NURSE-UN 241 Study Guide - Final Guide: Xinyu, Cage Questionnaire, Insomnia
27 Nov 2018
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Symptoms related to panic disorder include: palpitations, sweating, trembling, sensations of shortness of breath, lightheaded, and fear of dying and several other manifestations. According to the dsm-5, at least four of the above symptoms must be present to identify the presence of a panic attack. For the client with suspected alcohol withdrawal, i would first assess if the patient has any injury related to agitation. A mental status exam, head-to-toe assessment, drug screen, blood work, chest x-ray, and ecg need to be performed on the client. Institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale to monitor the withdrawal level. The nurse can encourage the client to participate in a self-help associations such as the 2-step recovery program (aa meeting) and involve the family in the discharge plan. The audit-c is the alcohol use disorders identification test. It can be clinically used in conjunction with the cage questionnaire and ciwa-ar to identify active alcohol use disorders.
