NUR 180 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse
Final Exam
Question:
What are the 6 aspects of Mental Health Care Practice?
Answer:
"Do No Harm Accept each client as a whole person Develop Mutual Trust Explore behaviors and emotions Encourage Responsibility Encourage effective adaptation
Question:
What categories does the WHODAS focus on?
Answer:
"Cognition Getting Along Life Activities 1 / 4
Mobility Participation Self-Care
Question:
What does the risk factor assessment cover?
Answer:
"-Suicide/Self Harm (current or past) -Alcohol and/or drug use (how much, how often, interrupt daily life, attempts to stop) -Violence (current anger/aggression, hx of assault, destructive behavior, striking out)
- Elopement (leaving AMA? want to leave now?)
- Seizures (hx of seizures and falls)
Question:
What does the Mental Status Examination cover?
Answer:
"General Description (how do they look) Emotional State (Mood, Affect) Experiences (Perceptions) Thinking (Thought processes) 2 / 4
Sensorium (Level of consciousness, memory, level of concentration & calculation, information and intelligence, judgement
Question:
What are the levels of consciousness?
Answer:
"-Comatose (unresponsive to verbal or painful stimuli) -Stuporous (Responds to strong physical stimuli) -Drowsy/somnolent (Wakens with strong verbal stimuli) -Lethargic (Verbally aroused but has decreased wakefulness) -Alert (awake and responsive) -Hyper alert (hypervigilant) -Mania (extreme excitement, elation, and activity)
Question:
What is allopathic medicine?
Answer:
Western medicine (prescription medications)
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Question:
What is alternative medicine?
Answer:
"Natural remedies Yoga Meditation
Question:
What is complementary and alternative medicine therapy?
Answer:
Combination of medical health care and natural remedies
Question:
What are some signs of PTSD?
Answer:
"Flashbacks Nightmares Intrusive thoughts Withdraw from society Tendency to self-medicate
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