Clarke UniversityHLTH 216RN VATI MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT REMEDIATION

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RN VATI MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT REMEDIATION ❖ Health Promotion and Maintenance – (1) ➢ Developmental Stages and Transitions – (1) ▪ Practice Settings and Aggregates: Family Assessment To... ol (Active Learning Template – Basic Concept, RM CH RN 7.0 Chp 4) • Biological Health Risk Assessment ◆ Genograms are used to gather basic information about the family, relationships within the family, and health and illness patterns. Genomics involves the study of genetic information and how it is influenced and expressed. Providers can use genomic information to identify specific individual risks and provide appropriate prevention. ◆ Repetitions of diseases with a genetic component (cancer, heart disease, diabetes mellitus) can be identified • Environmental Risk: Ecomaps are used to identify family interactions with other groups and organizations. Information about the family’s support network and social risk is gathered. • Behavioral Risk: Information is gathered about the family’s health behavior, including health values, health habits, and health risk perceptions. ❖ Psychosocial Integrity – (4) ➢ Chemical and Other Dependencies/Substance Use Disorder – (1) ▪ Substance Use and Addictive Disorders: Manifestations of Opioid Withdrawal (Active Learning Template – System Disorder, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 18) • Abstinence syndrome begins with sweating and rhinorrhea progressing to piloerection (gooseflesh), tremors, and irritability followed by severe weakness, diarrhe4a, fever, insomnia, pupil dilation, nausea and vomiting, pain in the muscles and bones, and muscle spasms • Withdrawal is very unpleasant but not life-threatening ➢ Mental Health Concepts – (1) ▪ Personality Disorders: Identifying Manifestations of Dependent Personality Disorder (Active Learning Template – System Disorder, RM MH Rn 10.0 Chp 16) • Cluster C (anxious or fearful traits; insecurity and inadequacy) ◆ Dependent – characterized by extreme dependency in a close relationship with an urgent search to find a replacement when one relationship ends ➢ Stress Management – (1) ▪ Stress and Defense Mechanisms: Assessment of Mild Anxiety (Active Learning Template – Basic Concept, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 4) • Mild anxiety occurs in the normal experience of everyday living. It increases one’s ability to perceive reality. There is an identifiable cause of the anxiety. Other characteristics include a vague feeling of mild discomfort, restlessness, irritability, impatience, and apprehension. The client can exhibit behaviors such as finger- or foot-tapping, fidgeting, or lip-chewing as mild tension-relieving behaviors. ➢ Therapeutic Environment – (1) ▪ Bipolar Disorders: Planning Interventions for a Child Who Is Experiencing Mania (Active Learning Template – System Disorder, RM MH RN 10.0 Chp 14) • Acute Manic Episode – focus is on safety and maintaining physical health ◆ Therapeutic Milieu (within acute care mental health facility) ➢ Provide a safe environment during the acute phase. Assess the client regularly for suicidal thoughts, intentions, and escalating behavior [Show More]

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