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Tip of The Week- Defense Mechanisms
The idea of defense mechanisms originally came from Sigmund Freud. Basically, it is defines as the ego’s response to to protect against anxiety. Defense mechanisms are thought to safeguard the mind against feelings and thoughts that are too difficult for the conscious mind to cope with.
A common defense mechanism is denial. Patients tend to convince themselves that everything will be okay. This type of defense mechanism is displayed by patients who have just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, or loved of patients who are near death. Another is displacement. It is diverting one’s emotions to something or someone less threatening to them instead of dealing with the original problem directly. An example of this is a person who had just been reprimanded at work by their boss throws everything they get their hands on when they get back to the office.
There are more defense mechanisms displayed not only by psychological patients but also for people who are in a high level of anxiety. The key to dealing with this is to identify the defense mechanisms displayed by the patient through listening and understanding carefully what the patient tells the nurse during the interview process and using the appropriate therapeutic communication techniques.
Identifying Defense Mechanisms Practice Test
Common Defense Mechanisms Hand out
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Welcome to Episode 145 of the Nursing Show
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Better Treatment for A-fib and Risks
Smart Stem Cells Repair Hearts
Cheaper Generics Just as Good as Branded BP Meds
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Tip of The Week- Psychological Assessment Review
Psychological assessment is basically gathering information or testing a person to evaluate a mental health complaint. It explores the patient’s personal history including the presenting problem, when it started, medical and psychological history, substance abuse, mental status evaluation, and more. In assessing behavioral or psychological patients, nurses should keep in mind the communication techniques for these types of patients watch out for defense mechanisms displayed by the person interviewed and be able to get through those barriers for a more effective assessment.
To get the most out of the interview, nurses should start with open ended questions and proceed with leading questions focusing on the patient’s feelings. Since the mental and emotional stability of the patient can not be ensured, it is best to conduct the assessment process in a safe environment such as the nurse will not be in a cornered area and the objects that can pose physical threat are not within the patient’s reach.
For more tips and interview techniques for psychological patients, nurses and nursing students can follow the links below.
History and Mental Status Examination
Defense Barriers to Communication
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Acetaminophen: Teen Asthma Trigger?
New Guidance on Care Record Violence Markers
Working Conditions Less Better for Nurses in Magnet Hospitals
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Tip of The Week- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Medication Review
Acetaminophen, more popularly known as Tylenol is one of the over the counter drugs that can be found in most American households. This medication is mainly used for minor pain and aches and for fever reduction. Since this is a common drug taken by most people, nurses should be aware of the basics of this drug to be able to provide the correct information to patients and avoid overdosing or under dosing on the drug.
Knowing information like how it works, its interactions with other drugs, and contraindications is also necessary to avoid unwanted side effects that can arise. For more information on the medication Tylenol, nurses and nursing students can follow the links below.
Medicine Net.com on Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Nursing Show Episode on Acetaminophen Overdose
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Welcome to Episode 143 of the Nursing Show
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Heart Attack Risk Increased by Calcium Supplements
Compressions Only CPR Better for Cardiac Arrest
Home Monitoring Devices Help Cut Heart Failure Hospitalizations
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Tip of The Week- Interview with Andrea Higham of Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future
In this episode, Nursing Show host Jamie Davis does an interview segment with Andrea Higham, director of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. In 2004 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Jefferson College of Health Professions in Philadelphia, and she currently serves on the national board of the Nurse Family Partnership.
Andrea’s responsibilities include advertising, marketing and communications initiatives that support the public awareness campaign created to enhance the image of the nursing profession, recruit new nurses and nurse faculty and retain nurses currently in the profession. Her work has resulted in millions of dollars raised for nursing scholarships, programs and faculty fellowships, as well as national recognition from numerous corporate, media and healthcare organizations.
To know more about the campaign, follow the links below.
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Welcome to Episode 142 of the Nursing Show
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Midwife Independence Legislation Approved
Home Births Linked to Increased Newborn Mortality
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Tip of The Week- Patient Communication
Patient communication is an important skill that nurses must possess in relation to effective assessment and providing care.It might be as simple as talking to the patient, asking them questions and waiting for the patient’s response but more than that, proper technique and observation on the part of the nurse will make the interaction more effective, make the nurse get more out of it and learn things about the patient maybe even more what they’re already telling to the nurse.
The first thing that nurses and nursing students should understand is how patient communication is defined and the concepts and theories revolving on patient communication. The factors affecting how effective our communication skills are and understanding the message conveyed to us by our patients and see beyond words is also important.
To better understand patient communication, nurses and students can follow the links below.
