What is assessment for suicide/self harm/harm of others?
100
When schizophrenia typically manifests.
What is adolescence or early adulthood?
100
The four dimensions of the major symptoms of Schizophrenia.
What is Cognitive, Depressive, Positive, Negative?
100
The second generation of antipsychotic medications.
What are atypical antipsychotics?
200
This nursing intervention teaches the pt. and family about:
• Drug name
• Action
• Use
• Dosage
• Side Effects
• Contraindications/Precautions
What is nursing medication education?
200
Interventions used only when others have failed to keep a patients and others safe
What is seclusion, chemical or physical restraints?
200
The first antipsychotic drugs.
What are conventional (first generation) antipsychotics?
200
Disorganized thinking, flight of ideas, difficulty with attention, impaired memory, difficulty with decision making
What are the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?
200
This category of antipsychotics has the most impact on the positive symptoms of schizophrenia (hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, ect.)
What are conventional (or typical/first generation) antipsychotics?
300
Is a plan that incorporates:
• Knowledge of early warning signs
• Knowledge of whom to call, what to do, and where to go when signs appear
• Having a list and keeping it with you
What is a relapse prevention plan?
300
Increase staff supervision, reduce stimulation and address paranoia.
What are nursing interventions for patient safety?
300
The 3 phases of Schizophrenia.
What is acute, stabilization, maintenance.
300
Words that are made up and have special meaning.
What is the definition of neologisms?
300
These specific side effects occur mainly when using conventional antipsychotics and include akathisia, acute systonia, pseudoparkinsonism, and tardive sydkinesia.
What are EPS’s (extrapyramidal side effects)?
400
This technique aims to:
• Lower patients anxiety
• Builds trust
• Encourages clear communication by the patient
• Decreases defensiveness
• Encourages interaction
• Enhances self esteem
• Reinforces skills such as reality testing & assertiveness
What is Therapeutic Communication?
400
A serious response to hallucinations, delusions, paranoia or impaired judgment
What is a patient at risk for self harm or harm of others.
400
Etiologic theories for the causes of Schizophrenia (Name 3).
What is neuropathology, psychoneuroimmunology, genetics, psychosocial, learning, stress?
400
Schizophrenics make up a large percentage of this community.
What is the homeless community?
400
These two categories of drugs (not antipsychotics) are also used to treat schizophrenia.
What are anticonvulsants and antiparkinsonian drugs?
500
A less restrictive & more cost effective alternative to hospitalization:
• Where patient lives with a group of other patients
• Expenses and responsibilities are shared
• Staff is present to provide supervision & therapeutic activities 24/7
What is a Halfway House?
500
Time spent in reality-based activities decreases focus on hallucinations.
What is the purpose of providing noncompetitive activities that focus on the here and now?
500
Symptoms that can be present in a Schizophrenic person in the Acute phase
What is hallucinations, delusions, apathy, and loss of functional ability.
500
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia. (Name all 5!!)
What are symptoms including avolition, anergia, apathy, affective flattening, social inattentiveness?
500
This adverse effect of antipsychotics is rare, can be fatal, and is caused by an acute reduction in brain dopamine activity.