Maryville nurs 660 exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NURS660/ NURS 660 (NEW 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam| Grade A | Questions and Verified Answers - Maryville What is the dosage for brexpiprazole (Rexulti) Answer: 2-4 mg daily Question What is the dosing schedule for brexpiprazole (Rexulti) Answer: 1 mg daily for 1-4 days increase to 2 mg daily for 5-7 days Day 8 maximum dose 4 mg daily Question What is clozaril used for Answer: Treatment resistant schizophrenia Redu...

Exam 2: NURS660/ NURS 660 (NEW 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam| Grade A | Questions and Verified Answers - Maryville Question Which nursing intervention is most therapeutic when the nurse is man- aging the aggressive, disruptive behaviors of a manic patient whose attempts to control the milieu has been rejected by the other patients? a. Advising that the patient to accept the wishes of the group b. Suggesting that the patient either quiet down or leav...

Exam 3: NURS660/ NURS 660 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A - Maryville Q: Types of pain that is treated with psychiatric medication Answer: protracted pain (mix of nociceptive and central pain and chronic pain (central) Q: effect of how antidepressants migrate pain - Direct (way you think about pain) Answer: increase in supraspinal inhibition and decrease peripheral and central desen- sitization ...

Exam 3: NURS660/ NURS 660 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam| Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Maryville Q: What is central neuropathic pain or central sensitization due to? Answer: central disturbance in pain processing (diffuse hyperalgesia/ allodynia Q: What does central neuropathic pain or central sensitization respond to? Answer: neuroactive compounds that alter levels of neurotransmitters involved i...

Exam 1: NURS660/ NURS 660 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A - Maryville Q: How does aripiprazole work? Answer: 1.Partial agonism at dopamine 2 receptors 2.Reduces dopamine output when dopamine is high thus improving positive symp- toms and mediating antipsychotic actions. 3.Increases dopamine output when dopamine levels are low thus improving cogni- tion, negative, and mood symptoms 4.Also acts on dopamine 3...