Mental Health Nursing Final Exam Key Concept (NUR 2488)

Introduction in Psychiatric Nursing Understand milieu therapy- can you describe it in a clinical setting? (2-4 questions about Milieu’s) Describe the difference between mental health and mental illness – Definitions only Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs (pg 31) (2 questions) Freud- what did he contribute to psychiatric setting? (1 question) Review table 3-2 (pg 38) Therapeutic Communication Be able to give examples of verbal and non-verbal communication (question listing ways of nonverbal communication – select all style – “listening” was one option, check on that for sure) Understanding therapeutic and non-therapeutic techniques of communication (same type of scenarios from exam 2) Review table 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 Phases of the Nurse-Patient Relationships Describe relationship during each phase (Know discharge phase) Boundaries with patients Describe active listening (Select all apply question for this) Review table 9-1