Psychiatric Nursing Flashcards

1
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The most important element in Nurse-Patient Relationship

A

Acceptance

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Purpose of Acceptance / Nurse-Patient Relationship

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to help the client develop new and effective coping mechanisms

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3
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Elements of a contract:

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1) time, duration, and venue of sessions
2) termination and criteria for termination
3) nurse and patient’s responsibilities
4) participants

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4
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what are the 4 phases of the Nurse-Patient Relationship (POWT)

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Pre-orientation
Orientation
Working
Termination

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5
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The phase of the Nurse-Patient Relationship wherein the nurse’s responsibility is to read the patient’s chart.

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Pre-orientation

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6
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the goal in pre-orientation is:

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Self-awareness (introspection)

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7
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the problem in pre-orientation is:

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reluctance of the nurse

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8
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why do we need self-awareness

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to maintain professionalism when dealing with patients

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9
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nurse’s responsibility in the orientation phase

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Formulate nursing diagnosis

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10
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goal in the orientation phase

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establish trust and build rapport

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11
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a problem that the nurse may encounter in the orientation phase

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resistance of the patient

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12
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How to build trust and rapport with patients?

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involve the client in planning. make sure that your words and actions are congruent.

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13
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the longest phase in the nurse-patient relationship?

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working

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14
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nurse’s responsibility in the working phase:

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promote the client’s insight

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15
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goal in the working phase:

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RN: explore, Pt: verbalize

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16
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problem in the working phase:

A

emotional attachment

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17
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what is transference

A

patient redirects feelings to nurses

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18
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what is countertransference

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the nurse redirects feelings to the patient

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19
Q

how to prevent emotional attachment?

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remind the patient about the contract, redirect the feelings of the client, encourage verbalization

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20
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nurse’s responsibility during the termination phase:

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determine the client’s feelings about the end of the relationship

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21
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goal during the termination phase:

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evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions

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22
Q

problem during the termination phase

A

separation anxiety

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23
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is separation anxiety normal?

A

yes

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24
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how do we prevent separation anxiety during the termination phase?

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constantly remind the patient about the contract

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25
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what to do in case of separation anxiety?

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encourage verbalization

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26
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What is the meaning of crisis?

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when coping mechanisms are ineffective that results in disequilibrium.

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27
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types of crisis = SAM

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Situational,
Adventitious/social,
Maturational/Developmental

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28
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duration of crisis

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4-6 wks

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29
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goal during crisis:

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help the pt return to pre-crisis level

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30
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where to focus during a crisis? what type of therapy?

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present (gestalt therapy)

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31
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approaches during crisis?

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directive to promote problem solving
supportive to encourage expression of feelings

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32
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initial assessment during crisis:

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precipitating event - “tell me what happened.”

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33
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factors to consider in crisis:

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perception / feelings
support system
effectiveness of coping mechanism

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34
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therapeutic communication - CARES

A

clarify
acknowledge
restate, reflect
explore
silence

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35
Q

structural theory of personality is by:

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Freudi

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36
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3 divisions of the mind:

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conscious, unconscious, and subconscious

37
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3 divisions of the mind: CONSCIOUS

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happy memories

38
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3 divisions of the mind: SUBCONSCIOUS

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retrievable memories

39
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3 divisions of the mind: UNCONSCIOUS

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“true emotions”, “slip of the tongue”/ Freudian slip

40
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3 components of the mind:

A

id, ego, superego

41
Q

ID

A

pleasure seeker, needs instant gratification

42
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SUPEREGO

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moral conscience, guilt

43
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EGO

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reality; balances pleasure and moral conscience

44
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examples of psychological conditions that may result when ID overpowers the mind

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antisocial, borderline disorder

45
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examples of psychological conditions that may result when SUPEREGO overpowers the mind

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anorexia nervosa, OCD

46
Q

ego defense mechanisms are done conscious or unconscious?

A

mostly unconscious

47
Q

Ego defense mechanism: failure to admit the reality of a situation

A

denial

48
Q

diabetic person eating chocolate candy

A

denial

49
Q

man pouts like a 4 year old if he is not the center of gf’s attention

A

regression

50
Q

regression is common in patients with

A

schizophrenia and dementia

51
Q

nursing student becoming a critical nurse because it is the specialty of an instructor she admires

A

identification

52
Q

it is copying the person or imitating the person you like

A

identification

53
Q

copying the attitude, beliefs, and values of a person you dislike

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introjection

54
Q

person who dislikes gun becomes an avid hunter, just like bff

A

introjection

55
Q

thinkers are doers

A

projection

56
Q

projection is common in patients with

A

paranoid client

57
Q

unconscious blaming of others. ex, unfaithful husband suspects wife of infidelity

A

projection

58
Q

ventilation of intense feelings towards persons less threatening

ex. kicking a cat, mad at bos -> mad at wife,

A

displacement

59
Q

plastic to people

A

reaction formation

60
Q

reaction formation is common in patient’s with

A

bipolar disorder: depression and manic episodes

61
Q

making up for or negate unacceptable behavior.

ex. a cheating husband brings wife a bouquet of roses to remove guilt

A

undoing

62
Q

undoing is common in conditions with

A

OCD

63
Q

conscious forgetting

A

suppression

64
Q

unconscious forgetting

A

repression

65
Q

unconscious forgetting with disintegration of personality, consciousness, memory, identity, and emotion

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dissociation

66
Q

conditions common in dissociation:

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DID, dissociative fugue

67
Q

different identity in diff environments

A

dissociative fugue

68
Q

unjusitifiable excuse
ex. man beats wife because she does not listen

A

rationalization

69
Q

rationalization is common in:

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alcoholism and antisocial

70
Q

acknowledging fact without emotions.

A

intellectualization

71
Q

intellectualization is common in patients with

A

anxiety

72
Q

replacing unattainable goals into attainable ones.

ex. cant bear child => opens up daycare center

A

substitution

73
Q

overachieve in another area to compensate for failure

ex. low self-esteem => works double shift to make the supervisor like her

A

compensation

74
Q

rechanneling unacceptable impulses into good ones.

ex. wants to be a killer => works in morgue. victim of rape => lawyer

A

sublimation

75
Q

categorize ppl as good or bad.
common in borderline disorder

ex. people without mustache is female.

A

splitting

76
Q

misinterpretation of external stimulus

ex. belt = snake

A

illusion

77
Q

misinterpretation of sensory stimulus

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hallucination

78
Q

visual hallucination

A

psychedelics

79
Q

tactile hallucination

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formication

80
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olfactory hallucination

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phantosmia

81
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gustatory hallucination

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spontaneous dysgeusia

82
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auditory hallucination

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command auditory

83
Q

a type of hallucination common in alcohol withdrawal

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tactile / formication

84
Q

a type of hallucination common in marijuana use

A

visual / psychedelics

85
Q

a type of hallucination common in PTSD

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olfactory / phantosmia

86
Q

a type of hallucination common in seizures

A

gustatory / spontaneous dysgeusia

87
Q

a type of hallucination common in schizophrenia

A

auditory / command auditory

88
Q

mixing of senses

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synesthesia

89
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the disturbances in perception

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illusion, hallucinations, synesthesia