Mental Health
Acute Manic Phase of Bipolar Disorder Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-481-5
In this simulation, the nurse cares for Mattie Justice, a 28 year-old in the acutely manic phase of bipolar disorder. The simulation takes place in the inpatient unit of an acute psychiatric mental health hospital. Topics include safety, medication stabilization, intensive behavior management and daily functioning, physiologic stability (i.e., sleep, fluid, nutrition, and elimination), and discharge needs, including family education and support.
Acute Suicidal Patient Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-480-8
In this simulation, the nurse cares for John Strod, a 53 year-old who is acutely suicidal. The simulation takes place in the inpatient unit of an acute psychiatric mental health hospital. Topics include accurate and comprehensive assessment of suicidal ideation, medication management, personal and environmental safety within the inpatient milieu, family intervention, crisis intervention to rally outside support networks, family assessment, and intervention strategies for living with a client who has made a recent lethal attempt.
Alcohol Dependence in Acute Withdrawal Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-486-0
In this simulation, the nurse cases for Jennifer Wright, a 35-year-old with alcoholism. The simulation takes place in the detoxification unit of a psychiatric hospital. Topics include physiological stabilization during withdrawal, safety, psychological and family issues, care and monitoring of through detoxification, pharmacological treatment, planning for discharge needs, education and support for the patient and family, and continued psychiatric and alcohol treatment follow-up.
Anorexia Nervosa Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-483-9
In this simulation, the nurse cares for Shelly Monigan, a 15 year-old with anorexia nervosa. The simulation takes place in the inpatient unit of an acute psychiatric mental health hospital. Nursing care focuses on stabilizing physiological status, maximizing appropriate eating behaviors, facilitating social interaction and trust within the milieu, and working with the family regarding discharge planning and follow-up.
Borderline Personality Disorder Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-484-6
In this simulation, the nurse cares for Mary Jenkins, a 25 year-old with borderline personality disorder. The simulation takes place in the inpatient unit of an acute psychiatric mental health hospital. Topics include treatment for borderline personality disorder and nursing care focusing on: safety, physiologic stability (sleep, fluid, nutrition, elimination), use of a psychotropic medication for symptom management, resuming appropriate self-care activities, and return to outpatient environment.
Dysthymic Disorders Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-482-2
In this simulation, the nurse cares for Susan Jacob, a 34 year-old with dysthymic disorder. The simulation takes place in a day treatment program. Topics include etiology of the disorder, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, and assessment, care plans and interventions for patients with the disorder.
Major Depressive Disorders Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-478-5
In this simulation, the nurse cares for Jim Scarboro, a 53 year-old who is experiencing major depressive disorder and has attempted suicide. The simulation takes place in the inpatient unit of an acute psychiatric in-patient unit. Topics include treatment for acute depression, safety, medication stabilization, physiologic stability (i.e., sleep, fluid, nutrition, and elimination), resuming appropriate self-care activities, family support, interventions to restore and maintain physiologic stability; and helping the client regain control over necessary activities of daily living.
Paranoid Schizophrenia in the Acutely Psychotic Phase Clinical Simulation in Nursing
12/1/03 LWW
978-1-58255-487-7
This simulation focuses on caring for Derek Jones, a 20 year-old with schizophrenia, paranoid type, who is acutely psychotic. This clinical scenario, which takes place in the evaluation unit of an acute care inpatient psychiatric hospital, provides the student learner with information about the nature, symptoms, and etiology of paranoid schizophrenia. Derek's treatment requires specific nursing care that focuses on rapid symptom reduction, physiologic stabilization, management of acute psychotic behaviors, family intervention, and planning for long-term follow-up. Discharge planning is an important component in facilitating a long-term, multidisciplinary treatment approach after discharge.
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