NURS 126 LMU ((UNIT 1))
psychiatric mental health nursing - answerA specialized area of nursing practice
committed to promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment of human responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders
Situational Crisis - answerExternal sources such as a job change, motor vehicle crash,
death, or severe illness provoke situational crises.
Adventitous crisis - answerAct of violence
fire, earthquake
riots
Maturational Crisis - answerson leaves for college or fear of upcoming retirement
natural life event
Affordable Care Act - answerlaw passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and
introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights
crisis intervention - answera treatment approach that tries to help people in a
psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act
more constructively, and overcome the crisis
Residential treatment programs - answerTherapeutic communities (TCs) are highly
structured programs in which addicts remain at a residence, typically for 6 to 12 months.
intensive outpatient programs - answergenerally provide group counseling and therapy
sessions for mental health and chemical dependency illnesses; these sessions
generally last 2 to 3 hours per day, two to five times per week
community mental health centers - answerinstitutions for the treatment of people with
mental health problems in the community; may include teams of social workers,
therapists, and physicians who coordinate care
psychiatric home care - answerwas defined by Medicare regulations in 1979 as
requiring four elements: (1) homebound status of the patient, (2) presence of a
psychiatric diagnosis, (3) need for the skills of a psychiatric registered nurse, and (4)
development of a plan of care under orders of a physician. Other payers besides
Medicare also authorize home care services, but most follow Medicare's guidelines.
Comprehensive Care - answerhabits that promote sound reasoning:
Holistic, treat the whole person
, Patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) - answerprimary care model based on
patient-centered, coordinated, team-driven care and supported by strong health
information technology (HIT)
aripoprazole - answerAbilify
antipsychotic drugs - answerdrugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of
severe thought disorder
Clozapine (Clozaril) - answerAntipsychotic
Lithium - answermood stabilizer for bipolar disorder
Benzodiazepines - answerdrugs that lower anxiety and reduce stress
Non-benzodiazepines - answerreduces anexiety without causing immediate sedative.
Hypertensive Crisis - answerSevere Headache
Palpitations
Diaphoretic
Stiff Neck
MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) - answerAntidepresents durgs that inhibit the
enzyme that deatctiviates dopamine, norepiniphrine, and serotonin. MAOIs appear to be
most effective for treating non-endogenous and atypical depressions. Side-effects
include anticholnergic effects, insomnia, agitation, confusion, and wieght gain. when
taken in conjuction with other drugs or foods containing tyramine, they can cause a
hypertensive crisis.
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) - answerselectively inhibits serotonin
reuptake from synaptic gap and results in potentiation of serotonergic
neurotransmissions. Examples: Luvox, Paxilo, Prozac, Zoloft
pharamacokinetic Interactions - answerwhen one drug messes with another effecting
plasma
Pharmacodynamics Interactions - answertoo much lithiam (Medically given) may result
in neuro side effects.
psychotropic - answeragent that affects mental processes
Glutamate - answerThe most common neurotransmitter in the brain. Excitatory.
Histamine - answerA chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
psychiatric mental health nursing - answerA specialized area of nursing practice
committed to promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment of human responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders
Situational Crisis - answerExternal sources such as a job change, motor vehicle crash,
death, or severe illness provoke situational crises.
Adventitous crisis - answerAct of violence
fire, earthquake
riots
Maturational Crisis - answerson leaves for college or fear of upcoming retirement
natural life event
Affordable Care Act - answerlaw passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and
introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights
crisis intervention - answera treatment approach that tries to help people in a
psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act
more constructively, and overcome the crisis
Residential treatment programs - answerTherapeutic communities (TCs) are highly
structured programs in which addicts remain at a residence, typically for 6 to 12 months.
intensive outpatient programs - answergenerally provide group counseling and therapy
sessions for mental health and chemical dependency illnesses; these sessions
generally last 2 to 3 hours per day, two to five times per week
community mental health centers - answerinstitutions for the treatment of people with
mental health problems in the community; may include teams of social workers,
therapists, and physicians who coordinate care
psychiatric home care - answerwas defined by Medicare regulations in 1979 as
requiring four elements: (1) homebound status of the patient, (2) presence of a
psychiatric diagnosis, (3) need for the skills of a psychiatric registered nurse, and (4)
development of a plan of care under orders of a physician. Other payers besides
Medicare also authorize home care services, but most follow Medicare's guidelines.
Comprehensive Care - answerhabits that promote sound reasoning:
Holistic, treat the whole person
, Patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) - answerprimary care model based on
patient-centered, coordinated, team-driven care and supported by strong health
information technology (HIT)
aripoprazole - answerAbilify
antipsychotic drugs - answerdrugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of
severe thought disorder
Clozapine (Clozaril) - answerAntipsychotic
Lithium - answermood stabilizer for bipolar disorder
Benzodiazepines - answerdrugs that lower anxiety and reduce stress
Non-benzodiazepines - answerreduces anexiety without causing immediate sedative.
Hypertensive Crisis - answerSevere Headache
Palpitations
Diaphoretic
Stiff Neck
MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) - answerAntidepresents durgs that inhibit the
enzyme that deatctiviates dopamine, norepiniphrine, and serotonin. MAOIs appear to be
most effective for treating non-endogenous and atypical depressions. Side-effects
include anticholnergic effects, insomnia, agitation, confusion, and wieght gain. when
taken in conjuction with other drugs or foods containing tyramine, they can cause a
hypertensive crisis.
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) - answerselectively inhibits serotonin
reuptake from synaptic gap and results in potentiation of serotonergic
neurotransmissions. Examples: Luvox, Paxilo, Prozac, Zoloft
pharamacokinetic Interactions - answerwhen one drug messes with another effecting
plasma
Pharmacodynamics Interactions - answertoo much lithiam (Medically given) may result
in neuro side effects.
psychotropic - answeragent that affects mental processes
Glutamate - answerThe most common neurotransmitter in the brain. Excitatory.
Histamine - answerA chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
