Maintaining a supportive, structured environment, setting limits as necessary in a firm but non-threatening manner is a major objective for this behavior.
What is a patient demonstrating manic behavior?
100
A patient with stiff upper and lower extremities, unsteady gait, tremors, and a thick tongue is experiencing this.
What is Extrapyramidal symptoms?
100
The developmental task of infancy is the development of this.
What is trust?
100
Questions about this would be relevant to circadian rhythms.
What is sleep pattern?
100
"Can you give me an example of what you mean by 'drunk'?" is an example of this
What is clarification?
200
This can provide patients with good opportunities to practice skills that they are learning.
What is conflict?
200
A nurse would expect to give this medication for the treatment of extrapyramidal symptoms.
What is cogentin?
200
Nonstop physical activity and poor nutritional intake are symptoms of this.
What is bipolar affective disorder mania?
200
This is the priority diagnoses when a patient has both suicidal ideation and a plan to carry out the suicidal intent.
What is risk for suicide?
200
Mixed messages are also called this.
What is confusing and incongruent?
300
A trusting relationship is established by this.
What is reliability, honesty, and consistency?
300
This anti psychotic medication is contraindicated for a patient with allergies to PCN, Compazine and bee stings.
What is Mellaril?
300
Lithium can cause this.
What is weight gain?
300
In a patient with OCD, helping the patient identify the anxiety that leads to this is a positive intervention.
What is ritualistic behavior?
300
Hispanic women frequently touch women they respect is influenced by this.
What is culturally influenced?
400
The anti-psychotic medication Clozaril can cause this.
What is diarrhea and tremors?
400
Buspar is determined effective with the absence of these symptoms.
What is rapid heart beat or anxiety?
400
Sedative-hypnotics are potentially addictive and gradually lose their effectiveness because of this.
What is building up tolerance?
400
"I want that toy now" is an example of this Freudian theory.
What is id?
400
This is an unconscious blocking of threatening or painful information or feelings.
What is denial?
500
A schizophrenic patient that takes a beta-adrenergic medication should be taught this.
What is rising slowly?
500
Lithium toxicity can produce these symptoms.
What is increased temperature, ringing in the ears, and blurred vision?
500
With Serotonin Syndrome these will be the signs.
What is increased blood pressure, mental status changes, and myoclonus?
500
Zyprexa is used for this and usually takes about 24-48 hours to start being effective.
What is hallucinations?
500
By administering a medication that potentates the action of GABA the nurse expects this.