Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^459 PROGNOSIS Proper treatment can help control the symptoms of depression. Adequate treatment can caus ...

(^460) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Antidepressant medications: SSRIs venlafaxine nefazodone bupropion mirtazapine tric ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^461 Bipolar Disorder Patients suffering from mood disorders often have difficulty with interpersonal in ...

(^462) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Diminished need for sleep Rapid speech Easily distracted Excessive spending Hyperse ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^463 Risk for loneliness Altered sexuality patterns NURSING INTERVENTION Monitor patient frequently w ...

(^464) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Delusions Auditory hallucinations INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS Diagnostic test norma ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^465 Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a disease process that exists within the developed world, wher ...

(^466) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Temporal wasting, visible ribs, and other bony prominences due to lack of body fat ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^467 Monitor cardiac rhythm for rate and presence of arrhythmia. Calorie replacement; monitor for probl ...

(^468) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified of control over eating, followed by some compensatory mechanism to prevent weight ga ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^469 TREATMENT Psychotherapy: Interpersonal therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Family therapy. Me ...

(^470) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified PROGNOSIS Delirium is often due to an underlying infection, ischemic change, or meta ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^471 NURSING INTERVENTION Protect patient from injury. Monitor intravenous site for signs of infiltrati ...

(^472) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Ongoing management of Karen would include monitoring of: (a) electrolyte levels. (b ...

CHAPTER 12 Mental Health^473 Sam presents with impairment in reality testing, flat affect, deluisions and auditory hallucinatio ...

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Perioperative Care CHAPTER 13 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use. ...

(^476) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Perioperative Care The care of the surgical patient ideally begins when the patient ...

CHAPTER 13 Perioperative Care^477 respiratory, and neurologic status; endocrine disorders; malignancies; nutritional, fluid, and ...

(^478) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified The Preoperative Period The preoperative period, the time prior to surgery, is used ...