Mrs. Sharon Case Study In Nursing

Mrs. Harrington is a 37-year-old Middle Eastern female whose primary language is Arabic, but she is also fluent in English. Her husband who states, “My wife is experiencing another manic episode, and is ‘out of control’, brought her to the facility today. He states that, “just this morning we were discussing how she has blown through the budget for a charity event.” “I told her that she could not spend any more money.” “She went into a rage saying that she was leaving me!” “Twenty-five minutes later, she was singing and smiling as she brought me a cup of coffee.” “I can’t take the ups and downs anymore.” Furthermore, her husband states, “I was unaware that she wasn’t taking her medications, until three days ago, when her behavior really …show more content…
Information regarding her previous admission is limited, as neither the patient nor her husband is able to provide a detailed summary at this time. The patient’s husband states, “Her last hyper manic episode was earlier this year [July 2014], while planning another charity event, in addition to having two other untreated, hyper manic episodes earlier in the year.” Her husband characterized her last episode as the patient having increased energy with decreased to little need for sleep, flight of ideas, increased productivity, and impulsiveness. The husband states, “This is why I told her she could not spend anymore money on this event, as she has already exceeded the planned budget.” “I have been through this before, and it damn near left us broke.” According to Varcaroli’s, in the manic state, patients often encounter excessive spending, and intervention is often needed to prevent bankruptcy (Halter, 2014, p.230). She is currently being treated and followed by her family care physician. This will be the patient’s second involuntary admission within a year. She describes herself as being “Mary Poppins,” and a “MacBook