Case Study - CCMH
Case Study - CCMH
Case Study - CCMH
Presented by:
Group 2: Erardo, Erguiza, Eribal, Esguerra, Esmero, Español,
Española, Estacio M., Estacio, P., Estepa, Estrada &
Evangelista
PRESENTED TO:
Mrs. Joanie C. Andaya, RN
Group 2 Clinical Instructor
COLLEGE OF NURSING
A Case Study on
Residual Schizophrenia
Presented to the College of Nursing
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
Presented by:
ERARDO, Darius Daniel Gonzales
ERGUIZA, Mianne Nicole Empalmado
ERIBAL, Charmaine delos Reyes
ESGUERRA, Jose Mari Filipinas
ESMERO, Jimmel Obejas
ESPAÑOL, Nikko Jan Tristan Respicio
ESPAÑOLA, Alberto Miguel Moscoso
ESTACIO, Mary Grace Natividad
ESTACIO, Precious Ann Sernande
ESTEPA, Kevin Marlo Alonzo
ESTRADA, Ralph Edison Clemente
EVANGELISTA, Lorna Tabudlong
BSN 4G – Group 2
Presented to:
Mrs. Joanie C. Andaya, RN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This Case Study would not have been possible without the help of many people. We,
the Group 2 of BSN 4G would like to extend our warmest gratitude to the following people who
made an effort to help in different ways:
To our Family, for their continuous support and encouragement and for being our
inspiration in every task that we are doing;
We would like also to convey our thanks to the Staff of Cavite Center for Mental
Health for allowing us in borrowing the case of their patients for our case study.
To our Clinical Instructor, Mrs. Joanie C. Andaya, we whole heartedly thank you for
your efforts and suggestions; we really appreciate your kindness and patience to help us in many
ways for us to have courage to pursue this task.
To our Patient, Mr. R.M, we really appreciate your participation in our case study.
Thank you for allowing us to have an interview with you.
And lastly, to our God Almighty for the gift of wisdom and skills for us to accomplish
this task, we offer you these for being our source if encouragement and determination.
CHAPTER 1: Overview of the Disease
DEFINITION
Schizophrenia causes distorted and bizarre thoughts, perceptions, emotions, movement, and
behavior. It cannot be defined as a single illness; rather thought as a syndrome or disease process
with many different varieties and symptoms. It is usually diagnosed in late adolescence or early
adulthood. Rarely does it manifest in childhood. The peak incidence of onset is 15 to 25 years of age
for men and 25 to 35 years of age for women.
TYPES
SYMPTOMS
The symptoms of schizophrenia are categorized into two major categories, the positive or
hard symptoms which include delusion, hallucinations, and grossly disorganized thinking,
speech, and behavior, and negative or soft symptoms as flat affect, lack of volition, and social
withdrawal or discomfort. Medication treatment can control the positive symptoms but frequently
the negative symptoms persist after positive symptoms have abated. The persistence of these
negative symptoms over time presents a major barrier to recovery and improved the functioning of
client’s daily life.
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Currently, there is no method for preventing schizophrenia and there is no cure. Minimizing the
impact of disease depends mainly on early diagnosis and, appropriate pharmacological and
psycho-social treatments. Hospitalization may be required to stabilize ill persons during an acute
episode. The need for hospitalization will depend on the severity of the episode. Mild or moderate
episodes may be appropriately addressed by intense outpatient treatment. A person with
schizophrenia should leave the hospital or outpatient facility with a treatment plan that will
minimize symptoms and maximize quality of life.
• Antipsychotic medication
• Education & support, for both ill individuals and families
• Social skills training
• Rehabilitation to improve activities of daily living
• Vocational and recreational support
• Cognitive therapy
Medication is one of the cornerstones of treatment. Once the acute stage of a psychotic
episode has passed, most people with schizophrenia will need to take medicine indefinitely. This is
because vulnerability to psychosis doesn’t go away, even though some or all of the symptoms do. In
North America, atypical or second generation antipsychotic medications are the most widely used.
However, there are many first-generation antipsychotic medications available that may still be
prescribed. A doctor will prescribe the medication that is the most effective for the ill individual
Another important part of treatment is psychosocial programs and initiatives. Combined with
medication, they can help ill individuals effectively manage their disorder. Talking with your
treatment team will ensure you are aware of all available programs and medications.
