CIWA
List 3 objective elements of CIWA (what the nurse can observe).
What are: vomiting, tremors, sweats, anxiety, agitation, and orientation?
List 2 types of nonverbal communication.
What is: body posture, touch, facial expressions, eye behavior, vocal cues, tone, etc.?
Delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech are _______ symptoms in someone with schizophrenia.
What are positive symptoms?
What is: "Do you have a plan?"
List 3 subjective elements of CIWA (what the nurse cannot observe).
What is: tactile, auditory, and visual disturbances, and headaches?
When the community health nurse visits a patient at home, the patient states, "I haven't slept the last couple of nights." Which response by the nurse illustrates a therapeutic communication response to this patient.
A. I see
B. Really?
C. You're having difficulty sleeping?
D. Sometimes, I have trouble sleeping too.
Answer: What is C - You're having difficulty sleeping?
Lack of social activity, lack of appetite, and poor self care are _______ symptoms in someone with schizophrenia.
What are negative symptoms?
This is defined as a "loss of pleasure in once pleasurable activities".
What is anhedonia?
At what score do CIWA patients typically not need to be medicated for.
What is less than 10? (Will also accept "What is less than 8?")
Name 2 techniques of nontherapeutic communication.
What is: Giving false reassurance, rejection, agreeing, giving advice, etc.?
A person with this personality disorder has instability in relationships, unstable moods, can be impulsive, and engages in splitting.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This class of medications is typically prescribed for alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
What is Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised?
What is: Silence, accepting, giving recognition, offering self, giving broad openings, etc.?
Nursing interventions for a patient diagnosed with depression should be focused on this.
What is safety?
What are the three criteria (the patient must meet one of them) for a patient to be placed on an involuntary hold?
What is danger to self, danger to others, and grave disability?
What is 7? (Orientation question is on a scale from 0-4).
A patient experiencing disturbed thought processes believes that his food is being poisoned. Which communication technique should the nurse use to encourage the patient to eat?
A. Using open-ended questions and silence
B. Sharing personal preference regarding food choices
C. Documenting reasons why the patient does not want to eat
D. Offering opinions about the necessity of adequate nutrition
What is A: Using open ended questions and silence
The nurse suspects this personality disorder when the patient reports no interest in others and wants to be alone.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Uncontrollable tongue movements and difficulty swallowing are hallmark signs of this medication-related disorder.
What is tardive dyskinesia?