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PRN 1562 Exam 1 Mental Health Nursing Guide Latest Update 2024/2025 Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade A – Rasmussen
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maslows hierarchy of needs Answer: cannot be on a level higher than a level that you have not completed
Trust vs mistrust Answer: age birth to 1.5 years task-basic sense of trust and physical feeling of comfort decreases fear
autonomy vs shame and doubt Answer: 1.5 to 3 years task- gain self control and independence in the environment
initiative vs guilt Answer: 3-6 years task-acheive a sense of purpose and mastery over tasks
industry vs inferiority Answer: 6-12 years task-gain a sense of self confidence through learning, competing and performing sucessfully
identity vs role confusion Answer: 12-20 years task-integrate all tasks into a secure sense of self
intimacy vs isolation Answer: 20-30 task- forming a boding social relationship
generativity vs self absorption Answer: 30-65 achieve life goals and obtain concern for wellness of future generations
integrity vs depair
Answer: 65-death task-derive meaning from ones whole life, obtain self worth
dopamine Answer: decreases parkinsons, depression, increase schizeophrenia mania. used for cognition, motivation and movement controls emotional responses of brains rewards and pleasure centers
serotonin Answer: decrease depression increase anxiety regulates mood arousal attention behavior and body temperature
nor epinephrine Answer: regulates mood, attention and arousal. stimulates CNS increases mania anxiety and schizophrenia decreases depression
Answer: anti convulsion muscle relaxant impairs cognition and psycho motor functions reduces anxiety excitation aggression. role in pain perception decreases mania, anxiety and schizophrenia
orientation phase Answer: atmospere established, nurse role is defined, contract containing date, time, place of meeting, confidentiliaty is discussed. terms of termination discussed, atmosphere of trust
working phase Answer: maintain relationship, gather more data, promote problem solving skills, facilitate behavior change, evaluate problems and goals
termination phase Answer: summarizes goals and objectives achieved, how to incorperate into daily life, echanging memories, by sharing this phase with patient is shows you care.
nurse client relationship Answer: facilitates comunication of distressing thoughts feelings and assisting patients with problem solving. helps patients examine self defeating behaviors. promotes self care and independence
social relationship Answer: initiates for friendship socialization, enjoyment includes giving advice approval and disapproval and meetings basic dependency needs.
transference Answer: person consciously and inappropriately displaces anger to a different person
counter transference Answer: tendency of a nurse to displace onto the patient feelings related to people of in the past
nursing process Answer: assessment -hx, interview, MSE diagnosis -identify problem nursing DX prioritizing tx. outcome- identify attainable outcomes planning - identify safe interventions implementation-practicing interventions, meds and advanced practice evaluation document results of evaluation if not reached and then revise
goal development Answer: contains attainable cultural sensitive goals that can be measured with a time limit
mental health Answer: being comfortable with yourself feeling good about relationships with others being able to meet the demands of life
mental illness Answer: low self esteen and self concept unable to relate to others incapable to relate to others unable to distinguish between reality, fantasy and imagination
parts of MSE Answer: personal info- age, gender, marital status, relision, race employment appearance- grooming, hygiene, pupils, facial expression, HT, WT, tattoos, age behavior- body movements, abnormal movements, level of eye contact
speech- rate, slow, rapid, volume, slurring, tone, stuttering affect/mood- flat, bland, animated, angry, sad, labile, euphoric thought- disorganized, coherent, flight of ideas, delusions, obsessions perceptual disturbance- hallucinations delusions cognition- A&O*3 LOC, memory attention, insight, judgement
empathy Answer: Understanding the feelings of someone else "How upsetting this must be for you."
sympathy Answer: we feel the feelings of others "I know exactly how you feel"
use of silence Answer: therapeutic communication technique-giving the patient time for thought
clarifying Answer: therapeutic communication technique- to reflect and ask questions to make sure you understand
paraphrasing Answer: therapeutic communication technique- restating in different words
restating Answer: therapeutic communication technique mirroring what the patient just said
reflecting Answer: therapeutic communication technique "you sound as if you have many disappointments"
exploring Answer:
therapeutic communication technique tell me more about your relationship with your wife
projective question Answer: therapeutic communication technique "what if" questions (if you had three wishes?) used to explore
presupposition question Answer: therapeutic communication technique the "miracle" question identifies goals
non therapeutic techniques Answer: asking excessive questions-especially close ended giving approval disapproval-implies nurse can judge advising, giving advice asking why questions
rights for involuntarily committed patients Answer:
freedom from unreasonable restraints right to informed consent right to refuse medication
duty to warn Answer: telling a patients potential victim of potential harm
seclusion Answer: used when behaior is harmful to self or others when alternative methods are unsuccessful (verbal, medication) when a decrease in sensory stimuli is needed when a patient requests it.
Answer: fluoxetine (prozac) sertaline (zoloft) paroxetine (paxil) side effects: increased serotonin nausea, vomiting
Tricyclics
Answer: Amitriptylene (elavil) Imipramine (tofranil) increased norephinephrine anticholinergic effects fatal in overdose
Answer: Phenelzine (Nardil) Tranykcyromine (parnate) EPS AM hypertensive crisis if ingested with tyramine (beer, wine, aged cheese, organ meat, avacados
benzodiazepines Answer: anxiety short term PRN may cause addiction
typical antipsychotic Answer: schizophrenia EPS NMS
atypical anti psychotic
Answer: metabolic syndrome- heart disease, diabetes
serotonin syndrome Answer: can happen when central serotonin receptors are activated from interaction with other drugs S/S hyperactivity, tachycardia, fever, increased BP, altered mental status, mood swings, seizures, tonic rigidity, ABD pain, apnea and death TX/ meaures discontinue, meds propranolol, dantrolene, diazepam anticonvulsants, artificial ventilation, paralysis
Id Answer: acts on pleasure, regardless of consequence, infantile it is of the unconscious mind
ego Answer: regulates the id, more realistic, still seeks pleasure but makes more socially responsible decisions, it is instinctive helps with problem solving
superego Answer: it is the problem soler reality tester it is of the conscious, and has morals
ethnicity Answer: a state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition
culture Answer: a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization
ethics Answer: the principles of conduct governing an individual or group
negligence
Answer: ethical principle- act or omission of an act that breaches the duty of due care and results in injury
autonomy Answer: ethical principle- respecting the rights of others to make own decisions, such as the right to refuse medications
justice Answer: ethical principle- duty to distribute resources and care equally, spending time with each patient equally
beneficence Answer: ethical principle- the duty to act as to benefit or promote the good of others such as spending extra time with a highly anxious patient
fidelity Answer:
ethical principle- maintaining loyalty and commitment to the patient and doing no wrong, maintaining expertise in nursing cares through education demonstrates fidelity
veracity Answer: ethical principle- duty to communicate truthfully describing medications in a truthful and non misleading way for example