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Consider some of the [circumstances that involve mandatory reporting](https://openstax.org/r/77mandatedreprt) (https://openstax.org/r/77mandatedreprt) for nurses.
#### **Challenges to Boundaries**
Professional boundaries are very important for nurses to maintain particularly when working in mental health. It is not... | {
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#### Mindfulness and Reflection for Self-Care and Awareness of the Nurse
There are several tools nurses can use to care for themselves when feeling morally ambivalent about treating clients who have committed crimes. One tool is journaling. Writing about an experience and their feelings about the experience in privat... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Recall the key ethical principles related to nursing practice
- Outline the role of the nurse's own moral philosophy in providing care to clients
Nursing and ethics are intertwined and inseparable; even student nurses encounter situat... | {
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"Header 2": "**10.3 Ethical Standards in Mental Health Nursing**",
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#### **[10.1](#page-320-2) [Client Rights and Protections](#page-320-2)**
Maintaining understanding and compliance with the tenets of HIPAA is critical for client safety and trust. Under HIPAA, PHI cannot be used or shared without the client's written permission. This is one of the client rights provided under federa... | {
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**FIGURE 11.1** Understanding all of the legal and ethical issues surrounding client care is critical to ensure the nurse can support a client who is unable to make their own choices and carry out their own actions. (credit: "Legal Gavel & Open Law Book" by "howtostartablogonline.net"/Wi... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Cite the reasons for court-ordered therapy
- Give examples of the types of court-ordered therapy
- Outline the process for putting involuntary court-ordered treatment in place
The basic reason for court-ordered treatment is that an in... | {
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One QSEN competency is teamwork and collaboration, which stresses the importance of working in teams effectively and with the shared goal of quality client care. Consider how the nurse will monitor the therapeutic relationship in situations of court-ordered treatment.
| Knowledge ... | {
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When people are not able to care for themselves due to mental illness and/or drug abuse (in certain circumstance),
courts of law may intervene and legally compel the person into treatment. Treatment may be inpatient in a facility, outpatient in the community, or in a clinic setting.
Court-ordered therapy is mandate... | {
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Each state designates the guidelines for mental health treatment when necessitated by court order. These directives address circumstances, length of time, and individual rights. Court-ordered treatment may take place inside a health-care facility, out in the community (whether residential or day treatment, including ma... | {
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The Treatment Advocacy Center has compiled a [survey of the mental health commitment laws of the states](https://openstax.org/r/77mentalhlth) [\(https://openstax.org/r/77mentalhlth\)](https://openstax.org/r/77mentalhlth) looking at the types of involuntary admission laws, as well as issues such as outpatient commitment... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Recall issues relating to mental health and safety
- Outline approaches that are used to deal with safety in the clinical setting
- Understand approaches to ensuring staff safety in clinical settings
Safety is paramount for both clien... | {
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Nurses have to be aware of boundary issues with clients, particularly if there is the potential for any violent and aggressive behavior. This [informative brochure from the National Council for State Boards of Nursing](https://openstax.org/r/77boundary) [\(https://openstax.org/r/77boundary\)](https://openstax.org/r/77b... | {
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Additionally, each state sets specific guidelines regarding provider orders, documentation, and time limits on seclusion or restraints. All will likely contain the following:
- Intervention must be ordered by licensed practitioners permitted by the state and the facility.
