One
Liquid medications are best for clients?
suicide precautions.
experiences hallucinations, delusional thoughts, incoherent speech, tangential, circumstantial, agitated.
Schizophrenia
Clozapine nursing implication
what is; WBC, agranulocytosis
The most non-compliant to taking medications
What is Male client with underlining disorder
A personality disorder with the highest risk for substance abuse;
Antisocial personality disorder
EPS symptoms.
Akathisia
Parkinsonism
dystonia
"How would you describe how you are feeling today?" what are you assessing?
Mood
(ECT) is used?
Severe depression
behaviors experienced with delirium tremens (DTs)?
Excited state, disorientation, hallucinations and tachycardia.
lithium carbonate and client education
"Increase your salt intake if an activity causes you to perspire heavily."
consistent Fluid Intake
Avoid being outside during summer
Which information is most appropriate to collect for a forensic clients ?
Habits
Triggers
Medication
Most appropriate care plan for a client with acute mania?
Allow the client to participate in the treatment decision.
The most common side effects of the second generation antipsychotic medications:
Metabolic Syndrome
The nursing diagnosis that would take priority for mental health clients are?
Risk for violence, self directed
Russell's sign is observed
Bulimia Nervosa
major depressive disorder and a period of high risk for attempting suicide?
what is; Within one to two weeks after initiation of antidepressant medication and psychotherapy.
priority nursing assessments for patients with PTSD and physical pain;
what is Risk for self injury
Risk for aggression
Risk for substance abuse
A client with traumatic injuries, resulted from abuse, most appropriate for the nurse to ask the client?
"It looks like someone has hurt you. Tell me about it."
The quickest antianxiety medication for patient with a generalized anxiety disorder
Alprazolam
When a psychiatric patients refuse medication?
What is; Acknowledge his right to refuse the medication, then explore his reasons for refusal
Which data gathering technique can be employed during the assessment phase of the nursing process?
any thoughts of self-harm.
drastic changes in mood,
accompanied by extreme changes in energy, activity, sleep, and behavior.
What is; Bipolar disorder
What is the best response when a client makes a statement like "Life is not worth living"
What is: "Have you thought about hurting yourself?"
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder.
Difficulty regulating moods
Problems with interpersonal relationships
Impulsive behavior
when working on safety plan with a client who is a survivor of violence. what would you address first?
Recognizing the signs of danger
Client's with impending death and the first action you should take?
Explore the family's past patterns for dealing with death
How do you avoid a malpractice suit?
Write thorough, outcome oriented documentation.
An intervention directed at the safety of the patient after a suicide attempt:
Monitor the patient every 15 minutes for safety
behavior is excessive and unreasonable, but cannot stop the behavior.
OCD
medication for clients with diagnosis of depression?
What is: Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Identify a priority assessment for a client with chronic back pain and somatic c/o;
What is; depression
The nurse is caring for a female adolescent client diagnosed with depression and substance abuse. most appropriate for the nurse to do?
Ask her if she is having thoughts of harming herself
What does Antipsychotic medications commonly produce as a side effects?
What is; EPS
feeling of restlessness, making it hard to sit down or hold still. Symptoms include taping fingers, rocking, and crossings and uncrossing legs.
Akathisia
uncontrollable facial movements such as sucking or chewing, lip smacking, sticking tongue out or blinking eyes repeatedly.
Tardive dyskinesia
factor in the development of lithium toxicity?
Hyponatremia
Conveys positive regard
Therapeutic
Offering general leads
Therapeutic
Giving reassurance
Non therapeutic
Giving advice
None therapeutic
you are assigned to work on process recording. what do you do during process recording?
Written reports of verbal interactions with clients
A means for the nurse to analyze the content and pattern of interaction
A learning to
How do I give a patient Feedback
ol for professional development
To prevent lithium toxicity:
Avoid becoming dehydrated during exercise
Why "SSRIs" as supposed to other antidepressants?"
fewer side effects than the other classifications."
what medication can you combine during aggressive crises with Haldol?
Lorazepam
How do you approach a client diagnosed with schizophrenia for the presence of hallucinations.
"You appear to be talking to someone that I do not see."
"Please describe what you are seeing."
"Why do you continually look in the corner of this room?
"If you hum a tune, the voices may not be so distracting."
A common mistake nurses make when beginning to develop therapeutic communication techniques is:
Giving advice