Question

Describe complications and nursing considerations that may arise with medication administration to children and adolescents who have mental health issues.

Answer 1

COMPLICATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN CHILDREN AND ADULT WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE:-
- Some degree of mental illness.
- Suicide attempts
- Substance abuse some degree of impairment
- Social withdrawal
- Poor academic and job performance
- poor academic and job performance
- Internal conflicts
- Refuse to taking medication

NURSING CONSIDERATION:-
-For mentally challenged person it is quite challenging work.
- Multimodel Treatment approach should be used as it includes-
Relieving symptoms
Behaviour therapy
Psychotherapy
Health promotion
Complication prevention
- monitoring of the patient
- Timely drug administration
- psychotherapy

- cognitive behavioral therapy.