I. Therapeutic communication skills and treatment modalities |
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Identify variables that influence communication between a nurse and a patient. |
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Describe principles and techniques that enhance communication. |
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Explain various treatment modalities used by psychiatric-mental health nurses. |
II. Legal aspects of psychiatric-mental health nursing |
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List 6 types of psychiatric commitments. |
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Describe 3 types of involuntary commitments. |
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Describe client's rights in a clinical setting. |
III. Disorders usually first evident in infancy, childhood, or adolescence |
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Describe characteristics displayed by an autistic child. |
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Describe the behavioral symptoms of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
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Provide a nursing diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder. |
IV. Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders |
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List common symptoms of delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders. |
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List medications used for detoxification. |
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List medications used for detoxification. |
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List medications used for detoxification. |
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List medications used for detoxification. |
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Distinguish between substance dependence and substance abuse. |
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List common withdrawal symptoms associated with psychoactive drugs. |
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Provide nursing diagnoses, interventions, and rationales for substance abuse. |
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Review medications used for various substance-abuse disorders. |
VI. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders |
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Provide examples of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. |
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Formulate communication strategies for dealing with a schizophrenic patient. |
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Identify various types of schizophrenia and their common symptoms. |
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Provide nursing diagnoses, interventions and rationales for altered thought processes, social isolation, and risk for violence. |
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Describe main characteristics of delusional disorder. |
VII. Mood disorders |
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Provide a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. |
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List typical symptoms of depression. |
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Identify factors that contribute to suicide risk. |
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Provide indications for electroconvulsive therapy and describe the ECT procedure. |
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Describe bipolar disorders and suggest appropriate communication strategies. |
VIII. Anxiety disorders |
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Describe panic disorder and list symptoms of panic attack. |
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Provide nursing diagnoses, interventions, and rationales for a client with panic disorder. |
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Explain behavior modification techniques used in the treatment of phobias. |
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Describe obsessive-compulsive disorder and provide nursing diagnoses and interventions. |
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Describe posttraumatic stress disorder and list symptoms associated with it. |
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List symptoms associated with generalized anxiety disorder and provide nursing interventions. |
IX. Somatoform disorders |
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List symptoms associated with somatization disorder. |
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Explain conversion disorder. |
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Distinguish between somatization disorder and hypochondriasis. |
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Describe pain disorder and provide nursing interventions. |
X. Somatoform disorders |
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Describe how dissociative amnesia occurs. |
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Identity types of memory loss associated with dissociative amnesia. |
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Describe dissociative identity disorder. |
XI. Eating disorders |
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Describe and differentiate between two types of anorexia nervosa. |
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Establish long- and short-term goals in the treatment of anorexia nervosa and provide nursing interventions. |
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Discuss therapies that have been found useful in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. |
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Provide nursing interventions that will decrease the incidence of binge-purge behaviors. |
XII. Adjustment disorders |
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Identify common types of stressors that bring on adjustment disorders. |
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List symptoms associated with adjustment disorders. |
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List common stress management techniques. |
XIII. Personality disorders |
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Discuss the three main clusters of personality disorders. |
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Discuss and differentiate between four cluster B personal disorders. |
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Suggest communication strategies for clients with cluster B personality disorders. |
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Discuss the three cluster C personality disorders. |
XIV. Psychological factors affecting medical condition |
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Identify psychological factors that affect medical problems. |
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Describe the course of psychologically induced physiologic disturbances. |
XV. Sleep disorders |
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Discuss three major groups of sleep disorders. |
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Describe various stages of sleep in adults. |
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Provide nursing interventions to achieve the goal of a client to sleep sufficiently to feel well rested. |
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Teach sleep hygiene techniques to a client. |
XVI. Special needs of the homeless person with chronic mental illness |
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Explain the special needs of the homeless person with chronic mental illness. |
XVII. Special needs of the abused person |
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Describe 5 types of child abuse. |
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Identify characteristics of abused children. |
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Discuss various types of partner abuse. |
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Identify stressors that contribute to partner abuse. |
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Define elder abuse. |
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Identify indicators of elder abuse. |
XVIII. Special needs of the person with HIV/AIDS |
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List common psychiatric symptoms associated with AIDS. |
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Provide nursing diagnoses, interventions, and rationales for clients with HIV/AIDS. |