MH Final 2020 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is the type of communication that refers to the body gestures such as facial expressions posture and hand movements?
Nonverbal communication
name the mood stabilizer that can become extremely toxic and requires that the patient keep the salt intake of their diet consists?
Lithium
How does an MAOI medication blocking serotonin reuptake help depression?
increases the amount of available serotonin in the synaptic gap
a young man in his twenties has been prescribed an SSRI for depression what side effects would the nurse have the biggest concern about and the first month of taking the drug?
Suicidal thoughts
Don’t worry about it everything is going to be fine is an example of which kind of non-therapeutic communication?
False reassurance
give an example of the use of validation to a client who states “my sister is so dumb she just talks to her boyfriend now she acts like I don’t even exist.”
“You feel your sister is ignoring you now that she has a boyfriend.”
The nurse asks the client what are something that you like to do? when you are off work how often do you do those things what about those things do you like doing the most and another question how often do you work during the weekend this nurse needs to work on her use of?
Silence
The client states I just hate him so much I wish you would die which is the nurse’s best response?
“what does this person do to make you feel this way?
a client states that her husband recently passed she states that she’s working on donating his clothes to a local shelter what stage of grief is she displaying?
Acceptance
a client with bipolar disorder is displacing manic behaviors. The client has not slept in days and wants to talk to everyone he sees on the street about flying. His impulsive makes him at risk for what?
Risk for injury or self harm
