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Psychiatric Nursing P (1) .200-213
Psychiatric Nursing P (1) .200-213
Psychiatric Nursing P (1) .200-213
Course Outline:
V. Psychiatric Medications
0 -18 mos INFANT Trust vs. Mistrust Attention specially when hungry;
important factor is feeding
18 mos -3 yrs TODDLER Autonomy vs. Shame & Complement and Appreciation for
Doubt. things done; Toilet-training should
be completed
3-5 years PRE-SCHOOL/ Initiative vs. Guilt Options and alternatives given
EARLY from which the child can choose on
CHILDHOOD their own but with adult
supervision(example : which toy to
play, what food to eat);
Opportunities for exploration of self
and reality
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ANAL – 18 months to 3 • Toilet training
years • sense of control (autonomy)
I. Physiologic Needs – needs such as air, food, water, shelter, rest, sleep, sex,
activity and temperature maintenance are crucial for survival
II. Safety and Security Needs – the need for safety has both physical and
physiologic
aspects
III. Love and Belonging Needs – the third level of needs includes giving and
receiving
affection, attaining a place in a group and maintaining the
feeling of belonging
IV. Self-Esteem Needs – the individual needs both self-esteem and esteem from
others
V. Self-Actualization – when the need for self-esteem is satisfied, the individual strives for self-
actualization, the innate need to develop one’s maximum potential and
realize one’s abilities and qualities
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II . DEFENSE MECHANISMS - coping mechanisms to stress.
Undoing Feeling guilty for doing something.- Showing true feelings but
regrets after.
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III. THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
Therapeutic Communication
THERAPEUTIC NON-THERAPEUTIC
2. Explore – use what, when, where, how Do not ask “WHY” ; puts patient in defensive position.
4. Active listening – nodding, eye contact, “Everything’s going to be alright” – giving false
leaning, forward, active participation reassurance
6. Broad opening – “How are you?” “You Prejudgmental. “Nice weather today”- value based
judgment
7. Clarification – “What do you mean when you Avoid too much flattery. “You have the most beautiful
say dwakledoo?” hair in the ward”.
8. Restating – “I don’t want to eat” (Word per Arguing with the patient. Do not impose your opinion
word repetition) “You don’t want to
eat?”
2. Behavior Modification
Punishment
Reinforcement
3. Milieu Therapy
• An environment that is organized to assist patients to control behavior and give opportunity to
utilize psychosocial skills in coping with self, others and environment.
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4. Group Therapy
• Accdg. to Nudelman: Group therapy is “an identifiable group of at least three people who share
common goal.”
a. Beginning or Orientation Phase - Period to resolve initial feelings and achieve a sense of
the group identification and definition of purpose
c. Ending or Termination Phase - shares feedback with one another as they prepare to
leave the group.
Share feelings and reflections about the group.
Person is expected to leave the group with the
Family Therapy
Treating family members in a modified group therapy.
Establishes open communication an healthy interactions within the family.
Crisis Intervention
- An attempt to resolve an immediate crisis when a person’s life goals are obstructed and
usual problem-solving methods fails.
Four Methods:
a. Assessment
b. Planning therapeutic interventions
c. Implementing Techniques of intervention and Resolution of the Crisis
d. Anticipatory Planning
Expressive Therapy
- Additional therapeutic modalities used to aid in assessment where expression of feelings can be
relayed through dancing, singing, drawing, etc.
ANXIETY
–A Feeling of uncertainty, uneasiness, apprehension or tension that a person experiences in
response to an unknowm object or situation.
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Severe Patient cannot make decisions; Ability to Stay with the client
perceive is reduced Encourage deep breaths or
breathe into paper bag
Cannot communicate clearly Remove stimuli
Panic Total ability to perceive is lost; Personality Stay with the client, prevent from
is disintegrated, unable to focus on reality injury
Encourage deep breaths or
Suicidal. Priority: safety. Stay with the breathe into paper bag
patient. Do not do anything to the patient Remove stimuli
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Generalized anxiety disorder
6 months excessive worrying
Client having difficulty sleeping, concentrating, eating
Fatigue and palpitations experienced
Panic attack
• occurs for only 15-20 minutes, happens without warning.