- Least restrictive emergency safety interven... | {
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Agitation and violence are behaviors driven by emotion, not logic. Therefore, staff working with acting-out clients should strive to address the emotion and not to engage in debate. Clients may feel disrespected if staff utilize restrictive methods too quickly in the process and this can lead to increased agitation. Ph... | {
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"Header 3": "**Staff Safety When Dealing with a Violent Client**",
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Variable by state, a **power of attorney (POA)** is a written designation of authority to act for another person in specified matters [\(Table 11.3](#page-363-1)). It is one type of advance directive. Medical or health-care power of attorney gives the designee (agent), who must be over the age of 18, the permission to ... | {
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For clients nearing the end of life, nurses should self-reflect, focus on self-care, and honor their therapeutic relationship with their clients in the following ways:
- begin by asking clients about their beliefs related to end-of-life care
- be aware of their own personal biases that can interfere with therapeutic ... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Define the role of a guardian/conservator
- Outline the process for appointing a guardian/conservator
- Discuss ethical concerns in appointment of a guardian/conservator
Guardianship and conservatorship processes will vary in the Unit... | {
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#### Reasons for Having a Guardian or Conservator
Here are some examples of instances when a guardian/conservator may be required:
- mental illness impairs judgment to make legal, financial, and personal decisions
- unable to meet basic needs for health or housing
- cognitive impairment, intellectual disability, de... | {
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#### **[11.1](#page-353-0) [Reasons for Court-Ordered Treatment](#page-353-0)**
The reasons for court-ordered treatment can be complex. If a person is thought to be a danger to themselves or others, or has a grave incapacity, they may be treated on an involuntary basis. This involves court recommendations and the con... | {
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Identify three specific mental health issues that Alexandra is currently facing based on her reported symptoms and history. How do these issues contribute to concerns regarding her safety in the emergency department?
- **5**. Outline at least three immediate approaches nurses can employ in the ED to address Alexandra's... | {
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**FIGURE 12.1** Understanding all of the legal and ethical issues surrounding client care is critical to ensure the nurse can support a client who is unable to make their own choices and carry out their own actions. (credit: "Legal Gavel & Open Law Book" by "howtostartablogonline.net"/Wi... | {
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In legal terms, **client representation** means to consult with the client regarding the client's objectives, how the client wants to proceed, and then take the action approved by the client (American Bar Association, 2024). Mental health nurses can participate in this role. Nurses are empowered by self-awareness, whic... | {
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Watch this video [The Portrayal of Mental Illness in the Media](https://openstax.org/r/77mentlillmedia) (https://openstax.org/r/77mentlillmedia) while thinking about the various views of mental illness portrayed in media.
#### **The Americans with Disabilities Act**
It is important for nurses to understand that men... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Explain the elements of autonomy
- Describe why restrictions might be placed on the autonomy of a person with a mental health diagnosis or symptoms
- Discuss power sharing in the therapeutic relationship
The concepts of autonomy (abil... | {
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#### Substitute Decision-Making: Alexandra's Story
Involuntary hospitalization was necessary for Alexandra due to her diagnosis in childhood. Now, as an adult, she feels that the loss of control and inability to participate in her care damaged her self-esteem and complicated her condition, leaving her without confide... | {
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#### Client-Centered Care: Autonomy
The QSEN competencies provide a framework for nursing education and practice, emphasizing the importance of
client-centered care, safety, quality improvement, teamwork, and evidence-based practice. Advocacy in psychiatricmental health nursing aligns closely with several QSEN comp... | {
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In a mental health context, **self-advocacy** means the ability to speak for oneself, have full autonomy, and complete agency. Self-advocacy means expressing personal beliefs, and making needs known, toward meeting personal goals. Ways to enhance and encourage self-advocacy in clients include asking the client to ident... | {
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Visit this website for a [wealth of resources for mental health advocacy](https://openstax.org/r/77mtlhltresorcs) (https://openstax.org/r/77mtlhltresorcs) presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Knowing oneself is a fundamental part of self-advocacy (Disability Resource Center, 2019). The support... | {
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#### Applying the CJMM to Client Advocacy
Kimberly is a psychiatric nurse working in an inpatient psychiatric unit. She is assigned to care for Janet, a twenty-five-year-old female admitted voluntarily for treatment of severe depression and suicidal ideation. Janet has a history of trauma and has been struggling with... | {
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Client advocacy is an integral part of the nurse-client relationship, beginning with admission and gathering data concerning the client, their health, their medications, and their living conditions. True advocacy requires trust between the nurse and the client. Through the process of spending time listening to the clie... | {
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**Nurse:** Jordan **Years in Practice:** Nine **Clinical Setting:** Mental health inpatient facility **Geographic Location:** Arizona
In the critical unit in a psychiatric hospital, Jordan, a registered nurse, encountered a challenging situation with a client named Harrison, a forty-year-old male admitted for treatme... | {
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According to this article about [the role of the nurse in client advocacy](https://openstax.org/r/77advocacy) (https://openstax.org/r/77advocacy) from Hawai'i Pacific University, nurses spend a great deal of time with their clients, and fulfilling their obligation under the nursing code of ethics to advocate for their ... | {
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#### Self-Determination and Client Advocacy
In psychiatric-mental health nursing, client self-determination is a fundamental principle that applies regardless of age. Self-determination refers to the right of individuals to make decisions about their own treatment and care, based on their preferences, values, and goa... | {
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#### **[12.1](#page-379-0) [Client Representation for Empowerment and Relationship Rebuilding](#page-379-0)**
Nurses play a role in client advocacy, particularly in circumstances where clients are unable to adequately represent themselves, or have the legal designation of diminished responsibility. Nurses should be a... | {
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Define the components of self-advocacy and explain how Ebony can exercise self-advocacy in her mental health journey.
