Patient J
Why was patient J admitted
Burning her hair
What color scrubs did the patients wear?
Maroon
What is schizoaffective disorder?
A combination of schizophrenia symptoms and mood disorder symptoms.
What was the purpose of this drug for my patient?
Psychotic symptom reliever
what distracts us during post conference?
The little squirrels
What was patient J's living situation?
Homeless
What are the names of the two sides of the sub-acute unit called?
Ponderosa and Birchwood
What are hallucinations?
Seeing things or hearing voices that others can't see
What is the brand name of this drug for patient J?
Thorazine
What is the name of the doctor at cedar springs?
What was my prognosis for this patient
Schizoaffective
Which unit had the boarded-up window by the nurse's station?
Acute
What are delusions
Believing in things that aren't true/real
What class of drug is this?
first-generation antipsychotic
What was the date of our first clinical?
September 11th
What were patient J's hallucinations? What did she see or believe about them?
Little people and medical devices trying to poke her for the government.
What was the name Joanna had for our collective locker?
The harry potter locker
what are the two types of schizoaffective disorder
Bipolar type (hypomania or mania or major depression) and Depressive type (major depressive bouts)
What are some possible life-threatening side effects of this drug? (3)
NMS, Agranulocytosis, and Seizures
What were the animals on Joanna's space scrubs?
Sloths in astronaut suits
What were her delusions about
The government wanted to clone her
What does the mural look like in the sub-acute unit?
Mountains, with a lake and trees.
What character from a fairy tale has schizoaffective disorder?
Alice in Wonderland
How long does it take for this drug to reach full effect?
14 days (2 weeks)
What did I have for lunch every day of clinical?
A sandwich/dried mangos.