Anxiety d/o
A patient with GAD may pace incessantly. The nurse should do this.
What is remaining with the patient and walking while attempting to slow the pace?
This helps calm the patient after the gross motor activity has helped to serve as an anxiety outlet.
Identifying feelings of this is a positive sign during treatment for bulimia nervosa
What are identifying the feelings associated with the desire to purge?
Doing can do this when the patient with antisocial person d/o demonstrates acceptable behavior.
What is positive feedback?
This could include praise/verbal reinforcement.
This is the purpose of dissociation.
What is isolating painful events?
Observe the patient with an eating disorder (AN and BN) for this long after meals.
What is one hour?
The increased urge to do this may be due to the fight-or-flight response, pelvic floor tension, and heightened sensitivity during anxiety.
What is the urinary frequency?
Name some interventions for working with the patient with binge-eating d/o.
What are journaling, eating small frequent meals, and planning meals?
The nurse would not want to do this when a patient with ASPD exhibits negative behavior.
What is ignoring it?
The nurse should explain what is acceptable and consequences for violations.
A new admission with a history of OCD should be allowed time to do this.
What are performing rituals?
Women who take benzos should be advised of this.
What is using a reliable form of contraception?
Name some actions appropriate to the patient experiencing anxiety.
What are remaining with the patient and validating concerns? The nurse may also work to identify the cause of the anxiety unless it is during a panic level state.
Jamie typically eats large amounts of food and her friends are embarrassed by the amount of food. Jamie tends to eat alone. What disorder does she exhibit?
What is binge eating disorder?
Name some nursing interventions for the patient with borderline pers d/o.
What are encouraging the patient to express feelings prior to maladaptive behaviors (or actions), explore feelings of abandonment, initiate suicide precautions if necessary, set boundaries, rotate staff, and offer physical exercise?
What is the condition may relapse within the first year?
This is an example of a primary gain.
What is avoiding a stressful event?
This is the main priority when a patient is experiencing acute anxiety.
What is protecting from injury?
The greatest risk is harm to himself through suicide or injury when not in control of his/her actions.
Explore two things a person with binge-eating d/o can do.
What are journal about foods eaten and consult with a dietician?
A food diary helps keep a realistic picture for the patient of the amount of food ingested and provides information that can be used to tailor a dietary program.
What are avoid being defensive, and maintaining neutral demeanor?
(This will prevent arguments that would likely continue if you react)
This is the difference b/t somatic symptom d/o and illness anxiety disorder.
This is the goal for working with pts with DID?
What is establishing trust and rapport?
A patient is prescribed an MAOI for anxiety. The nurse should notify the patient to do this when changing positions.
What is changing positions slowly, as orthostatic hypotension can occur.
What is once per week?
The nurse should also assess elimination patterns.
Patients with BPD may do this when nurses change duty.
What is self-harm?
This is an appropriate goal for a patient with SSD several days after hospitalization.
What are developing coping strategies?
This is the appropriate nursing intervention when working with a patient with conversion disorder's neurological symptom.
What is dealing with the symptom in a detached manner?