name a nursing diagnosis for a patient suffering with depression
What is : ineffective coping; impaired social function;
risk for self-directed violence
100
This phase of schizophrenia begins in adolescence and is characterized by a lack of energy or motivation and withdrawal called
What is the prodromal phase
100
Behavior of a patient who is outgoing with staff and other patients, leading in singing and helping plan a party to then remaining in bed and crying is an example of this disorder.
What is bipolar?
100
The most important thing for the nurse to monitor to help determine whether the client's current dose of lithium is appropriate
What is monthly labs to check the drug level in the blood.
100
St John's wort can be taken for depression but must be taken carefully by a patient also taking MAOI's due to what possible interacton?
What is hypertension
200
A patient with severe depression would benefit greatly from an activity such as
What is a group outing to view wildflowers
200
Sundowning is best described as
What is increased disorientation and agitation only during the evening and nighttime.
200
Agoraphobia can best be described as
What is a person who has increased anxiety to the point that they do not want to interact with people, places or events so they rarely go out to avoid it.
200
Medication of choice for a patient with bipolar or manic depressive disorder
What is lithium
200
How one would best describe anorexia nervosa
What is a severe form of self-starvation that can lead to death?
300
Adjunctive therapies are used for several reasons. Name 3.
What are to promote interaction, increase self-esteem, and enhance reality orientation
300
In this presentation the victim believes he/she can prevent the injuries from occuring by changing their behavior.
What is Domestic violence
300
In differentiating between neurosis and psychosis the patient with ____________often has insight that there is an emotional problem. Which disorder is it?
What is neurosis
300
Patient taking sertaline (Zoloft), experiences the following symptoms: Polyuria, diplopia, drooling and insomnia. Which is most likely due to the Zoloft?
What is insomnia
300
Hereditary factory account for this percentage of mood disorders?
What is 60%-80%
400
A somatoform disorder can best be described as
What is recurrent, multiple physical ailments for which there is no organic cause?
400
Name a symptom of depression besides despair and sadness
What is extreme fatigue
400
This is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs as a result of interaction between an SSRI and another serotonergic agent. Symptoms include; altered mental status, autonomic dysfunction, and neuromuscular abnormalities
What is Seratonin syndrome
400
The five stages of grief in order
What are: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
500
This is a priority nursing intervention when working with a patient with any personality disorder
What is setting limits with the patient
500
phychotic people are characterized especially by this symptom
What is inability to differentiate reality from unreality
500
This thought process disorder is characterized by bizarre, nonreality thinking and is indicative of the most profound, disabling mental illness which is
What is schizophrenia?
500
While taking doxepin (Sinequan) at bedtime as prescribed, the patient c/o dizziness on rising in the am. Name suggestions the nurse can make if she c/o dizziness in this situation.
What is tell pt. to get up slowly from a seated position so as to avoid the side effect of orthostatic hypotension known from tricyclic antidepressants
500
A patient that believes they have great power to control any situation, even thinking "I am God", is considered to have this type of delusion