NUR2459/NUR 2459 RASMUSSEN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1
MODULES 1-3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED)
What are some psychiatric historical events that have
... [Show More] occurred in the early psychiatric
era?Answer- 18th century- state asylums created, 600,000 residents were in them, 1st
school or psychiatric nursing was created in 1882, deinstitutionalization, shift in role of
the nurse from custodial care to professional care.
Explain what early use of phenothiazine was for in early psych nursing.Answer- it
wasdiscovered to help control psychotic behaviors and improve/ clear thinking.
What were the two nursing interventions associated with somatic therapy in early
psychnursing?Answer- insulin therapy
ECT therapy
Explain significance of insulin therapy in the early psych era.Answer- insulin was
administered until the client was comatose, this could kill the patient because the blood
sugar could drop below normal levels, but it helped relive psych symptoms.
Explain significance of early ECT therapy.Answer- an electrical stimulus was given
tothe brain with the result of a grand-map seizure. now we can control the shock
givenand give medications to sedate the client and stimulate the seizure and for
proper monitoring throughout the procedure.
Explain what deinstitutionalization is.Answer- there was a massive discharge
ofpsychiatric patients from mental hospitals back to their original communities.
What is significant about the impact of deinstitutionalization?Answer- many of the
psychpatients who needed services were forced onto the streets, potentially leading
them to more harm and crime.
3 main reasons deinstitutionalization was initiated.Answer- the belief that treatment in
the hospitals was inhumane
hope that medications would offer a cure
lack of funding at the state and federal level
What is the order of maslows hierarchy of needs bottom to top?Answerphysiologicalneeds-safety need- love and belong needs- self esteem- self
actualization
What is important to know about maslows hierarchy of needs?Answer- motivation is
continuous quest for self actualization, can reverse levels based on life circumstances,
lower level needs must be met first before advancement to higher level psychological
needs.
Examples of psychotherapyAnswer- behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy,
didacticalbehavior therapy
based on a verbal therapist to client interaction
Examples of open environment therapiesAnswer- family, group and milieu therapy
Examples of Brian stimulation techniquesAnswer- ECT, trans-cranial
magneticstimulation, vagus nerve stimulation
Explain what behavioral therapy is.Answer- aims to modify maladaptive behavior
patterns.
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