ATI Mental Health complete questions and verified
answers \Graded A+
-turn client on right side to face Mecca;
Spiritual practices related to
death for -when death occurs, body must be covered at all times
Muslims and it is preferred that only workers of same sex
touch the client
Trust vs Mistrust [birth to 1 yr];
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
[1-3 yrs]; Initiative vs Guilt
Erikson's Stages of Growth [3-6 yrs];
and Development Industry vs Inferiority [6-
12 yrs]; Identity vs Role
Confusion [12-20 yrs];
Intimacy vs Isolation [20-
35 yrs];
Generativity vs Stagnation [35-
65 yrs]; Integrity vs Despair
[65 yr to death]
Priority for PTSD client safety; making the client feel safe
DNR is a medical document the HCP creates - a living
DNR vs Living Will will is a legal document the client creates; DNR can
be included in a living will but it can be totally
separate; if DNR w/o a living will, the family can
have a say-so about resuscitation efforts
-Model positive behaviors;
-Verbal instruction combined w/visual cues;
ADHD - Teaching for Parents
-Structured activities should be planned for the AM;
-Use charts to assist w/organization
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-lithium and MAOIs should be discontinued 2 weeks prior to
procedure;
Electroconvulsive therapy -atropine is given IM 30 min prior to procedure to decrease
(ECT) secretions;
-succinylcholine immediately following admin of -
anesthesia prior to procedure to prevent muscle
contractions and fractures
-respiratory rate and effort;
-BP;
ECT - What to monitor during
-duration of seizure [typical is 25-60 seconds; seizures
therapy
greater than 90 seconds are treated w/diazepam
[Valium]
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PREINTERACTION - before contact w/client; RN
focuses on own preconceived ideas, stereotypes, etc.;
ORIENTATION/INTRODUCTORY - establish
acceptance, trust, boundaries; identify expectations and
time frame; define goals; discuss and prepare for
Phases of a therapeutic nurse-
termination and separation of relationship;
client relationship
WORKING - explore, evaluate, and focus on
client's problems; encourage independence;
TERMINATION/SEPARATION - evaluate progress and
achievement of goals; identify responses to termination
such as anger, distancing, return of symptoms, and
dependency; encourage client to express feelings
about termination; identify
strengths; refer out to community resources
MILD -associated w/tension of everyday life; alert and
perceptual field is increased; can be motivating;
MODERATE - focus is on immediate concerns; select
inattentiveness and perceptual field is narrowed;
learning and problem solving still occur;
Levels of anxiety SEVERE - feeling that something bad is about to
happen; focus is on minute or scattered details; needs
direction to focus and perceptual field significantly
narrowed; learning and problem solving are impossible;
all behavior aimed at relieving anxiety;
PANIC - associated w/dread and terror and a sense of impending
doom; can't
communicate or function effectively; if prolonged, panic
can lead to exhaustion and death
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