Concept Map Template: Mental Health Nursing
Using evidence-based research, fill in the boxes of the concept map for the assigned mental health Shadow Health
Simulation or HESI Patient Review/Case Study. All the boxes must have data from the case study or the textbook if there
is no data in the case study to get credit for this assignment. Thank you.
Risk for injury related
to excessive energy and
restlessness, paranoid
thoughts, poor impulse
control, self-destructive
behavior and sleeping 3
hours or fewer in the
past few days.
List the psychosocial factors of
the illness:
-History of suicide attempt
-Substance drug use
-Mood changes
-lack of social support
Drug Treatment:
-antidepressant (patient
can’t recall the name)
List Therapy associated
with this diagnosis:
-cognitive behavioral
therapy
-family-focused therapy
-group or individual
psychoeducational
therapy
Nursing Assessment of the
illness with the case study.
Subjective and Objective
Assessment Data
-Patient was found by the
policemen with his erratic
behavior. Patient stated that he
currently feels euphoric and
extremely energetic. He has not
slept for few days and not used
any substance drugs in four
days. Patient reports frequently
having extremely high energy
and mood changes. Patient has
history of depression and was
taking antidepressant but
stopped and has history of
suicide attempt.
Based on your data, what is the
problem statement?
- Patient is risk for injury
due to lack of sleep, self-
destructiveness
behavior, poor impulse
control, excessive
energy, and restlessness.
What is your goal for this
client?
- Patient will not
present with new
injuries when a
focused physical exam
is performed.
List your nursing interventions (at
least 3 with a rationale as to why
you pick the interventions. Write
them here:
1. Provide the patient with
structured, solitary
activities that do not
present a risk for injury
such as playing calm
music, reading magazines,
drawing, and coloring to
keep the patient
occupied.
2. Remove anything that
could cause injury such as
patient’s belongings,
sharp objects, and
hazardous material for
safety and to avoid
anything that can harm
the patient.
3. Move the patient to a
private room that close to
the nurse station to easily
monitor the patient and
ensuring safety of the
other patient.
Evaluate how the
interventions are working.
-The goal was met; patient
remain injury free during
focused physical exam and
while waiting to be evaluated
by the psychiatric provider.
The interventions helped
reduce the patient’s risk of
injury.