HESI NSG 221: MENTAL HEALTH
Countertransferenceoi-oians--
✔✔Countertransferenceoioccursoiwhenoitheoitherapistoidisplacesoiontooitheoiclientoiattitud
esoioroifeelingsoifromoihisoioroiheroipast.oiForoiexample,oiaoifemaleoinurseoiwhooihasoiteena
geoichildrenoiandoiwhooiisoiexperiencingoiextremeoifrustrationoiwithoianoiadolescentoiclientoi
mayoirespondoibyoiadoptingoiaoiparentaloioroichastisingoitone.oiTheoinurseoiisoicountertrans
feringoiheroiownoiattitudesoiandoifeelingsoitowardoiheroichildrenoiontooitheoiclient.oiNursesoi
canoidealoiwithoicountertransferenceoibyoiexaminingoitheiroiownoifeelingsoiandoiresponses,
oiusingoiself-awareness,oiandoitalkingoiwithoicolleagues.
TardiveoiDyskinesiaoi-oians--
✔✔Tardiveoidyskinesiaoi(TD),oiaoisyndromeoiofoipermanentoiinvoluntaryoimovements,oiisoi
mostoicommonlyoicausedoibyoitheoilong-
termoiuseoiofoiconventionaloiantipsychoticoidrugs.oiTongueoithrustingoiandoiprotruding,oilipo
ismacking,oiblinking,oigrimacing,oiandoiotheroiexcessiveoiunnecessaryoifacialoimovementso
iareoicharacteristic.oiAfteroiitoihasoideveloped,oiTDoiisoiirreversible,oialthoughoidecreasingoi
oroidiscontinuingoiantipsychoticoimedicationsoicanoiarrestoiitsoiprogression
CivialoiRights-PsychiatricoiClientsoi-oians--
✔✔Clientsoireceivingoimentaloihealthoicareoiretainoialloiciviloirightsoiaffordedoitooialloipeople
oiexceptoitheoirightoitooileaveoitheoihospitaloiinoitheoicaseoiofoiinvoluntaryoicommitment.oiAn
yoirestrictionsoi(e.g.,oimail,oivisitors,oiclothing)oimustoibeoimadeoiforoiaoiverifiable,oidocume
ntedoireason.oiTheseoidecisionsoicanoibeoimadeoibyoiaoicourtoioroiaoidesignatedoidecision-
makingoipersonoioroipersons,oiforoiexample,oiaoiprimaryoinurseoioroitreatmentoiteam,oidepe
ndingoionoilocaloilawsoioroiregulations.
GroupoiTherapyoi-oians--
✔✔Inoigroupoitherapy,oiclientsoiparticipateoiinoisessionsoiwithoiaoigroupoiofoipeople.oiTheoi
membersoishareoiaoicommonoipurposeoiandoiareoiexpectedoitooicontributeoitooitheoigroupoit
ooibenefitoiothersoiandoireceiveoibenefitoifromoiothersoiinoireturn.oiGroupoirulesoiareoiestabli
shed,oiwhichoialloimembersoimustoiobserve.oiTheseoirulesoivaryoiaccordingoitooitheoitypeoio
foigroup.oiBeingoiaoimemberoiofoiaoigroupoiallowsoitheoiclientoitooilearnoinewoiwaysoiofoilooki
ngoiatoiaoiproblemoioroiwaysoiofoicopingoiwithoioroisolvingoiproblemsoiandoialsooihelpsoihimoi
oroiheroilearnoiimportantoiinterpersonaloiskills.
CrisisoiIntervention-Empathyoi-oians--
✔✔Empathyoiisoitheoiabilityoitooiplaceoioneselfoiintooitheoiexperienceoiofoianotheroiforoiaoim
omentoiinoitime.oiNursesoidevelopoiempathyoibyoigatheringoiasoimuchoiinformationoiaboutoi
anoiissueoiasoipossibleoidirectlyoifromoitheoiclientoitooiavoidoiinterjectingoitheiroipersonaloiex
periencesoiandoiinterpretationsoiofoitheoisituation.oiTheoinurseoiasksoiasoimanyoiquestionsoi
,asoineededoitooigainoiaoiclearoiunderstandingoiofoitheoiclient'soiperceptionsoiofoianoieventoio
roiissue.
