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PsychiatricNursingisoneofthemostchallengingnursingsubspecialties.
Psychiatricnursescareforthepatientsphysicalwellnessandtheirmentalwell
being.
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Therearemanymentalhealthproblemsnowadaysandyoumightfinditdifficult
tomemorizethethingsyouneedtokeepinmindforthissubspecialty.Tohelp
youunderstandpsychiatricnursinginaneasyway,herearesomeofthemost
awesomemnemonicsandtricksthatyoushouldknownow.
1.TypesofAntidepressantsandCommon
SideEffects.
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Ingeneral,therearefivetypesofantidepressant,eachofwhichhastheir
respectivesideeffects.Youshouldwatchoutforthesesideeffectsasmost
psychiatricpatientstakethesedrugsforlongperiodsoftime.
2.SSRIs.
SelectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitorsorSSRIsarecommonlyusedforthe
treatmentofanxietydisorders,depressionandsomeformsofpersonality
disorders.Themnemonicabovepresentsthethingsyoushouldrememberwhen
givingSSRIstopsychiatricpatients.
3.ActionsofAntidepressants.
Withthehelpofthisdiagram,youcaneasilyunderstandhowantidepressants
work.Theantidepressantsmechanismofactionfeaturesdifferentstagesof
nerveabsorptionasfeaturedintheaboveimage.
4.ColorofDrugs.
Withthisdiagram,youcanunderstandthepsychologicaleffectsofdifferent
chemicalneurotransmittersorhormonesnamelydopamine,serotonin,oxytocin,
noradrenalineandadrenaline.
5.PsychiatricDrugDiagram.
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Therearefourmainpsychiatricdrugsusednowadaysstimulants,
antipsychotics,depressantsandhallucinogens.Becausetherearelotsofdrugs
beingdevelopedinthesefourmainpsychiatricdrugcategories,thisdiagram
willhelpyouunderstandtheactionofthesedrugs.Itisahelpfulstudyaidif
youarejuststartinginpsychiatricnursing.
6.PsychiatricAssessment.
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Patientassessmentisoneofthemostchallengingaspectsofpsychiatric
nursing.Thethingsyouneedtoassessinapsychiatricpatientcanbeeasily
rememberedwiththemnemonicAlwaysSendMailThroughthePostOffice
Appearance,Speech,MemoryorMood,Thoughts,PerceptionandOrientation.
AlsoRead:50NursingMnemonicsandAcronymsYouNeedtoKnow
Now
7.StressReductionMethods.
Areyouhavingahardtimeineasingdownyourstressedpatient?Hereare
someofthetricksyoucanuseinreducingpatientsstress.Youcanadvise
doingdifferentactivitiessuchasmeditating,breathingexercises,regular
exerciseandmanymore.
8.PsychobehaviorRoleofaNurse.
Thereare3Rsinthepsychobehaviorroleofanurserecognition,relationship
andresourcesorreferral.Applyingthese3Rsinthehospitalsettingis
importantespeciallywhencounselingpatientsandtheirrelatives.
9.SuicidePrecautions.
Thismnemonicishelpfulwhencaringforpatientswithsuicidaltendencies.Itis
importanttorememberthethingsthatshouldnotbeavailablewithinreachofa
suicidalpatient.
10.SundowningSyndrome.
Sundowningsyndromeiscomposedofdifferentbehavioralproblemsthat
changeindifferentpartsoftheday.Itiseasytorememberthesesignsand
symptomsasbehaviortendstochangeasthedayprogresses.Sundowning
syndromeiscommonlyassociatedwithdementiaandAlzheimersdisease.
11.Bulimia.
Bulimiaisaneatingdisordercharacterizedbybingeeatingfollowedby
inducementofvomiting.Thesignsandsymptomsofthiseatingdisorderare
presentedabovesoyoucanrememberiteasily.
12.AnorexiaNervosa.
Theoppositeofbulimia,anorexianervosaisanothereatingdisorderinwhich
thepatientrefusestoeatanythingatall.Justlikeinbulimia,ananorexic
patientviewsherselfasaveryfatpersonwheninfactsheisactuallytoothin
forherbodybuilt.