• Sympathetic nervous system activation.
-A condition of recurrent and persistent urge to repeat an act purposefully to prevent some future event or
situation.
Nursing Interventions:
PHOBIA
Types of Phobia:
1. Simple Phovia – fear of object
or situation
2. Social Phobias – fear of
exposure
3. Agoraphobia- most common,
fear of being alone in the crowd where there is no escape
Examples of phobias:
Acrophobia- fear of heights Hydrophobia – fear of water
Androphobia – fear of men Iatrophobia- fear of doctors
Astraphobia – fear of storms, thunder, lightning Nyctophobia – fear of night
Ceraunophobia –fear of thunder Ochlophobia – fear of crowds
Claustrophobia- fear of enclosed places Pyrophobia- fear of fire
Hematophobia- fear of blood Zoophobia- fear of animals
Nursing Intervention:
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a. Behavior modifications
b. Relaxation
c. Desensitization
d. Expression of feelings
e. Anti-depressant
DEPRESSION
1. Denial – getting away from reality, “This cant be happening, this cant be real”
2. Anger – blaming. “Why me?”
3. Bargaining – closing a deal to the cheapest possible price, “If only… I will”
4. Depression – silence
5. Acceptance – client acts according to situation. Patient prepares living will.
Suicide cues:
• “I wont be a problem any longer”
• “Remember me when I’m gone”
• “This is my last day”
• “This is my wedding ring give it to my son”
• there is a sudden change in mood
Intervention:
• direct question – “Are you going to commit suicide?”
• irregular interval of visit to patient’s room
• early in the morning and during endorsement period – time the patient commits suicide
• give simple task, do not give complex one’s
Risk factors:
• sex – male (more successful) female (hesitant)
• age – 15 to 25 years old or above 45
• depression
• patient with previous attempts will try again
• alcoholics
• irrational
• lacks social support
• organized plan – greater risk
• no family
• with terminal sickness
SCHIZOPRENIA
- A serious psychiatric disorder characterized by impaired communication with loss of contact to reality
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Types of Schizoprenia
Symptoms of EPS:
1. Akathisia – restless and with inability to sit still
2. Akinisia – rigidity of the body
3. Dystonia – affects neck
• Torticollis – wry neck
• Oculogyric crisis – fixed stare
• Opisthotonus – arched back, contracted
4. Tardive dyskenisia – lip smacking tongue is protruding, puffy cheeks. Irreversible.
5. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome – hyperthermia, unstable BP, increase CPK, diaphoresis,
pallor
6. Photosensitivity – wear shades or put on sunscreen
7. Agranulocytosis – sore throat, fever, malaise, leucopenia
Nursing Management:
1. Use of Therapeutic communication
2. Prevent injury
3. Orient to reality
4. Medications: anti-psychotic
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AUTISM
Manifestations:
• appearance – neat, obsessive compulsive, wants constancy
• behavior – ritualistic behavior, flat affect, repetitive
• communication – difficulty communicating
Nursing Intervention:
• constancy
• promote safety
• expressive therapy – uses art, poetry, decreasing risk for injury, improve social interaction, be
able to express feelings.
Manifestations:
• appearance – dirty
• behavior – clumsy, impatient, easily distracted
• talkative
Nursing Intervention:
• safety
• provide place to study, eat play, bath
• schedule time for all activities
• set limits
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
- diet, underweight <85% of expected fat, 3 months amenorrhea, failure to recognize problem
- Most common in women (90-95%), usually
teenagers
Starvation- an attention-getting device; a psychotic disorder, early manifestation of schizophrenia.
