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During this stage of the assault cycle, is an individual is unable to listen to reason, follow directions, or engage in mental exercises
What is Crisis
Restrained clients be monitored and their condition documented
What is every 15 minutes
An mentally or physically impaired elderly woman with unexplained bruises or injuries is probably a victim of this
What is elder abuse?
Children who are smaller at birth, have small heads (microcephaly), and fail to develop normally have characteristics of
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
The drug most often abused by adolescents
What is alcohol?
During this stage of the assault cycle, should crisis intervention begin for successful outcomes?
What is Trigger
The behavior is being demonstrated when a woman who agrees to cover a coworker’s shift and complains to customers
What is Passive aggression
The behaviors most seen in this population is eating disorders, substance abuse, delinquent behaviors, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicide
What are adolescents?
When your client who has depressive disorder is suddenly has a very positive affect an says they feel “amazingly” better, the nurse should
What is assess the client for signs an symptoms of suicidal thoughts?
This is a necessary process before treatment of an addiction can actually begin
What is detoxification?
In this disorder, do people naturally relate aggressively to others, seldom have empathy, and lack appropriate guilt feelings
What is Conduct Disorder
This is repeated physical abuse, usually of women, children, or the elderly
What is Battering?
This should be suspected whenever there is unexplained lethargy, fussiness, or irritability in an infant
What is shaken baby syndrome?
A nurse who assesses a newborn who becomes very jittery, irritable, and has a high-pitched cry shortly after delivery should suspect which type of substance abuse during pregnancy
What is cocaine?
These are anger disorders
Conduct disorder
impulse-control disorder
adjustment disorder
oppositional defiant disorder
In this disorder, are emotional and behavioral problems that develop in response to an identifiable source and last no longer than 6 months
What is Adjustment Disorder
This stage of assault involves the abuser being apologetic and professing his/her feelings of guilt and promised to never have this behavior again
What is Depression Stage?
Consistently dirty, hungry, and inappropriately dressed children are signs of
What is neglect?
These are characteristics of a dysfunctional family
Inconsistent authority
no clearly defined roles
members are self-centered
family boundaries are rigid
These are facts about suicide
Depression is a high risk factor for attempting suicide
Giving away important possessions is a sign of suicidal thoughts
Interventions to help caregivers the most in coping with their own anger
What is Learning to effectively control feelings of anger
Suicide is attempted three times more frequently by ____ but is more often successfully completed by ____
What are adult women, men?
These statements might indicate that someone has an abusive personality
Even though they have been dating less than 2 months, he wants to get married as soon as possible
He does not allow her to go out with friends unless he accompanies them
He finds fault with her family and seeks to convince her that they are trying to sabotage her relationship with him
He has a poor relationship with his own parents, blaming them for not supporting him after he was fired from various jobs
These are signs and symptoms most commonly associated with heroin use
Constricted pupils
Drowsiness
Euphoria
These are the interventions included in the plan of care for an individual with substance abuse
Teach the client about the negative effects of the disease
Monitor the effects of therapies prescribed to control substance abuse
Meet physical needs during detoxification
Encourage the client to focus on present and future, not only the past