Chapter 33- Children and Adolescent
Nursing Diagnosis-Intellectual Disability
Risk for Injury related to altered physical mobility or aggressive behavior
Self-care deficit related to altered physical mobility or lack of maturity
Impaired verbal communi
Ch. 31: Eating Disorders
Intro
The hypothalamus contains the appetite regulation center within the
brain.
It regulates the bodys ability to recognize when it is hungry, when it
is not hungry, and when it has been sated.
Eating behaviors are influenced
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A. Dimensional analysis (pages 2 5)
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Definition
Steps of dimensional analysis
One-factor, two-factor and three factor problems
Common mistakes students make on exams
Example
Chapter 24. Schizophrenia
Spectrum and Other Psychotic
Disorders
Chapter 24. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Multiple Choice
1. A paranoid client presents with bizarre behaviors, neologisms, and thought insertion.
Which nursing action
MENTAL HESI 2
1. A male employee who is assessed weekly in the employee clinic for blood pressure
because of a history of hypertension tells the nurse that he is so upset with one of his
co-workers that he would like to shoot him. What action should the n
CHAPTER 24 COGNITIVE DISORDERS
Definitions
Cognition: Mental operations that relate to logic, awareness, intellect, memory, language
and reasoning powers.
o Ability to think
Cognitive disorder: Significant deficit in cognition or memory representing a cha
Common Symptoms
Physical: Nonstop activity, minimal food intake, little or no sleeps. Can lead to
exhaustion and even death (organ failure)
Mood symptoms: Unstable euphoric mood, intense feeling of well being, mood
may change to irritation and anger
Behav
CHAPTER 28 BIPOLAR
Mania
Mania: An alteration in mood expressed by feelings of elation, inflated self esteem,
grandiosity, hyperactivity, agitation and accelerated thinking and speaking
Hypomania: Is a milder form of mania usually not severe enough for ho
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) Eeyore!
Characterized by chronic depressive syndrome usually present for most of the day, more
days than not, for at least a 2-year period
o Low level chronic depression
o Not usually severe enough for hospitaliz
Theories
Genetics
Biological: Imbalance of neurotransmitters
Bio-anatomical-atrophy and sulci (ridges) widening
Loss and trauma
Learned helplessness, hopelessness, lack of control over stress
Self-esteem issues
o Parents being overbearing to child to be t
CHAPTER 27: MOOD DISORDERS
Depression
Mood: Prolonged emotional state that influences a persons perception of the
environment
o Irritable: Negative, grumpy, angry
Depression: Alteration in mood that is expressed by profound sadness, despair,
pessimism, ho
Chapter 4: Concepts of Psychobiology
Structure of the Brain
Alterations in cerebral functioning accounts for disturbances in behavior and mental
experience
Mental disorders usually are based biologically and can be treated by
psychopharmacology
In mental
Ch. 32: Personality Disorders
Personality
Characteristics an individual is born with or develops early in life
Influences the way he/she perceives & relates to environment &
quite stable over time
Occurs in response to various biological and psychologi
Chapters 5- Legal and ethical implications
Voluntary vs. Involuntary-You have the right to refuse meds, if youre not a danger to yourself or
others.
-Emergency Commitment or 72-hour hold (Involuntary) *Under course shell
-The treatment team must determine
Victim may try to cover up the injury or may look for help but sometimes they will go
back
1. Honeymoon (Calm, Loving, Respite) phase
Abuser becomes loving, kind and promises to change
Victim becomes trusting, hoping for change
Hard to leave at this po
Response to Intervention
The elderly population may resist intervention to their abuse due to
o Fear of retaliation
o Embarrassment
o Protection of perpetrator
o Unwillingness to take legal action
Guidelines for Intervention for Elder Abuse
Check state
Nursing Diagnosis
Rape Trauma syndrome, variant of PTSD
Acute phase: Shock, numbness, disbelief, confusion, and restlessness.
Long term phase:
o Social withdrawal
o Avoidance behaviors
o Fears and phobias
o Only 5% of population will be resilient and walk
NR326- Mental Health Nursing
EXAM 2
1. A client was recently admitted to the inpatient unit after a suicide attempt and has not responded to
SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressants. The client asks the nurse, I heard about MAOIs (monoamine oxidase
inhibitors).
MENTAL HESI 5
1. A male client is admitted to the mental health unit because he was feeling depressed
about the loss of his wife and job. The client has a history of alcohol dependency and
admits that he was drinking alcohol 12 hours ago. His temperature
Med Surg Exam #2
1. Q: A nurse has administered several blood transfusions over 3 days to a client with
Thalassemia. What lab value would be MOST IMPORTANT for the nurse to monitor closely
during this therapy?
A: Hemoglobin Level
2. Q: A major goal for th
MENTAL HESI 3
1. Which technique is the most important therapeutic tool a nurse should use to provide
quality care to a psychiatric client?
A. Context.
B. Self-analysis. Correct
C. Counter transference.
D. Therapeutic self-disclosure.
Self-analysis is a t
MENTAL HESI 7
Practice exam
1. A 30-year-old sales manager tells the nurse, "I am thinking about a job change. I don't feel
like I am living up to my potential." Which of Maslow's developmental stages is the sales
manager attempting to achieve?
A.
Self-Ac
MEDSURGE HESSI 2015
1. FEMALE PATIENT HOW HAVE EPIGASTRIC PAIN FOR 3 DAYS HAVE BEEN TAKIN ANTACIDS AND NO
RESOLVE ARRIVE TO HOSPITAL W/HR;128 BPM, BP110/70 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
INTERVENTION FINDING IN ASSESSMENT: ASSES FOR RADIATING JAW PAIN.
2. PAT
MENTAL HESI 4
1. A woman admitted to the Emergency Department is bleeding profusely from a patch where
hair was lost from her scalp. She is accompanied by her husband who tells the nurse that his
wife caught her hair on the railing and pulled it out when
MENTAL HESI 6
Psychiatric Hesi book
1. A nurse working in the emergency department of a children's hospital admits a child whose
injuries could have been the result of abuse. Which statement most accurately describes the
nurse's responsibility in cases of
MENTAL HESI 1
1. History of alcoholism admitted for detoxification; 6 mg of Ativan what additional
prescription administer immediately
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
2. Hopeless unable to stop crying; evaluate effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral techniques;
cl
Chapter 2
Mental Health: The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment,
evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-appropriate and congruent with local
and cultural norms.
Everything in mental health is
Townsend
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8e
Instructor ETB
Chapter 2-1
Chapter 2. Mental Health/Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts
Multiple Choice
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness beca
Townsend
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8e
Instructor ETB
Chapter 7-1
Chapter 7. Relationship Development
Multiple Choice
1. What is the most essential task for a nurse to accomplish prior to forming a therapeutic
relationship with a client?
A. To cla
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Drug Classification: Antidepressant Agents
Indications: Treatment of various forms of endogenous depression, often in conjunction with pyschotherapy
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