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University of Texas - NURS 4504ATI Capstone Comprehensive assessment A

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ATI Capstone Comprehensive assessment A Chapter 2 legal and ethical issues: respecting client rights (mental health) -Pt who have mental health disorders diagnosis or who are receiving acute care of... mental health disorder are guaranteed the same civil rights as any other citizen. Which may include The right to humane treatment and care, such as medical and dental care, informed consent and the right to refuse treatment, and confidentiality -A written plan of care/treatment that includes discharge follow up as well as participation in the care plan and review of that plan -Communication with people outside the mental health facility, including family members, attorneys, and other health care professionals. -Beneficence: doing good ex) nurse helps new pt who has a psychotic disorder to feel safe in the environment. Autonomy the clients right to make her own decisions but the client must accept the consequences ex) rather than giving advice to the client nurse helps pt explore options Chapter 29 crisis intervention for intimate partner abuse (mental health) -Types of crises situational/external can be unanticipated loss or change experienced everyday “life events”, maturational/internal can be achieving new developmental stages, adventitious the occurrence of natural disasters -Phases of a crisis phase 1 escalating anxiety from a threat activates increased defense responses, phase 2 anxiety continues escalating as defense responses fail, functioning becomes disorganized, and the client resorts to trails and error attempts to resolves anxiety, phase 3 trial and error methods of resolution fail and the clients anxiety escalates to severe or panic levels leading to flight or withdrawal behaviors, phase 4 the client experience overwhelming anxiety that can lead to anguish and apprehension. -common crisis characteristics can be sudden event with little or no time to prepare, perception of the event as overwhelming or life threating, loss or decrease in communication with significant others, sense of displacement from the familiar and actual loss Chapter 12 Informed consent disorders of the eye; evaluating understanding of cataract removal neurosensory disorders (medsurg) -Cataracts can be determined upon examination of the lens using an ophthalmoscope. Cataract is an opacity in the lens of an eye that impairs vision -common causes are age-rates (dry eyes), traumatic (injury), toxic (meds betas, steroids, thiazine), associated (diabetes, sun exposer, hypoparathyroidism, DS), complicated (intraocular disease ex glaucoma or retinal detachment) -medication pt take is anticholergics (atropine ophthalmic) fast acting but effects can last up to 7 days Chapter 1 planning an audit of quality control (leadership) -audits of quality control can produce valuable quantitative data the types are structures audits evaluate the influence of elements that exist separate from or outside of the client-staff [Show More]

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