Treatment & Settings
A patient is overstimulated what intervention can the nurse do?
Reduce Stimuli
Hearing voices that are not there is this
(audio) Hallucination
Unstable relationships, emotions, and self-image
Borderline Personality Disorder
This level of care provides 24-hour supervision for detox.
Inpatient Hospitalization Setting
The MOST appropriate initial nursing action when a patient becomes verbally aggressive
Deescalation
Medication class used to treat hallucinations and delusions
Antipsychotics
A fixed false belief not based in reality
Delusion
Elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, risky behavior
Mania (Bipolar Disorder)
Patient experiencing acute psychosis and unable to care for self.
Inpatient Psych Facility
Injuries in different stages of healing in a young individual may indicate this
Child Abuse
This therapy allows patients to share experiences and support each other.
Group Therapy
A phase with elevated mood and decreased need for sleep.
Mania
Fixed false belief not based in reality, possible auditory and visual hallucinations
Schizophrenia
A stable patient with substance use disorder who attends therapy during the day but goes home at night.
Outpatient Treatment
Poor hygiene, malnutrition, or neglect in a patient >60 years may indicate this
Elder abuse
A patient detoxing from alcohol may receive this medication to prevent seizures.
Benzodiazepines (Lorazepam)
What major side effect do we watch for in patient's on antipsychotics?
Tardive Dyskinesia
Grandiosity and lack of empathy
Narcissistic
A manic patient who is a danger to themselves may require this type of admission
Involuntary Admission
A patient is yelling and threatening staff and others, what is your priority?
SAFETY
A patient with severe aggression who cannot be redirected may require this intervention as a last resort.
Restraints or Seclusion
The name for life threatening alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Delirium Tremors
This cluster includes borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial personality disorders.
Cluster B
This type of admission allows a patient to seek treatment willingly but still requires evaluation before discharge.
Voluntary Admission
What is REQUIRED when abuse is suspected in vulnerable populations
Mandatory Reporting