(3 SATA)You have a patient with mental and emotional difficulties is sensitive to sound and light. What actions will you take? - 1 .Place the patient in a carpeted room, 2. be sure that no lights are flickering, 3. provide the patient with recordings of ocean waves and light rain. (3 SATA)You are assessing the coping patterns of a new patient. What data would you expect to find? - 1. Current stressors 2. Use of drugs or alcohol 3. Recent weight loss (3 SATA) What characteristics will you be looking for in a patient that you suspect has substance abuse disorder - 1. neglect of self care 2. impaired family functioning 3. increased use of the substance despite negative consequences. (4 SATA)Which of the following would mental health professionals strive to help patients develop and maintain regarding spiritual care? - 1. Inner strength 2. Self awareness 3. Life's meaning and purpose 4.Relationships to others (4 SATA)Collecting data of religious beliefs and practices from patients. What should you include? - 1. What role does religion play in your life? 2. What is your source of strength and hope? 3. What brings you comfort and joy? 4. Does your religion have any special days? Patient prescribed Laxopam for anxiety. What indicates needs for further teaching? - "I can take this medication to relieve everyday stress" You have a patient scheduled for surgery and wants to wear a bracelet that has significant meaning to them. When you ask them to remove it, they say they really wish they could wear it during the procedure. What do you do next? - Determine if the item may remain in place during the procedure You have a muslim patient wishing to face MECCA. What position should the nurse place the patient's bed? - South East direction from the United States You have a patient that is a jehovah's witness and the physician orders 2 units of blood ASAP but she refuses to sign the consent form. What should you do next. - Notify the physician STAT and Report the patient's refusal You have a patient that recently lost a loved one and would like to attend a grief meeting but does not drive, cannot afford a taxi, doesn't wish to burden family or friends. What would you do next? - Offer to acquire information about senior services that may help the patient. You have a dying patient and family reports that the dying patient is speaking to a deceased loved one. Family comes to the nurses station concerned about too much pain medication. How should the nurse respond? - This is a normal sign of approaching death and it is important that we do all we can to keep her pain tolerable. You have a patient prescribed Fluoxetine. Which response indicates further teaching is needed? - The patient states "I must take this medication with a full meal." You have a patient admitted to the mental health unit. They have toothbrush, toothpaste, and dental floss in their pockets. They perform dental care as often as every 1/2 hour. How do you interpret these actions? - Attempt to relieve anxiety. You have a patient having an acute panic attack. What would you do? - Stay near the patient and reassure them they are safe. You have a patient that has a ritual that includes making and remaking their bed 30 times before they can go to sleep.Most of the time, they do not get into the bed until 3 AM. What action would you take? - Suggest they begin their ritual earlier in the day. Patient arrives in the ER in a severe state of anxiety following a traumatic event. What intervention would you implement? - Remain with the patient in a quiet room What behavior is expected from someone who just received elective convulsive therapy? - Confusion and short-term memory loss What information would you convey to a patient about the type of therapy that could help treat depression? - Cognitive behavior therapy What actions will you take first for a patient admitted for anxiety? - Making an effort to establish therapeutic rapport Patient has been taking benzodiazepines. How would you expect it to be used after discharge - Prescribed at lower doses as needed What information is essential to teach the patient about MAIO's? - To avoid all foods with thymine Patient beginning antidepressant therapy with first line medication. What information would you prioritize for the patient? - Stopping the medication abruptly could cause discontinuation syndrome. Which mental health disorder does this sound like? "I have always felt this way, and have been sad and negative for as long as I can remember." - Dysrhythmic disorde