PPT-Mental Health Nursing: Agitation and Aggression

By Mary B Knutson RN MS FCP Definition of Agitation Restlessness and increased psychomotor activity that is usually an expression of emotional tension Agitated patients may have purposeless restless activity pacing talking crying laughing to release nervous tension from anxiety fear or other mental stress. : Treating Agitation & Aggression in Veterans with Alzheimer’s Disease. Lucy Wang, M.D.. A 74 year old veteran with Alzheimer’s disease is referred for assistance in managing agitation. He is living in a nursing home, and he is combative with care on a daily basis. This includes physically resisting, yelling out, and occasionally trying to bite staff when they try to help him with necessary care (dressing, toileting, bathing). Staff are questioning whether he can safely stay at their facility.. CO-OCCURRING MEDICAL PROBLEMS. Merlin L. Taylor, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCBA-D. Speech-Language Pathologist. Behavior Analyst. Aspie. Co-Occurring Medical Problem = . Comorbid Condition. “existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition”. By Mary B. Knutson, RN, MS, FCP. A Definition of Cognition. Mental process characterized by knowing, thinking, learning, and judging. Cognitive disorders include delirium and dementia. Delirium. Disturbed consciousness accompanied by a cognitive change . David Mays, MD, PhD. dvmays@wisc.edu. Predicting Violence. Risk assessment is a field of inquiry with a growing literature over the last . 20 . years. . Predicting violence in potential offenders has been the “Holy Grail” of forensic psychiatry. . Presented by: . MHTF Diversity Sub-committee. July 11, 2017. Introduction to Racial Trauma. On Sunday, police officers in Seattle shot and killed . Charleena. Lyles in her home. She died in front of “several children”, according to reports and her family members say she was pregnant. Just days before . to . Self . and . Others . Brooke Lloyd, Psy.D.. Consulting Psychologist. Peter Tolisano, Psy.D. . DDS Director of Psychological . Services. Achieving a better understanding of the risk assessment process. Employee Awareness Session. Presented by: . Name. Title. Organisation. Overview. Employer responsibilities. Employee responsibilities. Definition of aggression in the workplace. Effects of aggression in the workplace. Collin Lueck. PGY4 Psychiatry. August 2018. Lecture Outline. Defining Agitation. Overview of Commonly-Used Medications. Treatment Approach by Etiology. Lecture Outline. Defining Agitation. Overview of Commonly-Used Medications. School of Nursing and Midwifery. Consumers shaping mental health nursing education: Findings from the . CoMMUNE. project.. pre and post test:. Mental Health Nurse Education Survey. Consumer Participation Survey. wwwinternationaljournalofcaringsciencesorgSpecial Article Evidenced Based Care in Mental Health and General Nursing The Roadblocks and the New Ways OyeyemiO Oyelade Department of Nursing Science Ob traits and personal issues . in yourself . that could . affect your ability to interact with clients in . the clinical setting?. Articulate how self-awareness can be an effective tool in . the clinical setting?. History concepts. Ancient Times. . People of ancient times believed that any sickness indicated displeasure of the gods and, in fact, was a punishment for sins and wrongdoing. Those with mental disorders were viewed as either divine or demonic, depending on their behavior. Individuals seen as divine were worshipped and adored; those seen as demonic were ostracized, punished, and sometimes burned at the stake.. Registered Nurse. Overview. A. Registered nurse (RN) is a graduate professional who has completed a nursing programme leading to registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK, or has completed registration with the NMC having qualified as a nurse outside of the UK.. Anticholinergic burden. BPSD. Agitation, Aggression and antipsychotics. Areas covered today. 2 types. Cholinesterase inhibitors – licensed for mild to moderate AD. Donepezil. Galantamine. Rivastigmine.