Mental Health concepts and cognitive disorders
What are causes of Delirium
What is the difference between delirium and dementia
CVA, Drug overdose, drug toxicity drug withdrawal tumors infections anesthesia fluid and electrolyte imbalances malnutrition
delirium is acute and reversible
Dementia is chronic and irreversible
To feel perceive what another person is feeling. Or conveys the interpretations of the patient's feeling back to them or validates the client's feeling
What is empathy
Transferring responsibility to perform a task to a UAP. This task or activity is within the Job description of the one handing of the task.
What is delegation
Process whereby a disabled person is helped to achieve optimal function. A primary goal is to minimize deficit from the condition and maximize the abilities that are intact
What is rehabilitation
Symptoms include anxiety irritability and agitation progressive symptom include increased blood pressure and pulse, tremors nausea vomiting Diaphoresis delirium tremens hallucination and seizures.
What is Alcohol withdrawals
This disorder affects prisoners of war individuals exposed to natural disasters or plane or train accicdents
What is Post Traumatic Stress disorder
This is needed to develop the nurse patient relationship
What is establish trust
This task can legally be delegated for a specific patient
What is the right task
True or false: The philosophy of rehabilitation nursing is based on the recognition of the patient's need for independence: Patient's are encouraged to do as much as they can independently as possible
True
This is a life threatening reversible disorder that arises from Vitamin B1 Deficiency
What is Wernicke Encephalopathy
Main features of this disorder: Marked emotional and mood instability self image distortion impulsivity difficulty with interpersonal relationships: these individuals engage in self mutilation- safety is a major concern for these clients
What is Borderline personality disorder
Specific responses that encourage expression of feelings and ideas and convey acceptance and respect
What is therapeutic communication
This requirement calls for assigning patient's who are stable and independent nursing judgement is Not required for the task. Lastly the resources are available to perform the task
What is the Right circumstance
These programs focus on muscle strengthening and balance
What are restorative programs.
This drug is considered a CNS stimulant that causes hyperactivity increase in blood pressure and pulse
What is cocaine
This the most common thought disorder presentation includes episodes of hallucinations delusions flight of ideas disorganized speech
What is schizophrenia
These questions cause the nurse to understand the depth of what the patient is experiencing
What is Exploring feelings
The person performing the task is qualified to do so
This medication is an anticoagulant and is used for patients while they are immobile
What is Levonox
This substance is highly addictive and causes Increased respirations decreased pulmonary function and chronic cough
What is nicotine
This class of drug is used for Anxiety and has a depressant action on the central nervous system
What are Benzodiazepines
This non therapeutic communication technique gives clients false hope regarding their situation
What is false reassurance
This states what should be done and when it should be done, and what to report to the delegating nurse
Right Direction and communication
A type II diabetic patient is admitted in to a skilled nursing facility for shorterm rehabilitation His insulin dosage is based on his rapid finger stick what type of order is this
What is sliding scale insulin
This drug may cause distortion of senses inability to separate fact from fantasy. Known to cause panic and flash backs
What is hallucnogen (PCP or angel dust