13.Dementia.
Whencaringforpatientswithdementia,youneedtoensurethattheabove
problemsarenotpresentsoyoucanpreventcomplications.Itisusuallypartof
thesupportivecareutilizedfordementiapatients.
14.AlzheimersDisease.
ThediagnosisofAlzheimersDiseasecommonamongelderlypatientsiskeyed
by5Asanomia,apraxia,agnosia,amnesiaandaphasia.Thesymptomsmay
appearoneaftertheotherbuttheearliestsymptomknowntoAlzheimers
diseasepatientsistheinabilitytoremembernamesoranomia.
15.Schizophrenia.
Schizophreniaisamentaldisorderwherethepatientlivesinhisownunreal
world.Othersymptomsincludeauditoryhallucinations,falsebeliefs,confused
thinkingandinactivity.
16.PsychiatricNursingMap.
Theabovemnemonicisacompilationofthepsychiatricassessmentpointsthat
youshouldremember.Fromnormalbehaviorandanxietytoschizophreniaand
mania,youcanfindthischarthelpfulduringreviewsandpsychiatric
assessments.
17.EffectsofPsychotropicMedicationson
Neurotransmitters.
HereisashorttableofSSRIsandtricyclicantidepressants.Throughthistable,
youcancomparethetwodrugclassificationsintermsofactionon
neurotransmitters,physiologicaleffectsandsideeffects.
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18.BipolarDisorder.
Thebipolardisorderischaracterizedbyepisodesofmanicanddepressive
attacks.Thesecontrastingsymptomsmayhappenanytimewithoutwarning.
Theabovemnemonicfeaturesthesignsandsymptomsforeachattack.
19.ManicAttack.
Themanicattackispresentinavarietyofmentaldisordersparticularlythe
bipolardisorder.Itischaracterizedbyagility,abnormallyexcitedandirritable
moodandgrandiosity.
20.ChildAbuse.
Wheneveryoususpectchildabuse,youshouldwatchoutfortheabovesigns
andsymptoms.Thechildvictimaswellastheparentsandrelativesofthechild
shouldundergocounseling.Inmostcases,authoritiesinterveneinthecareof
thechildabusedsofutureabuseswillbeavoided.
21.CocaineUsers/Abusers.
Cocaineorcrackusersandabusersusuallypresentauniquesetofsignsand
symptoms.Personsbeingsuspectedforthiskindofdrugabuseshouldbe
evaluatedfortheabovelistedsignsandsymptoms.
22.LanguageoftheEyes.
Areyoususpectingyourpatientfordrugorsubstanceabuse?Hereisachart
featuringthedifferenteyepresentationsofdrug/substanceabusers.Itishelpful
inassessmentbutdiagnosisshouldbesupportedbyotherobservedsignsand
symptomsaswellaslaboratoryexaminations.
23.AlcoholDetoxProtocol.
Hereisaflowofcareneededforpatientsbeingtreatedforalcoholintoxication.
Usually,apatientintoxicatedwithalcoholneeds3drugsmagnesium,
multivitaminandthiamineinjections.Knowingwhentoadministerthesedrugs
asorderedbythedoctorisessentialinrespondingquicklyduringemergency
situations.
24.7StagesofGrief.
Emotionalsupportisacriticalpartofcareamongpsychiatricpatients.Hereisa
diagramfeaturingtheimportantpointstorememberwhendealingwithpatients
undergoingthesevenstagesofgrief.
25.BetweenMinds.
Hereisaneasytorememberdiagramaboutthefunctionsandcharacteristicsof
eachsideofthebrain.Thisisamustknowifyouareinthefieldsofpersonal
development,coachingandpsychiatriccare.
AbouttheAuthor:JeAbarraisanursebyprofessionandafreelancewriterbypassion.
Sheisworkingasastaffnurseinthepediatricwardofaprivatecityhospitalformore
thantwoyears.Duringherfreetime,sheusuallywritesaboutherfascinationsinhealth
andnursing.Shelovestoprovidetipsandfunfactsaboutnursingandhealthyliving.
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