- **9**. Outline strategies that a nurse can employ to promote self-advocacy for Ebony, considering her complex health history and mental health challenges.
Pilar, a fifty-eight-year-old female, visit... | {
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**FIGURE 13.1** The etiology of psychological and mental health disorders can be multifaceted, ranging from genetic and biological to environmental; often, specific causes are a combination of the types of factors or remain a mystery. (credit: "National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smidd... | {
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) describes the Standards of Practice (competence in use of the nursing process) and the Standards of Professional Performance (competence in role behavior) in the publication Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Fourth Edition (2021). Read this sample chapter [\(https://opensta... | {
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#### American Psychiatric Nurses Association Standard Regarding Cultural Humility The APNA's Scope and Standards of Practice (2022) indicate that a Psychiatric-Mental Health Registered Nurse (PMH-RN) must practice from a perspective of cultural humility.
Awareness, through self-reflection, is important so that nurses... | {
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Review the QSEN competencies [\(https://openstax.org/r/77QSENComptency\)](https://openstax.org/r/77QSENComptency) set by the QSEN Institute.
#### **Boards of Nursing**
The Boards of Nursing are the regulatory bodies that oversee the practice of nursing within a certain jurisdiction, such as a state or territory. In... | {
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**Nurse:** Brenda B., ADN, RN **Years in Practice:** Four **Clinical Setting:** Medical-surgical floor of a small, rural hospital **Geographic Location:** Tennessee
Brenda is a nurse working in a small rural hospital on the medical-surgical floor. Brenda encountered a client with a large wound on their lower extremit... | {
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Grouped into five domains, social determinants of health [\(https://openstax.org/r/77healthdetermn\)](https://openstax.org/r/77healthdetermn) are aspects of the person's environment affecting health and well-being.
#### **OSHA**
The **Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)** is a regulatory agency in ... | {
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The Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was originally published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association to provide the standard criteria for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. The DSM has undergone several revisions and updates since its initial publication ([Figure... | {
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#### The Types of Mental Disorders Covered in DSM-5
The DSM-5-TR covers a broad range of mental disorders from different categories. Here are the major types of mental disorders covered in the DSM-5-TR:
- 1. Neurodevelopmental disorders: These disorders usually begin in early childhood and include such conditions a... | {
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In this video, the American Psychiatric Association explains why [prolonged grief disorder](https://openstax.org/r/77griefdisorder) (https://openstax.org/r/ [77griefdisorder\)](https://openstax.org/r/77griefdisorder) was added to the DSM-5-TR.
#### **Relationship of the DSM-5 to the International Classification of Di... | {
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The QSEN definition of teamwork and collaboration is to "function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality" (QSEN, n.d., table 2). During treatment team meetings, health-care professionals (psychiatrists, nurses,... | {
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Many older adults suffer from mental health disorders, but can have very different symptoms and need specific individualized interventions due to the changes with the aging process. Noted in the DSM-5-TR are several disorders that apply specifically to this age group. This includes major neurocognitive disorder when co... | {
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The nurse collects comprehensive data about the client's mental health status. This involves conducting interviews, observing, and utilizing assessment tools to gather information about the client's mental health history, current symptoms, cognitive abilities, emotional state, and social functioning.
