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Consciousness → Being aware of one's own existence, feelings, and thoughts and of the environment. This is the most elementary of mental status functions. Language → Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and feelings. This is a basic tool of humans, and it's loss has a heavy social impact on the individual. Mood → The client's state of mind or prevalent emotional state. It is typically self-reported. It is more durable and a prolonged display of feelings that...

What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? → -allergy status → -prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint → -state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? → No. → The client has been court-ordered to take the prescribed medications and the standing ...

Substance Use Disorder → Occurs when the recurrent use of a substance, such as alcohol or drugs, causes clinically significant impairment, including health problems, disability, or failure to meet responsibilities at home, work, or school. When does drug use typically begin? → Adolescence Common Comorbidities of substance use disorder → Anxiety disorders → depression → bipolar disorder → psychotic illness → borderline personality disorder → antisocial personality...

Early (1-3 years) signs of AD → short term memory deficits → disoriented to date → diminished recall of recent events → mild language and decision-making deficits → mild problem copying figures (clock drawing) → social withdrawal → mood change → personality changes → problems with managing finances Middle (2-8 years) stage of AD → disoriented to date and place → may get lost in familiar places → impaired learning new skills → agitation, aggression, restles...

What are the five 5 P's → partners, practices, past history of STI, protection, prevention of pregnancy (and pleasure) hypospadias → abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis epispadias → congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis or on the side nagele's rule → identify LMP, subtract 3 months, add 7 days and one year difference between presumptive and positive s/s → presumptive (pr...

A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis and has been on heparin continuous infusion for 5 days. The provider prescribes warfarin PO without discontinuing the heparin. The client asks the nurse why both anticoagulants are necessary. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A. "Warfarin takes several days to work, so the IV heparin will be used until the warfarin reaches a therapeutic level." B. "I will call the provider to get a prescription ...

During the health history, a man tells you he has trouble in starting his urine stream when he arrives at the toilet. This symptom is known as: a. Urgency. b. Dribbling. c. Frequency. d. Hesitancy. → d. Hesitancy. 2. A parent of three biologic daughters has a 10-year-old boy the family adopted at age 2 years. The parent is learning about raising boys and asks you the first physical sign of puberty in the male genitalia: a. Testes and scrotum begin to enlarge. b. Penis enlarges an...

5 P's of musculoskeletal injury → Pain → Pallor → Paresthesias → Pulselessness → Paralysis Range of motion check positions → circumduction , pronation, supanation, protraction, retraction, flexion, extension ,adduction , abduction ,rotation , elevation , depression,inversion ,eversion Shoulder-degrees of motion → forward flexion, abduction, 180 degree--- internal & external rotation 90 degree -- hyperextension, adduction 50 degree Neck - → 50 degree flexion--- 45...