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Anxiety
Depression
Bipolar Disorders
Schizophrenia
Suicide and meds
100
Characterized by ritualistic compulsions and recurrent thoughts.
What is an obsessive compulsive disorder?
100
Risk factors for a depressed client. Name at least 4.
What is age, prior family or personal history of depression, stressful life events, presence of a medical illness, poor social support system, history of substance abuse, and female between the ages of 15 and 40?
100
An abnormally elevated mood that can be described as expansive or irritable.
What is mania?
100
A symptom characterized by hearing threatening voices or seeing images not based in reality.
What is hallucinations?
100
Risk factors for suicide. Name at least 4.
What is single young male, history of bipolar disorder, substance abuse,previous attempt,and lack of support system?
200
asking open ended questions
What is a communication technique best used for a client with constant anxiety?
200
Subjective symptoms of depression.
What is anergia, anhedonia, anxiety, restlessness, vegetative signs, and somatic reports as pain, fatigue or GI symptoms?
200
Comorbidities that often accompany bipolar disorders.
What is substance abuse, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and ADHD?
200
A symptom that is characterized by false, fixed beliefs not based in reality.
What is delusions?
200
The client tells the student he plans to commit suicide. What is the best initial intervention?
What is assess the lethality of method or how lethal is the plan, how detailed the plan is, and the availability of means?
300
Staying with the client, listening, and remaining quiet.
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a client having a panic attack or severe anxiety?
300
A serious condition that includes mental confusion, agitation, hallucinations, uncoordination, high fever, hypertension, tremors, and delirium when a SSRI is combined with St. John's wort.
What is serotonin syndrome?
300
A symptom described as rapid, continuous speech with sudden change of topics.
What is flight of ideas?
300
A symptom that is described as made up words that only have meaning to the client.
What is a neologism?
300
The client wants the student to keep a secret."Promise not to tell, but I am going to jump from this window"? What should the nurse do first?
What is tell the client you cannot keep secrets and need to share information with the health care team? This is part of the nurse-patient contract.
400
A disease characterized by repeated re-experiencing of a traumatic event.
What is post traumatic stress disorder?
400
A priority nursing intervention initiated with a suicidal client with severe depression.
What is 1:1 observation?
400
A mood stabilizer that produces neurological changes in the brain, as serotonin receptor blockage, and can become toxic in a client with renal disorders.
What is lithium carbonate?
400
Examples of negative symptoms of this disease.
What is flat affect, lack of motivation in activities and hygiene,poverty of speech, anhedonia, and anergia?
400
What category of medications blocks serotonin and also dopamine receptors and is mainly used to control the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
What is antipsychotics as risperidone?
500
Three inportant assessments for a client in crisis.
What is client's perception of the event, support systems, and past successful coping mechanisms?
500
A anti-depressant medication classification that selectively blocks the reuptake of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, in the synapse.
What is SSRI's?
500
Communication techniques best used with a client diagnosed in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
What is using a firm and calm approach, explaining procedures in a short and concise manner, refraining from responding personally to comments, being consistent with plan of care, adhering to set limits, letting the client know the consequences of inappropriate behaviors, and listening to grievances?
500
A client is talking to himself and looking at the ceiling. How should the nurse best respond?
What is ask directly about the hallucinations (assess),do not argue or agree with client's viewpoint, observe mannerisms, reflect on client's feelings- "I do not see anything, but you seem to be frightened", and redirect to another activity or topic?
500
What are extrapyramidal side effects of typical antipsychotics?
What is acute dystonias, parkinsonism, akathisia, tardive dyskinesia, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome?