N212: Health Differences Across the Life Span 2

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N212 -- ATP SG -- Nursing 212 -- Updated 10.09.2017	3
Chapter One: Care of Patients with Mental Health Problems	7
1.1 General Assessment for Psychiatric Disorders	7
1.2 Therapeutic Modalities	18
1.3 Roles of a Nurse	20
1.4 Personality Disorders	23
1.5 Psychotherapy and Freud	28
1.6 Erik Erickson’s Development Tasks	32
1.7 Other Significant Theories and Therapies	34
1.8 Other Disorders	39
1.9 Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders	44
1.10 Behavioral Psychotherapy	50
Chapter One Practice Questions	51
Chapter Two: Care of Patients with Impaired Cognitive Function	55
2.1 Delirium	55
2.2 Dementia	55
2.3 Alzheimer’s Disease	56
2.4 Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome	59
2.5 Pellagra	59
2.6 Delirium Tremens (DTs)	60
Chapter Two Practice Questions	61
Chapter Three: Regulatory Mechanisms	67
3.1 Excess Production of Hormones Disorders	67
3.2 Deficient Production of Hormones Disorders	77
3.3 Impaired Renal Function Disorders	81
Chapter Three Practice Questions	88
Chapter Four: Metabolic Disorders	89
4.1 Metabolic Disorders in Response to Obstruction	89
4.2 Metabolic Disorders in Response to Toxic Substances	91
4.3 Metabolic Disorders in Response to Inadequate Production or Utilization of Secretions	102
4.4 Drug Treatments	108
Chapter Four Practice Questions	112
Appendix A: Practice Exam	113
Appendix B: Answer Keys	141

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