What are the four major dimensions for recovery?
Regina is 61 years old. She is unable to perform her ADLs everyday so she has a home health nurse come and help her everyday. The nurse comes but then just proceeds to sit on the couch, watch tv shows, and eat Regina's food. She does not interact with Regina. This is depicting which type of abuse?
This is elder abuse, more specifically neglect.
What medications are given to help with anxiety?
SSRIs and SNRIs, benzodiazepines
Alternatives to Benzos: Atarax, Buspar, and Propranolol
A nurse maintains a client’s confidentiality, addresses the client appropriately, and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, or religion. Which guiding principle of recovery has this nurse employed?
A. Recovery is culturally based and influenced.
B. Recovery is based on respect.
C. Recovery involves individual, family, and community strengths and responsibility.
D. Recovery is person-driven.
ANS: B. Recovery is based on respect.
This nurse accepts and appreciates clients who are affected by mental health and substance use problems. This nurse protects the rights of clients and does not discriminate against them.
What are some nursing interventions for the biologic domain for individuals that were abused?
assess safety, screen for violence and abuse, obtain history and physical examination, treat physical symptoms, promote healthy daily activity, administer and monitor medications, manage co-occuring alcohol and drug disorder
Wallace is experiencing extreme discomfort and has pronounced difficulty functioning. He is also having palpatations, nausea, and diaphoresis. What level of anxiety is Wallace experiencing and what are some interventions that the nurse can do to help?
Severe. An intervention is to remain calm in body and voice and guide Wallace through calming coping strategies.
The nurse is assisting a client with mental illness recovery using the WRAP model. Which of the following interventions would be included?
A. Assisting the individual to tell his personal story.
B. Helping the client examine his philosophy of life in search of meaning and purpose.
C. Taking control of the recovery process for the client.
D. Helping the client craft a psychiatric advanced directive for when he can no longer care for himself.
Correct answer: D. Helping the client craft a psychiatric advanced directive for when he can no longer care for himself.
Helping the client craft a psychiatric advanced directive for when he can no longer care for himself is part of the WRAP model of recovery. The client makes decisions (in writing) about treatment issues (what type, who will provide, and who will represent his interests).
I met a child who refuses to go to school, is distrustful of all, and has trouble sitting down in class. Should I report the family to CPS or not?
Yes, these are clear signs of possible sexual abuse.
What is the etiology of OCD?
Genetic, learned behavioral, cultural correlations
What is the emphasis of the Tidal recovery model?
True or False. Children who have been abused or who has a parent that was abusive towards the other are more likely to become an abuser.
True
Anxiety can be positive, when able to be used as a motivating force.
true
What are the four components of the recovery process accourding to The Psychological Recovery Model?
Four components of the recovery process: Hope, Responsibility, Self and identity, and Meaning and purpose.
How do you know the treatment was successful in someone who was abused?
What are the treatment options for OCD?
SSRI medications, Antipsychotics in resistant cases, behavior therapy