Blog Posts on psychiatric nursing
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Preboard Exam C — Test 5: Psychiatric Nursing by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on May 20, 2012This is a preboard examination which can help you sharpen your nursing knowledge for the coming board examinations. This is a 100-item examination about Mental Health Nursing & Psychiatric Nursing. This examination is good for 2 hours, that’s...
Stimulants (Amphetamines, Cocaine, Caffeine and Nicotine) and Inhalant Related Disorders by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 6, 2012Stimulants are natural and manufactured drugs that speed up the nervous system. They can be swallowed, injected, inhaled, or smoked. These substances are identified by the behavioral stimulation and psychomotor agitation that they induce. T...
Substance Dependence/Abuse Rehabilitation Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 6, 2012Many drugs and volatile substances are subject to abuse (as noted in previous plans of care). This disorder is a continuum of phases incorporating a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms that include loss of control o...
Somatoform Disorders Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 5, 2012Somatization refers to all those mechanisms by which anxiety is translated into physical illness or bodily complaints. The expression of physical symptoms suggests the presence of physiological disorder, but there are no demonstrable organi...
Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilias Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 4, 2012Sexual disorders include sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias. Sexual dysfunction is defined as persistent impairment/disturbance of a normal or desired pattern in any phase of the sexual response cycle. Paraphilias are more specific disorde...
Defense Mechanisms List by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 4, 2012Ego defense mechanisms are methods to attempt protect the self and cope with the basic drives or emotionally painful thoughts, feelings or events.Defense Mechanisms List Original source at: Nurseslabs...
Schizophrenia Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 3, 2012Schizophrenia describes psychotic state that at some time is characterized by apathy, avolition, asociality, affective blunting, and alogia. The client has alterations in thoughts, percepts, mood, and behavior. Subjective experiences of dis...
Electroconvulsive Therapy Nursing Care by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 3, 2012Nurses have an important role to take when their client is to undergo Electroconvulsive Therapy. Find out what are the responsibilities and activities of the nurse during electroconvulsive therapy.Electroconvulsive Therapy Nursing Care Original sourc...
Schizoaffective Disorder Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 3, 2012This disorder emphasizes the temporal relationship of schizophrenic and mood symptoms and is used for conditions that meet the criteria for both schizophrenia and a mood disorder with psychotic symptoms lasting a minimum of 1 month. The cli...
Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect Nursing Care Plan (NCP) by Memoir Of A Schizo on Feb 2, 2012Abuse affects all populations and is not restricted to specific socioeconomic or ethnic/cultural groups. Although “violence” means the use of force or physical compulsion to abuse or damage, the term “abuse” is much broader and incl...
