NURS 223L - Swift River - Mental Health Scenario Answers

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NURS 223L - Swift River - Mental Health Scenario Answers/NURS 223L - Swift River - Mental Health Scenario Answers. Phase One: Psychiatric definitions "The presence of hallucinations, auditory or visua... l, or delusions, irrational belief, persecutions, flat affect, no motivation, no speech or minimal, or speaks as word salad." Paranoid Schizophrenia "Absence of alcohol consumption produces physical symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to severe tremors, vital sign changes and even death." ETOH Dependence "Patient observed posturing and staying in the same position for extended periods of time, flat affect, echolalia, waxy flexibility." Catatonia [Show More]

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