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Personality Disorders
Anger, Aggression and Violence
Sexual Assualt
Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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What type of behaviors do individuals with antisocial personality disorders characteristically demonstrate?
What is manipulative, exploitative, aggressive, callous, and guilt-instilling behaviors.
100

critical incident debriefing after controlling a patient with aggressive behavior should include what topics?

What is patient behavior, interventions used by staff, and the environment in which the incident occurred.

100

What type of interventions are important to crisis management for a rape victim?

neutral, nonjudgmental care and emotional support

100

What are symptoms of autism spectrum disorder?

deficits in social relatedness, muteness, repetitive speech, obsessive focus on specific objects, over adherence to routines or rituals, hyperreactivity or hyporeactivity to sensory input, and extreme resistance to change, passiveness, twirling when walking.

200

reflecting back to the patient the nurse's understanding of the patient's distress or situation in a neutral manner that does not judge and helps elicit a positive response, is known as?

empathetic mirroring

200
What is required to put a patient in emergency seclusion?
What is a credentialed RN can place patient in seclusion if very aggressive but then must notify the doctor and obtain a seclusion order.
200

Few rape survivors seek help, even with serious injury.  What is important when interviewing this client?

helping the victim to discuss their experience


200

What can help reduce harmful online behavior, including risks associated with cyberbullying?

Education and awareness based approaches.

300

a matter of fact approach should be used in what type of patients?

What is those with borderline personality disorder

300
before approaching a client who is aggressive what actions would the nurse take?
What is appoint a person to clear a path and open, close or lock doors, select a person who will communicate with the patient, remove jewelry, glasses, and harmful items.
300

What is "salty water" and what effect would alcohol have on a client who had "salty water"?

Salty water is a slang term for GHB (g-hydroxy-butyric acid). Use of alcohol with this would produce an increased risk for respiratory depression.

300

What is an appropriate consequence for an aggressive child?

managing the milieu with structure and limit setting

400

what types of patients need periods of social isolation because they are highly anxious and frightened of social situations?

What is patients with schizotypal personality disorder

400
what anti-psychotic is used to calm angry aggressive patients?
What is zyprexa
400

Females know their offenders in almost_____% of all violent crimes committed against them.

70%

400

What can increase a child's risk of developing a psychiatric disorder?

having a parent with a substance abuse problem

500

these patients often impulsively act out feelings of anger and feel no guilt or remorse.

What is antisocial personality disorder

500
When a client acts out in anger by striking others what would be an appropriate intervention to keep this from occurring again?
What is identifying trigger incidents so the nurse and patient can plan interventions to reduce irritation and frustration.
500

What should the nurse's priority assessment be when interviewing a rape victim?

level of anxiety, coping mechanisms, available support systems, signs and symptoms of emotional trauma, and signs and symptoms of physical trauma.

500

What are the most common side effects of psychostimulants for children with ADHD?

GI disturbances, reduced appetite, wt loss, urinary retention, dizziness, fatigue and insomnia.