Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

2. Client verbalizes correlation between feelings of inadequacy 1. Client verbalizes and accepts responsibility for own behavior. 5. Provide immediate positive feedback for acceptable behav-Outcome Criteria 6. Help client set realistic, concrete goals and determine appropri- 7. Evaluate with client the effectiveness of the new behaviors 4. Client interacts with others in group situations without tak-^ 8. Use confrontation judiciously 3. Client does not ridicule or criticize others.repetition of desirable behaviors.grandiosity.ate actions to meet those goals. adaptive behaviors.tions when they actually occur.Role-playing provides confiare hindering development of satisfying relationships and and the need to defend the ego through rationalization and limited problem-solving ability, assistance may be required to reassess and develop new strategies, in the event that cer-tain of the new coping methods prove ineffective.iors. ing a defensive stance. tify defense mechanisms (e.g., denial and projection) that and discuss any modifiPositive feedback enhances self-esteem and encourages cations for improvement. dence to deal with diffiSuccess increases self-esteem.to help client begin to iden-Forensic Nursing cult situa-Because of ●^365

2506_Ch22_358-369.indd Sec1:365 2506 Ch 22 358 - 369 .indd Possible Etiologies (“related to”) [Loss of freedom] DefiDefi[Anger][Internalized rage]Depression[Labile affect][Suicidal ideation][DiffiS[Altered activities of daily living][Prolonged diffi●other [or any other loss of signifi cance to the individual], in which the experience of distress accompanying bereavement fails to follow normative expectations and manifests in functional impairment.e^ c 1 COMPLICATED GRIEVING nition: ning Characteristics (“evidenced by”) : 3 culty expressing feelings] 65 A disorder that occurs af ter the death of a signifi cant culty coping] 1 10/1/10 9:38:17 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 38 : 17 AM