions
(page 385)
What is the most common fallacy about mental health disorders?
That people can control their illness or choose to be well.
(page 382)
When a resident makes a suicide threat, what should a nursing assistant do?
Take it seriously and report it immediately.
(page 385)
What 2 types of preparation are included in preoperative care?
1. Physical preparation
2. Psychological preparation
(page 404)
What are a nursing assistant's responsibilities with tracheostomy care?
Observing and reporting ONLY
(Do not perform suctioning or tracheostomy care!!)
(page 409)
What are 3 types of anxiety disorders?
1. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
2. Panic disorder
3. Social anxiety disorder
(page 384)
What are the 2 common treatment methods for mental health disorders?
1. Medication
2. Psychotherapy
(page 385)
What are the 3 categories of surgeries?
1. Elective
2. Urgent
3. Emergency
(page 404)
What 3 things are drained from the pleural cavity by chest tubes?
1. Air
2. Blood or other fluid
3. Pus
(page 412)
What 3 kinds of conditions require subacute care?
1. Recent surgeries
2. Injuries
3. Chronic illnesses
(page 403)
What are the 4 causes of mental health disorders?
1. Physical factors
2. Environmental factors
3. Heredity
4. Stress
(page 381)
List 4 types of legal substances that can be abused.
1. Alcohol
2. Cigarettes
3. Over-the-counter medications
4. Household substances (paint or glue)
(page 387)
What are the 6 common defense mechanisms?
1. Denial
2. Projection
3. Displacement
4. Rationalization
5. Repressions
6. Regression
(page 383)
What are the 3 types of ways anesthesia is administered?
1. Local anesthesia
2. Regional anesthesia
3. General anesthesia
(page 404)
What are 4 alternate methods of communication that nursing assistants can use with residents who have artificial airways?
1. Writing notes
2. Drawing pictures
3. Using communication boards
4. Using hand and eye signals
(page 409)
What are the 7 characteristics of mental health?
1. Get along with others
2. Adapt to change
3. Care for herself and others
4. Give and accept love
5. Deal with situations that cause anxiety, disappointment, and frustration
6. Take responsibility for decisions, feelings, and actions
7. Control and fulfill desires and impulses appropriately
(page 381)
List the 13 signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
1. Changes in physical appearance (red eyes, dilated pupils, weight loss)
2. Changes in personality (moodiness, strange behavior, disruption of routines, lying)
3. Irritability
4. Smell of alcohol, cigarettes, or other substances on breath or on clothing
5. Diminished sense of smell
6. Unexplained changes in vital signs
7. Loss of appetite
8. Inability to function normally
9. Need for money
10. Confusion or forgetfulness
11. Blackouts or memory loss
12. Frequent accidents
13. Problems with family or friends
(page 388)
What are the 6 main types of mental health disorders?
1. Anxiety Disorders
2. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
3. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
4. Depressive Disorders
5. Bipolar and Related Disorders
6. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
(page 384)
List the 8 signs of respiratory distress.
1. Gurgling sounds
2. Difficulty breathing
3. Elevated respiratory rate
4. Pale, cyanotic, or gray skin around the eyes, mouth, fingernails, or toenails
5. Nostrils flaring
6. Retracting (chest appears to sink in below the neck with each breath)
7. Sweating
8. Wheezing
(page 411)
What are the 4 main postoperative concerns?
1. Problems with breathing
2. Mental status
3. Pain
4. Wound healing
(page 405)