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  • October 21, 2023
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NURS 6501 Final Exam

1. What is the role of the primary care provider in mental health?: - Screen

for mental health issues

- Improve outcomes and reduce health care costs

- Assess and give care to mild-moderate disorders or patients with

stable severe mental disorders

- From strong links with mental health specialty care for

complex cases Sharing patient info (ex: meds used)

2. about PHQ2

- what does it screen for, what are the questions, scoring: - Screens for MDD

- It is the first two questions of the PHQ9



- In the last two week, have you been feeling these (not at all, several

days, more than half the day, nearly everyday):

- Little interest or pleasure in doing things?

- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?



Scoring:

A single yes or score >3 (out of 0-6) = possible clinical depression Ò due


,the PHQ9



If the pt screens (+) Ò continue to eval with the PHQ9

3. about PHQ9

- what its used for, questions, scoring: Used for screening,

diagnosing, and treating

- It asks about functioning impairments which is needed for the DSM-

based diagno- sis

Includes asking about suicide or hurting self



Scoring:

0-27 available

0-4: Minimal/none

Monitor; may not require

treatment 5-9: Mild

Use clinical judgment; follow-up in one

month 10-14: Moderate

Use clinical judgment; may need meds if functionally

impaired 15-19: Moderately Severe



,Warrants active treatment with psychotherapy, meds,

or combo 20-27: Severe

Warrants active treatment with psychotherapy, meds, or combo






, 4. What is the appropriate initiation dose for fluoxetine for adults and

geriatric adults?: 20mg PO once daily in the AM

- May ‘ daily dose after several weeks if inadequate response

- Full therapeutic effect may be delayed 4 weeks or longer

- Max dose: 80mg/day

5.What labs would be appropriate to draw if you initiate fluoxetine in a

geriatric patient?: Sodium levels

- Baseline screening & after 3-4 weeks in high-risk patients (> 65yrs,

previous

hx of antidepressant-induced hyponatremia, low body weight,

concomitant use of thiazides or other hyponatremia-inducing agents)

- monitor regularly in the elderly

6. What are potential side effects of SSRI medications?

- what are the common SSRIs, LEAP of them, and zoloft AE: Common SSRIs

Lexapro, celexa, paxil, zoloft, prozac



L = decreased libido and

sleep E = Neutral effect on

energy

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