A nursing care p... | {
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Review this [helpful resource for how to ask about suicide](https://openstax.org/r/77suicidequestn) (https://openstax.org/r/77suicidequestn) from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
#### **Cultural Considerations**
It is important for nurses to approach each client with an open mind, respect, and sensit... | {
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#### Mental Health Assessment
Thomas et al. (2020) found that consideration of psychosocial factors in client assessment and planning of care contributed positively to health outcomes, especially involving lifestyle changes.
High-risk health behaviors, such as smoking, high alcohol consumption, inactivity, and poor... | {
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Competencies for the PMH RN in the implementation of the nursing process include partnering with the client, family, support system, and other health-care providers to provide safe, realistic care (APNA, 2022). This includes utilizing evidence-based care, the principles of recovery and trauma-sensitive care, and cultur... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Define the recovery model in psychiatric nursing
- Outline the history of recovery in psychiatric nursing
- Explain the role of the psychiatric nurse in promoting recovery
Recovery is the emergence from a stressful state, incorporatin... | {
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness has created a free, eight-session educational program called [NAMI Peer-to-](https://openstax.org/r/77NAMEPeer2Peer)Peer [\(https://openstax.org/r/77NAMEPeer2Peer\)](https://openstax.org/r/77NAMEPeer2Peer) intended to help adults with a mental health diagnosis to help themselves ... | {
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Discuss special considerations within the nursing scope of practice in mental health nursing
- Discuss the challenges that nurses face in adhering to the scope of practice
As a specialty practice area, psychiatric-mental health nursin... | {
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View the ANA's Principles for Delegation [\(https://openstax.org/r/77delegation\)](https://openstax.org/r/77delegation) for nurses, which includes a decision tree for delegation decisions.
Delegation and supervision are components of the professional nurse role in most all settings. In mental health treatment, nursin... | {
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In all care settings, nurses must provide holistic care. The person in care for a medical illness has psychosocial needs and the person in care for mental health has physiological needs. A phenomenon of clinical bias called **diagnostic overshadowing** may occur in mental health treatment when symptoms are attributed t... | {
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"Header 3": "**Challenges in Scope of Practice**",
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#### **[13.1](#page-403-0) [Clinical Guidelines and Standards](#page-403-0)**
Nurses must be aware of the many organizations and agencies that affect their role in the health-care field. These organizations operate on local, state, and federal levels. It is imperative that nurses know the rules and regulations that g... | {
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"Header 3": "**Summary**",
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Outline the issues involved in diagnosing mild neurocognitive disorders
- Describe the care planning for and the role of the nurse in treating clients with mild neurocognitive disorders
A group of disorders known as **neurocognitive d... | {
"Header 1": "CHAPTER 14 Neurocognitive Disorders",
"Header 3": "**14.1 Mild Neurocognitive Disorders**",
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#### Living with HIV and Neurocognitive Impairments
There are approximately thirty-eight million people who have HIV, and 55 percent of those people live in southern and eastern Africa (Tareke et al., 2022). Sixty-eight percent of people with HIV have a neurocognitive impairment related to the infection and the medic... | {
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#### The Use of Standardized Screening Tools
The use of standardized screening tools to test for cognitive impairment and dementia provides information about the client's strengths and weaknesses. The psychologist must choose the tool that uses normative data that is the most appropriate for their client's age, cultu... | {
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Psychosis caused by medical issues is often referred to as **delirium**, which is a mental state in which the client becomes temporarily confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember clearly. It usually starts suddenly and can indicate the onset of a life-threatening medical condition. Delirium resolves upon... | {
"Header 1": "**14.2 Delirium**",
"Header 3": "**Diagnosing Delirium**",
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#### QSEN Competency: Client-Centered Care of a Client Experiencing Delirium During the care of an older client who has delirium, it is important for the nurse to:
- Assess levels of physical and emotional comfort, which may require observing body language rather than relying on a spoken answer.
