Nur2520 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR2520Test 1BP What is Mental health and what makes someone have behavior that is equivalent to diagnosed mental illness? ● Mental health and mental illness are not specific entities but rather they exist on a continuum. ● Continuum is dynamic and shifting; ranging from moderate to severe. ● Many biological and environmental factors influence mental health. ● Mental health: a successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, en...

NUR2520Test 1BP What is Mental health and what makes someone have behavior that is equivalent to diagnosed mental illness? ● Mental health and mental illness are not specific entities but rather they exist on a continuum. ● Continuum is dynamic and shifting; ranging from moderate to severe. ● Many biological and environmental factors influence mental health. ● Mental health: a successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, en...

NUR2520Test 1BP What is Mental health and what makes someone have behavior that is equivalent to diagnosed mental illness? ● Mental health and mental illness are not specific entities but rather they exist on a continuum. ● Continuum is dynamic and shifting; ranging from moderate to severe. ● Many biological and environmental factors influence mental health. ● Mental health: a successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, en...

NUR2520Test 1BP What is Mental health and what makes someone have behavior that is equivalent to diagnosed mental illness? ● Mental health and mental illness are not specific entities but rather they exist on a continuum. ● Continuum is dynamic and shifting; ranging from moderate to severe. ● Many biological and environmental factors influence mental health. ● Mental health: a successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, en...

NUR2520Test 1BP What is Mental health and what makes someone have behavior that is equivalent to diagnosed mental illness? ● Mental health and mental illness are not specific entities but rather they exist on a continuum. ● Continuum is dynamic and shifting; ranging from moderate to severe. ● Many biological and environmental factors influence mental health. ● Mental health: a successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, en...

limited information is available ○ Its exact function is unclear but may have some influence on mood. ○ Histamine low → sedation and weight gain → give Benadryl (antihistaminic) ● GABA: has widespread distribution in the CNS, with high concentrations in the hypothalamus, hippocampus, cortex, cerebellum, basal ganglia, spinal cord, and retina ○ GABA is associated with short inhibitory interneurons, although some long-axon pathways within the brain have now been identified. ○ G...

When assessing a recently delivered, multigravida client, the nurse finds that her vaginal bleeding is more than expected. Which factor in this client's history is related to this finding? She received butorphanol 2 mg IVP during labor. The second stage of labor lasted 10 minutes. She is a gravida 6, para 5. She is over 35 years of age. That's right! Rationale: Repeated gravid experiences cause the uterus to lose muscle tone (uterine atony) which is the most common cause of excessi...

ATI Mental Health Final Review

The nurse is giving preoperative instructions to a 14-year old female client who is scheduled for surgery to correct a spinal curvature. Which statement by the client best demonstrates that learning has taken place? A. I will read all the literature you gave me before surgery. B. I have had surgery before when I broke my wrist in a bike accident, so I know what to expect. C. All the things people have told me will help me take care of my back. D. I understand that I will be in a body cast and I ...

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