Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Videbeck

15 MOODDISORDERS ANDSUICIDE 353 cohol abuse as well as those recently discharged from the hospital (Young, Macritchie & Cala ...

354 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS called lithium or anticonvulsant medications used as mood stabilizers (see Ch ...

15 MOODDISORDERS ANDSUICIDE 355 release, and decrease the sensitivity of postsynaptic receptors (Facts and Comparisons, 2002). L ...

is difficult. This continual movement has many ram- ifications: clients can become exhausted or injure themselves. In the manic ...

while unemployed and broke, starting several busi- ness ventures at once, having promiscuous sex, gam- bling, taking impulsive t ...

358 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS MEETING PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS Clients with mania may get very little rest or slee ...

patiently and frequently repeats this request dur- ing conversation because clients will return to rapid speech. Clients in the ...

360 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS contacted if the client has diarrhea, fever, flu, or any condition that leads ...

15 MOODDISORDERS ANDSUICIDE 361 In the United States, men commit approximately 72% of suicides, which is roughly 3 times the rat ...

362 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS Box 15-2 ➤ MYTHS ANDFACTSABOUTSUICIDE MYTHS FACTS Suicidal people often send ...

also standard practice to inquire about suicide or self-harm thoughts in any setting where people seek treatment for emotional p ...

364 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS Examples of outcomes for a suicidal person in- clude the following: The clie ...

contracts are not, however, a guarantee of safety. Clients make contracts with input from nurses or other health care profession ...

given permission to do the same. Families can dis- integrate after a suicide. Nurse’s Response When dealing with a client who ha ...

the likelihood of depression. Researchers in England have found that individualized postpartum care with home visits by nurses s ...

368 Unit 4 NURSINGPRACTICE FORPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS crying, lack of motivation, asocial behavior, and psychomotor retardation (sl ...

overdosing or underdosing because lithium salt uses the same postsynaptic receptor sites as sodium chloride does. Other anti- ma ...

370 Chapter Study GuideChapter Review ➤ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the best answer for each of the following questions. T ...

➤ SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS Identify four areas that must be included in a patient teaching plan for a client starting lithium tre ...

372 ➤ CLINICAL EXAMPLE June, 46 years old, is divorced with three children: 10, 13, and 16 years of age. She works in the county ...