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Signs/symptoms (diagnostic criteria) of mania – know difference between mania and hypomania
Manic episode:
Elevated mood for at least 1 week
+ At least one of the following
Inflated self esteem, grandiosity
Decreased need for sleep
Very talktative
Flight of ideas — racing thoughts
Distractibility
Increased goal-directed activity — agitation
Signs/symptoms of how depressive episodes in Bipolar usually present
Be able to distinguish between Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymia, and Major Depression
Understand tendencies and trends seen in patient with Bipolar
Theories of etiology
Nursing interventions and care planning
Treatment options – medications and their method of action, important patient education, nursing implications
