MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 5 EDITION BY WOMBLE
KINCHELOE
Introductory Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 5 Latest 2025
,reduce symptoms of mental health disorders, allow
person to live and function in society with
improved personal/interpersonal skills - ANS-
Treatment of mental health issues aims to
plants such as purple fox glove, digitalis
purpurea, opium poppy, antimalarial compound
quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree,
mineral salts and herbs - ANS- Early
pharmacotherapy used
psychotherapeutic drugs used in conjunction with
psychotherapy - ANS-Major approach to
treatment of psychiatric drugs
actual causes of most disorders have not been
identified - ANS-Why is developing drugs to treat
the cause of a particular psychiatric disorder so
difficult?
, safe and secure structured environment that
facilitates the therapeutic interaction between
clients and members of the professional team -
ANS-Define therapeutic milieu
licensed physician who specializes in psychiatric
or mental disorders - ANS-
Psychiatrist
hours of visiting, types/times of therapy sessions,
personal free time, meal times/bed times,
caffeine restrictions, shaving/cosmetic items,
sharp items/cords/belts, violent/threatening
behaviors, med schedule, activities, phone
privileges - ANS-Examples of rules to maintain
effective therapeutic milieu includes
improved social skills, functioning as a member of
society, client learns how to express concerns