Nurs 222 mh exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 222 MH Exam Questions and Correct Answers mental status examination - ANSWER An assessment strategy for people with cognitive disorders involving evaluation of appearance, mood, orientation, and odd behaviors, speech, or thoughts. Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship - ANSWER Purposeful and goal-directed Well-defined with clear boundaries Structured to meet the client's needs Characterized by an interpersonal process that is safe, confidential, reliable, and consisten...

NURS 222 - MH Final Exam Review. Demonstrate a persistent pattern of behavior that violates the rights of others or rules/norms of society. In simpler words… CONDUCT DISORDER = BREAKS LAWS!  MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE RULES OF THE UNIT AND ANY CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATING THOSE RULES

NURS 222 –MH Final Exam Study Guide/NURS 222 –MH Final Exam Study Guide. Week 1 Key Points Freud: Levels of awareness ○ Conscious-it contains all the material a person is aware of at any one time, including perceptions, memories, thoughts, feelings ○ Preconscious-just below the surface of awareness is the preconscious which contain material that can be retrieved rather easily through conscious effort. ○ Unconscious-include all repressed memories, passions, and unacceptabl...

NURS 222 - MH FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE/NURS 222 - MH FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE. WEEK 1 Criteria for 5150 hold (Involuntary Admission) – presence of mental illness, danger to self (DTS) or danger to others (DTO), demonstrates severe disability or inability to meet basic necessities including food/clothing/shelter (gravely disabled - GD ), and requires treatment but unable to seek it voluntarily related to the impact of the mental illness. The hold lasts for 72 hours. Ethical principles – ...