Mental Health
a psychiatric disorder where the client struggles to link developmental, biological and physiological disturbances
Mental Illness
a method of bringing about change in a person by exploring his/her feelings, attitude, thinking and behavior. Both the client and the nurse must feel comfortable.
psychotherapy
has 8 developmental stages (each one is dependent on completion of the previous stage)
Erikson's
Nurses have a duty to _____ and _____ any third-party threats.
warn and identify
Conversion of ounce to mL
1 oz = 30 mL
is responsible for speaking, associated with dementia, ADHD, and schizophrenia
Frontal lobe
Advanced Practice Nurse
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
1.
2.
3.
4. Self-Esteem
5. Self-Actualization
2. safety, security, clothing
3. love, friendship, intimacy
any action that causes a person to fear being touched in a way that is offensive, insulting, or physically injurious without consent
Assault
when the nurse unconsciously displays feelings related to a significant figure in the nurse's past onto the patient
Counterference
Individual
Interpersonal
Social/Cultural
Factors that effect mental health
the goal of _____ treatment is to eradicate or decrease reported symptoms with minimal adverse effects
psychopharmacology
is related to milieu (safety of environment) and client interaction with one another
Sullivan's Theory
assisted in-patient psychiatric treatment that is at the will of someone other than patient. (Can be court ordered)
Involuntary commitment
_____ and _____ are NOT included in effecting a person's mental health
criminal and financial
Frequent visits to hospital
Man speaks for the woman
Does not allow anyone to interview patient alone
Patient won't may eye contact
Indications of abuse
actively caring for the patient (teaching them to cope)
Working phase
believe that behavioral deviations result when a person is out of touch with him or herself or the environment (lack of self awareness)
Existential Theorists
Giving a patient your phone number
Inviting a patient to your home
Spending time with a patient outside of the facility
Violation of professional boundary
Role of a Registered Nurse includes....
anything except psychotherapy
Excessive _______ is associated with severe anxiety
Norepinephrine
can help with stress management: yoga, sleep, eating, reading
Educational Groups
a theory that states that decisions should be based on whether an action is morally right (threat being someone wanting to "settle the score")
Deontology
includes an area called "thought process and content". You record everything the patient does and says
The Mental State Examination
not a part of everyday life and are unplanned events that can be natural, accidental or human-made. EX: school shooting or inter-partner violence
Adventitious Crisis