Primary/Secondary
Education on substance abuse/use
Primary prevention
Described as Odd/Eccentric
Term for the client to recognize or accept their own feelings
Medication used to treat alcohol withdrawal
Benzodiazapine
Using positive thoughts to stop negative thoughts from occuring
Thought Stopping
Performing a suicide risk scale on a patient
Secondary prevention
Described as emotional, dramatic and erratic
Cluster B
If the nurse says "I will sit with you for awhile" What technique is she/he using?
Offering Self
Alcohol Withdrawal S/S (4)
Coarse tremors, hypertension, increasing anxiety, and tactile disturbances
S/S include suddenly finding oneself in a place with no recollection of how they got there, and confusion about personal identity.
Dissociative Fugue
Crisis Center and Suicide Hotlines
Secondary Prevention
Described as anxious and fearful
Cluster C
What indicates that the nurse has heard and followed the train of thought?
Opiate withdrawal S/S (4)
Runny/teary nose, Gooseflesh skin, Bone/Joint Aches, and dilated pupils
S/S include a sense of detachment from self, and the inability to remember important personal information. Often follows trauma or severe stress
Dissociative Amnesia
Primary Prevention
S/S include unstable relationships, impulsive behavior, self-injurious behavior, and wide mood swings
Borderline Personality Disorder
What are 4 examples of NON-therapeutic communication techniques
1). Telling client what to do, Casting judgment, Minimizing, Giving advice
Is typically given to prevent/treat Wernicke's encephalopathy
Thiamine
Feeling of detachment from your external surroundings
Derealization
Tertiary Prevention
S/S include impulsiveness, poor relationships, law trouble and being cynical of others
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Words do not need interpretation. Questions are clear, direct, and easy to understand
Concrete Communication
Delirium Tremens typically begin how soon after the last drink?
2-3 days
Feeling of disconnection from oneself (feelings, thoughts body)
Depersonalization