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NURS 316 Exam Questions With Correct Answers First developed psychotropic medication - answerThorazine Two major movements in 1960's - answerMedicare & Medicaid Acts in 1966, Comprehensive Mental Bill, community mental health movement NIMH prevalence depression - answer8.3 NIMH prevalence bipolar - answer2.8 NIMH prevalence anxiety - answer19.1 NIMH prevalence personality disorder - answer9.1 NIMH prevalence eating disorder - answer1.2 NIMH prevalence schizophrenia - answer.25-.64 ...

NURS 316 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Reflecting the changes in the treatment of the mentally ill brought about by antipsychotics therapy, which is not inclusive to the major movements in 1960's? - ANS Revival of barbaric procedures Within the nurse's scope of practice, which function is exclusive to the advance practice psychiatric nurse? - ANS Using psychotherapy to improve mental health status According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) by the Substance Abuse and Mental He...

An Asian-American client has been prescribed an antidepressant medication for severe depression. When the nurse prepares discharge teaching topics for this client, which specific information will be included? - ANS . Some racial and ethnic groups are genetically predisposed to enzyme deficiencies that require that their medications be prescribed at lower than normal dosages. Which statement by an older adult who has recently had hip replacement surgery supports that her positive attit...

Know generic names of drugs, classification the drug belongs to, and the therapeutic use(s) - ANS * NSAIDs - ANS -Aspirin (ASA) -Ibuprofen (Motrin) -Ketorolac (Toradol)- only NSAID with parenteral route; used to treat moderate to severe pain -Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Narcotic Analgesics - ANS -Fentanyl (Duragesic, Sublimaze) -Morphine -Naloxone (Narcan) -Percocet (oxycodone and acetaminophen) -Codeine Respiratory Meds - ANS -Diphenhydramine (B...

AWHONN's role in establishing Standards of Care that influence nursing interventions - ANS -Standards of care establish minimum criteria for competent, proficient delivery of nursing care. Agency policies, procedures, and protocols also provide appropriate guidelines for care standards. -Clinical practice guidelines are comprehensive interdisciplinary care plans for a specific condition that describe the sequence and timing of interventions that should result in expected patient ou...

After assessing a patient, a nurse develops a standard formal nursing diagnosis. What is the rationale for the nurse's actions? A) To form a language that can be encoded only by nurses B) To distinguish the nurse's role from the physician's role C) To develop clinical judgment based on other's intuition D) To help nurses focus on the scope of medical practice - ANS B Which diagnosis will the nurse document in a patient's care plan that is NANDA-I approved? A) Sore th...

pharmacology - ANS the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems drugs (medications) - ANS chemicals introduced into the body to effect physiological processes drug actions - ANS 1. replacing or acting as substitute for missing chemicals 2. increasing or stimulating cellular activities 3. depressing or slowing cellular activities 4. interfering with activities of foreign cells (antibiotics) "ideal" drug - ANS 1. effectiveness ...

First Level Priority - ANS Emergent, life threatening, and immediate; such as airway, breathing, and circulation Second-level Priority - ANS those that are next in urgency- those requiring prompt intervention to forestall further deterioration; mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problems, untreated medical problems, abnormal laboratory values, risk of infection, or risk to safety or security Third Level Priority - ANS those that are importan...