- Initiate effective ... | {
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"token_count": 331,
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The general treatment of delirium is to manage the causes and the symptoms. This might entail, for instance, discontinuing medications or treating infection or imbalances (electrolytes) in the body. There are supportive care measures provided to prevent any complications from occurring. These measures include proper di... | {
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"Header 3": "**Nursing Treatment of Delirium**",
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Define various forms of dementia
- Describe the approaches to treatment and nursing care planning for a client with dementia
Dementia is an umbrella term that covers a host of neurocognitive disorders. The symptoms of these disorders ... | {
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"Header 3": "**14.3 Dementia**",
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In 85 percent of people who develop this disease, there is no understandable pattern of transmission. There is a familial component with a dominant inheritance pattern in 5 to 15 percent of clients who develop this disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). Symptoms of this disease include rapidly prog... | {
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"Header 3": "**14.3 Dementia**",
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This [sharable PDF about dementia from the National Institute on Aging](https://openstax.org/r/77dementiatypes) (https://openstax.org/r/77dementiatypes) is a great way to educate clients and family members about some of the different types of major NCD.
#### **Dementia and Alzheimer Disease**
Many people still refe... | {
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This short article about administering the clock test [\(https://openstax.org/r/77clocktest\)](https://openstax.org/r/77clocktest) provides its history and some basic instructions.
The provider also coordinates medication with the pharmacist. Social workers assist the client and their families to ensure that the livi... | {
"Header 1": "LINK TO LEARNING",
"token_count": 633,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
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**Nurse:** Lenore, MSN, RN, PMH-BC **Years in Practice:** Nineteen **Clinical Setting:** Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit **Geographic Location:** Texas
As a nurse who has worked with many older adult clients grappling with Alzheimer disease, one specific older client stands out. He was in his eighties and had been a... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"token_count": 403,
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} |
#### **[14.1](#page-436-2) [Mild Neurocognitive Disorders](#page-436-2)**
While mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild neurocognitive disorder (MiND) are very similar, diagnosis for MiND includes the presence of one or more cognitive difficulties in the areas of complex attention, memory, executive function, expres... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"Header 3": "**Summary**",
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- **Alzheimer disease** most common neurocognitive disorders; affects the brain by causing atrophy in the cortex and deposits of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the neurons, which cause degeneration of the neurons
- **delirium** mental state in which the client becomes temporarily confused, disoriented, ... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"Header 3": "**Key Terms**",
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"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Define schizophrenia and its prevalence, course, and causes
- Understand the symptoms associated with schizophrenia
- Explain the stages of schizophrenia
- Outline approaches used to treat schizophrenia
- Plan nursing care for a client ... | {
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It is posited that schizophrenia is created from a diverse genetic, environmental, and neurobiological etiology that manifests in specific neuronal changes in childhood that result in a cluster of positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms. The disturbance is seen globally and in all ethnic groups, and it usually emerg... | {
"Header 1": "**15.1 Schizophrenia**",
"Header 3": "**Defining Prevalence, Course, and Causes of Schizophrenia**",
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- • Paranoid delusions, also known as persecutory delusions, are beliefs that the person who holds them is being watched, harmed, or stalked.
- Referential delusions are beliefs that ordinary events have a message or hidden meaning specifically for them.
- Grandiose delusions or delusions of grandeur are those where ... | {
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"Header 3": "**Defining Prevalence, Course, and Causes of Schizophrenia**",
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#### Implicit Bias and Psychosis
Implicit bias includes humans' automatic and often unintentional beliefs based on experiences, thoughts, and other previously learned behaviors. These biases are learned associations or pairings that can occur with human or social qualities, ethnicities, or gender; they can influence ... | {
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There are three phases of schizophrenia: prodromal, acute, and recovery. The prodromal phase is when nonspecific symptoms first appear. Active psychotic symptoms characterize the acute phase. The recovery phase is when the individual begins to notice symptoms diminishing.
