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Mental Health Unit 2
Managed, Acute, Community Care
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
01/08/2007

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Term
Name some Elements of Biopsychosocial Nursing Assessment.
Definition
(1)Presenting problem and referring party.
(2)Psychiatric history
(3)Substance abuse history and current use.
(4)Income and source of income.
(5)Housing adequacy and stability
(6)Family and support system
* others: page 87 Box 6-2
Term
Give an example of "Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention".
Definition
(1) Primary Prevention: Health teaching
(2)Secondary Prevention: Shelters
(3)Tertiary Prevention: Rehabiliation
** Others: page 87 Box 6-1
Term
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) offer intensive short-term treatment similar to inpatient care except the client can return home.
Give an example of a client who could enter this program.
Definition
a client who is ready to leave a drug defoxication treatment unit.
*any other examples???
Term
"Crisis Management", give an example of a medical crisis and a behavioral crisis.
Definition
1.Medical: CPR, Medications
2.Behavioral: Violence, attempted suicide.
* other examples?
Term
Give an example of "Management of Milieu."
Definition
1. maintain a healing enviornmentwhere growth can take place
2. open, honest communication
3. rule are clearly understood4.
4. rules are enforced
* any other examples?
Term
Name some members of the Interdisciplinary Health Team.
Definition
1. social workers
2. counselors
3. psychologists
4. mental health workers
5. medical physicians
* others page 77 Box 5-2
Term
What is a Clinical Pathway?
Definition
used by some organizations, seek to standardize the daily outcomes for clients.
Term
What are some "rights of the hospitalized client?"
Definition
1. right to be treated with dignity
2. be involved in treatment planning
3. refuse treatment/medications
4. request to leave/against medical advice.
* others page 76 Box 5-1
Term
What are some "Psychopharmacological" responsibilities of the nurse?
Definition
1. safe administration
2. monitoring side effects
3. listen to the clients concerns
4. providing understandable medication teaching.
Term
What is Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing?
Definition
1.A psychiatric mental health nurse who works with children, adolescents, adults, elderly.
2.works with healthly people in a crisis
3.works with mentally ill people.
Term
Name a few psychiatric mental health nursing interventions a "basic level RN" can do.
Definition
1. counseling
2. promotion of self care activities
3. health teaching
4. crisis intervention
Term
Name a few psychiatric mental health nursing interventions a "advanced level" RN can do.
Definition
1.all the interventions a basic level RN can do.
2. medication prescription/treatment
3..consultation-liason activities
* Table 4-1 page 66
Term
What is the " Forchuk" Model?
Definition
Case management model using one-on-one therappeutic relationship between the nurse and client.
Term
What is a Clinical Pathway?
Definition
used by some organizations, seek to standardize the daily outcomes for clients.
Term
What is "Nursing Interventions Classification" (NIC)?
Definition
A tool to define and measure nursing care.
A nursing intervention is any treatment based upon clinical judgement and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance client outcomes.
Term
Name a few goals for acute psychiatric hospitalized client.
Definition
1. prevent self-harm
2. prevent harm to others
3. stabilization of crisis
4. medication management
Term
What prinicple should be followed when addressing a behavioral crisis?
Definition
Use the least restrivtive intervention as possible.
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