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Psychiatric Nursing 325 Exam Questions With CompleteSolutions
**psychosocial & physical assessments also important**
Correct Answers gather data using a variety of different
sources AND from a variety of different sources
Ex) In a child, you would want to ask parents & teacher, etc for
information
# of personality disorders Correct Answers 10
Acute dystonia Correct Answers MUSCLE CONTRACTION
= Acute, often painful, sustained contraction of muscles, usually
of the head and neck
acute dystonia tx Correct Answers Benztropine,
diphenhydramine
IM injection
Agorophobia (6 situations of fear) Correct Answers anxiety
and fear about at least 2 of the following:
1. public transport
2. leaving home
3. being in crowded spaces
4. being in enclosed spaces
5. standing in line
6. being in open spaces
,Akathesia Correct Answers Inability to remain still, motor
restlessness, pacing, constant urge to move
very unpleasant feeling of doom, many lead to suicide
Akathesia Tx Correct Answers Propranolol/inderal (beta-
blocker)
lorazapam/ativan (benzo)
Amphetamines (2) Correct Answers Stimulant = Used to treat
ADHD
Vyvanse (up to 24 hours), Adderal (~12 hours)
anorexia nervosa Correct Answers an eating disorder in which
an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve
themselves
Antidepressant MOA hypothesis (3) Correct Answers
Monoamine deficiency hypothesis =
- deficiency in 1+ of dopamine, serotonin, NE
Monoamine receptor hypothesis =
- increased sensitivity or # or receptors
Increase production of neurotropic factors =
- regulate survival of neurons and enhance formation of new
synaptic connections
antipsychotic administration routes Correct Answers IM fast
acting
, IM long acting
ORAL 1-2x day (some with food, some without food, some
dissolve ON tongue, some extended release tabs)
Antipsycotic (classes when they were developed) Correct
Answers Typical = 1950-1980
Atypical = 1990s- present
antisocial personality disorder Correct Answers pattern of
disregard for and violation of the rights of others
Anxiety Disorders (4) Correct Answers agorophobia,
generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety
disorder
Anxiolytic drugs MOA, uses, goal Correct Answers
Medications enhance GABA activity --> Agonists have
depression stimuli
Uses: to relieve anxiety and insomnia
GOAL: to be free of panic and uneasiness
ativan Correct Answers lorazepam
Benzodiazepine (anxiety)
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