Bipolar Disorders
In completing the case study, students will be addressing the following learning objectives:
List symptoms of bipolar disorders using criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).
Apply the nursing process to the care of clients with bipolar disorders.
1. Norma, a 36-year-old Hispanic womanm has been admitted to the psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder. Norma has very heavy make-up with dangling earrings and several bracelets, and she is wearing a bright red blouse with tight jeans. Norma is very restless and walks unceasingly around the nursing unit, laughing and talking to other clients in a loud voice, with frequent change of subjects. Norma is very sexually provocative with male clients, following them around the nursing unit. She becomes angry when the male clients do not seem interested in her.
(Learning Objectives: 1)
a. What are the symptoms of dipolar disorders?
b. Apply the nursing process with suggested interventions in the treatment of Norma.