Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Flashcards
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Alic approached Nurse April to seek guidance on how to handle his alcoholism. The patient should be informed by nurse April that there is only one proven method for treating alcoholism:
Answer: Total abstinence
The only effective treatment for alcoholism is complete abstinence. Some problem drinkers might be persuaded to seek treatment before suffering harsh effects if they are given counseling on moderation. According to studies on moderate or "controlled" drinking, this approach can be effective for people who have not yet established a systemic pattern of alcohol addiction or who have only sometimes suffered harmful effects from drinking. Being young, female, employed, in a secure social environment, and self-assured about limiting consumption are also advantages. Before they cross the line into dependence, patients are supposed to be assisted in setting objectives and drinking restrictions.
Male client being treated by nurse Mench has erroneous sensory sensations that have no rational justification. This impression is referred to as:
Answer: Hallucinations
Hallucinations are unfounded sensory sensations, such as those that are visual, aural, gustatory, tactile, or olfactory. Hallucinations are defined as "sensory experiences that are not caused by stimulation of the relevant sensory organs" and the "perception of a nonexistent object or event" Hallucinations are common in people with psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but you don't necessarily need to have a mental illness to experience them.
A female patient of Nurse Ashy's is being treated because she has suicidal thoughts. Nurse Ashy should go with the client to the bathroom.
Answer: Observe her.
The acutely suicidal patient must be continuously observed by the nurse. The nurse should keep an eye out for warning signs, such as talking about dying, stockpiling drugs, and conveying suicidal thoughts and messages. The intervention is to first and foremost ensure the patient's safety. The application of risk variables along with a clinical investigation form the basis of intervention.
A care plan is being created by nurse Shenny for a female client who has anorexia nervosa. Which action has to be included in the plan by the nurse?
Answer: Set-up a strict eating plan for the client.
Setting up a steady eating schedule and keeping track of the client's weight are crucial for this disorder. Monitor the patient at mealtimes and for a predetermined amount of time (typically an hour) after meals. to guarantee adherence to the nutritional therapy plan. Food is regarded as a medication for anorexic hospital patients. Maintain a regular plan for weighing yourself, such as every Monday and Friday before breakfast while wearing the same clothes, and graph your results. gives a precise continuing record of weight growth or decrease. Reduces worrying excessively about weight changes as well.
An anxiety attack is plaguing a patient. What should the best nursing intervention contain?
Answer: Staying with the client and speaking in short sentences.
Short sentences, staying with the client, reducing stimulation, maintaining cool, and administering medication as needed are all appropriate nursing actions for an anxiety attack. Since anxiety is contagious and can be passed from staff to client or vice versa, maintain a calm, non-threatening demeanor while working with the client. Speak slowly and clearly while using basic language to describe hospital experiences to the client; in a highly worried state, the client is unable to understand anything except the most basic communication.
A female client who has been diagnosed with grandiosity delusions is admitted. According to this diagnostic, the patient is:
Answer: Highly famous and important.
A false sense of fame and importance is called a delusion of grandeur. The erroneous conviction of one's own superiority, greatness, or brilliance is known as a delusion of grandeur. People who suffer from delusions of grandeur don't merely have high self-esteem; they actually hold this belief despite the tremendous amount of evidence to the contrary. For instance, someone who has never held a leadership position and has trouble interacting with others can think they are destined to rule the world. Persistence is the hallmark of grandiose delusions. They are not merely fleeting fantasies or future aspirations.
Dependent personality disorder was identified in a patient who is 20 years old. Which conduct is least likely to be indicative of inadequate personal coping?
Answer: Inability to make choices and decisions without advice.
To get others to make decisions with them, people with dependent personality disorder frequently exhibit indecisiveness, submission, and clinging behaviors. Anxious personality disorders include dependent personality disorder (DPD). People with DPD frequently experience feelings of helplessness, submission, or impotence. They could struggle to come to easy judgments. However, a person with a dependent personality can develop self-confidence and independence with assistance.