Medscape Article on Patient Communication
Article on Interpersonal Communication
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Welcome to Episode 141 of the Nursing Show
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Master’s Degree Program Prepares Nurses For Advanced Practice
Nursing: Most Ethical Profession for 16 Years
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Tip of The Week- Toxidromes with Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center
It may be difficult for care providers to identify the substances that caused an individual to be rushed to the ER. In some cases, it may be helpful to look for empty pill bottles or containers that may probably be the substance involved. However, in situations where we cannot find such evidence, we should focus on the symptoms that the patient is exhibiting.
In considering toxicological cause, there are toxic syndromes that we can watch for. Toxic syndromes or toxidromes are groups of signs and symptoms that suggest certain types of drugs or chemicals as the cause. Looking at vital signs and symptoms involving the central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, eyes, skin and mucous membranes, and genitourinary system can provide clues to the toxicological origin of the patient’s illness.
The four toxidromes that health care providers should know about include anticholinergic, cholinergic, opioid and sympathomimetic or stimulant toxidrome.
For more details on toxidromes and nursing care, follow the links provided below.
Clinical Evaluation of Toxic Syndromes
General Principles of the Poisoned Patient
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Welcome to Episode 140 of the Nursing Show
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Physician Shortage Create Workforce Issues
AHA Says 1 in 9 jobs Supported by Hospitals
Fake Terror Drill May Cause Hospital to be Fined
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Tip of The Week- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Nursing Care
Pharmacokinetics is defined as the process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. In other words, it is the study of how the drug moves into the body from the point of administration as it goes into the different parts of the body then broken down and later on released via the involved organs involved in the excretory system.
Pharmacodynamics on the other hand is defined as the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of their actions and effects with their chemical structure. It is the study of the effects of substances or drugs to the body.
As nurses, it is important to have knowledge of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs to better understand how they work in the body and how they affect physiological processes. This knowledge can be applied in assessing our patients on their response to medications and to better explain to patients how their medications work and why it is important to adhere to them.
For more information on these topics, nurses and nursing students can follow the links below.
NIH/MedlinePlus (2010). “Drugs & supplements.”
Thompson, A.(2004). “Back to basics: pharmacokinetics.”
“Understanding pharmacokinetics: parts 1-4.” AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 108(5-8) May-Aug, 2008
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Welcome to Episode 139 of the Nursing Show
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Thousands Die Annually from Hospital Preventable Infections
Exercise Buffers Effects of Stress
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Tip of The Week- Immune System Review
The immune system is the body’s defense from diseases and infections. In this episode, nurses and nursing students will have an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the immune system, have a better understanding of how the immune system works, the different organs that comprise of the the immune system, as well as problems that we see in reactions like allergies and auto immune disorders.
We will see that the immune system comprises of different cells that are produced by corresponding organs and have a specific functions and types of immunity.
For more information and for a better review on this featured tip, follow the links provided below.
Kids Health Article on the Immune System
University of Hartford Immune System Review
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Tip of The Week- Public Health Nursing Interview with Ann Robinson
Learn more about another field in the nursing profession, Public Health Nursing. In this episode, Nursing Show host Jamie Davis does an interview segment with public health nurse Ann Robinson and discusses how public health nursing differs from the other nursing fields, their responsibilities to the community and scope of practice, and more.
In this episode, professional and student nurses will know more on this nursing field and may think more of it and consider getting into this nursing expertise.
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Welcome to Episode 137 of the Nursing Show
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Hospital Crowding and Nurse Depression
Chances of Heart Attack Survival Depends on Location
New Vaccine Could Possibly Eliminate Breast Cancer
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Tip of The Week- Pediatric Poisonings with Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center
Children under the age of 6 have the habit of putting everything they get their hands on straight to their mouth. This habit makes them susceptible to acquiring infections, choking and most importantly, poisoning.
Although most of the poisonings are unintentional exposures when the child gains access to a product or drug, many therapeutic errors are also reported to poison centers. Giving double doses or the wrong dose, or the wrong medicine, measuring out the wrong amount are all common reasons for these therapeutic errors.
Nurses attending to children coming in should carefully asses the child for symptoms that may appear. Taking the history of ingestion from the parent or guardian is also helpful in the assessment and prediction of the possible effects of the substance to the child.
Before discharge, nurses should always remember to remind the adults looking after the child to keep medications out of children’s reach and in locked cabinets where they can not easily be accessed by a child. Household cleaners and other home chemicals should also be stored safely away from where children can get them. These measures if taken by all adults with children in their homes could greatly reduce the occurrence of pediatric poisonings.
NIH Medline Resources on Lead Poisoning
Emory University: Pediatric Poisonings powerpoint presentation
Preventing Poisoning in Children
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