No blinds, no curtains, no trash bags, no close doors, group sessions, have to work for phone priviledges and visitors. Patients cannot wear shoelaces, belts, and eat with silverware.
What is a psychatric ward?
100
Stress + A little muscle tension, broad perceptual field, adequate coping skills
What is mild anxiety?
100
Treatment for severe depression. Electric current applied to temples; induces seizures
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
100
Thymus produces fewer cells as a person ages.
What is T-cells?
100
Assist elderly client to bathroom when awake, after all meals, and at bedtime.
What is promote urinary continence?
200
Medications given to Alcoholics
What is Librium, Ativan, Haldol, & Valium ?
200
Behavior that is rewarded is most likely to be repeated. Applies in many psychiatric settings.
What is behavior modification?
200
A mental disorder with wide mood swings that are persistent and interfere with functioning.
What is bipolar disorder?
200
Elderly people need fewer calories.
What is the elderly diet?
200
The study of aging
What is geronotology?
300
"Let me help you." " I will stay with you."
What is offering self (therapeutic techniques)?
300
A defense mechanism:
Refusal to admit there is a problem. Commonly seen in substance abuse.
What is denial?
300
This drug is given to treat bipolar disorders. Patient must get blood tested regularly. This drug can be toxic and lethal to patient.
What is Lithium?
300
prevent falls in elderly-think safety!
What is many accidental deaths are caused by falls?
300
Significant decline in two or more areas of cognitive fuctioning
What is dementia?
400
Suggest and discuss
What is verbs that encourage sharing?
400
A defense mechanism:
Six-year old child hospitalized and wets the bed.
What is regression?
400
Fixed false belief
What is delusion?
400
In what part of the body becomes less elastic and develops decrease capacity in the elderly client
What is respiratory system?
400
Don't use it-lose it!
What is memory loss?
500
Advising, devaluing, disapproval, focus on nurse, asking Why?, false reassurance, defending, and changing the subject
What is barriers to communication?
500
A defense mechanism:
Makes an excuse and does not admit the real reason.
What is rationalization?
500
Sensory experience not based on reality
What is hallucination?
500
Bone is lost not gain. This disease causes more fractures in wrist, vertebrae, and hip areas among the elderly.