Ch 1-6 Flashcards
Stupor
Client responds to painful or vigorous stimuli to elicit a brief response may or may not be able to respond verbally
Coma
No response from repeated painful stimuli
What are the abnormal posturing in a client who is comatose
Decorticate rigidity- flexion and internal rotation of UPPER EXTREMITY JOINTS AND LEGS
Decerbrate rigidity- neck and elbow extension, wrist and finger flexion
What is the mini mental state examination
Is used to objectively assess a clients cognitive status by evaluating the following:
Orientation to time and place
Attention span and ability to count backward by 7
Registration and recalling of objects
Language, including naming of objects, following of commands, and ability to write
Glasgow coma scale
Examination used to obtain baseline assessment of a clients level of consciousness and for ongoing assessment. Eye, verbal and motor response is evaluated and a number value is assigned based on that response. The highest possible score is 15 a score of 7 indicates the client is in a coma.
If a client is stuporous, what does this mean
The client arouses briefly in response to a sternal rub
In caring for a client with a mental health disorder, what is appropriate to include as a psychobiological intervention
Monitor client for adverse effects of medications.
What is a tort
A wrongful act or injury committed by an entity or person against another person or another persons property.
Beneficence
Relates to the quality of doing good
Autonomy
Refers to the clients right to make her own decisions. The client must also accept the consequences of those decisions
Justice
Fair and equal treatment for all
Fidelity
Loyalty and faithfulness to the client and to ones duty
Veracity
Being honest
What must be present for a nurse to apply restraints on her own
An emergency situation. If this treatment is initiated, the nurse must obtain a written order within 15-30 min
What are the 4 primary levels of basic communication
Intra personal
Interpersonal
Public communication
Transpersonal communication
Intra personal
Communication that occurs within an individual also identified as self talk
Interpersonal
Communication that occurs between 2or more ppl in a small group
Public communication
Communication that occurs within large groups of people
Transpersonal communication
Communication that addresses a persons spiritual needs and provides interventions to meet those needs
Clarity/ brevity
The shortest,simplest communication is usually most effective
What defense mechanisms are healthy
Altruism and sublimation
Altruism
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
Sublimation
Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression
Give a example of sublimation
A person angry at his boss, works out vigorously during his lunch hour