RN MENTAL HEALTH NURS 2488Mental Health Exam 1.docx

 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 adult system  Immediate Jeopardy: patient at risk for harm 1. Health care Traditions A. Mental health/psychiatric 2. Nursing process applied to mental health nursing A. Admission B. Safety C. if suicidal- they must have a plan, one-on-ones*** D. If your in imminent danger to yourself or others you get put on 72 hour hold**** 3. Ethnocentrism-own culture is superior/ comparing others to your own culture  Not therapeutic 4. Spirituality/ assessment/ definition/ competent care- remember that spirituality does not necessarily mean religion. It is the connection one has to the world around them-their source of p