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Mr. K Manuscript
Mr. K Manuscript
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Mr. K is a 39 year old single (never married, no children) male who experienced his
first symptoms of mental illness in 2010, 11 years ago. He was living in the province
at the time and sought treatment at his local hospital. At this time he reported
having feelings of déjà vu experiences off and on for the past two years and these
experiences were intensifying. He received some medications (Haloperidol) in the
emergency room but was not admitted. He had completed college and had worked
full-time ever since. Back then, Mr. K was employed full-time in an occupation that
required him to travel from different provinces. Mr. K reported that he smoked
marijuana once per week and drank alcohol occasionally. In June of 2012, at the age
of 30, Mr. K was hospitalized for 6 days in his home town. At this time he was
experiencing delusions, paranoia and isolation. Examples of his delusions included
the following:
● beliefs that the television was sending him messages;
● belief that mythological creatures were trying to entice him to battle;
● belief that a celebrity on TV wanted to marry him;
● misinterpretation of numbers to indicate that he was GOD.
Again he received medication but stopped it once he felt better. Mr. K contends that
he was never instructed to get the medication refilled once he left the hospital. He
was again hospitalized for one week in January of 2013. Records indicate that upon
admission, he reported feeling down, depressed, and crying a lot and that he
believed he was not himself. He also expressed beliefs that he had been in the
military but that he was not sure. In actuality, he had been a part of the Philippine
Army for approximately 4 months but was discharged due to reported feelings of
suicide. At the hospital he reported that his thoughts seemed jumbled. Records
indicate that he was treated with Risperdal and diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Again,
he took the medication until the prescription ended but did not seek a renewal. In
April 2013, at the age of 30, Mr. K was travelling and had stopped to get some
dinner at a restaurant. He reported feeling very paranoid as if someone was going to
harm him. He stated that he believed some of the people in the restaurant looked
like devils and were possessed by demons. Mr. K went back to his vehicle and
secured a knife for protection. He reentered the restaurant and sat down to have
dinner. Another patron approached him and began a casual conversation. At this
time Mr. K responded by pulling the knife and stabbing the bystander to death. Mr. K
left the restaurant but stopped to talk to the cashier on his way out the door as if
nothing out of the ordinary had transpired. He was arrested a short time later. After
Mr. K’s arrest he spent time at CVMC for restoration to competency. After receiving
medications, he was able to be restored and he was also evaluated for a second
opinion sanity evaluation requested by his public Attorney. In December, 2013 he
was found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and subsequently committed to the
custody of the commissioner to begin the privileging process. Mr. K’s initial progress
in the hospital was slow and was laden with numerous medication changes in order
to maximize his treatment efficacy. Psychiatric treatment was complicated with the
medical problem of brittle diabetes. Additionally, once Mr. K was stabilized and was
able to fully appreciate the gravity of the fact that he had committed murder, he was
despondent, isolated and overwhelming remorseful thus requiring further medication
adjustments. He began to work with a therapist to address the guilt and shame that
he felt due to his actions. Slowly, Mr. K began to make progress and by November,
2017 he was able to receive approval from the Forensic Review Panel for Unescorted
Community Visits (up to 8 hours) to a day program. Although Mr. K’s psychiatric
stability remained constant, his insulin levels were unpredictable and often
dangerous. At one point his passes for unescorted community were held for two
months in order to regain control of his medications for his diabetes. However, by
March, 2018 Mr. K was ready to request 48 hour overnight passes. Until that time,
he had continued to do well psychiatrically and was especially vigilant of his blood
sugar levels and has learned to administer his own insulin and other medications
such as Haloperidol, Fluphenazine Decanoate IM injections, Chlorpromazine,
Setraline, Biperiden and Cogentin tabs
INTRODUCTION
Schizophrenia is a persistent, severe mental illness that has an impact on a
person's relationships with others as well as their thinking, acting, and emotional
expression. Despite not being as prevalent as other severe mental illnesses,
schizophrenia can be the most persistent and incapacitating.
Schizophrenia patients frequently struggle to function well in relationships, the
workplace, and academic settings. They can appear to have lost their sense of reality,
feel afraid and withdraw. This chronic illness cannot be cured, but it can be managed
with the right care.
Criteria based on DSM-5.
At least two of five main symptoms.
Duration of symptoms and effects.
Social or occupational dysfunction.
Stages
Onset (prodrome)
Active
Residual
Early symptoms of schizophrenia
Changes in emotional state
Changes in how they relate to others
Changes in behavior
Active stage symptoms
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized or incoherent speaking
Disorganized or unusual movements
Negative symptoms
Although schizophrenia cannot be cured, it is frequently treatable. People with
schizophrenia do occasionally fully recover from it. There is no way to predict who
would experience a relapse of this ailment and who won't, therefore this isn't a cure. As
a result, medical professionals refer to patients who recover from this ailment as being
"in remission."
A mix of medication, counseling, and self-management approaches is typically used
to treat schizophrenia. While most mental health illnesses can be effectively treated
with therapy alone, maintaining schizophrenia typically necessitates medication. Early
detection and intervention are crucial since they improve the likelihood of a successful
outcome.
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
NURSING CARE PLAN
Collaboration:
Engaged Cognitive behavioral
patient in therapy (CBT) is a
cognitive treatment approach that
behavioral helps you recognize negative
therapy and or unhelpful thought and
occupational behavior patterns. CBT aims
therapy. to help you identify and
explore the ways your
emotions and thoughts can
affect your actions.
