Reference no: EM133724529
Norman, age 35, has just been admitted to your mental health unit. He has been experiencing intermittent periods of mania and severe depression that have started to affect his daily life. He now feels depressed about his current work status. He has been laid off from his job at the grocery store and now feels that something bad is going to happen to him very soon. His nursing care plan includes several nursing interventions that include attendance at group meetings several times a week, taking all of his medications, including Lithium, meeting with his nurse for a discussion of current symptoms, and meeting with his psychiatrist for additional interventions.
Questions
1. What phase of bipolar disease is he in?
2. Why is he taking Lithium? What are the usual side effects?
3. The nurse sets up a therapeutic milieu. What will this environment include?
4. What is another name for bipolar disease?
5. Should he be placed on suicide precautions? Why or why not?
6. What interventions should the nurse include in her care plan?
7. What causes bipolar disease? 8. What will his long-term treatment plan most likely include?
9. How should the nurse react if the patient becomes.