Therapeutic Communication
Name 2 strategies that could encourage patients to discuss their problems..
What are open ended questions & silence?
Priority Nursing action for the orientation (introductory) phase of the nurse-client relationship..
What is establish rapport & treatment goals?
Treatment used to subdue extreme manic behavior when pharmacologic therapy, such as lithium has not worked..
Electroconvulsive Therapy {ECT}
Treatment for PTSD
What are eye desensitization & reprocessing therapy?
Four or more episodes of acute mania within 1 year..
What is Rapid Cycling?
Pt. says to the Nurse; " I heard the devil telling me..."
How does Nurse respond?
Sounds like it would be scary to hear, but I don't hear anything.
Teach the staff 2 things to avoid in the milieu for the management of paranoid thoughts...
What are avoid laughing & whispering around pt.?
A less severe episode of mania, less impaired & does not require hospitalization..
What is Hypomania?
Name 4 comorbidities that are associated with bipolar disorder....
What are substance abuse, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?