In addition, persons living with schizophrenia may have access to or qualify for income support
programs/initiatives, supportive housing, and/or skills development programs, designed to
promote integration and recovery.
NURSING INTERVENTIONS
Strengthening differentiation
Ensuring safety:
• Monitor patient for behaviors that indicate increased anxiety and agitation.
• Collaborate patient to identify anxious behaviors as well as causes.
• Establish consistent limits on patient’s behavior and clearly communicate
these limits to patients, family member, and health care providers.
• Secure all potential weapons and articles from patient’s room and the unit
environment that could be used to inflict injury.
• Determine the need for external control, including seclusion or restraints.
Communicate the decision to patient and put plan into action.
• Frequently monitor the patient within guidelines of facility’s policy on
restrictive devices and assess the patients level of agitation.
• When patient’s level of agitation begins to decrease and self control regained,
establish a behavioral agreement that identifies specific behaviors that indicate self
control against are escalation agitation.
CHAPTER 2: Patient’s Profile
Demographic Data:
Name: R.M
Gender: Male
Nationality: Filipino
A. Chief Complaint
The Patient was admitted by his relatives at Cavite Center for Mental Health last
November 4, 1999 due to personality disorder such as scaring them and did different behaviors.
Started 2 weeks prior to consultation when patient showing violent attitude towards
his relatives.
(+) Tuberculosis
(+) Schizophrenia
- unkept
- uncooperative
- incoherent
- (+) visual & auditory hallucination
- disoriented
- poor memory & judgment
CHAPTER 3: Anatomy of the Brain
CEREBRAL CORTEX
Function:
Left Hemisphere
Function:
Sequential Analysis: systematic, logical interpretation of information. Interpretation and
production of symbolic information: language, mathematics, abstraction and reasoning. Memory
stored in a language format.
Right Hemisphere
Function:
Holistic Functioning: processing multi-sensory input simultaneously to provide "holistic" picture of
one's environment. Visual spatial skills. Holistic functions such as dancing and gymnastics are
coordinated by the right hemisphere. Memory is stored in auditory, visual and spatial modalities.
CORPUS CALLOSUM
Function:
Connects right and left hemisphere to allow for communication
between the hemispheres. Forms roof of the lateral and third
ventricles.
FRONTAL LOBE
Function:
Cognition and memory.
emotional traits.
Associated Symptoms:
PARIETAL LOBE
Function:
Body orientation
Function:
Associated Symptoms:
TEMPORAL LOBE
Function:
Expressed behavior.
Associated Symptoms:
• Hearing deficits.
• Agitation, irritability, childish behavior.
• Receptive/ sensory aphasia
LIMBIC SYSTEM
Functions:
Olfactory pathways:
Limbic lobes: Sex, rage, fear; emotions. Integration of recent memory, biological rhythms.
Hypothalamus.
Associated Symptoms:
BASAL GANGLIA
Functions:
Associated Symptoms:
• Movement disorders: chorea, tremors at rest and with initiation of movement, abnormal
increase in muscle tone, difficulty initiating movement.
• Parkinson’s
THALAMUS
Functions:
Associated Symptoms:
HYPOTHALAMUS
Functions:
Associated Symptoms:
• Hormonal imbalances.
• Malignant hypothermia.
• Inability to control temperature.
INTERNAL CAPSULE
Functions:
Motor Tracts
Associated Symptoms:
Contralateral plegia (Paralysis of the opposite side of the body)
Functions:
Responsible for arousal from sleep, wakefulness, attention.
Associated Symptoms:
Altered level of consciousness.
CEREBELLUM
Functions:
Coordination and control of voluntary movement.
Associated Symptoms:
• Tremors.
• Nystagmus (Involuntary movement of the eye).
• Ataxia, lack of coordination.
MIDBRAIN
Functions:
Cranial Nerves:
Associated Symptoms:
• Weber's: CN III palsy and ptosis (drooping) ipsalateral (same side of body).
• Pupils:
PONS
Functions:
Respiratory Center.
Cranial Nerves:
CN V - Trigeminal (Skin of face, tongue, teeth; muscle of mastication), [motor and sensory].
CN VI - Abducens (Lateral rectus muscle of eye which rotates eye outward), [motor].
