Side Effects
This is a repetitive muscular contraction that may cause twisting of the body
What is dystonia?
An emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to rage.
What is Anger?
A patient is being violent to other patients, both verbally and physically. Does this require an immediate action for the nurse, yes or no?
The QSEN Competency that applies the patient as the source of control & full partner in providing compassionate & coordinated care.
Patient-Centered Care
These three things are the purpose of the Nursing Diagnosis.
What are professionalism, communication and personalized/individualize care?
This psychiatric medication classification is highly addictive and should not be taken for extended periods of time.
What is benzodiazepines?
A response to others by appearing accepting of others’ demands while behaving in ways that suggest anger and resentment are their true feelings.
What is passive-aggressive?
In Mental Health, this is the priority for the nurse caring for the client in a psychotic crisis.
What is client and staff safety?
This QSEN competency defines effective, open communication, mutual respect and shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.
What is Teamwork & Collaboration?
Increased communication between specialties, decreased fragmentation of care, and containing cost of services are the reason for this role in healthcare.
What is Nurse Case Manager/Management?
A common side effect of ADHD medications and why they are advised to be taken in the morning.
What is insomnia?
A behavior intended to threaten or injure the other person's self-esteem or security
What is aggression?
This is the priority of the nurse meeting the patient for the first time.
What is establish a therapeutic relationship/Communication?
This QSEN Competency integrate clinical expertise, best current evidence, & patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care
What is EBP - Evidence-Based Practice
SOAPIE, DAR, APIE are all examples of this.
What are methods of documenting (the Nursing Process)?
A neurological syndrome that involves involuntary movements in patients taking some classifications of psychiatric medications.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
When one seeks to please others at the expense of their basic human rights.
What is passive or nonassertive?
In this phase of the nursing process, the primary focus is patient’s mental status and its effect on their safety and ability to function.
What is assessment?
This competency minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
What is safety?
Per the ANA, this specific intervention can be implemented by any psychiatric/mental health nurse generalist
What is milieu therapy?
This medication classification would not be prescribed for suicidal patients because of the risk of death prior to getting emergent care.
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Honest, confident, and respectful communication while respecting others
What is Assertive Behavior?
These tasks are part of which phase of the nursing process: measure intervention success against outcome criteria, document patient response to treatment
What is Evaluation?
The nurse who seeks information about outcomes of care for populations served in care setting, with the use of tools, goals, outcome analysis, and gap analysis is engaged in this QSEN Competency?
What is Quality Improvement?
This is often used to assess the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
What is a hopefulness scale or tool?