Psychiatric Flashcards
A person has loss of interest, negative views of world, anhedonia, lost a spouse, has weight gain, used to cry but not anymore, has no energy is always irritable and can’t make simple decisions
What is this
Depression
What can you do for a person with depression
Help them experience accomplishments Careful with compliments Prevent Isolation Interact with others is good Assess Suicide risk
Can a person with depression be delusional or hallucinating
Yes
A person in mild depression would they have insomnia or hypersomnia
Hypersomnia
A person in severe depression would they have insomnia or hyperinsomnia
insomnia
A person has a flight of ideas, they are emotionally labile and have a continious high, they have delusions of grandeur. They dress innapropriately, wont eat much have different sleep patterns, poor judgement, hypersexual and manipulative
Manic bipolar
What should a nurse do with a manic patient
Do not talk a lot about their delusions, let them know you accept them but you don’t believe in them. Maintain safety. set limits, staff must be consistent. Decrease attention spam
- decrease stimuli
- limit group activities
- remove hazards
- structured schedules
- keep snacks available
- weigh daily
- walk with clients during meals
- don’t argue or try to reason
When a client’s focus is inward on their own world, they have disorganized thoughts, rapid thoughts, jump from idea to idea, echolalia, neologism, concrete thinking, delusional, hallucinating, child-like manners, religiosity
Schizophrenia
What is meant by Echolalia
Hearing something and repeating it over and over
What is neologism
Making up new words
What should a nurse do for a schizophrenia person
Decrease stimuli Observe frequently without looking suspicious orient frequently keep conversations reality based make sure personal needs are met
When assessing a suicide patient you must ask
Do you have a plan
what is the plan
how lethal is the plan
do you have access to the plan
What should you watch out for with a suicidal patient
Isolating themselves
writing a will
collecting harmful objects
giving away belongings
What should a nurse do for a patient that is suicidal
- provide safe environment
- safe-proof room
- contract to postopone
- direct, closed ended statements
- re-channel anger-> through exercise
- Stay calm–> anxiety is contagious
What are some important things to remember with restraints
- Check them every 15 munutes; remember, hydration, elimination and nutrition
- Stay away from Restraints
- Observation at 15-30 minute intervals or 1-1 if client not safe
When a person is always suspicious, guarded, pathologically jealous, hypersensitive, can’t relax, they have no humor are unemotional, craves recognition, reacts with rage..
this person has paranoia
Treatment for paranoia
Be reliable Brief visits Be careful with touch Respect they're personal space avoid whispering don't mix their meds be matter-of fact always ID meds eating sealed foods need consistency in nurses no competitive activities and be honest
When does anxiety become a disorder
When it starts to interfere with our day to day living
When someone has mild anxiety what does it do to our activity level
Increases it