Associated Symptoms:
• Pupils:
Size: Pinpoint
• LOC:
Semi-coma
"Akinetic Mute".
• Movement:
Abnormal extensor.
Withdrawal.
• Respiratory:
Hyperventilation.
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
Functions:
Cardiac Center.
Respiratory Center.
Vasomotor (nerves having muscular control of the blood vessel walls) Center
Cranial Nerves:
Associated Symptoms:
Size: Dilated.
Reactivity: Fixed.
• LOC: Comatose.
• Respiratory: Abnormal breathing patterns. Ataxic. Clustered. Hiccups.
Modifiable factors: Non-Modifiable
factors:
CHAPTER 4: Psychopathology
*Environmental factors *Gender - Male
- Low economic status / *Age – 24 years
poverty
-age range:
*Stress 15 – 25 years old
Neuro Chemical Factor Neuro Anotomic Diminished
factor of glucose
metabolism
& oxygen
Complex senses of Decreased brain
biochemical event tissue and CSF
Increase activity of
dopamine & serotonin Increased activity
of glutamate, Enlarged ventricle and
acetylcholine & cortical atrophy
other
Increase dopamine neurotransmitters
and serotonin
Decreased brain volume
& brain function
Temporal dysfunction
Uncooperated
Incoherent
Disoriented
Poor mental judgement
RESIDUAL
SCHIZOPHRENIA
CHAPTER 5: Mental Status Examination
A. Appearance
- Speech is sluggish
- Verbigeration present
- Rate is slow with low volume
- Good Articulation
D. Thinking Process
- Patient’s answer occasionally relevant and organized.
- No hallucination, illusions, delusions and suicidal or homicidal intention.
E. Sensorium
Good
PRIORITIZING PROBLEMS
Ineffective Verbal Communication
(+)
verbiigeration
CHAPTER 9: Recommendation
We would like to recommend this to the family of the patient to participate and act
accordingly to the following guidelines for the improvement and betterment of the patient
condition:
- Help the patient to recover from his condition by visiting them to the hospital.
- Encourage the family of the patient to comply well with the rules and
regulations of the hospital.
- Advise the family of the patient to actively participate the planned activities of
the hospital for the fast recovery of the patient.
- Instruct the family to initiate therapy for the patient’s recovery (e.g. music and
arts therapy.
- The patient’s family plays an important role in the patient’s illness and
recovery. Encourage the family to make their physically present so that the
patient would somehow feel their support and concern. They are encouraged
to be the patient’s source of strength and inspiration as she undergoes painful,
traumatic and harrowing procedures. In addition, it is of prime importance
that they are oriented and educated basic facts regarding the patient’s
condition so that they will understand her even better and assist him in his
daily activities.
Less common are symptoms, insight, attitude towards medication and clinical
communication. Increasing expectations of treatment have led to new measures assessing
resilience of the self including empowerment, self-esteem & recovery. Scores of different patient
related outcomes, overlap, are influenced by a general tendency, largely influenced by mood for
more or less positive appraisal.
General appearance of the patient was able to sustain. Has a good hygiene during the period
of engagement.
Good grooming was sustained with careful attention on his clothes and looks.
Motor behavior, patients able to calm down and lessen anxiety during interaction as
manifested by ability to follow instructions and pays attention longer, indulge in muscle exercises
and other motivational activities and ability to set longer.
“Nicole”
August 13, 1990
20 years old
mianne_13@yahoo.com
“Joemari”
January 17, 1991
19 years old
jmf_esguerra@yahoo.com
ESMERO, Jimmel Obejas
“Jim”
January 8, 1990
19 years old
swt_misery_08@yahoo.com
“Nix”
November 27, 1989
20 years old
sereamo_nix@yahoo.com
“Grace”
July 14, 1980
30 years old
gianne_henson@yahoo.com
ESTACIO, Precious Ann Sernande
“Precious; Prei”
December 19, 1990
19 years old
kettlecorn09@yahoo.com
“Kevin; Kevs”
October 26, 1991
18 years old
k3vs2004@yahoo.com & suhr_alonzo14@yahoo.com
ESTRADA, Ralph Edison Clemente
“Rap”
October 24, 1989
20 years old
bopols24@yahoo.com
“Lorna”
October 23, 1968
41 years old
lornaevangelista23@yahoo.com