- Mental Health Final Exam Test (Questions And Answers) Updated

risk factors for suicide {Ans: depression/mental disorders; family hx of abuse, violence, suicide; substance abuse; exposure to suicidal behavior; firearms in the home; previous attempt; hopelessness; isolation; recent unemployment; loss of relationships; separate/divorced/widowed; 4x more likely in males; age (elderly men more common, then adolscents, then college students)}Delirium {Ans: rapid onset, 24-72 hours, infection realted, NOT common with aging adults}Phases of Nurse-Patient Relationship {Ans: orientation: setting boundaries/objectives, working towards a common goal, confidentiality established working: symptoms/problem solving skill, challengig negative thoughts and behaviors termination: can take a long amount of time, ending relationship, role has now ended}Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs {Ans: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization; must start at bottom to work upwards}boundaries with patients {Ans: do not overshare, focus is on the patient, do not accept gifts, no special favors, blurring boundaries (overhelping, controlling, narcissism)}benficence {Ans: the duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others}Nursing assessment priority during crisis {Ans: -determine whether there is a need for safety interventions b/c of suicidal or homicidal ideation or gestures, then assess: 1) the pts perception of the event 2) the pts available supports 3) the pts usual coping skills