Title: Describe signs and symptoms of mental illness.
Course: Nurse Aide I (14051-I) > Section: Understanding Individual Needs: Mental Health

Description should include

- anxiety
- obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- phobias
- depression
  - suicide precautions (e.g., one-on-one supervision)
  - safety
- bipolar disorder
- schizophrenia.

Refer to Unit IX in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What coping mechanisms are associated with schizophrenia?
- What is the appropriate CNA response to a patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of mental illness?
- When should a CNA make a report to a charge nurse regarding client who is mentally ill?
- What are one-on-one supervision guidelines for suicide precautions?