ClarificationoiCommunicationoi-oians--
✔✔Understandingoitheoicontextoiofoicommunicationoiisoiextremelyoiimportantoiinoiaccurate
lyoiidentifyingoitheoimeaningoiofoiaoimessage.oiTooiclarifyoicontext,oitheoinurseoimustoigathe
roiinformationoifromoiverbaloiandoinonverbaloisourcesoiandoivalidateoifindingsoiwithoitheoicli
ent.
DepressedoiAdolescentoiRapportoi(useoiofoiselfoidisclosure)oi-oians--✔✔Self-
disclosureoimeansoirevealingoipersonaloiinformationoisuchoiasoibiographicaloiinformationoi
andoipersonaloiideas,oithoughts,oiandoifeelingsoiaboutoioneselfoitooiclients.oiNow,oihowever
,oiitoiisoibelievedoithatoisomeoipurposeful,oiwell-plannedoiself-
disclosureoicanoiimproveoirapportoibetweenoitheoinurseoiandoitheoiclient.oiTheoinurseoicanoi
useoiself-
disclosureoitooiconveyoisupport,oieducateoiclients,oiandoidemonstrateoithatoiaoiclient'soianxi
etyoiisoinormaloiandoithatoimanyoipeopleoidealoiwithoistressoiandoiproblemsoiinoitheiroilives.
DepressedoiAdolescentoiRapportoi(EstablishingoiRapport)oi-oians--
✔✔Whenoiassessingoiaoinewoipatient,oiestablishoirapportoifirst.oiIfoinotoimuchoitimeoiisoiava
ilableoitooiestablishoirapport,oioroiifoitheoipatientoiisoiguardedoioroisuspicious,oiyouoicanoisay,
oi"TheoiquestionsoiIoiamoiaboutoitooiaskoiyouoiIoiaskoialloiofoimyoipatients,"oiandoithenoiproce
ed.oiSomeoiotheroitipsoiincludeoitheoifollowing:
Establishoirapportoiandoiconnectionoibyoishowingoiinterestoiinoitheoipatientoiandoibyoilisteni
ng.
CodependentoiBehaviorsoi&oiAlcoholoiAbuseoi-oians--
✔✔Codependenceoiisoiaoimaladaptiveoicopingoipatternoionoitheoipartoiofoifamilyoimembers
oioroiothersoiresultingoifromoiaoiprolongedoirelationshipoiwithoitheoipersonoiwhooiusesoisubst
ances.oiCharacteristicsoiofoicodependenceoiareoipooroirelationshipoiskills,oiexcessiveoianxi
etyoiandoiworry,oicompulsiveoibehaviors,oiandoiresistanceoitooichange.oiFamilyoimembersoi
learnoitheseoidysfunctionaloibehavioroipatternsoiasoitheyoitryoitooiadjustoitooitheoibehavioroio
foitheoisubstanceoiuser.oiOneoitypeoiofoicodependentoibehavioroiisoicalledoienabling,oiwhich
oiisoiaoibehavioroithatoiseemsoihelpfuloionoitheoisurfaceoibutoiactuallyoiperpetuatesoitheoisub
stanceoiuse.
Clonidineoi(Catapress)oi-oians--✔✔Suppressesoiopiateoiwithdrawaloisymptoms
Itoiisoigivenoitooiclientsoiwithoiopiateoidependenceoitooisuppressoisomeoieffectsoiofoiwithdra
waloioroiabstinence.oiItoiisoimostoieffectiveoiagainstoinausea,oivomiting,oiandoidiarrhea,oibut
oiproducesoimodestoireliefoifromoimuscleoiaches,oianxiety,oiandoirestlessness
isoianoialpha-2-
adrenergicoiagonistoiusedoitooitreatoihypertension.oiItoiisoigivenoitooiclientsoiwithoiopiateoide
pendenceoitooisuppressoisomeoieffectsoiofoiwithdrawaloioroiabstinence.oiItoiisoimostoieffecti
veoiagainstoinausea,oivomiting,oiandoidiarrhea,oibutoiproducesoimodestoireliefoifromoimuscl
eoiaches,oianxiety,oiandoirestlessness
, Disulfiramoi(Antabuse)oi-oians--✔✔Maintainsoiabstinenceoifromoialcohol
Disulfiramoi(Antabuse)oimayoibeoiprescribedoitooihelpoideteroiclientsoifromoidrinking.oiIfoiaoi
clientoitakingoidisulfiramoidrinksoialcohol,oiaoisevereoiadverseoireactionoioccursoiwithoiflushi
ng,oiaoithrobbingoiheadache,oisweating,oinausea,oiandoivomiting.oiInoisevereoicases,oiseve
reoihypotension,oiconfusion,oicoma,oiandoievenoideathoimayoiresult.
