Advanced Psychopharm Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
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Advanced Psychopharm Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Pt with depression says to nurse my mother says depression is a chemical disorder what does she mean-- depression involves which neurotransmitter? - Answers Serotonin and norepinephrine
The patient is diagnosed with schizophr...
Advanced Psychopharm Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Pt with depression says to nurse my mother says depression is a chemical disorder what does she
mean-- depression involves which neurotransmitter? - Answers Serotonin and norepinephrine
The patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic medications are always prescribed by
the doctor the nurse answer will be based on info that the therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is
result of their effect on - Answers The regulation of neurotransmitters especially dopamine
A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to struggle with understanding the
anatomy and physiology of the neurologic system the mentor would base a response on the
understanding that is - Answers Necessary for planning psychiatric care for its especially those
experiencing psychiatric disorders
A patient asks the nurse my wife has breast cancer could it be caused by her chronic depression which
response is supported by research data? - Answers Stress does cause the release of factors that
suppress the immune system
A patient which chronic schizophrenia had a stroke involving the hippocampus. The patient will be
discharged on low doses of halloo the nurse will need to individualize that patients medication teaching
by - Answers including the patients caregiver in the education
The physician tells the nurse the medication I'm prescribing for the patient enhances the GABA system
which patient behavior will provide evidence that the medication therapy is successful - Answers the
patient reports they do not feel anxious as I did a couple days ago
the patients family asks whether a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease creates an increased risk of any
mental health issues what questions would the nurse ask to assess for such a comorbid condition -
Answers Has your father exhibited any signs of depression
which explanation for the prescription donepezil (aricept) would the nurse provide for a patient in the
early stage of Alzheimers disease? - Answers the acetylcholine deficiency will be managed through a
prolonged reuptake period.
There remains a stigma attached with psychiatric illness the psychiatric nurse makes the greatest impact
on this sociological problem when - Answers Providing education programming for patients and the
public
The wife of a patient with paranoid schizophrenia tells the nurse I've learned that my husband has
several close relatives with the same disorder does this problem run in families the response based on
recent discoveries in the field of genetics would be - Answers Research tends to support a familiar
tendency to schizophrenia
A patient whose symptoms of mild depression have been managed with antidepressants is concerned
about the affect of accepting a promotion that will require working the night shift what will be the basis
, of the response the nurse gives to address the patients concerns - Answers the interruption in normal
wake sleep patterns can influence mood disorders
the nurse is discouraged because the patient exhibiting negative symptoms of schizophrenia has shown
noimprovment with the planned intervention to reduce symptoms the mentors remark that helps place
the problem. in perspective is - Answers it will take several trail and error attempts to get the right
combination care
the somatic nervous system provides sensory and motor innervation for - Answers Peripheral nerves
the portions and other materials used by the axon are synthesized ____ and then flow down the axon
through the cytoplasm - Answers is the cell body
supporting cells of the nervous system such as Schwann cells, satellite cells and types of glial cells
function provide neurons with - Answers local protection
neurons are characterized by the ability to communicate with other neurons and body cells through -
Answers action potentials
chemical synapses rely on __ in order to provide communication between neurons - Answers
transmitter molecules
the BBB and CSF brain barriers control the chemical environment of the brain by allowing easy entrance
to only a few chemicals that include - Answers oxygen
the perception of where a stimulus is in space and in relation to body parts is a function of the - Answers
parietal lobe
the Pia mater is a connective tissue sheath that covers the spinal cord and also contains - Answers
fibrocartilage
which of the following is the neurotransmitter for most postganlion sympathetic neurons - Answers
catecholamines
in contrast to the SNS the function of the PNS system include - Answers anabolism
a 60 y.o women has been recently diagnosed with MS a disease which oligodendrocytes of the patients
CNS are progressively destroyed which physiologic process within the neurologic system is most likely be
affected by this disease process - Answers nerve conduction
a neuron has been hyper polarized how will this affect the excitability of the neuron - Answers the
neuron will have a membrane potential farther from the threshold
which of the following messages is most likely to be carried by the general somatic afferent GSA neurons
- Answers the sensation of cold when touching ice
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