EHPLE Psychiatric Nursing - independent subject foundations cheat sheet
EHPLE Psychiatric Nursing - independent subject foundations · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation
Distinguish reports, observations and interpretations.
A symptom description is not a complete diagnosis.
Culture and chronology shape interpretation.
Scales support assessment and monitoring rather than replace them.
Acute attention or neurological change can indicate a medical problem.
Mood syndromes, longitudinal diagnosis and recovery planning
Establish a lifetime mood chronology, including mania and hypomania.
Reduced need for sleep differs from exhausted insomnia.
Use the diagnostic framework actually named.
Severe or postpartum presentations can require urgent specialist care.
Recovery planning includes function, preferences and relapse recognition.
Psychosis, differential diagnosis and ongoing care
Psychosis is a syndrome with several possible causes.
Distinguish primary negative symptoms from secondary explanations.
A scan or rating scale is not a stand-alone diagnostic test.
Review adequacy and adherence before declaring treatment resistance.
Include collaborative psychological, family and rehabilitation support.
Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related formulations
Distinguish a panic attack from panic disorder.
Understand what an obsession and ritual do in the maintaining cycle.
ERP is collaborative treatment, not unsafe forced exposure.
Use classification-specific trauma criteria.
Practical support differs from routine psychologically focused debriefing.
Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment
Separate intoxication, withdrawal, dependence and induced symptoms.
Some withdrawal states require medically supervised care.
Delirium may be hypoactive and can coexist with dementia.
Interpret cognitive tests in context rather than as automatic diagnoses.
Validate functional symptoms and coordinate physical and psychiatric care.
Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication
A collaborative formulation connects method to the actual problem.
Behavioral experiments test a stated prediction.
Negative reinforcement is not punishment.
Therapist reactions require reflection rather than automatic certainty.
Review alliance, outcomes and suitability throughout treatment.
Treatment principles, adverse effects and medication monitoring
A medication class is not a complete prescription.
Interpret monitoring results with timing, symptoms and interactions.
Recognize adverse-effect patterns and escalate urgent concerns.
Exact schedules and thresholds are patient- and framework-specific.
Use shared planning and the actual professional scope.
Developmental and child-adolescent psychiatric assessment
Assess development, context, strengths and impact together.
Multiple informants can reveal useful setting differences.
A scale or IQ result is not a complete diagnosis.
Children need developmentally adapted assessment and care.
Coordinate caregivers and services while observing actual confidentiality and safeguarding requirements.
Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination
Consent is an ongoing supported process.
Capacity concerns a specific decision and actual support needs.
Confidentiality limits and involuntary-care powers are jurisdiction-specific.
Safety formulation and collaborative planning cannot be replaced by a risk score.
Coordinate care and maintain clear professional boundaries.