#### **Prodromal Phase**
The first phase is... | {
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"Header 3": "**Stages of Schizophrenia**",
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**Nurse:** Maria, staff nurse **Years in Practice:** Three **Clinical Setting:** Inpatient adult unit **Geographic Location:** Urban
A nurse assessed a twenty-one-year-old male who was a musician in a professional marching band. His friends and bandmates noticed he was "not himself" and had not been that way for some... | {
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} |
| Medication ... | {
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| Extrapyramidal<br>Side Effect | Symptoms | Treatment... | {
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Therefore, the goal for CBT with respect to hallucinations and delusions is to facilitate a scenario with the client where they can challenge what they are experiencing:
"Is this a symptom, or is this actually happening to me?"
**Nurse:** Pam, advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioner **Years in Practice:** ... | {
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"token_count": 1688,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
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lithium carbonate (Carbolith) benztropine (Cogentin) benzodiazepine (Alprazolam) risperidone (Risperdal) amitriptyline (Elavil)
List 2 blurred vision diarrhea urinary frequency constipation hyperactivity dry mouth
List 3
pacing only in the mornings engaging in therapeutic modalities seeing the FBI not in a helico... | {
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"Header 3": "List 1",
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#### Safety During and After the Restraint
Definition: Minimizes risk of harm to clients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance (QSEN Institute, n.d.).
A psychiatric RN was involved in a behavioral restraint with a male client who attacked a staff member with the leg of a chair. ... | {
"Header 1": "CLINICAL SAFETY AND PROCEDURES (QSEN)",
"token_count": 595,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
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Psychotic disorders include brief psychotic disorder, substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder due to a medical condition, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and catatonia. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are other psychotic disorders that share similar symptoms with schizo... | {
"Header 1": "**15.2 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders**",
"Header 3": "**Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders**",
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**Nurse:** George W., RN **Years in Practice**: Ten **Clinical Setting:** Crisis Intervention Unit **Geographic Location:** Mississippi
I was a psychiatric nurse working for about ten years as a nurse generalist. A client was admitted to the inpatient unit for psychotic behavior and aggression. The client was a 310-p... | {
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"token_count": 1412,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Define and understand the diagnosis of delusional disorder
- Outline the common types of delusions experienced in delusional disorder
- Recall the treatment approaches used in delusional disorder
Although there are some similarities, ... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"Header 3": "**15.3 Delusional Disorder**",
"token_count": 705,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### Kufungisisia
Stress is expressed differently from the lens of varying cultural frames. To ensure that these concepts of distress are conceptualized from these perspectives, it is essential to frame these experiences as the client experiences them. A Shona concept is kunfungisisa or "thinking too much," and can b... | {
"Header 1": "CULTURAL CONTEXT",
"token_count": 1485,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
**Nurse:** Pam, advanced practice psychiatric nurse **Years in Practice:** Twelve **Clinical Setting:** Outpatient mental health facility **Geographic Location:** Community, rural
I was an advanced practice psychiatric nurse and received a referral from an infectious disease clinic. The client arrived with a cup of u... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"token_count": 867,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### **[15.1](#page-457-0) [Schizophrenia](#page-457-0)**
Schizophrenia is a disorder usually beginning when a person is in their late teens or early twenties. The etiology of the condition is unknown, although there are a range of theoretical perspectives, and it is thought to involve neurotransmitter signal disrupt... | {
"Header 1": "REAL RN STORIES",
"Header 3": "**Summary**",
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"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
**FIGURE 16.1** The etiology of psychological and mental health disorders can be multifaceted, ranging from genetic and biological to environmental; often, specific causes are a combination of the types of factors or remain a mystery. (credit: "National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smidd... | {
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Depression: Part 1
The nurse is assessing a seventy-six-year-old male who has been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit accompanied by his son.
