psychiatric nurse
Ward medication administrator
A psychiatric nurse is a registered nurse specializing in mental health care.
They work in hospitals, clinics, and community settings, providing treatment and support to patients with psychiatric disorders, substance abuse issues, and emotional crises.
Responsibilities include administering medications, conducting assessments, and implementing therapeutic interventions: The psychiatric nurse monitored patients on the locked ward.
Study of drug-brain interactions
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
- complianceAdhering to requirements
therapeutic · psychoeducation · cognitive-behavioral · recovery · rehabilitation · remission · wellness
Sharing another's emotions
- patienceCalm during delays
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- warmthHeat you feel
sensitivity · nonjudgmental · understanding · rapport · trust · validation · reassurance · dignity
Reducing conflict intensity
- restraintControl over impulses
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
suicidal · self-harm · acute · triage · stabilization · volatile · threatening · intervention
Medical treatment services
- bedsideNear the mattress
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
administration · charting · rounds · shifts · bathing · hygiene · feeding · grooming
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
hallucinations · delusions · mania · catatonia · paranoia · self-harm · trauma
Admitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- residentialRelating to housing
psychopharmacology
Study of drug-brain interactions
- antipsychoticsDrugs treating severe mental disorders
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
compliance · therapeutic · psychoeducation · cognitive-behavioral · recovery · rehabilitation · remission · wellness
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- patienceCalm during delays
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
warmth · sensitivity · nonjudgmental · understanding · rapport · trust · validation · reassurance · dignity · respect
deescalation
Reducing conflict intensity
- restraintControl over impulses
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
agitation · suicidal · self-harm · acute · triage · stabilization · volatile · threatening · intervention · containment
patient-care
Medical treatment services
- bedsideNear the mattress
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- vitalsBasic body measurements
medication · administration · charting · rounds · shifts · bathing · hygiene · feeding · grooming · ambulation
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
dissociation · hallucinations · delusions · mania · catatonia · paranoia · self-harm · trauma
inpatient
Admitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- nursingRN, LPN, LPNs, CNAs, CNA
- mental health stafftherapist, counselor, mental health counselor, mental health aide, psychoanalyst
- Nursing CredentialsRN, LPN, NP, APRN, CNA
- psych wardspsych ward, mental ward, locked ward, padded cell, padded room
- therapiststherapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, respiratory therapist
- military nursingcombat medic, corpsman, field hospital, military hospital, MASH unit
psychiatric nursesurgical nurse
Operating room medical assistant
trauma nurse · ICU nurse · oncology nurse · pediatric nurse · cardiac nurse
psychiatric nursepsychiatrist
Mental disorder physician
psychotherapist · therapist · psychologist · psychoanalyst · mental health counselor
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