RN MENTAL HEALTH NURS 2488 (NURS2488)

A nursing student new to psychiatric-mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be: a. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) b. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) c. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses d. DSM-5 7. Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by: a. Providing information about effective nursing techniques. ...

 You can only be on a 72 hour hold once, after that you get put on a court hold if you still need to be on a involuntary- hold  Jarvis: forced med order (only for antipsychotics), injection  If in imminent risk- i can give you an emergency medication (B-52?)  seclusion chair: waist first, then shoulders, arms and legs.  Benzos: calm a patient for 2 hours  psychotics: calm a patient for 6 hours  Three commitments?=Mental, chemical, and dangerous  MARK= Vulnerable a...

RN Mental Health Final Exam 6. A nursing student new to psychiatric-mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he can use to figure out which symptoms are present in a specific psychiatric diso rder. The best answer would be: a. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) b. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) c. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses d. DSM-5 7. Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by: a. Providing information about effectiv...