Coping skills
What is a coping skill?
A skill used to ease anxiety or stress/ bring us back to baseline
What two things do we need when we leave the unit?
Grippy socks or shoes and wristband
This disorder is categorized by Anhedonia, isolating, lack of appetite, too much or too little sleep.
MDD - depression
what does CBT stand for
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Who is the staff member that is pregnant
Renyse
Box breathing is an example of what coping skill
Deep breathing/breathing exercises
Why can we not share food
This disorder is categorized by elevated anxiety levels at all times throughout the day with or without stressors.
GAD
What does DBT stand for
Dialectical behavioral therapy
Thai staff member has a southern accent
Devan
this skill involves actively focusing on tensing and relaxing
Progressive muscle relaxation
why can you not stand at the nurses station
HIPPA
This disorder has two main components including mania and depressive episodes
Bi polar disorder
this approach to therapy involves both the family and the patient
Family therapy
This staff member is the senior BHS of the unit
Sean
what is the 5-4-3-2-1 method
Using your 5 senses as a grounding technique. 5 things you see, 4 things you touch, etc.
why can patients not have physical contact of any kind
To maintain proper boundaries, injury prevention, triggers, etc
This disorder involves hyper vigilance, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts and can be brought on suddenly by triggers
PTSD
This therapy involves slowly acclimating the patient to triggers and phobias and focusing on their reactions
Exposure therapy
this person is charge nurse for today
Jonathan
when to use your coping skills
When you start to feel your tension or anxiety rising/agitation
why do we have reflection time
small safe increments of time to work on coping skills and adjust to being by ourselves and internally stimulating.
this disorder is categorized by hallucinations, delusions, and detachment from reality
Schizophrenia
What does EMDR
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
This staff member has been here the longest out of everyone present
Jeremy