NURS 3524 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nursing Assessment, Mental Disorder, Mood Disorder
13 May 2019
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Psychiatric & mental health nursing for canadian practice. Content covered: legal considerations - safety and risk - mental health act, assessment, mental status exam, mood disorders, suicide and self harm. Required readings: chapter 10-11, chapter 19, chapter 22. Types of hospital admissions: how does one get admitted into the mental health/psychiatric ward/ hospital, by 2 ways, civil committal, voluntary - physician admits, come through er, gp, psych. Involuntary psychiatrist by the mental health act. Hh/nur 3524 6. 0: individuals and families in child and mental health settings week 2: during that time, they can"t meds while the appeal is in process, can inly give meds as chemical restraint if needed. Voluntary admission status: are seeking help, may agree to be admitted into hospital to appease family/ friends, may agree to admission, but may be reluctant to take medication or treatment. Involuntary admission status expired, agreed to continue inpatient treatment.
