OCD
Thoughts, impulses, and images that an individual cannot get rid of make up this.
What are obsessions?
These are the 2 disorders that make up bipolar disorder.
What is depression and mania?
As a nurse, you may observe these examples of negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
What are diminished emotions & behaviors (ambivalence, anhedonia, flat affect, apathy, social withdrawal)
Attention seeking & dramatic behavior are 2 examples of behaviors you may see in someone with this personality disorder.
What is histrionic personality disorder?
This is the lithium carbonate therapeutic level.
What is 0.5-1.5mEq/mL?
This is a ritualistic type of repetitive behavior that is used as self-soothing, even if it is painful or uncomfortable.
What is compulsion?
Elevated, expansive, and irritable moods make up this piece of bipolar disorder.
What is mania?
These are examples of positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
What are hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate affect, excessive & distorted thought?
Those with avoidant personality disorder fear this.
What is rejection?
Clozapine can lower white blood cell count, causing a patient to have this.
What is agranulocytosis?
This is the rationale for a compulsive behavior.
What is relief of anxiety?
Elevated lithium levels should cause the nurse to do this.
What is hold the med & alert the HCP?
Nurses should refrain from whispering, laughing, pointing, intruding on personal space, touching without permission, and insisting on participation in group activities with a patient demonstrating this.
What is paranoia?
The nurse may expect a client with this personality disorder to prefer being alone because they do not like others.
What is schizoid personality disorder?
This medication is often given to prevent extrapyramidal side effects (EPS).
What is benztropine/diphenhydramine?
OCD becomes a problem for people when it does this.
What is interferes with ADLs, work/life/relationships, healthy activities, etc?
These are nursing interventions for persons in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
What are: remain calm & avoid arguments, provide clear, simple, & direct instructions, keep stimuli low, evaluate severity of mania, monitor for safety (including self-harm), monitor I&Os, provide healthy foods they can eat while moving, observe for illness, encourage sleep hygiene, redirect (pacing & journal writing)
Pseudoparkinsonism, dystonia, and akathisia are all early symptoms of this disorder, often caused by antipsychotic medications.
What is extrapyramidal side effects (EPS)
The nurse should set consistent limits & clear expectations, not argue, use a matter-of-fact approach, and maintain professional boundaries with a patient diagnosed with this personality disorder.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Medication education for typical antipsychotic meds, such as haloperidol & chlorpromazine should include this.
What is monitor lipid panel, glucose level, blood pressure; report hypotension, weight gain, problems with urinary elimination, and muscle spasms/tension/involuntary movement; use sunscreen.
When medication is needed, OCD is often treated with this type of antidepressant.
What is SSRIs?
This is your favorite class thus far in nursing school.
What is mental health nursing?
The nurse should recognize this potential life-threatening condition if a patient displays severe muscle rigidity with increased muscle enzymes, changes in mental status, elevated temperature, tachycardia, and hypertension.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)?
A nurse caring for a client with this personality disorder may see someone who is preoccupied with orderliness, perfectionism, and control.
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
This medication, often used for schizophrenia with psychosis, may increase the risk of seizures, therefore may need to be questioned in those with a history of seizure disorder.
What is clozapine?