Psych NANDAS

  1. Anxiety (Specify level)
    ASB:
    • Vigilance
    • apprehension
    • facial tension/flushing
    • shakiness
    • voice quivering
    • heart pounding
    • diminished learning ability
    • rumination
  2. Coping, Ineffective (describe what they are not coping well with)
    ASB:
    • Inability to ask for help
    • lack of goal-directed behavior
    • inadequate problem solving skills
    • inappropriate use of defense mechanisms
  3. Hopelessness
    ASB:
    • Sighing
    • lack of initiative
    • decreased affect
    • turning away from speaker
    • despondent
    • “I can’t ….”
  4. Impulse control, ineffective
    ASB:
    • Acting without thinking
    • asking personal questions of others despite their discomfort
    • sensation seeking
    • temper outbursts
  5. Insomnia (or use Sleep Pattern, Disturbed if related to environmental problems)
    ASB:
    • Alterations in sleep pattern
    • dissatisfaction with sleep
    • lack of energy
  6. Noncompliance (Ineffective Adherence) (Specify with what)
    ASB:
    • Behavior indicative of failure to adhere
    • exacerbation of symptoms
    • failure to progress (meet outcomes)
  7. Post-Trauma Syndrome
    ASB:
    • Rage
    • flashbacks
    • intrusive thoughts
    • avoidance behavior
    • dissociative amnesia
    • hypervigilance
    • panic attacks
    • substance use
    • history of detachment
  8. Relapse, Risk for
    ASB:
    • Strong urges to use despite negative consequences
    • intention to use substances
    • sees drugs as medicinal
    • relapse on pass or in the facility
    • desires substance for “self-medicating”
    • difficulty managing physical or emotional S&S of withdrawal
    • discharge plan includes a high risk environment
  9. Social Interaction, Impaired
    ASB:
    • Discomfort in social interactions
    • dysfunctional interactions with others
  10. Social Isolation
    ASB:
    • Desire to be alone
    • absence of supportive significant others
    • values unacceptable to the dominant cultural norms
    • hostility
    • withdrawal
  11. Though Process, Disturbed/Altered
    ASB:
    • Responding to internal stimuli
    • behaviors consistent with experiencing hallucination, illusions and delusions
    • disorganized speech
    • bizarre behavior
    • poverty of speech/thought
  12. Violence: Other-Directed, Risk for
    ASB:
    • Possession of weapons (or item that could be used as a weapon)
    • history of violence/threats of violence
    • history of experiencing/witnessing violence
    • psychotic behavior
    • intoxication
    • negative body language (pacing, clenching fists, threatening stances)
  13. Violence: Self-Directed, Risk for (or use Suicide, Risk for; Self-Mutilation, Risk for)
    ASB:
    • History of attempts
    • suicidal ideation
    • suicide plan
    • availability of method
    • lethal plan
    • behavioral and verbal clues
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Psych NANDAS
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Psych NANDAS
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