Case Study: Mrs. Chou25-year-old woman with a five-year his…
Case Study: Mrs. Chou25-year-old woman with a five-year history of schizophrenia. After her mother’s sudden death, Mrs. Chou stops taking her medication and begins hearing voices, including her mother’s, which later become condemning and critical. She becomes mute, motionless, and refuses food or fluids. Mr. Nolan, her nurse, notes waxy flexibility, poor hygiene, and stupor. She is admitted and treated with risperidone and supportive nursing interventions. Prioritizing Hypotheses- From the Nursing Diagnosis below, choose whether it is considered “High” priority, “Moderate” priority or “Low” priority: Impaired verbal communication [1] Self-care deficit [2] Ineffective coping (grief) [3] Disturbed thought process [4] Risk for self-harm [5]
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A patient prescribed lithium telephones the nurse at the clinic to say, “I’ve had severe diarrhea 4 days. I feel very weak and unsteady when I walk. My usual hand tremor has gotten worse. What should I do?” What instructions should the nurse provide?
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A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder is being treated on an outpatient basis with lithium carbonate 300 mg three times daily and has now reported being nauseated. To reduce the nausea, what will the nurse suggest the lithium be taken with?
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A patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder is taking a tricyclic antidepressant. The patient says, “I don’t think I can keep taking these pills. They make me so dizzy, especially when I stand up.” The nurse should implement what intervention?
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