Mental Health Nursing

Pharmacology

100

Someone who takes this medication should probably not wear cologne

disulfiram (Antabuse)

200

A client on a behavioral health unit developed a high fever after being treated for acute agitation with this intramuscular medication

Haldol (Will also accept Zyprexa or Geodon)

300

While this medication is indicated for anxiety and has no abuse potential, it is ineffective for anxiety in the short-term

Buspirone (Buspar)

400

A client who was educated on the risks of fluphenazine therapy is concerned about parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, and akathisia; all of which fall under this term

extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)

500

A patient who took a therapeutic dose of alprazolam just prior to being admitted to the emergency department for slow and shallow breathing probably consumed this as well

Alcohol 

Substance Abuse

100

A patient is in opioid withdrawal. In addition to nausea and anxiety, their pupils would be this

Dilated

200

A nurse who steals controlled substances from the hospital for personal use is engaging in this

Diversion

300

This acronym describes the use of medications to help maintain abstinence

MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment)

400

This class of medications is first-line to manage alcohol withdrawal

Benzodiazepines

500

An alcohol use disorder client who has consumed 12 beers a day for 9 years is likely deficient in this key nurtient

thiamine (Vitamin B1)

Eating and Somatic Disorders

100

A parent who inflicts harm on their child in order to get recognition as a good parent by hospital staff has this diagnosis

Munchausen by proxy / factitious disorder by proxy

200

This eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of consuming excessive amounts of food, and a strong sense of being out of control while doing so

Binge eating disorder

300

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures are an example of this

Conversion disorder

400

Patients with either anorexia or bulimia are susceptible to these life threatening cardiovascular complications

Dysrhythmias 

500

A client who is recovering from anorexia develops congestive heart failure after gaining weight, indicating that he may be experiencing 

Refeeding syndrome

Safety

100

The nurse knows that a client can only be involuntarily hospitalized if one of these two conditions are met

Risk to self or others

200

A nurse who is familiar with the cycle of abuse let's a victim of domestic violence that the tension-building phase is immediately followed by this

Violence / explosion phase / battering phase

300

The ethical and legal obligation to breach confidentiality if a patient verbalizes an intention to harm others

Duty to Warn / The Tarasoff Rule

400

This personality disorder is the highest risk for other-directed violence

Antisocial personality disorder

500

This is the only personality disorder that has suicidality as a criterion

Borderline personality disorder

Defenses/Grief

100

This defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to another in an attempt to protect the ego

Projection

200

This type of grief is experienced prior to the loss

Anticipatory grief

300

After being berated by their supervisor, a nurse goes home and yells at their spouse, which is an example of this defense mechanism

Displacement

400

This type of grief is not socially supported

Disenfranchised grief

500

This defense mechanism is common with any condition that damages the brain's ability to retrieve memories

Confabulation