Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

(^196) Client will recover defitive coping mechanisms to deal with stressful situations.Interventions with 5. Encourage client to discuss situations that have been espe- 1. Obtain as much information as possible about client from 2. Do not fl 4. As memory begins to return, engage client in activities that 3. Instead, expose client to stimuli that represent pleasant expe-Long-term Goalprocess.solved issues that may be contributing to the dissociative family and signifiactivities that simulate life experiences.ple, activities, music, pets). may provide additional stimulation. tant for the development of an effective plan of care.cially stressful and to explore the feelings associated with environment may help client come to terms with unre-surable to client. Individuals who are exposed to painful information from which the amnesia is providing protection may decompen-sate even further into a psychotic state.those times. riences from the past, such as smells associated with enjoyable activities, beloved pets, and music known to have been plea-^ ●^ ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION ood client with data regarding his or her past life. Verbalization of feelings in a nonthreatening cant others (likes, dislikes, important peo-Selected Rationales cits in memory and develop more adap-A baseline assessment is impor-Recall may occur during

2 2506_Ch10_191-200.indd 0196 506 Ch 10 191 - 200 .indDefi 2. Client is able to demonstrate adaptive coping strategies that^ 6. Identify specifi● 7. Provide instruction regarding more adaptive ways to re- 1. Client is able to recall all events of past life.perception of self Outcome Criteriad 0 client to identify possible solutions. spond to anxiety behaviors.conflmay be used in response to severe anxiety to avert amnestic must be viewed as only temporary.needed.DISTURBED PERSONAL IDENTITY 1 nition: 96 icts are resolved, any improvement in coping behaviors Inability to maintain an integrated and complete c conflso that dissociative behaviors are no longer icts that remain unresolved, and assist Unless these underlying 1 10/1/10 9:35:32 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 35 : 32 AM