Tactile hallucinations - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

psychosis disruptions in thoughts and perceptions leading to a disconnection from reality -symptoms may include abnormal behaviors and sensations, including catatonic behavior -may be acute or chronic -Although psychosis is categorized as a psychiatric disorder, it commonly occurs as a secondary condition due to underlying endocrine, vascular, immunologic, or metabolic problems -Drugs, other substances, or other psychiatric conditions such as depression or mania may also cause symptoms ...

Alcohol intoxication symptoms - slurred speech, in-coordination, unsteady gait, nystagmus, impairment in attention or memory, stupor or coma amnesia - loss of memory (blackouts) alcohol related deaths per year - 30,000 Alcohol withdrawal symptoms - ANS hyper activity- bpm over 100 increased hand tremor insomnia nausea or vomiting transient visual, tactile, auditory hallucinations psycho-motor agitation

Assessment tool used to assess psychotropic drugs. AIMS (abnormal involuntary movement scale) What is a thought process? the flow of thought (coherent vs incoherent). Thought processes Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speech, looseness of association, circumstantiality, tangentiality, Looseness of association cluster, word salad, mutism, poverty of thought, poverty of content, racing thoughts, flight of ideas. Delusions Belief about the world that most people would agree is impossibl...

NR 509 week 6 A woman has come to the clinic to seek help with a substance-abuse problem. She admits to using cocaine just before arrival. Which of these assessment findings would the FNP expect to find when examining the woman? - ANSWER ANS: Dilated pupils, pacing, psychomotor agitation A cocaine user's appearance includes pupillary dilation, tachycardia or bradycardia, elevated or lowered blood pressure, sweating, chills, nausea, vomiting, and...

Final Exam: PRN 1562/ PRN1562 (Latest 2023/2024 Update) Principles of Mental Health Nursing Exam Review| Complete Guide with Verified Answers | Rasmussen QUESTION ADHD is defined as Answer: - Issues with following rules, paying attention, easily distracted, forgetful, impaired time management - CNS stimulants for treatment (give early in day to avoid insomnia, lack of appetite, headache) QUESTION Oppositional Defiant Disorder is defined as? (more to authority figure) Answ...

Exam 2: NR326/ NR 326 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Mental Health Nursing Exam Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: avoidant personality disorder Answer: anxious in social settings wants relationships but fears them Q: Dependant Personality Disorder Answer: clingy and needy gets other to care for them Q: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Answer: perfectionist need of control preoccupied with details Q: Nurs...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An older adult patient takes multiple medications daily. Over 2 days, the patient developed confusion, slurred speech, an unsteady gait, and fluctuating levels of orientation. These findings are most characteristic of a. delirium. b. dementia. c. amnestic syndrome. d. Alzheimer‘s disease. ANS: A Delirium is characterized by an abrupt onset of fluctuating levels of awareness, clouded consciousness, perceptual disturbances, and disturbed memory and orientati...

NURS661 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY EXAM 1 | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Define and identify symptoms of dystonia - Answer -Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive twisting movements. The condition can affect one part of the body- focal dystonia; two or more adjacent parts- segmental; or all parts- general dystonia. Cervical dystonia- cause head to twist and turn to one side. Eyelids- rapid blinking or involuntary spasms Jaw/tongue- slurre...

COMQUEST Level 2 Questions | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version What are causes of delirium? - MI WATCH DEATH: Metabolic Imbalances Infections Withdrawal Abuse of substances Trauma CNS pathology Hypoxia Deficiencies in vitamins Endocrine Acute MI/vascular Toxins/meds Heavy Metals (Mercury, canned tuna) What is the difference between histrionic personality disorder and borderline? - Borderline = feelings of emptiness, moodiness, and splitting. Elevated plasma levels ...