NR 326 Mental Health Exam 2 V3 Latest Verified Questions and Answers, Chamberlain University

NR 326 Mental Health complete Exam 2 Version 3 study guide covering anxiety levels (mild, moderate, severe, panic) with clinical manifestations and nursing interventions, panic disorder and panic attacks (symptoms, diagnosis requiring at least 4 symptoms), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with compulsions serving to relieve anxiety, phobias including agoraphobia (fear of situations where escape might be difficult or embarrassing), trichotillomania and habit-reversal therapy, body dysmorphic disorder treated with SSRIs (fluoxetine/Prozac), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) treatment with buspirone (requires daily dosing, takes several weeks for full effect, low abuse potential), benzodiazepines (lorazepam/Ativan for acute anxiety, alprazolam/Xanax, diazepam/Valium) with teaching points (avoid alcohol, monitor blood pressure, do not discontinue abruptly), crisis intervention and crisis types (situational crisis from unexpected stressors, maturational/developmental crisis from life transitions, dispositional crisis, crisis of anticipated life transitions, crisis resulting from traumatic stress, psychiatric emergency), crisis assessment and priority interventions (protecting from injury, staying with patient, reassurance of safety), somatic symptom disorders (multiple somatic symptoms in several body systems, repression of anxiety as underlying psychodynamic, focus on adaptive coping strategies, SSRIs effective), illness anxiety disorder (persistent fears of having life-threatening disease), factitious disorder (imposed on self vs imposed on another/Munchausen syndrome by proxy, under voluntary control), conversion disorder (functional neurologic symptom disorder with la belle indifference), dissociative disorders including dissociative identity disorder (multiple subpersonalities, ultimate goal of integration through psychotherapy and hypnosis), dissociative fugue (sudden unexpected travel away from home), dissociative amnesia (inability to recall personal information, selective amnesia), depersonalization disorder (feelings of detachment from one's body or mental processes), therapeutic communication techniques (staying with patient during panic, using calm manner and simple directions, discussing coping mechanisms, offering support), defense mechanisms (regression, somatization, displacement), medication safety (lorazepam dosing 1-2 mg daily, clarify excessive orders), and priority nursing interventions for panic attacks (move to quiet environment, assist with breathing into paper bag). Perfect for undergraduate nursing students preparing for NR 326 Exam 2, mental health nursing, and NCLEX. Course Codes: NR 326, NR326, NR-326, NR 326 Mental Health