| PMH | Client is a seventy-six-year-old male who is recently widowed and living in an assisted living<br>community. He has a medical-surgical history of... | {
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"Header 3": "UNFOLDING CASE STUDY",
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} |
As defined by the DSM-5, the most common mood disorders include depression, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia. Mood disorders are characterized by disturbances in mood that are intense, persistent, and interfere significantly with an individual's daily life. These disorders can have severe repercussions on one's physical... | {
"Header 1": "CHAPTER 16 Mood Disorders and Suicide",
"Header 3": "**The Spectrum of Mood Disorders**",
"token_count": 788,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
Age plays a significant role in the presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of mood disorders. Age-related considerations are pivotal in the accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of mood disorders. Recognizing the varied presentations across age groups, understanding the unique challenges posed by each ag... | {
"Header 1": "LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT",
"Header 3": "Age Considerations in Clients Diagnosed with Mood Disorders",
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#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Outline the diagnosis, types, incidence, and possible causes of depression
- Describe the clinical symptoms of depression
- Recall the approaches used in the treatment of depression
Mental health conditions characterized by persistent... | {
"Header 1": "LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT",
"Header 3": "**16.2 The Spectrum of Mood Disorders**",
"token_count": 2027,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
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Depression: Part 2 See [Depression: Part 1](#page-493-1) for a review of the client data.
| Nursing<br>Notes | 1940: Ongoing Assessment<br>The client is in bed and does not come out for dinner. He is awake and is not sleeping. When the<br>PCT rounds and reminds him of dinner, he states, "I am not hungry." He repo... | {
"Header 1": "LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT",
"Header 3": "UNFOLDING CASE STUDY",
"token_count": 700,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
Depression is characterized by a collection of symptoms that affect an individual's mood, physical health, and cognitive functioning. According to the DSM-5, the primary symptoms of major depressive disorder include a persistent feeling of sadness or a lack of interest or pleasure in almost all activities. These core s... | {
"Header 1": "LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT",
"Header 3": "**Symptoms of Depression**",
"token_count": 2015,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
Antipsychotics may be utilized as an adjunctive treatment in cases of treatment-resistant depression (Rybakowski, 2023). The choice of medication depends on the individual's specific symptoms, the side effect profile of the medication, the presence of any other psychiatric or medical conditions, and the individual's ... | {
"Header 1": "LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT",
"Header 3": "**Symptoms of Depression**",
"token_count": 1056,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
It is essential to remember that psychosocial factors play a significant role in the onset, course, and recovery from depression. These factors include the individual's social environment (such as relationships with family, friends, and coworkers), their psychological resources (such as coping skills and resilience), a... | {
"Header 1": "PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS",
"Header 3": "Psychosocial Factors Affecting Depression",
"token_count": 344,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### Client-Centered Care for Clients with Depression
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) underscores the importance of applying the six competencies in delivering client-centered care, particularly when treating conditions such as depression. Client-centered care demands that health professionals acknowle... | {
"Header 1": "CLINICAL SAFETY AND PROCEDURES (QSEN)",
"token_count": 740,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
Client: John, a thirty-five-year-old male
Presenting issue: John has been feeling persistently sad, tired, and disinterested in activities that he usually enjoys for the past two months. In addition, he reports significant difficulty sleeping and a loss of appetite, which resulted in a ten-pound weight loss over the ... | {
"Header 1": "CLINICAL SAFETY AND PROCEDURES (QSEN)",
"Header 3": "Applying Client-Centered Care to a Client with Depression",
"token_count": 578,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### **LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Describe how self-harm can be related to mental illness
- Outline the challenges in dealing with attempted suicide in clients with a mental health problem
- Plan nursing care for a client who is contemplating suicide
- Define nonsuicida... | {
"Header 1": "**16.3 Self-Harm and Suicide**",
"token_count": 584,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
Depression: Part 3
See [Depression: Part 2](#page-501-1) for a review of the client data.
PMH The client indicates that he has a plan to suffocate himself in the bed sheets in the hospital. He declines to come out of his room and continues to appear withdrawn and tearful.
- **[5](#page-994-3)**. What actions woul... | {
"Header 1": "**16.3 Self-Harm and Suicide**",
"Header 3": "UNFOLDING CASE STUDY",
"token_count": 1239,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
#### The Link between Depression and Suicide
Depression is a major risk factor for suicide. The feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, and a persistent sense of overwhelming despair that often accompany depression can lead individuals to perceive suicide as the only viable option to escape their pain (American Psyc... | {
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"token_count": 1053,
"source_pdf": "datasets/websources/Med_v1/med_textbook/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nursing-WEB.pdf"
} |
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