Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

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Psychiatric Mental Health - Disorders, part 38: Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia vs. Delirium

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 38: Disorders - Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia vs. Delirium

Cathy Parkes

Alzheimer's disease and reviews the differences between dementia and delirium. The symptoms of early-stage, moderate-stage, and late-stage Alzheimer's disease, along with other symptoms associated with dementia, such as confabulation, preservation,...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 38: Disorders - Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia vs. Delirium

Cathy Parkes

Alzheimer's disease and reviews the differences between dementia and delirium. The symptoms of early-stage, moderate-stage, and late-stage Alzheimer's disease, along with other symptoms associated with dementia, such as confabulation, preservation,...

Psychiatric Mental Health - Disorders, part 37: Eating Disorders

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 37: Disorders - Eating Disorders

Cathy Parkes

Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa: Signs, symptoms, hospitalization criteria, treatment, and nursing care. Binge eating disorder: common signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care.

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 37: Disorders - Eating Disorders

Cathy Parkes

Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa: Signs, symptoms, hospitalization criteria, treatment, and nursing care. Binge eating disorder: common signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care.

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 29: Disorders - Bipolar Disorder - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 29: Disorders - Bipolar Disorder

Cathy Parkes

Bipolar Disorder. Types of bipolar, symptoms of mania and depression, treatment of bipolar disorder, and nursing care of patients with bipolar disorder.

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 29: Disorders - Bipolar Disorder

Cathy Parkes

Bipolar Disorder. Types of bipolar, symptoms of mania and depression, treatment of bipolar disorder, and nursing care of patients with bipolar disorder.

Psychiatric Mental Health - Therapies, part 3: ECT, VNS - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 15: Therapies - ECT, VNS

Cathy Parkes

Overviews of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS). ECT includes the indications, contraindications, medications used during the procedure, side effects, nursing care and patient teaching. For VNS, we...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 15: Therapies - ECT, VNS

Cathy Parkes

Overviews of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS). ECT includes the indications, contraindications, medications used during the procedure, side effects, nursing care and patient teaching. For VNS, we...

Psychiatric Mental Health - Therapies, part 2: CBT, EMDR, TMS - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 14: Therapies - CBT, EMDR, TMS

Cathy Parkes

Overviews of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 14: Therapies - CBT, EMDR, TMS

Cathy Parkes

Overviews of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

Psychiatric Mental Health - Therapies, part 1: Relaxation, Milieu, Group, and Behavioral - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 13: Therapies - Relaxation, Milieu, Group, and Behavioral

Cathy Parkes

Introduction to therapies for mental health disorders. Relaxation techniques, including progressive relaxation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation. The concept of milieu therapy, along with the purpose and phases of group...

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 13: Therapies - Relaxation, Milieu, Group, and Behavioral

Cathy Parkes

Introduction to therapies for mental health disorders. Relaxation techniques, including progressive relaxation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation. The concept of milieu therapy, along with the purpose and phases of group...

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 12: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Prevention of Mental Health Disorders - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 12: Principles - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Prevention of Mental Health Disorders

Cathy Parkes

Learn all about the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of mental health disorders in the community.

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 12: Principles - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Prevention of Mental Health Disorders

Cathy Parkes

Learn all about the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of mental health disorders in the community.

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 11: Sexual Assault and Suicidal Patients - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 11: Principles - Sexual Assault and Suicidal Patients

Cathy Parkes

Content warning: Sexual assault and suicide. This video covers key nursing knowledge about sexual assault victims and suicidal patients. The labs, treatment, and nursing care for victims of sexual assault....

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 11: Principles - Sexual Assault and Suicidal Patients

Cathy Parkes

Content warning: Sexual assault and suicide. This video covers key nursing knowledge about sexual assault victims and suicidal patients. The labs, treatment, and nursing care for victims of sexual assault....

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 10: Abuse: Signs of Abuse, Nursing Care - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 10: Principles - Abuse: Principles - Signs of Abuse, Nursing Care

Cathy Parkes

In this video, we continue our coverage of abuse: signs of physical, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Important nursing care interventions for abuse situations.

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 10: Principles - Abuse: Principles - Signs of Abuse, Nursing Care

Cathy Parkes

In this video, we continue our coverage of abuse: signs of physical, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Important nursing care interventions for abuse situations.