Occupational therapy on
the other hand, is an allied
health profession that
involves the therapeutic use
of everyday activities, or
occupations, to treat the
physical, mental,
developmental, and
emotional ailments that
impact a patient's ability to
perform day-to-day tasks.
To promote awareness.
• Educated the
patient
factors that
contributed
to his
impaired
social
interaction.
• Educated
patient about Social skills training helps
adaptive the client adapt and
social skills in function at a higher level
a non- in society, and increases
threatening the client’s quality of life.
environment.
Such as
appropriate
distance,
maintain
good eye
contact, calm
manner/beha
vior,
moderate
voice tone).
• Provided the
client a Gradually the client learns
graded to feel safe and competent
activities with increased social
according to demands.
his level of
tolerance
such as
simple games
with one
“safe”
person; and
slowly add a
third person
into “safe”.
• An assertive, A suspicious
matter-of-fact, yet person does not
genuine approach have the capacity
is least threatening to relate to an
and most overly friendly,
therapeutic overly cheerful
attitude.
• Monitored patient
while taking To ensure that
medication or the client is taking
mouth check or swallowing his
following medicines
medication
administration if
necessary.
Explored To Provides
interrelated of opportunity to
unresolved address issues
emotions, that may limiting
behaviors, fears, the ability to
and guilt. improve life
situation.
Determined Accurate
stressors/ identification of
causes are situation that is
currently dealing with
affecting provides
patient. information for
planning
interventions to
enhance coping
abilities
Assisted to An individualized
create cognitive program such as
and behavioral relaxation,
management meditation,
and involvement
caring for others
enhance coping
skills.
Educated Remind the
patient about importance of
prescribed taking the exact
medications, dose
including name, prescribed and
dosage, time, awareness of
frequency, and adverse effect.
possible adverse
effect.
So that the
Instructed the patient remain
patient to stable as long as
continue the possible.
prescribed
medications.
DRUG STUDY
Generic Name: Anticholine • Returns the Adjunctive therapy • Allergy to • Administer drug with caution for
BENZTROPINE rgic agents balance to to Parkinson’s dopaminergi patients exposed in hot weather
the basal disease cs or environments
Brand Name: ganglia • Angle- • Give drug with meals
COGENTIN closure • Monitor bowel functions
glaucoma, GI • Have patient void before taking
and GU the drugs
Generic Name: obstruction, • Monitor laboratory results
AKINETON prostatic
hypertrophy
Brand Name: • Myasthenia
BIPERIDEN gravis
• Tachycardia,
dysrrhythmia
,
hyper/hypote
nsion
• Hepatic
dysfunction
• Lactation
• Pregnancy
Generic Name: Tricyclic • Blocks the Treatment of • Allergy to • Arrange for lower dose in
SETRALINE agents reuptake of depression, OCDs, SSRIs elderly patients
5-HT and panic attacks, social • Hepatorenal • Limit drug access if patient is
therefore anxiety disorders diseases suicidal
Brand Name: increase its • Severely • Monitor patient for 4 weeks
ZOLOFT level in the depressed, • Established suicide precautions
synaptic suicidal • Administer drug once a day in
cleft patients the morning
Pinaplano nyo lahat na (Nodding) Accepting An accepting response indicates the nurse heard
patayin ako Sir, dalawa lang the client. It doesn't indicate agreement and is
tayong nag-uusap not judgmental.
dito, wala nang iba.
DAY 2
Before: sad face
Nurse:Making "Oh, parang malalim Making observation Sometimes clients cannot verbalize or make
observation ang iniisip natin ha? themselves understood. Or the client may not be
ready to talk.
Nalulungkot ako at hindi “May gusto ka bang
ko alam kung bakit sabahin? Nandito lang It allows the client to take the lead in the
ako nakikinig” Broad opening interaction. It is helpful for clients who are
hesitant about talking.
Narrator: Mas The nurse can offer his or her presence, interest
napapalagay na yung Offering self and desire to understand. It is important that this
loob ng patient sa nurse ( offer is unconditional.
established trust and
rapport)
Ayoko ng ibang kausap “Pakiramdam mo ba Verbalizing the implied Putting into words what the client has implied or
walang nakakaintindi said indirectly tends to make the discussion less
sayo?” obscure
Ayokong sumama sa mga “Marahil pwedeng Suggesting The nurse seeks to offer a relationship in which
therapy nyo. Papatayin nating pag-usapan collaboration the client can identify problems in living with
nyo lang ako ang mga sanhi ng others, grow emotionally, and improve the ability
iyong pagkabalisa?” to form satisfactory relationships.
Ako ang tunay na Diyos! “Napakahirap Voicing doubt Such expression permits the client to become
paniwalaan yan, sir!” aware that others do not necessarily perceive
events in the same way or draw the same
conclusions.
Wala akong ganang “Isa ba ito sa mga Encouraging The nurse asks the client to consider people and
makisalamuha sa ibang dahilan ng iyong expression events in life of his own values. It encourages
pasyente. Mga baliw yang pagkabalisa?” the client to make his own appraisal than accept
mga yan the opinion of others.
REFERENCES
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443#:~:text=Risk
%20factors&text=Having%20a%20family%20history%20of,teen%20years%20and%20young%20adulthood
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-deja-vu-why-do-we-experience-it-5272526
https://www.texasinstituteforneurologicaldisorders.com/uncategorized/effects-high-sugar-diet-brain/
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4568-schizophrenia
https://nurseslabs.com/schizophrenia-nursing-care-plans/5/?fbclid=IwAR3YnBf3Omqspa8K4I3nfhN-
9dt2YvzktBYAVQ2TM0Dbxxn9Mjm94TIhsBQ