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How is Mental Health Diagnosed?
Diagnosis are done by identifying symptoms and ruling out other etiologies
(substance use, medical conditions)
What Biological factors contribute to mental illness?
- Family History (number 1)
- Brain chemistry/structure
- Medical conditions
- Substance use
What Psychological/Developmental factors contribute to mental illness?
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs - childhood abuse or traumatic events)
- Stress
- Coping skills
What Environmental factors contribute to mental illness?
- Socioeconomic status (poverty, housing instability)
- Exposure to violence
- Cultural pressures (discrimination, stigma)
What Social and Interpersonal factors contribute to mental illness?
- Family dynamics (dysfunctional or abusive relations)
- Social isolation (lack of support)
- Peer influence (bullying or exclusion)
- Attachment issues (lack of secure attachment in early life)
What is the DSM-V and what is it used for?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
- Identifies disorders based on specific criteria and also serves as a tool for collecting
data and statistics
Why is the DSM-V important?
It is primary resource for the criteria and classification of mental disorders
What are the duties of a Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurse (PMH-RN)?
- Coordination of care
- Health teaching and promotion
- Monitoring patient therapy
- Managing a therapeutic milieu
- Fostering a therapeutic relationship
What are the duties of a Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse (PMH-APRN)?
- Consultation
- Prescribe medications and treatment
- Administer psychotherapy
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What is Transference?
Unconscious feelings of a patient toward a healthcare worker
What is Countertransference?
Unconscious feelings from a healthcare worker towards a patient
What is a Formal Voluntary Admisstion?
Admission that involves a legal document signed by the patient voluntarily for
admission but carries certain stipulations such as the inability to just "leave at will".
- allows facility to keep patient in locked down environment
What is an Emergency commitment?
Admission issued when someone has been deemed to be a threat to themselves or
others. Can be up to 15 days.
(ex. PEC, CEC, or OPC)
What is a PEC?
Physician's Emergency Certificate
- physician order to hold a patient
What is a CEC?
Coroner's Emergency Commitment
- coroner order to hold a patient
What is an OPC?
Order of Protective Custody
- document for the police to pick up a patient deemed to be a threat and brought to a
facility
What are the different types of restraints?
- Chemical (medication)
- Seclusion (isolation)
- Physical (by person or straps/cuffs)
What is Negligence?
Failure to take proper care in doing something
ex. failure to question a doctor's order, protect patient from themselves or
environment, and provide teaching
What is the MMSE?
Mini-Mental State Exam
- 11 question screening tool that test 5 areas of cognitive function
- may not work well with visual or hearing impaired, low English literacy, or other
communication orders
What does a MMSE score mean?
- Max score of 30 indicates high cognitive function
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How is Mental Health Diagnosed?
Diagnosis are done by identifying symptoms and ruling out other etiologies
(substance use, medical conditions)
What Biological factors contribute to mental illness?
- Family History (number 1)
- Brain chemistry/structure
- Medical conditions
- Substance use
What Psychological/Developmental factors contribute to mental illness?
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs - childhood abuse or traumatic events)
- Stress
- Coping skills
What Environmental factors contribute to mental illness?
- Socioeconomic status (poverty, housing instability)
- Exposure to violence
- Cultural pressures (discrimination, stigma)
What Social and Interpersonal factors contribute to mental illness?
- Family dynamics (dysfunctional or abusive relations)
- Social isolation (lack of support)
- Peer influence (bullying or exclusion)
- Attachment issues (lack of secure attachment in early life)
What is the DSM-V and what is it used for?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
- Identifies disorders based on specific criteria and also serves as a tool for collecting
data and statistics
Why is the DSM-V important?
It is primary resource for the criteria and classification of mental disorders
What are the duties of a Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurse (PMH-RN)?
- Coordination of care
- Health teaching and promotion
- Monitoring patient therapy
- Managing a therapeutic milieu
- Fostering a therapeutic relationship
What are the duties of a Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse (PMH-APRN)?
- Consultation
- Prescribe medications and treatment
- Administer psychotherapy
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What is Transference?
Unconscious feelings of a patient toward a healthcare worker
What is Countertransference?
Unconscious feelings from a healthcare worker towards a patient
What is a Formal Voluntary Admisstion?
Admission that involves a legal document signed by the patient voluntarily for
admission but carries certain stipulations such as the inability to just "leave at will".
- allows facility to keep patient in locked down environment
What is an Emergency commitment?
Admission issued when someone has been deemed to be a threat to themselves or
others. Can be up to 15 days.
(ex. PEC, CEC, or OPC)
What is a PEC?
Physician's Emergency Certificate
- physician order to hold a patient
What is a CEC?
Coroner's Emergency Commitment
- coroner order to hold a patient
What is an OPC?
Order of Protective Custody
- document for the police to pick up a patient deemed to be a threat and brought to a
facility
What are the different types of restraints?
- Chemical (medication)
- Seclusion (isolation)
- Physical (by person or straps/cuffs)
What is Negligence?
Failure to take proper care in doing something
ex. failure to question a doctor's order, protect patient from themselves or
environment, and provide teaching
What is the MMSE?
Mini-Mental State Exam
- 11 question screening tool that test 5 areas of cognitive function
- may not work well with visual or hearing impaired, low English literacy, or other
communication orders
What does a MMSE score mean?
- Max score of 30 indicates high cognitive function
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