Mental health Flashcards
behavior
manner which person preforms ADLs
Personality
attitudes and behaviors
Early s/s parkinson meds toxicity
Anxiety
4 levels of anxiety
mild
moderate
severe
panic
Pt on Thorazine with EPS s/s
Benztropine/ Congentin
S/S amitiriptyline toxicity
Dysarythmia
Orthostatic Hypotension
Dull headache
Drink
Orange
Drinks
Pt with confabulation, memory loss, lethargy, and diplopia
Wernickes encephalopathy
B1 Thiamine deficiency
therapeutic communication in MH
Nonjudgmental
Erickson stage V
Identity vs role confusion
early s/s suicidal ideation
Psychomotor behavior increase
Nurse Dx for BPD
impaired social interaction
inability to cope
Anxiety
Risk for violence
pt believed CIA controlling thoughts
Magical thinking
pt c/o after ECT
joint and muscle soreness
Meds for morphine and heroin withdrawl
Methadone
Clonidine
Pt taking Flurazepam with dizziness and weakness should
Call HCP
Females with anorexia have
Amenorrhea
What teach pt before ECT
NPO 8* before wear loose clothes takes meds as normal cant drive for 24* void before push fluids after wash hair
Teaching for Haldol
increase salt
rise slow
will decrease hallucinations and delusions
helps pt adapt to stress
planned outcome of ECT
depression decreases
reoriontate pt after
ECT treats
Depression, MDD
Mania
Mood disorders
priority of lithium level 1.8
stop med
call HCP
teach pt on resperidone and antacid
take 1* apart
s/s severe panic
^BP
^HR
^RR
s/s prodomal schizophrenia
minor and vague s/s
lack energy
low hygiene
social withdrawl
teach pt on lithium
increase salt
encourage fluids
routine labs for toxicity
thought process w schizophrenia
non reality based thinking
nursing interventions for violent behavior
calm and assertive
nonthreatening
to point, brief
teach pt with dysthymic disorder
importance of good support system
highest probability of successful suicide
over 70
15-24
s/s bulemia
normal wt
lack of control in life
severe calorie restriction
interventions for memory loss and confabulation
reorientate to environment
give sense of security
safety first
psychomotor retardation s/s
slow thought, speech, and movements
assess with anxiety pt
cause, trigger
nurse Dx for anorexic
distorted body image
imbalanced nutrition
negative s/s schizophrenia
flat affect
social isolation
apathy
alogia
goal pt bipolar
med compliance