NUR 1211C Study Guide - Final Guide: American Psychiatric Association, Psychosis, Medical Error
8 Jun 2020
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Clients can refuse pharmacological but not psychological treatment. Clients can refuse any treatment at any time. A nurse fails to assess a client"s obvious symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. A nurse places an irritating client in four-point restraints. A nurse makes a medication error and does not report the incident. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the american psychiatric association. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily functioning. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection: a client requests information on several medications in order to make an informed choice about management of depression. Individuals experiencing psychoses are aware that their behaviors are maladaptive. Individuals experiencing psychoses are aware of experiencing psychological problems. Individuals experiencing psychoses are based in reality: a mother abuses her children and tells the case-worker that it"s her husband who abuses the children, even though it has been proven that he"s a dutiful father.
