Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Sx > 1 month post-trauma
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Psychosocial Integrity
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- Flashbacks, nightmares, intrusion
- Avoidance of triggers/reminders
- Hypervigilance, exaggerated startle
- Establish safety + trust first
- Grounding techniques, don't force talk
- Identify triggers, coping skills
- SSRIs first-line, prazosin nightmares
- CBT + EMDR therapy
- Suicidal ideation, substance use
✨Quick Tip
Intrusion symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, and distressing memories of the trauma.
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