Mental Health Exam 4 Study Guide
What are signs/symptoms of a patient that overdosed on Amphetamines?
Patient education on the use of methadone (for heroin addicts) and how long is the course of the
medication
Be able to recognize major goals for a patient who is alcoholic and speak therapeutically to alcoholics
What is used to treat overdose of opioid narcotics?
Know adverse side effects of Antabuse when used while consuming alcohol
Be familiar with what AA is
Know nursing interventions for patients who are detoxing
What is the focus of rehabilitation?
What are signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and when will you notice the withdrawal signs?
What is the legal blood alcohol % that is considered legal while driving in most states?
Alcohol is metabolized into?
Be familiar with the stages of dependence
What age of onset would be most predictive of alcohol addiction?
How long may hallucinations with PCP last?
Nursing interventions for an infant born to a drug-addicted mother
Long-term side effects of LSD
Nursing intervention for bruxism
Protocol when suspect a co-worker is abusing drugs
Know process when nurse is in TPAPN for abusing drugs
What are the elements of addiction?
Know signs/symptoms of delirium tremens (DTs)
What is the most common drug that is used illegally in the US?
Signs/symptoms of a patient who uses cocaine and priority interventions to assist patient; what is a
main adverse effect a child born to a mother who used cocaine while pregnant may have?
Priority interventions for a patient that has used methamphetamine recently
Priority nursing interventions for patients who just used hallucinogens
Adverse reactions of using Chantix?
Signs/symptoms of Korsakoff syndrome
Nursing priority taking care of a patient withdrawing from benzodiazepines
Know common defense mechanisms used by addicts (denial, projection, rationalization)
Know what Wernicke encephalopathy is and what signs/symptoms the patient will present
After Narcan is given for an opioid overdose, what does the nurse expect to happen to the patient?
What kind of drinks is caffeine found in? What does caffeine do the body?
What is tolerance in relation to alcohol and drugs?
Signs/symptoms of withdrawal from CNS depressants
What kind of effects does Rohypnol have on a person?
What kind of assessment data may you receive from a patient who has an addiction to inhalants?
Signs you may observe when a co-worker is abusing drugs