Psychiatric Crash Cart Presentation - Sutter Medical Center

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Anxiety/Anxiety DisordersEmotions:• Feelings of dread, sense of impending doom• Irritable, edgy, preoccupied with physical symptoms• “Anxious about being anxious”• Overwhelmed, easily frustrated, feeling of powerlessness; lack oftrust in staff• Frightened, may feel like they are “losing control”• Can escalate to anger, which may be easier for them to tolerate
Anxiety/Anxiety DisordersSpecific Strategies:• Recognize, treat the physical symptoms as real• Assess the pt.’s understanding of what is happening• Offer reassurance e.g. “I know you are frightened but weare going to take care of you.”• Specifically ask what would be most helpful to them• Needle phobias, hyperventilation• Ask what has worked for them in the past when dealing withtheir anxiety• Family/friends involvement• Humor, distraction are helpful with mild-moderate anxiety
Page 2 and 3: Objectives• Recognize the importa
Page 5: “What’s YOUR problem?”Common
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Page 10 and 11: “Who needs sleep????”Bipolar Di
Page 12 and 13: Emotions:Bipolar Disorder• Euphor
Page 14 and 15: “I think that doctor is from the
Page 16 and 17: Psychosis/SchizophreniaEmotions:•
Page 18 and 19: “I really think my kids would be
Page 20 and 21: DepressionEmotions:• Affect can b
Page 22 and 23: “I’m pretty sure I’m having a
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Page 34 and 35: The Therapeutic RelationshipEstabli
Page 36 and 37: The Therapeutic RelationshipAnd wha
Page 38: And finally…References: Gilbert,

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