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What are the physiological diseases of adaptation?
Headache, hypertension, ulcers, etc. -
What are the psychological diseases of adaptation?
Anxiety (mild, moderate, severe.) -
What are some ethical issues?
The right to refuse medication even if under involuntary consent
The right to least restrictive treatment alternatives -
What are some legal issues?
Informed consent (assess the level of impairment in thinking
Restraints/Seclusion
Involuntary commitment (threatening to hit someone, danger to self or others and can still give informed consent)
Duty to warn ( threats against a person made by the patient)
Assault and battery (threats) -
What is a role of a psychiatric nurse?
Having the skills to be able to work with multiple relationships -
What are the conditions for developing a therapeutic relationship
Rapport always comes first when trying to establish trust, empathy, and sympathy. -
What is the orientation phase?
assess and start to build relationships -
What is the working phase?
Nurse promotes insights and perceptions of reality -
How can you maintain a therapeutic milieu?
By punishing inappropriate behaviors and making sure that all of the staff is on the same page and have the same goals for the same patient. -
What are some inappropriate boundaries to have with a patient?
Giving them your phone number
Visiting outside the initial clinic setting
Establishing a more than nurse client relationship.
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