NUR2488 / NUR 2488 Exam 3 Updated: Mental Health Nursing - Rasmussen
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NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing Exam 3 NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing Mental Health Exam 3 Bulimia Interventions - safety is the highest priority, assess mood, vitals, weight, identify tr... iggers, dietary teaching, coping mechanisms Memory Care- Reminiscing - Encourage reminiscing about happy times in life -- Remembering accomplishments and shared joys helps distract patient from deficit and gives meaning to existence. Makes patient's feel less lonely. Dementia Family Teaching/Education - Protect self and others, maintain orientation to reality- minimize confusion, fulfilling basic-needs, assisting and educating prospective caregivers about appropriate care for their loved ones A's of dementia - Anosognosia (no knowledge of illness) Aphasia (loss of language) Agnosia (loss of recognition) Apraxia (loss of purposeful movement) Amnesia (loss of memory) Altered perception (loss of visual perception) Apathy (loss of initiation) Delirium - an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. [Show More]
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