Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by Videbeck

dela Cruz, F. A., McBride, M. R., Compus, L. B., Calixto, P., & Van Derveer, C. P. (2002). White paper on the health status ...

views of the etiology and treatment of mental health problems. Community Mental Health Journal, 2(3), 235–241. Nelson, G., Hall, ...

155 Chapter Study Guide ➤ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the best answer for each of the following questions. Which of the fo ...

156 ➤ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS Identify the developmental task that corresponds to the following age groups, according to Eri ...

157 8 Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, the student should be able to 1.Identify the categories used to assess the ...

Assessment is the first step of the nursing process and involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information about ...

Input From Family and Friends If family members, friends, or caregivers have accom- panied the client, the nurse should obtain t ...

160 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP his or her parents. If the client is 17 years old, these struggles are normal an ...

Psychomotor retardation:overall slowed movements Waxy flexibility:maintenance of posture or position over time even when it is ...

being depressed, the nurse might ask, “On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being least depressed and 10 being most depressed, where wo ...

loses track of time, then place, and lastly person. Ori- entation returns in the reverse order: first, the person knows who he o ...

164 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP saying, “It’s my wife’s fault that I drink and get into fights, because she nags ...

8 ASSESSMENT 165 Box 8-3 ➤ MCMASTERFAMILYASSESSMENTDEVICE Instructions:Following are a number of statements about families. Plea ...

166 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP may not be able to get out of bed. Therefore, the nurse must assess the client’s ...

8 ASSESSMENT 167 needs in ways that are clear to health team mem- bers in other disciplines as well as families and care- givers ...

168 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP Box 8-4 ➤ GLOBALASSESSMENT OFFUNCTIONING(GAF) SCALE Consider psychological, soci ...

8 ASSESSMENT 169 (Schultz & Videbeck, 2002). Although the DSM-IV- TR is not a substitute for a thorough psychosocial nursing ...

170 Unit 2 BUILDING THENURSE–CLIENTRELATIONSHIP The components of a thorough psychosocial assessment include the client’s histo ...

8 ASSESSMENT 171 171 Chapter Study Guide ➤ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the best answer for each of the following questions. ...

172 ➤ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS Identify each of the following terms being described. Repeated, purposeless behaviors often i ...