Bipolar disorder:
Symptoms:
Anxiety, depression, mania, risk of suicide
Medication:
Antipsychotic drugs, Anti convulsions and antimanic medication ( lithium,carbamazepine, lamictal, valproate
Nursing intervention:
- focus on early relapse prevention
- psychosocial therapy can address this illness
- make Social relationship with patient
- avoid unnecessary stimuli around the Patient make them to get in to the suicidal thoughts
- lifestyle changes by modifying the charecter
- support work and individual counseling.
- family members support for effective coping and lifestyle changes.
Haldol: Antipsychotic drug
Side effects:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, dry mouth, nervousness, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, insomnia, anxiety, skinrash, mood changes, blurred vision..
Precautions:
Before taking this medicine consult with your doctor if you have any neuro symptoms...If you have any cardiac problem inform doctors before taking the medication..Avoid alcohol and driving,avoid exercise, and don't have medication if you are pregnant and never breast feed the baby when you are taking this medicine..
Schizophrenia:
Symptoms:
Hallucinations, confusion, Delusion, Thought disorder, depression.
Medication:
Antipsychotic drug like chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, haloperidol, thiothixene, Trifluoperazine
Nursing intervention:
- check Patient hallucinations level.
- avoid environment stimuli it make patient calm down.
- involve patient in different Activites
- make necessary environment precautions to avoid suicidal idea..
- maintain social relation..
For each of these disorders/ medications identify the symptoms/ side effects, prescribed medications for the disorders...
Medications for Bipolar Disorders: Adverse Effects of
Lamotrigine (Active Learning Template - Medication, RM MH RN 10.0
Chp 23)
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you!)
ACTVE LEARNING TEMPAMedication STUDENT NAME MEDICATION CATEGORY CLASS REVMEW MODULE CHAPTER PURPOSE OF ME DICATION Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use Medication Administration Complications Contraindications/Precautions Nursing Interventions Interactions Client Education Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
Why are stimulant medications prescribed for disorders that are characterized by increased motor activity and reduced attention span (such as ADHD)? How do the medications interact with the brain to influence symptoms of hyperactivity?
Identify the three classes of medications used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders. (antidepressants, benzodiazepines, or barbiturates) used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, and the effects of these medications on the brain and give examples of the medications. (Choose one medication out of each category) 2. Explain the symptoms associated with extrapyramidal symptoms of antipsychotic drugs. Explain the rationale for free periods with antipsychotic medication at high risk for EPS symptoms. 3. Identify the most common degenerative diseases of...
12. The personality disorders include symptoms that are sometimes shared by related disorders. Please compare and contrast the following pairs: (a) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; (b) Paranoid Personality Disorder with Schizophrenia with paranoid delusions; (c) Borderline Personality Disorder with Bipolar Mood Disorder; and (d) Dissociative Amnestic Disorder from Major Neurocognitive Disorder of the Alzheimer's type. Be sure that your responses include the major defining aspects of each of these disorders (e.g., diagnostic criteria). DISith s
5. Medications for Hyperthyroidism. Fill in the Nursing Intervention for each side effect. Medication Side effects Nursing Intervention Radioactive Iodine Radiation Sickness Bone Marrow Depression Hypothyroidism a) b) c) Propylthioracil (PTU) Overmedication Agranulocytosis Hepatitis a) b) c) Which conditions are contraindicated with the two medications above and why? Why do patients diagnosed with hyperthyroidism have surgery? Why is eye care important for hyperthyroidism? Where are the parathyroid and what condition may develop as a complication of thyroid removal surgery? 10....
Identify the three classes of medications used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders. (antidepressants, benzodiazepines, or barbiturates) used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, and the effects of these medications on the brain and give examples of the medications. (Choose one medication out of each category)
Medications for Psychotic Disorders: Adverse Effects of
Thioridazine Therapy (RN QSEN - Patient-centered Care, Active
Learning Template - Medication, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 24)
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you!)
ACTVE LEARNING TEMPAMedication STUDENT NAME MEDICATION CATEGORY CLASS REVMEW MODULE CHAPTER PURPOSE OF ME DICATION Expected Pharmacological Action Therapeutic Use Medication Administration Complications Contraindications/Precautions Nursing Interventions Interactions Client Education Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
For of these disorder make a table for symptoms, medications
and nursing interventions and precautions. ( must be typed)
. Generalized Anxiety Disorder . Anxiety Suicide
For this week, Identify three patients on the unit you are assigned on. One should have a primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), the second should have a diagnosis of mania and the third should have a diagnosis of bipolar depression. Identify the differences in the symptoms presented by these patients. 1. List the symptoms these patients exhibited. What are the differences? 2. What are the differences and similarities in the medications prescribed for these individuals? 3. What nursing...
For this week, Identify three patients on the unit you are assigned on. One should have a primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), the second should have a diagnosis of mania and the third should have a diagnosis of bipolar depression. Identify the differences in the symptoms presented by these patients. 1. List the symptoms these patient exhibited. What are the differences? 2. What are the differences and similarities in the medications prescribed for these individuals. 3. What nursing...