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 9: Aggression/Violence, Abuse - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 9: Principles - Aggression/Violence, Abuse

Cathy Parkes

Learn about violence and aggression: predictors of violence, deescalation techniques, and interventions for violent behavior. Overview of abuse: abuse types (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect, and economic abuse), followed by the...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 9: Principles - Aggression/Violence, Abuse

Cathy Parkes

Learn about violence and aggression: predictors of violence, deescalation techniques, and interventions for violent behavior. Overview of abuse: abuse types (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect, and economic abuse), followed by the...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 8: Defense Mechanisms - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 8: Principles - Defense Mechanisms

Cathy Parkes

Defense mechanisms, including: avoidance, compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, dissociation, identification, intellectualization, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, splitting, sublimation, suppression, and undoing. Includes a video quiz!

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 8: Principles - Defense Mechanisms

Cathy Parkes

Defense mechanisms, including: avoidance, compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, dissociation, identification, intellectualization, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, splitting, sublimation, suppression, and undoing. Includes a video quiz!

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 7: Crises, Loss, and Grief - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 7: Principles - Crises, Loss, and Grief

Cathy Parkes

The types of crises (maturational, situational, adventitious) and nursing care of patients during a crisis. The difference between an actual loss vs. a perceived loss. The stages of grief (denial,...

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 7: Principles - Crises, Loss, and Grief

Cathy Parkes

The types of crises (maturational, situational, adventitious) and nursing care of patients during a crisis. The difference between an actual loss vs. a perceived loss. The stages of grief (denial,...

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 6: Stress and General Adaptation Syndrome, Anxiety - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 6: Principles - Stress and General Adaptation Syndrome, Anxiety

Cathy Parkes

The stages of General Adaptation Syndrome: alarm reaction stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage. The characteristics and symptoms of mild, moderate, severe, and panic-level anxiety. The nursing care of patients...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 6: Principles - Stress and General Adaptation Syndrome, Anxiety

Cathy Parkes

The stages of General Adaptation Syndrome: alarm reaction stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage. The characteristics and symptoms of mild, moderate, severe, and panic-level anxiety. The nursing care of patients...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 5: Mental Status Examination - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 5: Principles - Mental Status Examination

Cathy Parkes

The key components of a mental status examination: Appearance, Behavior, Motor Activity, Speech, Mood/Affect, Thought Process/Content, Perception, Cognition, Insight, and Judgement. Includes a video quiz!

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 5: Principles - Mental Status Examination

Cathy Parkes

The key components of a mental status examination: Appearance, Behavior, Motor Activity, Speech, Mood/Affect, Thought Process/Content, Perception, Cognition, Insight, and Judgement. Includes a video quiz!

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 4: Nurse/Client Relationship, Therapeutic Communication - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 4: Principles - Nurse/Client Relationship, Therapeutic Communication

Cathy Parkes

Phases of the Nurse/Client Relationship (pre-orientation, orientation, working, termination), the concepts of transference and countertransference. Therapeutic communication techniques and non-therapeutic communication techniques.

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 4: Principles - Nurse/Client Relationship, Therapeutic Communication

Cathy Parkes

Phases of the Nurse/Client Relationship (pre-orientation, orientation, working, termination), the concepts of transference and countertransference. Therapeutic communication techniques and non-therapeutic communication techniques.

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 3: Torts and Restraints - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 3: Principles - Torts and Restraints

Cathy Parkes

Intentional torts, including: assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and defamation of character. Unintentional torts, including negligence and malpractice. Restraints and seclusion, include indications for restraints, types of restraints,...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 3: Principles - Torts and Restraints

Cathy Parkes

Intentional torts, including: assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and defamation of character. Unintentional torts, including negligence and malpractice. Restraints and seclusion, include indications for restraints, types of restraints,...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 2: Informed Consent, Ethical Principles - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 2: Principles - Informed Consent, Ethical Principles

Cathy Parkes

Learn about Informed Consent, including the provider's and nurse's responsibilities with Informed Consent. Who IS and ISN'T competent to provide informed consent. A review of nursing ethical principles, including: autonomy,...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 2: Principles - Informed Consent, Ethical Principles

Cathy Parkes

Learn about Informed Consent, including the provider's and nurse's responsibilities with Informed Consent. Who IS and ISN'T competent to provide informed consent. A review of nursing ethical principles, including: autonomy,...

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 1: Introduction, Patient Rights - LevelUpRN

Psychiatric Mental Health, part 1: Principles - Introduction, Patient Rights

Cathy Parkes

An introduction to our Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing video series. Learn PMH principles, starting with types of admissions/commitments (voluntary admission, involuntary commitment, emergency commitment) and patient rights (patient confidentiality, right...

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Psychiatric Mental Health, part 1: Principles - Introduction, Patient Rights

Cathy Parkes

An introduction to our Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing video series. Learn PMH principles, starting with types of admissions/commitments (voluntary admission, involuntary commitment, emergency commitment) and patient rights (patient confidentiality, right...

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