Teaching Care Plan Ativan Assessment Diagnosis Plan/ Goal Implementation Evaluation *Assess patient’s knowledge of lorazepam. *Assess knowledge of intended response of medication. *Assess knowledge of when‚ and how to take medication. *Assess knowledge of side and adverse effects. *Assess patient’s degree of anxiety. *Assess patient for alcohol withdrawl symptoms. Knowledge‚ deficient r/t non exposure of information. Noncompliance r/t medication misuse. Patient should understand
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Extrapyramidal side effects: p. 789- A variety of signs and symptoms that are often side effects of the use of certain psychotropic drugs‚ particularly the phenothiazines. Three reversible extrapyramidal side effects are: acute dystonia‚ akathisia‚ and pseudoparkinsonism. A fourth‚ tarditive dyskinesia‚ is the most serious and is not reversible Akinisia: p. 784- regular rhythmic movements‚ usually of lower limbs; constant pacing may also be seen; often noticed in people taking antipsychotic medication
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Nursing has always been a part of my future that was definite. There was never any doubt that “RN” would trail behind my name one day. For a little over a year now‚ I have been able to call myself MA‚ RN‚ BSN. This is an honor and a privilege that I never cease to forget. Every day I go to work knowing that anything is possible and my job is to expect the unexpected. In the short time I have been in this position‚ I have had many unique and eye opening encounters with a cast of characters‚ which
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Andrea Yates was born on July 2‚ 1964. In high school she graduated as valedictorian and moved onto college where she graduated with a nursing degree and preceded to become a registered nurse. It wasn’t until after Andrea met her husband‚ Rusty Yates‚ and had her first of five children that she started to show signs and eventually be diagnosed with major depression and psychotic features. Major depression is defined as a person who “has a history of one or more depressive episodes and no history
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extubated on February 11. The next day he was noted to be extremely anxious and diaphoretic with increased vital signs. The unit nurses used the hospital restraint protocol to help maintain their safety as well as George’s and received orders for an Ativan drip. “Up to 1 in 4 patients admitted to general hospitals meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependent patients have a high risk of withdrawal with symptoms including altered concentration‚ tremulousness‚ autonomic hyperarousal
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic brain disorder in which a person interprets actual reality abnormally. It is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to think clearly‚ have normal responses to emotions‚ act normal in a social setting‚ and tell the difference between their own interpretation of reality and actual reality. There are several types of Schizophrenia: paranoid‚ undifferentiated‚ disorganized‚ residual‚ and catatonic schizophrenia. The assumption is that schizophrenia
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According to the medical dictionary nursing ethics has to do with an association a nurse has with her patients‚ patients’ family‚ her co-workers‚ and society. “The Code (ANA‚ 2001) provides the nurse guidelines for legal and ethical responsibilities to patients and‚ in the broader sense‚ to society” (Lachman‚ 2009‚ p. 87). The other day a senior nurse‚ we will refer to Nurse X‚ on out unit was assigned to care for a young patient in her 40’s‚ she is trached and on a ventilator with multiple surgical
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In a secure psychiatric ward a psychotic patient has abruptly become violent shortly after his last scheduled dose of Ativan. It is three in the morning and the night shift nurse has a decision to make. Should she wake up the psychiatrist and request that he come and assess the patient‚ or should she administer the PRN medication of Zyprexa that the physician had previously authorized in the patient’s chart? According to a strict interpretation of the published HCFA rules‚ chemical restraints
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medications that can affect teens mentally. Now‚ these can have an effect on teens by making them feel like they are not in reality‚ or other types of hallucinations. This includes‚ “Sedatives/Anti-Anxiety medications such as Xanax‚ Valium‚ Klonopin‚ and Ativan that are used to augment the high from another type of drug or as a means to bliss out and reduce stress and Stimulants‚ such as Ritalin or Adderall‚ which are prescribed to treat ADHD and used to provide a heightened sense of mental acuity among
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