Mental Final - Exam 1 Flashcards
Suicidal patient interventions
Assess ideation, plan, and lethality. Contract and monitor closely or put on 1-to-1 if no contract.
Three things apparent in patients in a crisis state
Inadequate coping mechanisms, anxiety, and struggle for equilibrium
3 reasons for admission to psych unit
Harm to self, harm to others, self neglect
Patient rights
Communicate (phone) Keep personal items Habeus corpus Privacy Informed consent Refuse treatment
Preorientation phase
examine feelings, gather data
Orientation phase
Introduce, establish report, BEGIN termination, focus on pt needs
Working phase
Implement/evaluate care plan, assess safety, contract
Termination phase
Summarize, don’t make promises, be honest.
Patients feelings toward a nurse
Transference
Nurses feelings toward the patient
Countertransference
What does Dopamine effect? What does an increase/decrease cause?
Fine motor movement, emotions, reasoning
Increase: Mania, schizophrenia
Decrease: Parksinson’s, depression
What does Serotonin effect? What does an increase/decrease cause?
Sleep, hunger, mood, pain
Increase: Anxiety
Decrease: Depression
What does GABA effect? What does an increase/decrease cause?
Inhibitory; reduces aggression.
Increase: Reduced Anxiety
Decrease: Anxiety, Schizophrenia
What does Norepinephrine cause? What does an increase/decrease cause?
Mood, fight or flight
Increase: Mania, anxiety, schizophrenia
Decrease: Depression
Restraints steps
Verbally descalate Offer meds Offer to go to room - decrease stimuli Show of force Have patient stay in room Seclude - Lock door Restraints
Inappropriate affect
Laughs at death
Labile affect
Rapid mood changes
No connection between thoughts
Looseness of association.
Hallucinations
Positive. Auditory, Tactile, Gustatory, Olfactory, Visual
Anergia
Negative. Lack of energy