NUCLEX Archer Review Mental Health.

NUCLEX Archer Review Mental Health. Mental Health Archer Review Crash Course Welcome! ● Please stay muted so that there is no background noise. ● If you have a question please enter it in the chat and I will respond as quickly as possible! ● We will be taking a 10 minute break halfway through the course Introduction ● Morgan Taylor, BSN, RN, CCRN ● Pediatric nurse at heart ● Units I’ve worked on: ○ PICU ○ PCICU ○ NICU ○ Mother-Baby ○ ED ○ Bone Marrow Transplant ● Current position: Children’s Resource Unit… a little bit of everything pediatrics! ● Fun fact: I got married in my backyard this year because….COVID. My niece and nephew totally stole the show! Mental Health High Yield NCLEX topics Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Depression Schizophrenia Eating disorders Alcohol Withdrawal Suicidal ideations Anxiety What is anxiety? ● The body’s natural response to stress ● A feeling of fear, worry, and nervousness about what’s to come. ● Can be normal!! ● Concerning if it is chronic and in response to normal life activities. Therapeutic Management ● Determine what triggers the anxiety ● Reorient the patient ● Rationalize their thoughts - be logical. ● Help restructure their thoughts ● Address any physical symptoms Levels of anxiety ● Severe ○ Needs help to function ○ Anti-anxiety PRN medication ● Panic ○ Unable to function ○ Decream stimuli ○ Calm environment ○ Monitor for self-harm ○ Daily anti-anxiety medication ○ Anti-anxiety PRN medication ● Mild ○ Normal & healthy. ○ No intervention needed. ● Moderate ○ Still able to function ○ Ensure safe environment ○ Establish trust/rapport ○ Encourage expression of thoughts and help problem solve Patient education ● Know what triggers the anxiety! ○ Avoid triggers ○ Have a plan for what to do when triggers occur ● Have a designated person to call for help.