Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

b. Threatening^ 2. Tics or other stereotypical movements 7. R i g id it y^ c. Uses sarcasm 3. Mannerisms and gestures 8. Gait patterns^ 6. Aggressiveness 5. Restlessness or agitation b. Paces 4. Hyperactivity^612 a. Specifia. Gets up and down out of chairc. Unable to sit still c. Covering face with hands? a. Lots of fi b. Limitation of range of motion? b. Clenching hands b. Nail biting? a. Any evidence of limping?a. Overtly angry and hostile d. Grimacing? b. Jerking or spastic movements? a. Any evidence of facial tics?b. Arms and legs appear stiff and unyieldinga. Sits or stands in a rigid position c. Ataxia?●^ APPENDIX M c facial or body movements during conversation? dgeting

2 2506_Appendix_M_610-617.indd 612 506 _AppendixM 610 -^ 11. Freedom of movement (range of motion)^ 10. Psychomotor retardation 3. Intonation^ Speech Patterns^ 9. Echopra x ia 2. Pressure of speech 1. Slowness or rapidity of speech 617. b. Unable to be interrupted? a. Note whether speech seems very rapid or slower than a. Note whether speech seems frenzied. b. Are words spoken in monotone, without emphasis? a. Are words spoken with appropriate emphasis?in a. Note any limitation in ability to move. b. Thinking and speech are very slow. d. Shufflc. Posture is slumped. a. Movements are very slow.a. Evidence of mimicking the actions of others? dd normal. 612 ing? 1 10/1/10 9:31:50 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 31 : 50 AM