Contributing Factors:
1. Disturbed self-image
2. Parent-child conflicts
3. Past and present experiences
resulting to feeling
of dependency & helplessness
Symptoms:
• Dry, flaky or cracked skin • Skeletal-like appearance
• Brittle hair and nails, hair • Presence of lanugo
beginning to fall out
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• Amenorrhea or menstrual • Intense fear of becoming
irregularity obese
• Constipation • Distorted body image as
• Hypothermia continues to
• see self as fat
• Decreased BP, PR, basal • Loss of appetite
metabolic rate • Total lack of concern about
• DHN, malnutrition, symptoms
electrolyte imbalance
BULEMIA NERVOSA
-Binge eating and purging , normal weight, irregular menstruation, dental carries, diarrhea, knows the
problem but ashamed and embarrassed.
Priority:
• fluid volume balance
• weight gain – monitor weight, eating pattern, stay 1 hour after eating, accompany in toilet
Complications:
1. Chronic inflammation of the lining of the esophagus
2. Rupture of the esophagus
3. Dilatation of the esophagus
4. Rupture of the stomach
5. Electrolyte imbalance or abnormalities, leading to arrhythmias of the heart and metabollic
alkalosis
6. Heart problems, irreversible Cong. Heart failure
7. Chronic enlargement of the parotid gland
8. Dehydration
9. Irritable bowel syndrome or abnormal dilatation of the colon
10. Rectal prolapse or abcess
11. Rupture of the diaphragm
12. Dental erosion
13. Chronic edema
14. Fungal infections of the vagina or rectum
BIPOLAR DISORDER
Nursing Intervention:
1. Divert attention - give task
2. Avoid giving group games – any competition will increase anxiety
3. Give activities that uses gross motor skills to provide
outlet of energy
4. Displacement like punching bag
PERSONALITY DISORDER
1. Schizoid – doesn’t care about people, believes that he can stand on his own, never had a
best friend, avoid groups and activities – no enjoyment
2. Avoidant – avoid group – fear criticism, have talent but with no confidence
3. Anti-social – law breaker, do not follow rules from childhood until adulthood
ALCOHOL ABUSE
- socializing, escape from problem, peer pressure
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Complications:
1. Wernickes – motor side effects
2. Korsakoff – memory – confabulation
3. Delirium tremors – 24 72 hours after alcohol intake due to sympathetic nervous system
activation (with tremors, hallucinations, illusions)
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
If patients take a downer, all vital signs are down. If he stops taking it (during
withdrawal), patient will experience the opposite effect of a downer. All of the
patients vital signs will shoot up just the same with uppers (e.g., patient had
cocaine intoxication, patient will manifest hyperactivity, tachypnea, seizure.
During withdrawal, patient will manifest bradypnea or coma).
UPPERS:
cocaine
hallucinogen
amphetamines
Toxic effects:
seizure
tachypnea
increase heart rate
pupils dilate
dry mouth
decrease in appetite
diarrhea
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borderline – 70-90
normal 90 – 110
CHILD ABUSE
a. Denial of pregnancy
b. Depression during pregnancy
c. Unwanted child
d. Fear of delivery
e. Lack of support form husband or family
f. Undue concern about the unborn child’s sex and how
g. Fear that the child will be one of too many children
h. Resentment towards the child
i. Inability to tolerate the child’s crying, viewing child as being too demanding
ALZHEIMER
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Anti-cholinergic/Anti-parasympathetic Anti-parkinson drugs
• mono amine oxidase inhibitors • cogentin
marplan • artane
nardil • parlodel
parnate • akineton
• benadryl
Alcoholics • larodopa
• disulfiram • eldepryl
• anti depressants • symmetrel
Pre-ECT:
• sign informed consent
• NPO 6 hours
• give atropine sulfate
• give barbiturate
• succinylcholine chloride – to relax muscles
Post-ECT
• side lying lateral
• side effects: headache, dizziness, temporary, memory loss (distinct symptoms)
PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS
Anti-mania Anti-depressant
Tetracyclic Anti-depressant
- Maprotiline
Nursing Intervention Careful observations for signs WOF Hypertensive crisis- elevated BP,
and symptoms of toxicity palpitations, diaphoresis, chest pain, headache
w/c can lead to intracranial hemorrhage and
bleed-> death
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Superego
-conscious
- what is more beneficial
in touch with reality
- think before deciding
Ego
eat, drink, smoke, urinate, have sex
pleasure principle
- do what you want
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