AlcoholoiDetoxificationoi-oians--
✔✔Alcoholoidetoxificationoithroughoipharmacologicoimeansoigenerallyoitakesoiplaceoiinoiao
ihospitaloisettingoibutoimayoioccuroiinoitheoihome.oiTheoihomeoicareoinurseoisharesoitheoires
ponsibilityoiforoiteachingoipatientsoihowoitooiuseoichlordiazepoxideoieffectivelyoiandoihowoit
ooirecognizeoimedicationoiresponsesoithatoishouldoibeoireportedoitooitheoihealthoicareoiprov
ider.oiTheoinurseoiinstructsoitheoipatientoiand/
oroicaregiversoitooirecognizeoisignsoiandoisymptomsoiofoialcoholoiwithdrawaloiandoireviews
oitheoipharmacologicoitreatmentoiregimenoiwithoithem.
AnxietyoiCognitiveoiBehavioraloiTechniquesoi-oians--✔✔Cognitive-
behavioraloitherapyoi(CBT)oiisoiusedoisuccessfullyoitooitreatoianxietyoidisorders.
Positiveoireframingoimeansoiturningoinegativeoimessagesoiintooipositiveoimessages
Decatastrophizingoiinvolvesoitheoitherapist'soiuseoiofoiquestionsoitooimoreoirealisticallyoiap
praiseoitheoisituation.
Assertivenessoitrainingoihelpsoitheoipersonoitakeoimoreoicontroloioveroilifeoisituations.oiThe
seoitechniquesoihelpoitheoipersonoinegotiateoiinterpersonaloisituationsoiandoifosteroiself-
assurance.oiTheyoiinvolveoiusingoi"I"oistatementsoitooiidentifyoifeelingsoiandoitooicommunic
ateoiconcernsoioroineedsoitooiothers.
ValproicoiAcidoi(Depakote)oiMonitoringoiLaboi-oians--
✔✔Valproicoiacidoi(Depakote),oialsooiknownoiasoidivalproexoisodiumoioroisodiumoivalproat
e,oiisoianoianticonvulsantoiusedoiforoisimpleoiabsenceoiandoimixedoiseizures,oimigraineoipro
phylaxis,oiandoimania.oiTheoimechanismoiofoiactionoiisoiunclear.oiTherapeuticoilevelsoiareoi
monitoredoiperiodicallyoitooiremainoiatoi50oitooi125oiµg/
mL,oiasoiareoibaselineoiandoiongoingoiliveroifunctionoitests,oiincludingoiserumoiammoniaoile
velsoiandoiplateletoiandoibleedingoitimes.
AntisocialoiPersonalityoiDisorderoi-oians--
✔✔Disregardoiforoirightsoiofoiothers,oirules,oiandoilaws.oiPeopleoiwithoiantisocialoipersonali
tyoidisorderoigenerallyoidooinotoiseekoitreatmentoivoluntarilyoiunlessoitheyoiperceiveoisomeo
ipersonaloigainoifromoidoingoiso.
Clientsoiwithoiantisocialoipersonalityoidisorderoihaveoianoiestablishedoipatternoiofoireactingo
iimpulsivelyoiwhenoiconfrontedoiwithoiproblems.oiTheoinurseoicanoiteachoiproblem-
solvingoiskillsoiandoihelpoiclientsoipracticeoithem